Consituation

Preamble:
We, the people of Attuannik, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Republic of Attuannik.

Article I: Fundamental Principles

Section 1: Sovereignty and Democratic Governance

The Republic of Attuannik is a sovereign state governed by the principles of democracy, rule of law, and respect for human rights.
All governmental authority emanates from the people of Attuannik and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and the will of the citizens.
Section 2: Separation of Powers

The powers of the government shall be divided into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial, each independent and co-equal.
No branch shall exercise the powers belonging to another branch, except as expressly provided in this Constitution.
Article II: The Legislative Branch

Section 1: The Consular Assembly

The Consular Assembly shall be the supreme legislative body of Attuannik, comprising two consuls elected by the citizens for concurrent terms.
Consuls shall be elected through free, fair, and periodic elections, with equal representation from all regions of Attuannik.
The Consular Assembly shall enact laws, levy taxes, and oversee the administration of government affairs.
Each consul shall have the power to veto legislation proposed by the other consul, promoting consensus-building and moderation in governance.
In the event of a deadlock, the Consular Assembly may resolve disputes through mediation or by a supermajority vote.
Section 2: Rights and Responsibilities of the Consuls

Consuls shall faithfully execute the duties of their office, uphold the Constitution, and serve the best interests of the people of Attuannik.
Consuls shall be accountable to the citizens and subject to impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors or abuse of power.
Consuls shall appoint ministers and officials to administer government departments, subject to confirmation by the Consular Assembly.
Article III: The Executive Branch

Section 1: Powers and Duties of the Consuls

The consuls shall serve as the chief executives of Attuannik, responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws of the Consular Assembly.
Consuls shall have the authority to negotiate treaties, appoint ambassadors, and conduct foreign relations on behalf of Attuannik.
In times of emergency or national crisis, consuls may exercise temporary executive powers, subject to review by the Consular Assembly.
Section 2: Term Limits and Succession

Consuls shall serve concurrent terms of [insert duration] years, with a limit of [insert number] terms.
In the event of vacancy due to death, resignation, or removal from office, the remaining consul shall appoint a successor, subject to confirmation by the Consular Assembly.
Article IV: The Judicial Branch

Section 1: The Judiciary

The judiciary shall interpret and apply the laws of Attuannik, ensuring their consistency with the Constitution and protection of individual rights.
The judicial branch shall be independent and impartial, free from political interference or influence.
Section 2: Composition and Tenure

The judiciary shall consist of [insert number] justices appointed by the consuls and confirmed by the Consular Assembly.
Justices shall serve lifetime appointments, subject to good behavior and ethical conduct.
Article V: Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

Section 1: Protection of Rights

All citizens of Attuannik shall enjoy fundamental rights and freedoms, including but not limited to freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and association.
No law shall be enacted that abridges or infringes upon the rights guaranteed by this Constitution.
Section 2: Equality and Non-Discrimination

All individuals shall be equal before the law, without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or other arbitrary factors.
The government shall take affirmative action to promote equality and eliminate systemic discrimination.
Article VI: Constitutional Amendments

Section 1: Amendment Process

This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the Consular Assembly, subject to ratification by a majority of citizens through a referendum.
Amendments shall not contravene the fundamental principles of democracy, rule of law, or protection of human rights.
Article VII: Ratification and Supremacy

Section 1: Ratification

This Constitution shall come into force upon ratification by a majority of citizens through a referendum.
Section 2: Supremacy Clause

This Constitution, along with laws and treaties made in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of Attuannik, binding on all citizens, officials, and organs of government.
In witness whereof, we, the undersigned delegates, have hereunto subscribed our names on this [insert date] day of [insert month], in the year [insert year] of our Republic.

Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Attuannik:

Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10):
[The text of the Bill of Rights, excluding any provisions related to race or racism.]
Subsequent Amendments (Amendments 11-27):
[The text of subsequent amendments to the U.S. Constitution, excluding any provisions related to race or racism.]

WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE ATTUANNIK,

We, the people of Attuannik, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Republic of Attuannik.

HEREBY ADOPT AND ENACT THE CONSTITUTION OF ATTUANNIK/b] in the seventeenth day of July of 2032.

Article I

The Democratic Republic of Attuannik shall be a free, independent, indivisible and inalienable nation. Its form of government is duumvirate democratic republic, with two elected leaders.

Article II

All inhabitants of the Realm shall have the right to free exercise of their religion without persecution within the Realm, but the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Skelleftella shall be the official church of the State. The inhabitants professing it are bound to bring up their children in the same.

Article III

The Executive Power is vested in the King, or in the Queen if she has succeeded to the Crown pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 or Article 7 or Article 44 of this Constitution. When the Executive Power is thus vested in the Queen, she has all the rights and obligations which pursuant to this Constitution and the Law of the Land are possessed by the King.

Article IV

The King or the Queen shall at all times profess the Evangelical Lutheran faith, and uphold and protect the same.

Article V

The Monarch is sacred; they cannot be censured or accused of crime. The responsibility rests with their Council.

Article VI

The order of succession is lineal, so that only a child born in lawful wedlock of the Queen or King, or of one who is herself or himself entitled to the succession may succeed, and so that the nearest line shall take precedence over the more remote and the elder in the line over the younger.
An unborn child shall also be included among those entitled to the succession and shall immediately take her or his proper place in the line of succession as soon as she or he is born into the world.
The right of succession shall not, however, belong to any person who is not born in the direct line of descent from the last reigning Queen or King or a sister or brother thereof, or is herself or himself a sister or brother thereof.
When a Princess or Prince entitled to succeed to the Crown of Skelleftella is born, her or his name and time of birth shall be notified to the first Folkenlinset in session and be entered in the record of its proceedings.

Article VII

If there is no Princess or Prince entitled to the succession, the Monarch may propose their successor to the Folkenlinset, which has the right to make the choice if the Monarch's proposal is accepted or not.

Article VIII

The age of majority of the Monarch shall be laid down by law.
As soon as the Monarch has attained the age prescribed by law, they shall make a public declaration that he is of age.

Article IX

As soon as the Monarch, being of age, accedes to the government, they shall take the following oath before the Folkenlinset: "I promise and swear that I will govern the United Northern Kingdom of Skelleftella in accordance with its Constitution and Laws, preserving such Constitution and Laws, and rule within the bound of our Constitution; so help me God, the Almighty and Omniscient."
If the Folkenlinset is not in session at the time, the oath shall be made in writing in the Council of State and be repeated solemnly by the Monarch at the first subsequent Folkenlinset.

Article X

The Monarch shall reside in the Realm and may not, without the consent of the Folkenlinset and the Council of State, remain outside the Realm for more than six months at a time, otherwise they shall have forfeited, for their person, the right to the Crown.
The Monarch may not accept any other crown or government without the consent of the Folkenlinset, for which two thirds of the votes are required.

Article XI

The Monarch themself chooses a Council from among Skelleftellan citizens who are entitled to vote by law. This Council shall consist of a Prime Minister and at least seven other Members.
The Monarch apportions the business among the Members of the Council of State, as they deems appropriate. Under extraordinary circumstances, besides the ordinary Members of the Council of State, the Monarch may summon other Skelleftellan citizens, although not a member of the Folkenlinset, to take a seat in the Council of State.

Article XII

During their travels within the Realm, the Monarch may delegate the administration of the Realm to the Council of State. The Council of State shall conduct the government in the Monarch's name and on their behalf. It shall scrupulously observe the provisions of this Constitution, as well as such particular directives in conformity therewith as the Monarch may instruct.
The matters of business shall be decided by voting, where in the event of the votes being equal, the Prime Minister, or in their absence the highest-ranking Member of the Council of State who is present, shall have two votes.
The Council of State shall make a report to the Monarch on matters of business which it thus decides.

Article XIII

The Monarch may appoint State Secretaries to assist Members of the Council of State with their duties outside the Council of State. Each State Secretary shall act on behalf of the Member of the Council of State to whom they are attached to the extent determined by that Member.

Article XIV

Any person who holds a seat in the Council of State has the duty to submit their application to resign once the Folkenlinset has passed a vote of no confidence against that Member of the Council of State or against the Council of State as a whole.
The Monarch is bound to grant such an application to resign.
Once the Folkenlinset has passed a vote of no confidence, only such business may be conducted as is required for the proper discharge of duties.

Article XV

The Monarch ordains all public church services and public worship, all meetings and assemblies dealing with religious matters, and ensures that public teachers of religion follow the norms prescribed for them.

Article XVI

The Monarch may issue and repeal ordinances relating to commerce, customs, all livelihoods and the police, although these must not conflict with the Constitution or with the laws passed by the Folkenlinset.

Article XVII

As a general rule the Monarch shall provide for the collection of the taxes and duties imposed by the Folkenlinset.

Article XVIII

The Monarch shall ensure that the properties and prerogatives of the State are utilized and administered in the manner determined by the Folkenlinset and in the best interests of the general public.

Article XIX

The Monarch shall have the right in the Council of State to pardon criminals after sentence has been passed. The criminal shall have the choice of accepting the Monarch's pardon or submitting to the penalty imposed.
In proceedings which the Monarch causes to be brought before the Court of Impeachment, no pardon other than deliverance from the death penalty may be granted, unless the Folkenlinset has given its consent thereto.

Article XX

The Monarch shall choose and appoint, after consultation with their Council of State, all senior civil, ecclesiastical and military officials. Before the appointment is made, such officials shall swear or, if by law exempted from taking the oath, solemnly declare obedience and allegiance to the Constitution and the Monarch, although senior officials who are not Skelleftellan nationals may by law be exempted from this duty. The Royal Princes and Princesses must not hold senior civil offices.

Article XXI

The Prime Minister and the other Members of the Council of State, together with the State Secretaries, may be dismissed by the Monarch without any prior court judgment, after they have heard the opinion of the Council of State and the Folkenlinset on the subject. The same applies to senior officials employed in government offices or in the diplomatic or consular service, to the highest-ranking civil and ecclesiastical officials, commanders of regiments and other military formations, commandants of forts and officers commanding warships. Whether pensions should be granted to senior officials thus dismissed shall be determined by the next Folkenlinset. In the interval they shall receive two thirds of their previous pay.
Other senior officials may only be suspended by the Monarch, and must then without delay be charged before the Courts, but they may not, except by court judgment, be dismissed nor, against their will, transferred.
All senior officials may, without a prior court judgment, be discharged from office upon attaining the statutory age limit.

Article XXII

The Monarch may bestow orders upon whomever they pleases, as a reward for distinguished services, and such orders must be publicly announced, but no rank or title other than that attached to any office. The order exempts no one from the common duties and burdens of citizens, nor does it carry with it any preferential admission to senior official posts in the State. Senior officials honourably discharged from office retain the title and rank of their office. This does not apply, however, to Members of the Council of State or the State Secretaries.
No personal, or mixed, hereditary privileges may henceforth be granted to anyone.

Article XXIII

The Monarch chooses and dismisses, at their own discretion, their Royal Household and Court Officials.

Article XXIV

The Monarch is the Commander-in-Chief of the land and naval forces of the Realm. These forces may not be increased or reduced without the consent of the Folkenlinset. They may not be transferred to the service of foreign powers, nor may the military forces of any foreign power, except auxiliary forces assisting against hostile attack, be brought into the Realm without the consent of the Folkenlinset.
The territorial army and the other troops which cannot be classed as troops of the line must never, without the consent of the Folkenlinset, be employed outside the borders of the Realm.

Article XXV

The Monarch has the right to call up troops, to engage in hostilities in defence of the Realm and to make peace, to conclude and denounce conventions, to send and to receive diplomatic envoys.
Treaties on matters of special importance, and, in all cases, treaties whose implementation, according to the Constitution, necessitates a new law or a decision by the Folkenlinset, are not binding until the Folkenlinset has given its consent thereto.

Article XXVI

All Members of the Council of State shall, unless lawfully absent, attend the Council of State and no decision may be adopted there unless more than half the number of members are present.
A Member of the Council of State who does not profess the official religion of the State shall not take part in proceedings on matters which concern the State Church.

Article XXVII

Proposals regarding appointments to senior official posts and other matters of importance shall be presented in the Council of State by the Member under whose department they come, and such matters shall be dealt with by him in accordance with the decision adopted in the Council of State. However, matters strictly relating to military command may, to the extent determined by the Monarch, be excepted from proceedings in the Council of State.

Article XXVIII

If a Member of the Council of State is prevented due to lawful absence from attending the meeting and from presenting the matters that fall within his competence, these shall be presented by another Member temporarily appointed by the Monarch for the purpose.
If so many Members are lawfully prevented from attending that not more than half of the stipulated number are present, the requisite number of other men or women shall be temporarily appointed to take a seat in the Council of State.

Article XXIX

All the proceedings of the Council of State shall be entered in its records. Diplomatic matters which the Council of State decides to keep secret shall be entered in a special record. The same applies to military command matters which the Council of State decides to keep secret.
Everyone who has a seat in the Council of State has the duty frankly to express their opinion, to which the Monarch is bound to listen. But it rests with the Monarch to make a decision according to their own judgment.
If any Member of the Council of State is of the opinion that the Monarch's decision conflicts with the form of government or the laws of the Realm, it is their duty to make strong remonstrances against it, as well as to enter his opinion in the records. A Member who has not thus protested is deemed to have been in agreement with the Monarch, and shall be answerable in such manner as may be subsequently decided, and may be impeached by the Folkenlinset before the Court of Impeachment.

Article XXX

All decisions drawn up by the Monarch shall, in order to become valid, be countersigned. The decisions relating to military command are countersigned by the person who has presented the matter, while other decisions are countersigned by the Prime Minister or, if they has not been present, by the highest-ranking Member of the Council of State present.

Article XXXI

The decisions adopted by the Government during the Monarch's absence shall be drawn up in the Monarch's name and be signed by the Council of State.

Article XXXII

The Monarch shall make provisions concerning titles for those who are entitled to succeed to the Crown.

Article XXXIII

As soon as the heir to the Throne has completed her or his eighteenth year, she or he is entitled to take a seat in the Council of State, although without a vote or responsibility.

Article XXXIV

A Princess or Prince entitled to succeed to the Crown of Skelleftella may not marry without the consent of the Monarch. Nor may she or he accept any other crown or government without the consent of the incumbent Monarch and the Folkenlinset; for the consent of the Storting two thirds of the votes are required.
If she or he acts contrary to this rule, they and their descendants forfeit their right to the Throne of Skelleftella.

Article XXXV

The Royal Princes and Princesses shall not personally be answerable to anyone other than the Monarch, or whomever they decrees to sit in judgment on them.

Article XXXVI

If the Monarch dies and the heir to the Throne is still under age, the Council of State shall immediately summon the Folkenlinset.

Article XXXVII

Until the Folkenlinset has assembled and made provisions for the government during the minority of the Monarch, the Council of State shall be responsible for the administration of the Realm in accordance with the Constitution.

Article XXXVIII

If the Monarch is absent from the Realm unless commanding in the field, or if they are so ill that they cannot attend to the government, the person next entitled to succeed to the Throne shall, provided that they have attained the age stipulated for the Monarch's majority, conduct the government as the temporary executor of the Royal Powers. If this is not the case, the Council of State will conduct the administration of the Realm.

Article XXXIX

The choice of trustees to conduct the government on behalf of the Monarch during their minority shall be undertaken by the Folkenlinset.

Article XXXX

The Princess or Prince who, in the cases mentioned in Article 38, conducts the government shall make the following oath in writing before the Folkenlinset: "I promise and swear that I will conduct the government in accordance with the Constitution, and rule within the bound of our Constitution; and the Laws, so help me God, the Almighty and Omniscient".
If the Folkenlinset is not in session at the time, the oath shall be made in the Council of State and later be presented to the next Folkenlinset.
The Princess or Prince who has once made the oath shall not repeat it later.

Article XXXXI

As soon as their conduct of the government ceases, the trustees shall submit to the Monarch and the Folkenlinset an account of the same.

Article XXXXII

If the persons concerned fail to summon the Folkenlinset immediately in accordance with Article 36, it becomes the unconditional duty of the Supreme Court, as soon as four weeks have elapsed, to arrange for the Folkenlinset to be summoned.

Article XXXXIII

The supervision of the education of the Monarch during their minority should, if both their parents are dead and neither of them has left any written directions thereon, be determined by the Folkenlinset.

Article XXXXIV

If the Royal Line has died out, and no successor to the Throne has been designated, then a new Queen or King shall be chosen by the Folkenlinset. Meanwhile, the Executive Power shall be exercised in accordance with Article 37.

Article XXXXV

The people exercise the Legislative Power through the Folkenlinset, which may be dissolved by the Monarch under the supervision of the Prime Minister, which will result in an election as soon as possible within 4 months.

Article XXXXVI

Those entitled to vote in elections to the Folkenlinset are Skelleftellan citizens, men and women, who, at the latest in the year when the election is held, have completed their eighteenth year.
The extent, however, to which Skelleftellan citizens who on Election Day are resident outside the Realm but who satisfy the aforementioned conditions are entitled to vote shall be determined by law.
Rules may be laid down by law concerning the right to vote of persons otherwise entitled to vote who on Election Day are manifestly suffering from a seriously weakened mental state or a reduced level of consciousness.

Article XXXXVII

The rules on the keeping of the electoral register and on the registration in the register of persons entitled to vote shall be determined by law.

Article XXXXVIII

The right to vote is lost by persons:
a) sentenced for heavy criminal offences, in accordance with the relevant provisions laid down by law;
b) entering the service of a foreign power without the consent of the Government.

Article XXXXIX

An election shall be held every four year after the last election unless in the situation as prescribed in Article 45.

Article L

The election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by law. Disputes regarding the right to vote shall be settled by the election officials, whose decision may be appealed to the Folkenlinset.

Article LI

The number of representatives to be elected to the Folkenlinset and the constituencies shall be determined by law determined by an independent electoral authority.

Article LII

The election shall be held separately for each municipality. At the polls votes shall be cast directly for representatives to the Folkenlinset, together with their proxies, to represent the entire constituency.

Article LII

The election of representatives of constituencies is based on proportional representation and the seats are distributed among the political parties in accordance with the following rules. The total number of votes cast for each party within each separate constituency is divided by 1.4, 3, 5, 7 and so on until the number of votes cast is divided as many times as the number of seats that the party in question may be expected to obtain. The party which in accordance with the foregoing obtains the largest quotient is allotted the first seat, while the second seat is allotted to the party with the second largest quotient, and so on until all the seats are distributed.The total number of seats in the Folkenlinset to be held by each party is determined by applying the rules concerning the distribution of constituency seats correspondingly to the entire Realm.
Specific provisions concerning the distribution among the constituencies of the seats allotted to the parties shall be determined by law.

Article LIII

Whether and in what manner those entitled to vote may deliver their ballot papers, without personal attendance at the election, shall be determined by law.

Article LIV

No one may be elected as a representative unless he or she is entitled to vote.

Article LV

Officials who are employed in government ministries, except however State Secretaries and political advisers, may not be elected as representatives. The same applies to Members of the Supreme Court and officials employed in the diplomatic or consular services.
Members of the Council of State may not attend meetings of the Folkenlinset as representatives while holding a seat in the Council of State. Nor may State Secretaries attend as representatives while holding their appointments, and political advisers in government ministries may not attend meetings of the Folkenlinset as long as they hold their positions.

Article LVI

It is the duty of anyone who is elected as a representative to accept such election, unless:
a) They are elected outside the constituency in which he is entitled to vote.
b) They, as a representative attended all the sessions of the Storting following the previous election.
c) They are a member of a political party and he is elected on a list of candidates which has not been issued by that party.
Rules for the time within which and the manner in which anyone who has the right to refuse election shall assert this right shall be prescribed by law.
It shall similarly be prescribed by law by what date and in which manner anyone who is elected as representative for two or more constituencies shall state which election they will accept.

Article LVII

The representatives elected shall be furnished with credentials, the validity of which shall be adjudged by the Folkenlinset.

Article LVIII

Every representative and proxy called to the Folkenlinset shall be entitled to receive from the Treasury such reimbursement as is prescribed by law for travelling expenses to and from the Folkenlinset, and from the Folkenlinset to their home and back again during vacations lasting at least fourteen days.
They shall further be entitled to remuneration, likewise prescribed by law, for attending the Folkenlinset.

Article LVIII

Representatives on their way to and from the Folkenlinset, as well as during their attendance there, shall be exempt from personal arrest, unless they are apprehended in public crimes, nor may they be called to account outside the meetings of the Folkenlinset for opinions expressed there. Every representative shall be bound to conform to the rules of procedure therein adopted.

Article LIX

The representatives elected in the aforesaid manner shall constitute the Folkenlinset of the United Northern Kingdom of Skelleftella.

Article LX

The Folkenlinset shall as a rule assemble on the first weekday in March every year in the capital of the Realm, unless the Monarch, by reason of extraordinary circumstances, such as hostile invasion or infectious disease, designates another town in the Realm for the purpose. Such a decision must be publicly announced in good time.

Article LXI

When the Folkenlinset is not assembled, it may be summoned by the Monarch if they finds it necessary.

Article LXII

The members of the Folkenlinset function for four successive years after the result of the last election was announced (except in the condition stated in Article 45).

Article LXIII

The Folkenlinset nominates a Speaker, three Deputy Speakers, and a Secretary. The Folkenlinset may not hold a meeting unless at least half of its Members are present. However, Bills concerning amendments to the Constitution may not be dealt with unless at least two thirds of the Members of the Folkenlinset are present.

Article LXIV

As soon as the Folkenlinset is constituted, the Monarch, or whoever they appoints for the purpose, shall open its proceedings with a speech, in which he shall inform it of the state of the Realm and of the issues to which he particularly desires to call the attention of the Folkenlinset. No deliberations may take place in the presence of the Monarch.
When the proceedings of the Folkenlinset have been opened, the Prime Minister and the Members of the Council of State have the right to attend the Folkenlinset and, like its Members, although without voting, to take part in any proceedings conducted in open session, while in matters discussed in closed session only insofar as permitted by the Folkenlinset.

Article LXV

It devolves upon the Folkenlinset:
a) to enact and repeal laws; to impose taxes, duties, customs and other public charges, which shall not, however, remain operative beyond 31 December of the succeeding year, unless they are expressly renewed by a new Folkenlinset;
b) to raise loans in the name of the Realm;
c) to supervise the economic affairs of the Realm;
d) to appropriate the moneys necessary to meet government expenditure;
e) to decide how much shall be paid annually to the Monarch for the Royal Household, and to determine the Royal Family's appanage which may not, however, consist of real property;
f) to have submitted to it the records of the Council of State, and all public reports and documents;
g) to have communicated to it the treaties which the Monarch, on behalf of the State, has concluded with foreign powers;
h) to have the right to require anyone, the Monarch and the Royal Family excepted, to appear before it on matters of State; the exception does not, however, apply to the Royal Princes and Royal Princesses if they hold any public office;
i) to review the provisional lists of salaries and pensions and to make therein such alterations as it deems necessary;
j) to appoint an auditor, who shall annually examine the State Accounts and publish extracts of the same in print, for which purpose the Accounts shall be submitted to the auditors within six months of the end of the year for which the appropriations of the Folkenlinset have been made, and to adopt provisions concerning the procedure for authorizing the accounts of government accounting officials;
k) to appoint a person, not a member of the Folkenlinset, in a manner prescribed by law, to supervise the public administration and all who work in its service, to assure that no injustice is done against the individual citizen;
l) to naturalize aliens.

Article LXVI

Every Bill shall first be proposed in the Folkenlinset, either by one of its own Members, or by the Government through a Member of the Council of State.
Once the Bill is passed there, a new deliberation is to take place in the Folkenlinset, which either approves or rejects it. In the latter case the Bill, with the comments appended by the Folkenlinset, shall again be taken into consideration by the Folkenlinset, which either shelves the Bill or approves it with the said comments.
Between each such deliberation there shall be an interval of at least three days.

Article LXVII

When a Bill has been approved by the Folkenlinset in two consecutive meetings, it is sent to the Monarch with a request that it may receive the Royal Assent.

Article LXVIII

If the Monarch assents to the Bill, they appends their signature, whereby it becomes law.
If they does not assent to it, they returns it to the Folkenlinset with a statement that they does not for the time being find it expedient to give their assent. In that case the Bill must not again be submitted to the Monarch by the Folkenlinset then assembled.

Article LXIX

If a Bill has been passed unaltered by two sessions of the Folkenlinset, constituted after two separate successive elections and separated from each other by at least two intervening sessions of the Folkenlinset, without a divergent Bill having been passed by any Folkenlinset in the period between the first and last adoption, and it is then submitted to the Monarch with a petition that His/Her Majesty shall not refuse their assent to a Bill which, after the most mature deliberation, the Folkenlinset considers to be beneficial, it shall become law even if the Royal Assent is not accorded before the Folkenlinset goes into recess.

Article LXX

The Folkenlinset shall remain in session as long as it deems it necessary and shall terminate its proceedings when it has concluded its business.
In accordance with the rules of procedure adopted by the Folkenlinset, the proceedings may be resumed, but they shall terminate not later than the last Sunday in the month of September.
Within this time the Monarch shall communicate his decision with regard to the Bills that have not already been decided, by either confirming or rejecting them. All those which they does not expressly accept are deemed to have been rejected by them.

Article LXXI

All Acts (with the exception of those mentioned in Article 69) are drawn up in the name of the Monarch, under the seal of the Realm of Skelleftella, and in the following terms; «We, X, make it publicly known: that the decision of the Folkenlinset of the date stated has been laid before Us: (here follows the decision). In consequence whereof We have assented to and confirmed, as We hereby do assent to and confirm the same as Law under Our Hand and the Seal of the Realm.»

Article LXXII

The Folkenlinset may obtain the opinion of the Supreme Court on points of law.

Article LXXIII

The Folkenlinset shall meet in open session, and its proceedings shall be published in print, except in those cases where a majority decides to the contrary.

Article LXXIV

Any person who obeys an order, the purpose of which is to disturb the liberty and security of the Folkenlinset, is thereby guilty of treason against the Country.

Article LXXV

The Court of Impeachment pronounces judgment in the first and last instance in such proceedings as are brought by the Folkenlinset against Members of the Council of State or of the Supreme Court or of the Folkenlinset for criminal or other unlawful conduct in cases where they have breached their constitutional obligations.
The specific rules concerning indictment by the Folkenlinset in accordance with this Article shall be determined by law. However, the limitation period for the institution of indictment proceedings before the Court of Impeachment may not be set at less than 15 years.
The judges of the Court of Impeachment comprise six Members elected by the Folkenlinset and the five longest-serving, permanently appointed Members of the Supreme Court, including the President of the Supreme Court. The Folkenlinset elects the Members and their deputies for a period of six years. A Member of the Council of State or of the Folkenlinset may not be elected as a Member of the Court of Impeachment. In the Court of Impeachment the President of the Supreme Court shall preside.
Any person sitting in the Court of Impeachment who has been elected by the Folkenlinset shall not lose their seat in the Court if the period for which they are elected expires before the Court of Impeachment has concluded the proceedings in the case. Nor shall a Justice of the Supreme Court who is a Member of the Court of Impeachment lose their seat in the Court, even if they resigns as a Member of the Supreme Court.

Article LXXVI

Specific provisions as to the composition of the Court of Impeachment and its procedures shall be laid down by law.

Article LXXVII

The Supreme Court pronounces judgment in the final instance. Nevertheless, limitations on the right to bring a case before the Supreme Court may be prescribed by law.
The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and at least four other Members, called Member Justice.

Article LXXVIII

The judgments of the Supreme Court may be repealed by a judgment set by the future Supreme Court.

Article LXXIX

No one may be appointed a member of the Supreme Court before reaching 21 years of age, having an appropriate education related to laws and having an experience of being a judge in the lower court laid down by law for at least 2 years.

Article LXXX

To senior official posts in the State that may be appointed, only Skelleftellan citizens, who speak the language of the Country, and who at the same time
a) either were born in the Realm of parents who were then subjects of the State;
b) or were born in a foreign country of Skelleftellan parents who were not at that time subjects of another State;
c) or hereafter have resided for ten years in the Realm;
d) or have been naturalized by the Folkenlinset.
Others may, however, be appointed as teachers at the university and institutions of higher learning, as medical practitioners and as consuls in places abroad.

Article LXXXI

In order to safeguard international peace and security or to promote the international rule of law and cooperation between nations, the Folkenlinset may, by a three-fourths majority, consent that an international organization to which Skelleftella adheres or will adhere shall have the right, within objectively defined fields, to exercise powers which in accordance with this Constitution are normally vested in the Skelleftellan authorities, although not the power to alter this Constitution. For the Folkenlinset to grant such consent, at least two thirds of the Members of the Folkenlinset shall be present, as required for proceedings for amending the Constitution.
The provisions of this Article do not apply in cases of membership in an international organization, whose decisions only have application for Skelleftella purely under international law.

Article LXXXII

The first, or if this is not possible, the second ordinary Folkenlinset, shall make provision for the publication of a new general civil and criminal code. However the currently applicable laws of the State shall remain in force, provided they do not conflict with this Constitution or with such provisional ordinances as may be issued in the meantime.
The existing permanent taxes shall likewise remain operative until the next Folkenlinset.

Article LXXXIII

No dispensations, protection from civil arrest, moratoriums or redresses may be granted after the new general code has entered into force.

Article LXXXIV

No one may be convicted except according to law, or be punished except after a court judgment. Interrogation by torture must not take place.

Article LXXXV

No law can be given retroactive effect. Retroactive judgment of a law shall not be considered valid in any circumstances.

Article LXXXVI

When special fees are paid to officials of the Courts of Justice, no further payment shall be made to the Treasury in respect of the same matter.

Article LXXXVII

No one may be taken into custody except in the cases determined by law and in the manner prescribed by law. For unwarranted arrest, or illegal detention, the officer concerned is accountable to the person imprisoned.
The Government is not entitled to employ military force against citizens of the State, except in accordance with the forms prescribed by law, unless any assembly disturbs the public peace and does not immediately disperse after the Articles of the Statute Book relating to riots have been read out clearly three times by the civil authority.

Article LXXXVIII

There shall be freedom of expression.
No person may be held liable in law for having imparted or received information, ideas or messages unless this can be justified in relation to the grounds for freedom of expression, which are the seeking of truth, the promotion of democracy and the individual's freedom to form opinions. Such legal liability shall be prescribed by law.
Everyone shall be free to speak his mind frankly on the administration of the State and on any other subject whatsoever. Limitations to this right may only be imposed when particularly weighty considerations so justify in relation to the grounds for freedom of expression.
Censorship and other preventive measures shall not be applied unless so required in order to protect children and young persons from the harmful influence of moving pictures, and such censorship and other preventive shall be defined in a law. Censorship of letters may only be imposed in detention institutions specified by a law.
Everyone has a right of access to documents of the State and municipal administration and a right to follow the proceedings of the courts and democratically elected bodies. Limitations to this right may be prescribed by law to protect the privacy of the individual or for other weighty reasons.
It is the responsibility of the authorities of the State to create conditions that facilitate open and enlightened public discourse.

Article LXXXIX

New and permanent privileges implying restrictions on the freedom of trade and industry must not in future be granted to anyone.

Article LXXXX

Search of private homes shall not be made except in criminal cases.

Article LXXXXI

Asylum for the protection of debtors shall not be granted to such persons as hereafter become bankrupt.

Article LXXXXII

Land and goods may in no case be made subject to forfeiture.

Article LXXXXIII

If the welfare of the State requires that any person shall surrender his movable or immovable property for the public use, they shall receive full compensation from the Treasury.

Article LXXXXIV

The purchase money, as well as the revenues of the landed property constituting ecclesiastical benefices, shall be applied solely to the benefit of the clergy and to the promotion of education. The property of charitable institutions shall be applied solely to the benefit of the institutions themselves.

Article LXXXXV

Allodial right and the right of primogeniture shall not be abolished. The specific conditions under which these rights shall continue for the greatest benefit of the State and to the best advantage of the rural population shall be determined by the first or second subsequent Folkenlinset.

Article LXXXXVI

No earldoms, baronies, entailed estates or fideicommissa may be created in the future. Feudalism shall not be, in any circumstances be created in the realm.

Article LXXXXVII

As a general rule every citizen of the State is equally bound to serve in the defence of the Country for a specific period, irrespective of birth or fortune.
The application of this principle, and the restrictions to which it shall be subject, shall be determined by law.

Article LXXXXVIII

It is the responsibility of the authorities of the State to create conditions enabling every person capable of work to earn a living by their work.
Specific provisions concerning the right of employees to co-determination at their work place shall be laid down by law.

Article LXXXXVIII

It is the responsibility of the authorities of the State to create conditions enabling the Inuit people to preserve and develop its language, culture and way of life.

Article LXXXXIX

Every person has a right to an environment that is conducive to health and to natural surroundings whose productivity and diversity are preserved. Natural resources should be made use of on the basis of comprehensive long-term considerations whereby this right will be safeguarded for future generations as well.
In order to safeguard their right in accordance with the foregoing paragraph, citizens are entitled to be informed of the state of the natural environment and of the effects of any encroachments on nature that are planned or commenced.
The State authorities shall issue further provisions for the implementation of these principles.

Article C

It is the responsibility of the authorities of the State to respect and ensure human rights. Specific provisions for the implementation of treaties hereof shall be determined by law.

Article CI

The form and colours of the Skelleftellan Flag shall be determined by law.

Article CII

If experience shows that any part of this Constitution of the United Northern Kingdom of Skelleftella ought to be amended, the proposal to this effect shall be submitted to the first, second or third Folkenlinset after a new General Election and be publicly announced in print. But it shall be left to the first, second or third Folkenlinset after the following General Election to decide whether or not the proposed amendment shall be adopted. Such amendment must never, however, contradict the principles embodied in this Constitution, but solely relate to modifications of particular provisions which do not alter the spirit of the Constitution, and such amendment requires that two thirds of the Folkenlinset agree thereto.
An amendment to the Constitution adopted in the manner aforesaid shall be signed by the Speaker, Deputy Speakers and the Secretary of the Folkenlinset, and shall be sent to the Monarch for public announcement in print, as an applicable provision of the Constitution of the United Northern Kingdom of Skelleftella.