Betaworld Constitution

Preamble

We the Citizens of Betaworld, in Order to form a more perfect server, establish Justice for griefers, insure building Tranquility, provide for the common defense of our work, promote the general Welfare of our community, and secure the Blessings of Minecraft Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution.

Article. I. Global Government

Section. 1. Legislative Authority

1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of Betaworld, which shall consist of two houses: The Senate and The House of Representatives.

Section. 2. Officially Recognized Peoples

1. Persons that originally settled Betaworld are recognized as Pioneers.
2. Persons that visit our world, but have not completed the the official Betaworld Citizenship Oath, are recognized as Visitors.
3. Persons that take the official Betaworld Citizenship Oath are recognized as Citizens of Betaworld.
4. Persons that are the leader of a Town are recognized as a Mayor.
5. Persons that are the leader of a Nation are recognized as a President.
6. Persons that claim Residency in any Town are recognized as a Resident.
7. Persons that are the only Resident of a Town are recognized as Hermits.
8. Persons that do not claim Residency in any Town are recognized as Nomads.

Section. 3. Legislative Branch

1. Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Betaworld Treasury.
2. Each House may independently determine the Rules of its Proceedings.
3. Each House may independently punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.

Section. 4. House of Representatives

1. The House of Representatives shall be composed solely of a single ordained individual from each participating Town.
2. Should the Representative be from a Town that is part of a Nation, an additional document ordaining the Representative for the Nation must be provided by the Nation Leader's Office.
3. No person shall be a Representative in the House of Representatives until they have reached the age of 13, and have been ordained in a signed writing by the respective Town Mayor.
4. The House of Representatives shall have the sole Power of Initiating Impeachment by Trial.
5. Representatives forfeit their seat in the House of Representatives after remaining absent from Congressional proceedings for longer than 30 days. Individuals that are forced to forfeit their seat due to vacancy may return after producing a signed letter of explanation from
6. Each Representative receives 1 vote in Congress.
7. The House shall elect a Speaker from their ranks.
8. The Speaker of the House shall decide which order Bills are introduced to the House.

Section. 5. Senate

1. The Senate of Betaworld shall be composed solely of National Leaders.
2. National Leaders may appoint a substitute to appear in Senate on their behalf.
3. No person shall be a Senator that has not reached the age of 13, and been a Citizen of Betaworld for 6 months.
4. The Vice Administrator of Betaworld shall be the President of Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless the senate be equally divided.
5. The Senate shall choose a President pro tempore in the absense of a Vice Administrator.
6. Senate has exclusive and unreviewable authority to determine what constitutes an adequate impeachment trial.
7. Judgement in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust, or Profit under the Betaworld Global Government: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Idictment, Trial, Judgement and Punishment, according to Law.

Section. 6. Executive Branch

1. All executive power shall be vested in an Administrator of Betaworld.
2. The Administrator of Betaworld shall hold Office for a period of 6 months.

Section. 7. Judicial Branch

Section. 6. Elections

1. Election polls shall be held open for one full day, every 3 months.
2. The House of Representatives may schedule special elections for any vacant office, 1 month after announcing the election to Congress.
3. The Candidate with most votes wins the office.
4. In the event that a Candidate has no challengers, Candidate wins the office by default.

Section. 7. Bills

1. All bills for raising Betaworld Treasury Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate can amend them as in the case of other bills.
2. Bills must be approved by the House of Representatives, first.
3. If the House of Representatives pass a bill, it is then sent to the Senate.
4. If the House of Representatives reject a bill, the Speaker of the House shall move on to considering other Bills.
5. If the Senate passes a bill, it is

Section. 8. Enumeration of Powers

1. Congress shall have the power to may establish a secure circular area of land (not exceeding 800 meters in diameter) for Visitors to arrive at, and for commerce to begin.
2. Congress shall have the power to establish and regulate a standard global tender.
3. Congress shall have the power to establish a judicial & penal system.
4. Congress shall have the power to borrow from other worlds on the credit of Betaworld.
5. Congress shall have the power to establish uniform Laws of Naturalization throughout Betaworld.
6. Congress shall have the power to establish post offices and post roads.
7. Congress shall have the power to define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations.
8. Congress shall have the power to lay and collect uniform Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay Debts and provide for the common welfare of Betaworld.
9. Congress shall have the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution.

Article. II. Inalienable Rights

Section. 1. The Right to Life

1. Nobody may unlawfully assault you.
2. Nobody may unlawfully kill you.
3. Nobody may unlawfully set traps for you without adequate prior warning.
4. Nobody may unlawfully banish you.

Section. 2. The Right to Liberty

1. Nobody may unlawfully harass you, either verbally or physically.
2. Nobody may unlawfully interfere with how you spend your time, or use your property.
3. Nobody may unlawfully interfere with your claiming of items from wild land and abandoned ruins.
4. Nobody may unlawfully interfere with your establishment of a settlement on wild land.
5. Nobody may unlawfully interfere with your establishment of a nation with representatives.
6. Nobody may unlawfully interfere with your establishment of national rights & laws.

Section. 3. The Right to Property

1. Nobody may unlawfully vandalize your items, claimed land, structures, or other materials.
2. Nobody may unlawfully steal your items, claimed land, structures, or other materials.
3. Nobody may unlawfully tresspass upon your claimed land.
4. Nobody may unlawfully interfere with your claiming of items dropped by mobs and/or lawfully-killed opponents.

Section. 4. The Right to Due Process

1. Nobody may deprive you of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.
2. Nobody may deprive you of recovering compensation for a wrongful deprivation.
3. Nobody may deprive you of an unbiased tribunal.
4. Nobody may deprive you of a decision based exclusively on the evidence presented.
5. Nobody may deprive you of the requirement that the tribunal prepare a record of the evidence presented.
6. Nobody may deprive you of the requirement that the tribunal prepare written findings of fact and reasons for its decision.
7. Nobody may deprive you of a notice for proposed action against you, and the grounds asserted for it.
8. Nobody may deprive you of an opportunity to present reasons why the proposed action should not be taken.
9. Nobody may deprive you of presenting evidence, including the calling of witnesses.
10. Nobody may deprive you of knowing opposing evidence.
11. Nobody may deprive you of cross-examining adverse witnesses.
12. Nobody may deprive you of an opportunity to be represented by counsel.
13. Nobody may deprive you of a timely trial.

Article. VI. Law

Section. 1. Incarceration

Section. 2. Assault

Section. 3. Murder

Section. 4. Theft

Section. 5. Vandalism

Section. 6. Arson

Section. 7. Harassment

Section. 8. Banishment