The Royal Decree of the Grand Senate of the United Kingdom of Thegye

According to the will of His Grand Majesty, Ulysses Ceasse Regnus, by the Grace of the Gods, Diarch of the United Kingdom of Thegye, King of the Thessilians, Lord Protector of the Norald Republic, Prince-Regent of the Dutchy of Lutara, Emperor of the South, and Her Enlightened Majesty, Lauria Triaria Carolina, by the Grace of the Gods, Diarch of the United Kingdom of Thegye, Matriarch of the House of Triarius, Princess of the Roamnzi, this decree is hereby enacted, carrying the full weight of law, on the First day of January in the Year of Thegye Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Two.

Article I – Of Their Majesties, the Diarchs of the United Kingdom of Thegye

 * 1.1	The power of the State shall rest upon Their Majesties, the Diarchs, and upon their legitimate heirs. Their powers shall not be altered, reduced, or infringed without consent of Their Majesties, the Diarchs. This power shall be duly exercised in the form of Royal Decrees.
 * 1.2	The power of the Royal Decree is hereby granted exclusively to Their Majesties, the Diarchs.
 * 1.3	The power of Assent is granted exclusively to Their Majesties, the Diarchs. No Law, Decree, Act, or Legislation of any kind may be enacted without the assent of one Diarch. No amendment to this Decree or any Royal Decree may be enacted without the consent of both Diarchs and a two-thirds majority vote of the Grand Senate.
 * 1.4	The power of Judicial Appointments is granted exclusively to Their Majesties, the Diarchs. The Diarchs alone, directly or through a legal designate, may appoint Judges, Magistrates, and Justices.
 * 1.5	The power of Succession is granted exclusively to Their Majesties, the Diarchs.
 * 1.6	The power of Appointment is granted exclusively to Their Majesties, the Diarchs, who may, upon the advice of the Grand Senate, appoint their Premier and Lord Chancellor.

Article II – Of the Grand Senate of the United Kingdom of Thegye

 * 2.1	The Grand Senate of the United Kingdom of Thegye is hereby established, tasked with the creation of new Laws, Decrees, Acts, and any Legislation by a majority vote. This body shall be comprised of an elected, eligible citizen of Thegye from each recognized constituency. This body shall exercise any right not reserved exclusively for another body.
 * 2.2	The Senate is exclusively empowered to declare war and negotiate treaties on behalf of the Kingdom by a majority vote.
 * 2.3	The Senate, by a majority vote, may advise Their Majesties, the Diarchs, in the appointment of a Premier from amongst the members of the Senate. The Senate may advise, by a majority vote, Their Majesties, the Diarchs, in the appointment of a Lord Chancellor, who shall administer the business of the body according to the Orders of the Grand Senate.
 * 2.4	The Senate is exclusively empowered to declare the Orders of the Grand Senate, which shall properly administer the actions, procedures, and rules of the entire body.
 * 2.5	All duly elected members of the Senate shall be considered equal within the Senate.

Article III – Of the Premier and the Lord Chancellor

 * 3.1	The Premier shall be established as the leader of the government, with exclusive rights in that regard, and shall serve at the pleasure of Their Majesties, the Diarchs.
 * 3.2	The Premier is exclusively empowered to appoint Deputies and Ministers, with the consent of a majority vote within the Senate, who shall be tasked with administering the various Ministries of Government.
 * 3.3	The Lord Chancellor shall be established, with exclusive rights within the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of Their Majesties, the Diarchs.
 * 3.4	The Lord Chancellor is exclusively empowered to administer the business of the Senate and declare the passage of Legislation, keep the records of the Senate, and enter Legislation into the Royal Ledger. The Lord Chancellor is exclusively empowered to expel disorderly members of the Senate, with or without the advice of the Senate.
 * 3.5	The Premier may not serve as Lord Chancellor, nor may the Lord Chancellor serve as the Premier. The Lord Chancellor may not hold any office other than Lord Chancellor.

Article IV – Of the Citizens of the United Kingdom of Thegye

 * 4.1	Their Majesties, the Diarchs, shall be granted the exclusive right to declare citizens.
 * 4.2	Persons seeking citizenship shall meet the requirements set forth by the Senate.
 * 4.3	Citizens of Thegye shall be granted the right to speak freely without censure, to write and publish freely without censure, to read freely without censure, to worship freely without censure, and to be given the ancient judicial rights of the freedmen, except wherein the exercise of these rights would threaten or endanger.

Enactment
This Royal Decree is hereby enacted in full and with the authority granted by the Gods to Their Majesties, the Diarchs of the United Kingdom of Thegye.