Powers of the Prime Minister
Powers of the Prime Minister
All Prime Ministers of the Imperial Coalition had to abide by a list of powers and controls as specified in the IC Charter. That document is pasted below.
The Document
The Powers of the Prime Minister of the Imperial Coalition The Prime Minister of the Imperial Coalition has the power to introduce votes in the Mayors-of-the-Union server (being the sole person who can do so). The PM does not hold the authority to do make any new rules without the consent of the Mayors. The PM may live and work in the Prime Minister’s mansion in the Capital City of Okeogi. The PM may live and work in any other town and can hold duel responsibility as a Mayor and Prime Minister. The PM has the power to directly name new un-official imperial territories without the consent of the Mayors. Removing a PM requires a unanimous (minus 1) vote on all three possible polling locations (public, coalition-assembly, mayors-of-the-union). The PM has the sole power to approve the creation of foreign embassies and kick out existing ones along with their respective ambassadors (which may include stripping them of their building rights). No vote is allowed to be initiated that effects the following as they are left to individual towns: - Building - Mining - PvP - Animals - Farming - Nether access - Wilderness access The Prime Minister may initiate votes respecting (not limited to): - National animal, plant, etc. - Name of union - Inter-town connections funding and labor (railways, trails, etc.) - Individual town monetary aid Introduction of votes: The public has the authority to start any vote on the public-voting-system server. Any and all results are non-binding. It may be used to get an idea on what is popular or to survey how
potential votes would turn out if initiated. Mayors and the Prime Minister may introduce votes on the coalition-assembly. The electorate includes all Mayors and Council members (appointed by mayors), and the Prime Minister. These results if introduced by anyone other than the PM are non-binding but may be accepted by the PM as legitimate. Enforcement: The things the Prime Minister has the power to initiate votes on mainly affects the perception of the Union on an international scale and is done with towny-exclusive commands that go unopposed.