Former Legislatures of Thermodolia
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This is a listing of all Former legislatures of Thermodolia
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners Gârœths Dæsan | |
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| Legislative body in the Interim Government of Thermodolia | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 23 July, 1890 |
| Disbanded | 9 October, 1898 |
| Preceded by | Former Legislatures of Thermodolia#Legal Commission of Thermodolia |
| Succeeded by | Federal Parliament |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 |
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| Elections | |
| First Past the Post | |
Last election | January 20, 1898 |
The Board of Commissioners was one of two legislatures of the Interim Government the other being the shortlived Legal Commission of Thermodolia. The board was composed of fifty nonpartisan Commissioners elected from each of the fifty provinces of the Interim Government, with each province sending at least one member.
It was from Article One of the Interim Constitution of Thermodolia where the Board of Commissioners obtained its powers. The board was headed by a President of the Board of Commissoners who was elected by the members of the board and had no vote in the meetings of the same. The only powers granted to the President was the ablity to schedule votes, take roll calls, set the legislative calendar, and have the power over other general proceedings. The President of the Board of Commissoners was also the first in line to assume the presidency if the President of the Interim Government was ever incapacitated or removed from office.
The Board of Commissioners held the sole power to pass all laws in the interim government, to aprove of the judical and other appiontments, to approve of treaties, to force the President of the Interim Government to sign bills by a three fifths vote (under the constitution the president did not have the power to veto any bill but could refuse to grant assent) and the other matters lisited in the powers section of this article.
The Board of Commissioners was dissolved at 12:00 9 October, 1898 after a vote was held that morning in accordance with the Third Amendment of the Interim Constitution of Thermodolia.
Powers of the Board of Commissioners
These powers listed below are from Section Seven of Article One of the Interim Constitution of Thermodolia:
The Board of Commissioners shall have the power to raise revenue, set taxes, and collect all taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay all debts and to provide for defense, general welfare, and all other matters of Thermodolia
To borrow money on the credit of Thermodolia;
To regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the provinces;
To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the Thermodolia;
To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin;
To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of Thermodolia;
To establish post offices and the means to transport the post;
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing patents for authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and Offense against the law of this nation;
To declare war and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
To raise and support armies and to provide and maintain a navy;
To make rules for the governance and regulation of the land and naval forces;
To provide for calling forth the military to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;
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 in the government of Thermodolia, or in any ministry or officer thereof.
Legal Commission of Thermodolia
The Legal Commission of Thermodolia was the first of the two legislatures of the Interim Government, the other being the previously discussed Boars of Commissioners. The Legal Commission was shortlived, existing only from 11 April, 1890 to 23 July of that same year. The commission was composed of the then current members of the Supreme Revolutionary Council and had no elections as it was a temporary body. Under Section Three of the Basic Law of Thermodolia the Legal Commission of Thermodolia derived its powers.
The Legal Commission had the ablity to enact all laws and approve all treaties. The President had the power to veto any law he wished to but the commission could overturn that veto with a sitxy percent vote on the matter.
Once the Interim Constitution of Thermodolia was in force the Legal Commission ceased to exist as its goals and functions had been achieved.
Congress of the Corporate Republic
Congress of the Corporate Republic Gardœn Dênśac Ræńa | |
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| Legislative body of the Corporate Republic of Thermodolia | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Corporate Council People's Assembly |
| History | |
| Founded | March 20, 1832 |
| Disbanded | April 9, 1890 |
| Preceded by | Imperial Parliament |
| Succeeded by | Former Legislatures of Thermodolia#Legal Commission of Thermodolia |
| Seats | 150 50 (Corporate Council) 100 (People's Assembly) |
| Elections | |
Corporate Council voting system | Appointment |
People's Assembly voting system | First Past the Post |
Corporate Council last election | 1882 |
People's Assembly last election | 1889 |
Imperial Parliament
Imperial Parliament | |
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| Legislative body of the Thermodolian Empire | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | June 20, 1743 |
| Disbanded | February 1, 1832 |
| Succeeded by | Congress of the Corporate Republic |
| Seats | 75 |
| Elections | |
| First Past the Post | |
Last election | 1830 |