New Reign

by Dream Seeker

Bonus:Equestrian Government

Author's Note:

This will be updated irregularly. It is a bonus chapter, and can be ignored.

Guess what? I'm back! I got so many ideas over my break that I'm going to create a whole new story about the Equestrian Government and how it was made.

Edit: Yeah, that's taking a long time. I'm busy a lot. I hope I'll write it soon, but I can't promise anything.

Edit 2: Uh... Unless anybody seriously cares about it, I'm probably just going to call that Equestrian Government story cancelled.

This is the Equestrian Constitution, in all its glory. I'm still writing it...

First number is for order created in, for example all the 1s were introduced at the same time. The second number is for sections within the created order, for example two different numbers are created with separate purposes, but could be released at the same time. The letters are for different portions of a section.

Article 1

Article 1 Section 1: Amendments (Article 1 added year 1 Celestial Lunar Reign, 500 Before Celestial Reign, 1500 Before New Reign)
1-1-A: New Articles may be added, to repair any problems with the government.
1-1-B: Articles may not be removed, but can be made ineffective by a later Article.
1-1-C: One ruler is required to approve an Article
1-1-D: If no ruler is available, a new temporary ruler can be appointed by voting. All citizens vote, and whichever candidate has the greatest number of votes becomes the new temporary ruler, until the old ruler is recovered.
1-1-E: Any new permanent ruler must be appointed by an old ruler, unless both rulers are deceased. If both rulers are deceased, a new permanent ruler can be appointed by voting.

Article 1 Section 2: Rights of Citizens and Non-citizens (Article 1 added year 1 CLR, 535 BCR, 1539 BNR)
1-2-A: All races and species are free and equal.
1-2-B: All citizens have a right to vote for a new ruler, in the cases in which this is necessary.
1-2-C: All citizens have the right to freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
1-2-D: All citizens and non-citizens must abide by the laws of this nation.
1-2-E: All citizens have the right to own property.
1-2-F: All citizens and non-citizens have the right to travel through and out of this nation, unless that being has broken any laws in this nation or any other nation.

Article 1 Section 3: Royal Guard (Article 1 added year 1 CLR, 535 BCR, 1539 BNR)
1-3-A: The Royal Guard are chosen personally by the current rulers. Only one ruler is needed to approve a Royal Guard.
1-3-B: Royal Guard may detain criminals, as long as they have proof or a warrant with them.
1-3-C: Royal Guards may confiscate stolen goods, as long as they have proof or a warrant with them.
1-3-D: Rulers may create warrants, and rulers judge criminals based on their crimes. Their sentences are to be carried out by the Royal Guards.
1-3-E: Royal Guards may carry weapons, but can only use them in self defense or to detain a criminal, as long as they do not inflict lethal blows. Royal Guards are also permitted to train using blunted weapons.

Article 1 Section 4: Monetary System (Article 1 added year 1 CLR, 535 BCR, 1539 BNR)
1-4-A: This nation's currency is the "Bit" and has the equivalent value of 1 apple. This can be adjusted by a ruler, in accordance with inflation.
1-4-B: Rulers may mint Bits, but no others can.
1-4-C: Transactions must be agreed upon by all involved parties, and if any disagreements take place, a ruler must decide what is fair.

Article 1 Section 5: Laws (Article 1 added year 1 CLR, 535 BCR, 1539 BNR)
1-4-A: Laws may be created by rulers. One ruler is needed to approve a law.
1-4-B: Laws must be posted in every city. Failure to do so could result in a fine.

Article 2

Article 2 Section 1: Government Positions (Article 2 added year 2 CLR, 534 BCR, 1538 BNR)
2-1-A: Amending 1-4-B, a ruler-assigned Minter may also mint bits. The Minter is not allowed to keep the minted bits, but must give them directly to the Treasurer.
2-1-B: The Treasurer is a ruler-assigned government official who handles the government's bits, and keeps track of how many bits the government has.
2-1-C: New Government Positions may be added in later Articles, when deemed necessary by a current ruler.

Article 2 Section 2: Wages (Article 2 added year 2 CLR, 534 BCR, 1538 BNR)
2-2-A: The minimum wage in this nation is 10 Bits an hour, and the maximum work time is 6 hours a day. Workers may work longer than 6 hours if they so choose, as long as the company they work for agrees. A company cannot require more than 6 hours a day for a job.
2-2-B: The wage of a Royal Guard is 40 Bits an hour, in 5 hour shifts.
2-2-C: The wage of a Minter is 30 Bits an hour, in 2 hour shifts.
2-2-D: The wage of a Treasurer is 25 Bits an hour, in 2 hour shifts.
2-2-E: New wages can be added, and these wages can be modified in future Articles.

Article 2 Section 3: City Governments
2-3-A: All cities must first send a letter to a current ruler, stating their authenticity as a city.
2-3-B: All cities must have at least 5 Guards for every 100 inhabitants.
2-3-C: All cities must have an elected mayor, who is in charge of the city.

Article 2 Section 4: Companies
2-4-A: Companies that wish to hire must write down their hiring arrangements, and give a copy of them to a current ruler for approval.
2-4-B: Companies must give their employees at least 3 hours of work a day. This can be voided if the employee does not want to work 3 hours. After the 3 hours, employers can stop their employees from working at that company for the rest of the day.
2-5-C: Companies must own the land they sell their goods on, or rent it from its owner.

Comments

[Seanchow806Napoleonic]

Is it some sort of constitution?

[Dream Seeker]

4586565 yes... HOW DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT?!?!?!

[Cocoflash]

So...you get paid less for working more? And 12 bits a day is really low wage. Add tax, bills, odds and ends and food...that ain't much to go by. Unless Equestrian Apples are extremely expensive and the Bit is uber strong that is

[Dream Seeker]

4593272 keep in mind that the Princesses forgot to mention tax, it doesn't exist yet... Pretty much the only necessary expenses currently are food, land, and furniture. You can live off 12 Bits a day. I might adjust the per hour to 3, making it 18. As for the government positions, think about it like our system. McDonalds workers get paid really small amounts, while doctors get paid ridiculous amounts. Only minimum wage is 12 Bits a day, currently. I may have to go adjust that now, because once I make minimum wage higher I need to pay the other jobs more. One more thing: if they're saving up for something they really want, they can work overtime for half wages. See you later, time to adjust all of the currency!

[Dream Seeker]

4593272 I just realized something... By working more and being paid less, did you mean the overtime law? Sorry, I didn't catch that the first time. I got rid of that... Instead, I'm gonna allow employers to force their employees to stop working. If a company doesn't want to shell out any more money on employees that day, they are allowed to stop employees after 3 hours.