Office of Governor Napoleon

[Governor Scott]

Governor Napoleon would like to officially thank Speaker Cincinnatus for his lengthy and dedicated service to the region, and wish the Speaker a happy but brief retirement.

I second this!

[Senator Napoleon]

Executive Order #5

I nominate BelgianSocialist to serve as our next Chief Judicial Officer.

[Insula Dei]

And I shall try to exercise that position to the best of my abilities.

[LINCOLN REPUBLICAN]

Governor Napoleon would like to officially thank Speaker Cincinnatus for his lengthy and dedicated service to the region, and wish the Speaker a happy but brief retirement.

I second this!

Yes, thank you Cincinnatus for your dedicated service to the Northeast.

[Governor Scott]

And I shall try to exercise that position to the best of my abilities.

Be sure to swear in!

[Senator Napoleon]

I believe he needs confirmed by the Assembly first.

[Governor Scott]

Ah, that is correct.

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

Governor,

As of now, Alfred F. Jones is the only candidate running for the Assembly seat that wormyguy vacated earlier today. As Speaker, I recommend that you appoint Alfred F. Jones to this seat immediately so that the Assembly can continue to consider legislation with a full slate of Representatives until a special election is held.

     - Northeast Speaker Averroës Nix

[Senator Napoleon]

Executive Order #6

A special election to replace Representative Wormyguy's now-vacant seat will begin Friday, May 11th.

[Senator Napoleon]

With Senator Wormyguy in attendance, I sign:
 

Northeast Harassing and Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act

1.  Three Litigation Review Panels, a Boston panel representing New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont), a New York City panel representing New York, and a Philadelphia panel representing the Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) shall be established.  Each panel shall consist of three judges, chosen randomly and rotated every three months.  Judges may choose to decline service on the Litigation Review Panel, in which case a different judge will be chosen to serve.

2.  a.  All plaintiffs shall be asked, as a condition of filing a lawsuit, to write a short summary of the complaint, no more than 1 page in single-spaced 12-point Times New Roman font on 8.5x11 paper with 1 inch margins.  Defendants may issue short rebuttals following the same regulations, provided they are submitted before the Litigation Review Panel reviews the case.

b.  The Litigation Review Panels shall review all such summaries as soon as they are filed, and may choose to allow the cases to go to trial, dismiss the case without prejudice by a simple majority of two, or dismiss the case with prejudice and/or order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's legal fees by a unanimous vote of three.

3.  If a judge has a conflict of interest on a case submitted to his or her Litigation Review Panel, it shall be submitted to one of the other two Litigation Review Panels for review.

 

[wormyguy]

Thank you governor.

However, you did miss the amendment I added:

4.  All business of the Litigation Review Panels shall be video and audio recorded and available on request to the general public, and will also be open to the public.

[Senator Napoleon]

Thank you governor.

However, you did miss the amendment I added:

4.  All business of the Litigation Review Panels shall be video and audio recorded and available on request to the general public, and will also be open to the public.

You're right; I miscopied the text.

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

It's my fault. The amendment was embedded in a long post and I missed it as I copied the text of the legislation for a final vote. This does not affect the status of the vote, but I apologize for the oversight.

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

Governor, the Northeast Minimum Wage Act of 2012 has passed and requires your attention.

[Senator Napoleon]

I hereby sign:

The Northeast Minimum Wage Act of 2012

1. Provisions 2 and 3 of the New Northeast Minimum Wage Act are hereby repealed.
2. The Northeast minimum wage shall be equivalent to the current Federal minimum wage plus $1.50.
3. The Northeast minimum wage shall increase concurrent to the Federal minimum wage.

 

[Senator Napoleon]

Executive Order #7

In accordance with the Vital Civic Information Act, a new Northeast Vital Civic Information Thread shall be created by the Governor. The thread shall include passed, tabled, and rejected legislation as allowed by Section 1.

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

Governor, the Northeast Healthy Skin Act of 2012 has passed in the Assembly and requires your attention.

[Senator Napoleon]

With Representative Winfield in attendance,
I hereby sign:

Northeast Healthy Skin Act of 2012

1. Tanning beds are permitted only within licensed tanning salons.
2. Only individuals of at least age 18 are permitted to use tanning beds located within licensed tanning salons.
3. Tanning salons may only admit individuals who have signed a waiver indicating that they understand the health risks involved in using a tanning bed.
4. Tanning salons are responsible for enforcing Provisions 2 & 3 of this law. Tanning salons found to be in violation of either provision will be penalized $1000 for the first offense, $5000 for the second offense, and $10,000 for the third offense. Any further violations will be met with the immediate revocation of the tanning salon's license.
5. Tanning salons will collect a a tax of $5.00 per 15 minutes, or part thereof. All revenue derived from this tax will be spent on cancer research.

 

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

Governor, the Assembly has unanimously passed the Budget Procedure Act. It awaits your attention.

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

Governor, the Assembly has unanimously passed the Northeast Annals Act. It awaits your attention.

[Senator Napoleon]

I sign,

Northeast Budget Procedure Act

Section One: Revenues
1. Each budget presented shall demonstrate sources of revenue in total dollars.
Federal funding-
Income taxation-
Sales taxation-
Property taxation-
Business taxation-
Excise taxation-

Section Two: Expenditures
1. Each budget presented shall demonstrate public expenditures in total dollars.
Law Enforcement/Military-
Education-
Health care-
Infrastructure (including transportation and utilities)-
Environment-
Administration-
Local governments (states, counties, municipalities)-
Tax deductions-
Miscellaneous (including other investments)-
2. Any spending bills must be tagged with their budget category. Duration of expenditure (one-time, short-term (in years), long-term (in effect until repealed via statute), etc.) shall be noted in the law.

Section Three: Responsibilites
1. The Governor is responsible for presenting a budget to the Assembly in accordance with the Constitution.
2. The Assembly shall hold an approval vote on the budget in the Northeast Assembly Thread to pass with a simple majority vote.
3. The Game Moderator and Secretary of Internal Affairs shall assist the Governor and Assembly by providing the necessary data.

Section Four: Future Budgets
1. Future budgets will be able to build off of previous budgets when applicable. Additional revenues and expenditures may be added to or removed from the budget via line-item.

 

[Senator Napoleon]

With Speaker Averroes Nix in attendance, I sign,

Northeast Annals Act

1. The Northeast Vital Civic Information Thread will be stickied in the Regional Governments board. This thread will be updated as frequently as possible, and will contain at least the following information:
    A. A list of elected officials in the Northeast Region, including the Regional Senator.
    B. A brief description of the Northeast Region's government.
    C. A calendar with dates for all regional elections.
    D. A list of all passed, failed, and tabled legislation, with links to the relevant discussions.
    D. Any other information that is useful and relevant, as determined by the updater
    E. A list of references, including the New Northeast Constitution and the Standing Orders on Assembly Procedure
2. The Northeast Governor is charged with updating this thread, though he or she may delegate this duty if necessary.

 

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

Governor, the Northeast Budget and Tax Committee Resolution has passed the Assembly unanimously. The legislation awaits your action.

[LINCOLN REPUBLICAN]

Governor, I trust you have your veto pen ready for the Equity Before The Law Act, which has passed the Assembly.

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

I believe that Representative Winfield is referring to the Roscoe Conkling Equity Before the Law Act, which passed the Assembly by a vote of 3-2.

If you're still at all uncertain about the bill, I recommend that you allow it to pass without your signature, although it would carry far more weight with your support.