We, Myshaus XXII, the king of Mouse land by the Grace of God, the Great King of Myshkin, etc. make known herewith that the Constitution dated October 8, 1995 is granted to the Mouse land with the assent of our Parliament.
Chapter I. THE KINGDOM
Article 1.
The MouseLand Kingdom is the union of all lands belonging to the great family of Myshaus in the town of Myshkin, Yaroslavl region, Russia: the Mouse museum, mansions and lands, forests and fields of Myshaus vassals. More over, the MouseLand Kingdom comprises the possessions of Myshaus vassals in Moscow, Russia and in other countries of the world. The Mouse museum in the town of Myshkin is the residence of king Myshaus.
Article 2.
The Kingdom is a constitutional hereditary monarchy on a democratic and parliamentary basis; the state authority is implemented and secured with the King and the people, originates from them and is executed by them in accordance with the directions of this Constitution.
Article 3.
The succession to the hereditary MouseLand Royal throne, the coming-of-age of the King and King’s heir, as well as the conditions of regency, if necessary, are determined by the laws of the ruling Royal house.
Article 4.
Any changes of the borders of the state territory or of its separate communes, the formation of new or the merging of the existing communes may take place only by the decision of Parliament approved by the King.
Article 5.
The state coat of arms is the MouseLand Royal house coat of arms. The national colors are white, blue and red.
Article 6.
Russian and English are the state and official languages.
Chapter II. THE KING
Article 7.
The King is the Head of State and he shall exercise his rights for the state authority in accordance with the articles of Constitution and other laws. His personality is sacred and inviolable.
Article 8.
The King represents the State in all of its relations with foreign countries, with a necessary participation of Government. Treaties by which national territory is ceded, national property alienated, rights of sovereignty or State prerogatives disposed of, any new burden for the State or its citizens imposed or any obligation to the detriment of the rights of the People of the State contracted shall not be valid unless they have received the assent of the Parliament.
Article 9.
Every law shall require the sanction of the King in order to acquire validity.
Article 10.
The King shall take, through the Government, and independently of the Parliament, the steps required for the execution and administration of the laws, and any action required in pursuance of the powers of administration and supervision, and shall issue the requisite ordinances. In urgent cases he shall take the necessary measures for the security and welfare of the State.
Article 11.
The King shall appoint the State officials in conformity with the provisions of the present Constitution. New permanent official posts may be created only with the assent of the Parliament.
Article 12.
The King shall possess the prerogative of remitting, mitigating or commuting sentences which have been legally pronounced, and of quashing prosecutions that have been initiated.
Article 13.
Every successor to the throne shall, before receiving the oath of allegiance, declare upon his King’s honor and dignity in a written proclamation that he will govern the Kingdom of MouseLand in conformity with the Constitution and the other laws, that he will maintain its integrity, and will observe the rights of sovereignty indivisibly and in like manner.
Chapter III. FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE
Article 14.
The supreme function of the State is to promote the general welfare of the People. For this purpose, the State shall provide for the institution and maintenance of law, and for the protection of the religious, moral and economic interests of the People.
Article 15.
The State shall exercise its supreme sovereign rights over hunting and fishing and shall protect agriculture.
Article 16.
The State shall be responsible for money circulation and the system of public credit.
Article 17.
By enacting the necessary legislation, the State shall provide for an equitable system of taxation, which shall exempt from taxation incomes below a minimum standard of living and shall impose heavier burdens on persons in higher wealth or income brackets. The financial situation of the State must be improved to the utmost possible extent and every effort must be made to open up new sources of revenue to meet public needs.
Article 18
.The State shall provide for a rapid procedure for legal actions and the execution thereof, under conditions that will safeguard material rights; it shall also provide for a system of administrative law based on the same principles.
Chapter IV. GENERAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENS
Article 19.
Every citizen shall be freely entitled to reside in any locality within the territory of the State and to acquire property of any description, provided that he observes the detailed legal regulations relating such matters.
Article 20.
Persons staying within the territory of the State shall be bound to observe its laws and shall be entitled to the protection afforded by the Constitution and the other laws.
Article 21.
The conditions under which citizenship rights may be acquired or forfeited shall be determined by law.
Article 22.
All citizens shall be equal before the law. The public offices shall be equally open to them, subject to observance of the legal regulations.
Article 23.
The inviolability of private property is guaranteed; confiscation may only take place in such cases as determined by law.
Article 24.
The enjoyment of civil and political rights shall not be dependent on religious belief nor may the latter constitute a ground for any dereliction of civil obligations.
Article 25.
Every person shall be entitled to freely express his opinion and to communicate his ideas by word of mouth or in writing, print or pictures within the limits of the law and morality; the censorship may be exercised only by moderators of the Kingdom’s sites in conformity with the laws and decisions of the King.
Article 26.
The right of free association and assembly is guaranteed within the limits prescribed by law.
Article 27.
The right to petition the Parliament and the National Committee is guaranteed; not only individuals whose rights or interests are affected but also communes and corporations are entitled to have their wishes and requests brought before the Parliament by a member of that body.
Article 28.
The right of complaint is guaranteed. Any citizen shall be entitled to lodge a complaint regarding any action or procedure on the part of a public authority or a moderator of the Kingdom’s sites which is contrary to the Constitution, the law or the official regulations and detrimental to his rights or interests.
Article 29.
All people aware of hacker technologies are obliged to protect the Kingdom’s sites, if necessary. Special resolutions in this regard will be issued on a legislative basis.
Chapter V. THE PARLIAMENT
Article 30.
The Parliament is the legal organ representing all the citizens of the State and as such has the duty of safeguarding and vindicating the rights and interest of the People in relation to the Government in conformity with the provisions of the present Constitution and also of promoting as far as possible the welfare of the King’s House and of the country while faithfully adhering to the principles laid down in this Constitution.
Article 31.
The Parliament shall consist of eleven Representatives who shall be elected by the People by universal, equal, secret and direct suffrage and on the Kingdom’s sites. Detailed regulations regarding the conduct of the elections shall be laid down in a special law.
Article 32.
The Representatives shall be elected for two years. Representatives shall be eligible for re-election. In case of serious grounds the meeting of voter groups to which the Representative belongs is entitled to recall him from Parliament.
Article 33.
The King has the right, subject to the exception laid down in the following paragraph, to convene the Parliament, to close it, and, on warrantable grounds, which must on each occasion be communicated to the assembled Parliament, to prorogue it for three months or to dissolve it. The prorogation, closing or dissolution of the Parliament may only be proclaimed before the assembled Parliament. In pursuance of a substantiated written request submitted by not less than 4,000 citizens entitled to vote or of a resolution adopted by the communal assemblies of not less than twelve communes, the Parliament must be convened. Subject to the same conditions as in the preceding paragraph, 6,000 citizens entitled to vote or twenty communes, who have adopted resolutions to that effect at their communal assemblies, may demand a referendum with regard to the dissolution of the Parliament.
Article 49.
The parliamentary debates will be held at a special forum in the Internet.
Article 50.
At its first regularly convened sitting, the Parliament shall proceed, under the chairmanship of its oldest member, to the election of a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman from among its members to direct its business for the current year.
Article 51.
The members of the Parliament shall vote solely according to their oath and their convictions.
Article 52.
For a decision of the Parliament to be valid, at least two-thirds of the statutory number of Representatives must be present and it must be adopted by an absolute majority of the members present.
Article 53.
In particular, the following matters shall fall within the sphere of activity of the Parliament:
- a) participation in the work of legislation in accordance with the Constitution;
- b) participation in the conclusion of State treaties;
- c) the establishment of annual budget and the authorization of taxes and other public dues;
- d) resolutions on credits, pledges and loans chargeable to the State, and the purchase and sale of State property;
- e) the resolution on the annual report furnished annually by the Government on the whole of the State administration;
- f) the submission of suggestions and complaints with regard to the State administration as a whole and its various branches.
Article 54.
The Parliament shall have the right of control over the whole of the State administration; it shall exercise this right through an audit committee which it shall elect.
Article 55.
Unless it contains any other stipulation, a law shall come into force on the expiry of eight days after the date of its publication on the main site of the Kingdom.
Article 56.
The Parliament, acting in agreement with the King, shall have control over the assets of the State Treasury.
Chapter VI. THE AUTHORITIES
Article 57.
The whole of the national administration shall be conducted by the Government in the Council responsible to the King and the Parliament in conformity with the provisions of the present Constitution and the other laws.
Article 58.
The Government shall consist of the Head of the Government – the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, of two administrative counselors and of the same number of their deputies, drawn if necessary. The Head of the Government and his deputy shall be appointed by the King with the concurrence of the Parliament and on the proposal of the latter from the list eligible citizens. The period of office for the Head of the Government and his deputy shall be one year; the period of office for administrative counselors and their deputies equals the period for which the Parliament has been elected.
Article 59.
If a member of the Government, through his conduct of affairs, should lose the confidence of the People and of the Parliament, the latter may request the King to remove the member of the Government in question from his office.
Article 60.
Government business shall be dealt with partly on a collegial basis and partly on a departmental basis.
Article 61.
The Head of the Government shall submit reports by word of mouth or in writing to the King with regard to matters placed under the authority of the Sovereign.
Article 62.
The Head of the Government shall sign the decrees and orders issued by the Government in pursuance of its decisions taken in Council. He shall further exercise direct supervision over the conduct of business in the Government.
Article 63.
The Government shall be responsible for the execution of all laws and of all such tasks as may be lawfully entrusted to it by the King or the Parliament. To give effect to the laws, it shall issue the necessary implementation regulations which must, however, remain within the limits of the said laws. All organs of the national administration may only act within the limits of the Constitution and the other laws. Even in matters where the law allows the administrative authorities freedom of judgment, the limits imposed thereon by the law must be scrupulously observed.
Article 64.
The following matters in particular shall fall within the sphere of action of the Government:
- a) the surveillance over all authorities and officials placed under the Government, and the exercise of disciplinary powers in respect of officials;
- b) the allotment of the staff required for the Government and other authorities;
- c) the preparation of Government bills for submission to the Parliament and the expression of its opinion on proposals submitted to it for that purpose by the Parliament
Article 65.
The whole administration of justice shall be carried out in the name of King by judges appointed by the King and legally acknowledged by the Parliament.
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