Coalition Pact of E3 25.1.80

Cornucopians arrived first by horseback. Riverpoint delegation arrived via boat on the river to the south.

Great fanfare with soldiers lining the streets, cheering and music.

Delegates meet at the doorstep of the council building and go inside, introduce themselves and enjoy some wine (ebony midnight)

Delegates began with the territorial boundaries between their centers.

The swamp between the repbulic and riverpoint was first. The boundary line between between Cornucopia and the republic would be set thus: Food was served
 * Riverpoint assumes control of everything east of the main town up to 500 cubits in to the swamp.
 * The rest of the eastern swamp is under Republic control
 * Riverpointers could work the swamps dillon eats apples within Republic control under the condition that they do not construct any buildings of their own.
 * The entire delta region would be seeded to Cornucopia, stretching eastward with a small indentation south just west of the south Darkwood forest patch along the route to the republic.
 * Cornucopia would retain ownership of everything directly east, north and (if conquerable) west of their location.
 * Everything south of this dividing line would be seeded to The Republic.
 * The Republic would retain control of the Great Birchwood forest.

The exchange of goods, resources and labor force between the 3 entites was discussed.

Meet and know their allies. Those are the true bonds that will be forged to allow us to stand up to the might of the one who calls himself "High King". I believe it is of paramount importance that our poputolation are not onky allowed free momvement between our towns but also encourageed to travel. To stat businesses with members of other societies. We must build ourselves woven into society. We must build ourselves something greater than the sum of its parts.

A program will be created to allow the free transport of goods and people between the 3 entities, with the peoples of all 3 being encouraged to travel to and from.

15 days were spent hashing out the details of the agreement. This document however is still a work in progress.

Coalition Labor Program
Labor would be expected of all able bodied citizens who are not already a part of a Military entity. 2 weeks each year would be expected of all deemed able. Special allowances could be made for those unable to leave for the program.

More benefits would be given to those who extend their terms of contracts to continue working.

Those who agree to a 6 year contract will be given a tract of land of now less than 20 cubits by 20 cubits.

A rotational system would be employed (under the management of Hurod) to control

Cultural Values
All are united to stand against the one who calls himself High King and to tell the world why this is so.

Devotion to the free transport of people and goods between the 3 entities of the coalition

Commitment to executing the justice of the government created by these 3 entities with equal representation of each of the 3 in this united government.

Military Restructuring
All areas of the front with Sargeroth must be equally protected, requiring the integration of the 3 military establishments of the coalition.

Direct authority over these coalition soldiers would follow the same chain of command as usual within each of the 3 entities. All 3 chains of command would then Unit in a coalition authority comprised of 1 leading officer from each entity to be decided upon by each individually.

communication and other labor resources will be kept separate between the 3 entities to lower the amount of conusion and miscommunication.

Republic Coalition Government
Each of the 3 entities would still retain ownership and control over the laws and procedures therein except when instances intersect with the interests of one of the other 2 entities. Each would have their own legislatures which would take the form by what ever is decided by each Sovereignty. A Sovereignty is defined as a semi-independent entity within the Republic Coalition. These 3 founding Sovereignties are: Riverpoint, the Republic of Sargeroth, and Cornucopia. The legitimacy of a local legislature shall be decided only by the entity itself, all other coalition members must recognize the local law-making body as legitimate.

A united Coalition government will be formed from firstly of a legislature consisting of 3 delegates from each entity and an additional 1 delegate per 1,500 citizens of each entity. These delegates all must be elected by their prospective entities.

Delegates must: A separate office will be created of Judge who will be appointed by the delegates of each entity and work within each to execute Justice on behalf of the Coalition. The 3 Judges can then be brought together for matters of more importance
 * Be at least 25 years of age
 * Fairly elected by their prospective Coalition member
 * First be nominated by a list of 50 voters' marks
 * Not hold other separate office during their elected office term
 * Not be anyone who has been convicted of any high crimes

The Creation of the new position of Lord of Affairs is established
 * Would be tasked with carrying out the laws created by the coalition legislature
 * Would be supplied with resources and infrastructure secured by the coalition legislature
 * Must be a citizen elected by the Popular election of the entirety of the Coalition members; NOT the coalition legislature
 * The Lord of Affairs would become Arbiter of the Coalition Military utilization. Not acting as a Military officer; they would have no tactical influence, only the ability to order usage of Military force on behalf of the Coalition Government.

Hierarchy of Authority
In matters of Law and the military, the Coalition government ruling shall always overrule the ruling of local law making bodies unless a unanimous ruling by the 3 local legislatures overrules the ruling of the Coalition government.

The Lord of Affairs shall only have power to enact a ruling after its full process has been completed. IF a writ of disagreement is sent to the central Coalition council chambers by a local legislature, a vote will be called automatically between the 3 local authorities on the matter. If no unanimous ruling is reached, the coalition government ruling stands.

Laws and Justice
Any crimes committed entirely within 1 of the 3 coaltion entities shall be tried by that entity's judicial system. If the crime is committed by a citizen of another entity, the 2 invovled coalition members must decide where the criminal shall be tried.

If a crime is committed which spans multiple entities, the criminal shall be under the judicial authority of the Coalition Government and sentenced therein.