Preamble
We the Representatives of the Tytorian People in Convention assembled, by the Grace of God and our Sovereign, in order to secure Life, Liberty, Peace, and Prosperity to this people, now and forever, do unite our voices to establish this Constitution for the Kingdom of Tytor, God Himself being witness to it.
Article I - Definitions
Section 1
The official name of the Tytorian Nation, for which this Constitution is intended, is and shall be the Kingdom of Tytor.
Section 2
The Kingdom of Tytor is hereby defined as a Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy, with Tsargrad as its royal capital and seat of government.
Section 3
The Government of the Kingdom of Tytor is hereby divided into three branches: the Monarchy, or Executive Branch; the Parliament, or Legislative Branch; and the Supreme Court, or Judicial Branch.
Section 4
A citizen of the Kingdom of Tytor is hereby defined as a person who has (A) been born to a citizen of the Kingdom of Tytor whether or not they currently reside within its borders, (B) been naturalized by taking an oath of citizenship, or (C) been granted citizenship by order of the Monarch; citizens are those to whom all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities defined by law apply.
Section 5
This Constitution is henceforth the supreme authority in all legal matters, public or private, domestic or otherwise.
Article II - The Monarchy
Section 1
The Kingdom of Tytor is to be ruled over and guided by a King or Queen, herein called the Monarch, as the case may be.
Section 2
The Monarch is the Head of State of the Kingdom of Tytor, and presides over and represents the Nation in all matters, domestic or diplomatic, except where otherwise noted.
Section 3
The Monarch has prerogative to approve or disapprove any law passed with effect over his Subjects, and remains the final authority in all domestic matters.
Section 4
The Monarch shall have sole authority to create and maintain knighthoods, orders of chivalry, and titles of nobility, and shall remain at all times the highest-ranking of these.
Section 5
The Monarch shall rule for life, save in the case of abdication or removal; upon the death, abdication, or other removal of the Monarch from rule, succession shall be determined by way of absolute primogeniture, unless previously determined by the Monarch.
Article III - The Legislature
Section 1
The Kingdom of Tytor shall by governed by a Parliament, herein called the Legislature, equal in power and authority to that of the Monarch.
Section 2
The Legislature shall have all power to enact laws, with the consent of the Monarch, and shall be the chief governing body of the Nation.
Section 3
The Legislature shall be divided into two bodies, or houses, equal in power and authority one to the other: the House of Nobles, or Upper House; and the House of Commons, or Lower House.
Section 4
The Upper House shall be composed of members of knighthoods and orders of chivalry, and holders of titles of nobility, as chosen by their peers and the people of the areas where they reside, and shall be presided over by the Monarch as President, with a Speaker being selected by the Monarch and approved by the membership for times when the Monarch is not present.
Section 5
The Lower House shall be composed of representatives of the common people, as chosen by their peers, and shall be presided over by a Prime Minister, selected by the Monarch and approved by its membership.
Section 6
The Prime Minister is the Head of Government, with all of the rights, powers, and responsibilities that come with that title, as established by law.
Section 7
The Legislature, under the leadership of the Prime Minister and with the consent of the Monarch, shall have sole prerogative for declarations of war, for budgets, and for all other things pertaining to the administration of the Nation.
Section 8
The Legislature is authorized to form, equip, and maintain a standing military, to be composed of, at minimum, an Army and a Navy, with other branches as deemed necessary, and to be a permanent national defense against threats both foreign and domestic.
Section 9
The Legislature shall hold elections for its membership at the discretion of the Prime Minister, which elections shall be held no less than one year and no more than five years apart.
Section 10
The Legislature may, with three-quarters support from the membership of both houses, recommend the removal of the Monarch to the Supreme Court.
Article IV - The Judiciary
Section 1
The Kingdom of Tytor is to be judged by courts of law, culminating in a Supreme Court, herein called the Judiciary, equal in power and authority to that of the Monarch and the Parliament.
Section 2
The Judiciary shall be composed of one Chief Justice and six Associate Justices, to be selected by the Monarch at the counsel and advice of the Legislature.
Section 3
The Judiciary shall be the court of highest appeal in all domestic matters, and shall be the final authority in all cases that come before it.
Section 4
The Judiciary shall have the prerogative, when cases of law shall be brought before it, to review the constitutionality of the law of the land in dispute.
Section 5
The Justices of which the Judiciary shall be composed shall serve for life, unless poor health necessitates resignation, or poor behavior necessitates removal by the Legislature with approval from the Monarch.
Section 6
The Judiciary may, upon recommendation from the Legislature and with unanimous approval from its Justices, remove the Monarch from the Tytorian Throne; in the event of such a removal, succession shall occur as previously defined.
Article V - The Provinces
Section 1
The Kingdom of Tytor, though one nation, is composed of five provinces: East Crownlands, West Crownlands, Decapolis, Northmark, and Southmark.
Section 2
The Provinces shall be presided over by Governors, who shall be elected by the people in a manner defined by law by the Legislature.
Section 3
The Provinces shall have autonomy as far as the Legislature shall permit, but shall be integral parts of the Kingdom of Tytor in perpetuity regardless of any autonomy granted.
Section 4
The Floodwater Integral Autonomous Region, currently attached to the Kingdom of Tytor politically, economically, and otherwise, shall be entitled to become a sixth province as its people desire, or to become an independent nation as its people desire, subject to referenda on the matter at the discretion of the Legislature.
Article VI - The Bill of Rights
Section 1
Parliament shall make no law restricting the right of the people to worship Deity or deities according to the dictates of their own conscience, the legal status of the Church of Tytor notwithstanding.
Section 2
Parliament shall make no law restricting the right of the people to the freedom of speech, of assembly, of petition, or of the press.
Section 3
Parliament shall make no law restricting the right of the citizenry to vote in properly organized elections and referenda based on race, ethnicity, religion, or sex.
Section 4
Every citizen shall have the right to fair trial under the law for whatsoever charges may be directed at him or her; the right to trial by a jury of one's peers shall also not be abridged.
Section 5
No person on trial for any charge at any level shall be required to witness against himself or herself, or to make any statement that could be taken as evidence against that person.
Section 6
The people shall be protected from unwarranted search and seizure, from cruel and unusual punishment, and from imprisonment without lawful charge.
Section 7
Parliament shall make no law restricting any of the rights and privileges of citizenship based on race, ethnicity, religion, or sex.
Section 8
No person shall be required to enlist in the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Tytor against his or her own free will and choice, except as authorized by the Judiciary in war and other times of national crisis.
Section 9
Parliament shall make no law restricting the free exchange of lawful merchandise between willing persons within the Kingdom of Tytor.
Section 10
Marriage being defined as a union between a man and a woman, Parliament shall make no law restricting the right of the people to enter into such unions based on race, ethnicity, or religion.
Article VII - Ratification
Section 1
This Constitution may be amended by action of the Legislature, with consent from the Monarch, when such action is supported through a referendum among the people.
Section 2
This Constitution shall take effect upon approval by the people in referendum, with three-fifths majority required for such an approval to take force.
Section 3
This Constitution may be repealed only if replaced and superseded by another such document.
Appendix
We the undersigned members of the Constitutional Convention in Tsargrad, assembled in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine, do affix our signatures to this document as a witness of our dedication to the cause it represents, and we accordingly pledge thereto our very lives and our sacred honor.
Signatures:
East Crownlands
-Prince Harold de Tarrenburg
-James K. Lane
-Cecil Worthington
-Sarah E. Hooper
-Edward Thomas
West Crownlands
-H. David Parkinson
-Valerie Gibson
-Zachary S. Nance
-Oliver P. B. Grant
-Janae Ricks
Decapolis
-Winston Dudley
-Hal Dillon
-Nancy Usher
-O. Henry Wilkinson
-Samantha Hardee
Northmark
-Susanna Chalkhurst
-Samuel F. Jay
-Armand Z. Foster
-Gabriella Justice
-Vincent J. Carter III
Southmark
-Diana Richardson
-Lionel Waverly-Edwards
-Edward D. Franklin
-Olivia S. Hull
-Patricia P. Petersen