2nd Constitution of Boundary Land

2nd Constitution of Boundary Land
We, the four patriarchs of BoundaryLand, inorder to forma better systemfor our
Republic, establishour structureof government, insure freeenterprise, provide for liberty, promote the
general forum, and secure theblessings of democracy, do ordainand establish this Constitutionfor the
United Republic of BoundaryLand.
It has been approved and revised byMatthew, Nathan, Andrew, and Jordan to beour official
and true systemof government. Our government is not to bea looseconfederation of states, but a
closeknit of quarters tied together inunison. It is to be the universal and supreme law with the ability
for changes to be made.
Article I. – Legislature
A.) The Legislatureof BoundaryLand shall becomposed of thefour officers of BoundaryLand
outlined inArticleII. The Legislature is BoundaryLand’s lawmaking body.
B.) The Legislatureof BoundaryLand is unicameral, meaning onlyoneassemblygathers.
C.) The Legislaturemust meet each time segment for two minutes, and playthe national anthem.
D.) Rules or laws can be introduced byanyone inthe Legislature, including the President. Whoever
introduces the bill maynot vote onit himself. The other three must vote yes or no, therefore
therewill always be a majorityto pass or reject the bill.
E.) If laws or rules areapproved that are deemed unfair, the dissenting officer maytake theone
who introduced themeasure into theLegislature to Court. A justice then makes a decision. See
Judiciary, Article V.
Article II. - Executive Positions
A.) BoundaryLand’s executive branch shall becomposed of four executivepositions, which
cooperativelygovernthe nation. Eachpositionshall beequal to the other positions.
B.) Each position is designated a quarter, also known interchangeablyas a quadrant, to govern. In
each quadrant, theofficer has control over nearlyall of the operations.
C.) In thedifferent quarters, all buildings, streets, public facilities, and private lands shall be
controlled bythat quarter’s owner. Eachofficer must build housing developments.
D.) President of BoundaryLand
1.) The President is designated Quadrant 1, for his sector of BoundaryLand.
2.) The President is the executive leader of BoundaryLand and directs its dayto day
operations. He is expected to lead through example and prevent disunion between the
officers. The President has theright to call theLegislaturetogether at anytime, meet
with anyof other officers, issueexecutiveorders as allowed bythe Constitution, declare
war, advisetheSecretaryof Defense, and havean undisputed escort wherever he travels.
E.) Chief ExecutiveOfficer of theBank
a. The CEO is designated Quadrant 2 for his sector of BoundaryLand.
b. The CEO is thenation’s chief economist, financial advisor, and municipal director. The
CEO works to keep theBank, Stock Market, and public services operating smoothly.
The CEO has the right to refuseBank access to the other officers, has the right to a
militarycommand, is the undisputed head of police, fire, and emergencyservice, and is
the head of the OEDA. The CEO maypetitionthe President to call a meeting.
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F.) Minister of theInterior
a. The Minister is designated Quadrant 3 for his sector of BoundaryLand.
b. The Minister is the nation’s internal administrator and serves as its Vice President. He
heads theOPLU, Bureau of General Services, Interior Ranger Patrol, and theBLDOT.
He has theright to a militarycommand, theright to inspect buildings, monitor the
border, and the power to issue licenses for companies, permits for the construction of
buildings and facilities, and patents to protect ideas and inventions fromduplication.
G.) Secretaryof Defense
a. The Secretaryis designated Quadrant 4 for his sector of BoundaryLand.
b. The Secretaryof Defense controls the nation’s militaryforces without interferenceand is
its supreme general, admiral, and air marshal. The Secretaryis entrusted with the task of
keeping BoundaryLand safe. Hemaysend anymilitaryunits into action, meet with the
President undisturbed, and decide when to open theBoundaryLand DefenseFortress.
Article III. – Executive Administration Overview
A.) Each position inBoundaryLand shall have its own office to overseethat position’s agencies.
Offices have four divisions. TheExecutive Guard, Bureau of Municipal Services, Interior
Ranger Patrol, and theMilitaryEscort Serviceareexplained inArticleVI (Page 3). The other
agencies areexplained here, inorder, fromQuadrant I to Quadrant IV:
• The BoundaryLand Executive Supervision Administration. BLESA keeps thePresident
in touchwith all that is happening inBoundaryLand. See Article XI, Page 7.
• Lumberyard. TheLumberyard is a yard/warehousethat sells lumber and other building
materials wholesaleto officers and constructioncompanies. See ArticleXVIII, Page12.
• Bureau of International Affairs. TheBureau handles visas, customs, and diplomatic
relations with other nations. It also registers properties outside of BoundaryLand.
• Office of theEconomic Development Administration. TheOEDA aids economic
growth througha rewards systemknown as thePoints Plan. See ArticleXII, Page7.
• Bank of BoundaryLand. TheBank runs the nation’s financial systemand issues currency.
It approves the existence of other financial institutions. See Article XVI, Page9.
• BoundaryLand Stock Market & Exchange. The BLSME allows for citizens and officers
to invest inpublic companies that areknownas corporations. See Article XVI, Page10.
• Office of Planning and Land Use. TheOPLU regulates building, development, and
urban planning inBoundaryLand’s four quadrants. SeeArticleXIII, Page 7.
• BoundaryLand Department of Transportation. TheBLDOT oversees the nation’s
transportation systems, rail lines, airports, and spaceports. See Article XX, Page 13.
• Bureau of General Services. The Bureau operates theutilities and services like thePost
Office, Chamber of Commerce, and BuddyL Trucking. SeeArticleXV, Page 8.
• BoundaryLand Defense Administration. TheBLDA is thehead of all of the different
militaryservices – suchas theArmy, Navy, & AerospaceForce. See Article XIV, Page8.
• BoundaryLand Intelligence Agency. TheBLIA is in charge of information gathering,
reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence for theOffice of the Secretaryof Defense.
• Bureau of Civil Security. TheBureau works with other officials to ensure thecommunity
and its citizens are well trained and equipped incaseof aninvasionor crisis.
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Article IV. – Succession of Power
A.) If the President is unable to lead BoundaryLand for a period of five consistent minutes, the
Vice President, the Minister of theInterior, assumes the Presidencytemporarily. The President,
for example, mayleaveon a goodwill trip to another nation, need medical help, or takea
vacation. Insuch cases, the VicePresident takes command.
B.) The VicePresident maynot overturnthe President’s existing executiveorders, change anything
in the President’s quadrant, or enter thePresidential residence. TheVice President also cannot
use presidential vehicles or bodyguards, but cancommand the remaining Executive Guard.
C.) If the President is absent, all the other officers mayvote in the Legislature, even if oneof them
is introducing a bill. During the President’s absence, no constitutional amendments can be
voted on and enacted- becauseunanimous approval is required. In court, the positionof legal
assistant is not filled during presidential absence when there is a dispute between two officers.
Article V. – Judiciary
A.) The legal systemof BoundaryLand shall becomposed of one Court, with original jurisdiction
in all disputes, and onejusticepresiding over criminal and civil cases.
B.) The parties indispute (in both civil and criminal cases) shall select anofficer who will serveas
justicefor the caseand makea ruling. If thereis another officer who is not a member of one of
the parties indispute and not serving as justice, that officer shall serveas legal assistant.
C.) The justicewill makea fair decision, or ruling, based on thefacts of the case. Thelegal assistant
will aid thejustice byresearching the Constitution to determine if the law was broken.
D.) The justice’s decision, if it is determined to beunfair, canbe temporarilyoverturned by
executive order fromthe President or the VicePresident. If threefourths of theLegislature
oppose the decision, it is thenoverturned.
Article VI. – Starting Units in the Quarters
A.) Each officer mayhave threepersonal vehicles and six bodyguards. Theymayalso haveup to
two recreational vehicles. Eachofficer mayalso haveup to two aircraft and two boats or yachts.
B.) The President shall beprotected byanExecutive Guard consisting of 1½legions of troops
stationed inQuadrant I. Guard forces mayaccompanythe President while he is traveling.
C.) The CEO of theBank commands theBureau of Municipal Services, which is allowed 1½
legions of policeto enforce the law, 1 contingent of firefighting units, and 1 patrol of
paramedics. No other officer mayhold or operate police, firefighting, or paramedical units.
D.) The Minister is entitled to 1 legion of Jeeps/Rangers for theInterior Ranger Patrol (IRP) to
maintain and regulate certain areas and also to act as Border Patrol agents in cooperation with
the police. Theseunits can go anywhere, but maynot makearrests unless at the border and will
cooperate fullywiththepolice to ensure a safe, peaceful BoundaryLand. The Minister can
accept contributions of jeeps fromother officers for the IRP.
E.) The Secretaryis responsible for thearmy, thenavy, and the air force for thedefense of
BoundaryLand, and theMilitaryEscort Service, to protect theother officers while theyare
traveling. See Article XIV, DefenseAdministration, and Article XXIV, Taxes.
F.) Introductionof Vehicles. At thebeginning of the next time segment, after the interval is over,
each officer mayintroduce 6 new vehicles to their quarter. The six vehicles can beof anytype
and choosing, but mayonlyoperate for commercial purposes. Additionally, each officer may
introduce threenew aircraft and two boats to their quarter for commercial purposes.
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Article VII. – Starting Buildings in the Quarters
A.) Each quarter (or quadrant) in BoundaryLand is given eight starting buildings which are put
into placebeforeBoundaryLand begins and do not require permits or development bya
constructioncompany. Each quarter’s eight buildings are detailed below.
B.) The President’s Quarter shall have these buildings or facilities, freeof charge, tax, or dutyat the
beginning of BoundaryLand:
1.) Capitol of BoundaryLand Building
2.) President’s Mansion
3.) EmergencyCommand Center (of anysize)
4.) ExecutiveField (president’s privateairport)
5.) Lumberyard
6.) Railroad Headquarters/Customs Office
7.) Court of BoundaryLand
8.) BoundaryLand Executive Supervision Administration Building (BLESA)
C.) The CEO of theBank’s Quarter shall havethese buildings or facilities free of charge, tax, or
dutyat thebeginning of BoundaryLand:
1.) Bank of BoundaryLand
2.) CEO’s Mansion
3.) Police Headquarters
4.) Fire/Paramedical Headquarters
5.) Hospital of BoundaryLand
6.) BoundaryLand Stock ExchangeBuilding
7.) Municipal Airfield (Police, Fire, Paramedical airport only)
8.) Office of theEconomic Development Administration (OEDA)
D.) The Minister of theInterior’s Quarter shall have these buildings or facilities freeof charge, tax,
or dutyat thebeginning of BoundaryLand:
1.) Office of theInterior (Headquarters)
2.) Minister’s Mansion
3.) BoundaryLand Commercial Spaceport & BuddyL Trucking Depot
4.) BoundaryLand Commercial Airport
5.) Beacon Utilities Administration & Plant (Power & Water)
6.) Greenwood National Park
7.) Chamber of Commerce/Post OfficeBuilding
8.) Office of Planning & Land Use(OPLU)
E.) The Secretaryof Defense’s Quarter shall have thesebuildings or facilities free of charge, tax, or
dutyat thebeginning of BoundaryLand:
1.) TriangleBuilding (headquarters of BoundaryLand Defense Administration)
2.) Secretary’s Mansion
3.) Fort Impassable/Villeneuve Training Center
4.) Sprague Air Force Base
5.) BoundaryLand Naval Shipyards
6.) BoundaryLand Defense Fortress (for protection of top government officials)
7.) Camp Rogers (Marines Command Base)
8.) BoundaryLand Intelligence Center
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Article VIII. – 40 Minute Timing Rotation
A.) The chronological unit for BoundaryLand shall be a fortyor sixtyminute time segment. At the
end of each time segment, all normal operations must ceaseso that several tasks canbe
accomplished to report the activities of the previous time segment and prepare for thenext one.
B.) A regular timesegment is established as a fortyminuteperiod. TheLegislaturemayoptionally
usea majorityvoteto extend a timesegment anextra twentyminutes to create an Extended
Time Segment, but this must bedoneduring that particular timesegment.
C.) At the end of each timesegment, thefollowing tasks must beaccomplished:
1. Financial Transactions
• All four government officers must bepaid their salary.
• Cash transactions, checks, debit cards, and credit cards are processed inthat order.
• The Bank receives funds fromthegovernment.
• Interest onanyloans is due.
2. Taxes Paid. Officers shall payfiscal taxes for the environment, transportation, and
BuddyL Freight Company. Militarytaxes shall be collected bytheSecretaryof Defense,
and taxes shall also be collected fromsole proprietorships and partnerships.
3. Stock Market Business. At the end of each timesegment, thestock market will officially
close. At this time, all corporations must prepare a profit report to describe their
activities during the previous timesegment and prepare to distribute dividends.
• Creating Profit Reports. Eachcorporationmust create and file a profit report
with thegovernment of BoundaryLand. Requirements for profit reports are
listed in Article XVII (Stock Market). Officers should collaboratein pairs to
help each other compileprofit reports. Reports should thenbe saved and filed.
• Dividend Distribution. Following thecompilation of profit reports, each
corporationmust distribute at least ½of their profits as dividends to
shareholders. Dividends arepaid inthe following order. The other 3 officers
must assist the officer doing his or her dividend distribution.
a.) Construction companies (ACC, QPC, TCC, SMC)
b.) Quadrant I, Quadrant II, Quadrant III, Quadrant IV companies
4. Complete AgencyEvaluations. At theend of everytimesegment, the BLESA, OEDA,
OPLU, and BLDA each review thetimesegment and completetheir evaluations.
• BLESA. TheBoundaryLand Executive Supervision Administrationchecks the
work of theother agencies and receives a report fromeachof theother officers.
Thesesteps are outlined in Article XI.
• OEDA. TheOffice of the Economic Development Administrationchecks
economic conditions and tracks growthon thePoints Plan. Bank records and the
stock market ticker should beinspected to ensure smoothoperation.
• OPLU. TheOffice of Planning and Land Useupdates its building and license
databases. It also awards reimbursement for theconstructionof housing
complexes, commissions new maps, and issues improvement recommendations.
• BLDA. The BoundaryLand DefenseAdministration checks to ensureall military
taxes havebeencollected, is responsible for logging anymilitaryactivitythat
occurred during the previous timesegment, and should review homeland security.
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Article IX. – Population & Housing
A.) At the beginning of BoundaryLand, eachquadrant will start witha population of 1,250
people. Thesefirst 1,250 citizens are employees of thegovernment.
B.) Officers shall beresponsible for designating propertyand building dwellings intheir quadrant
as housing for their quadrant’s citizenpopulation.
C.) Each officer mayhouseup to 250 of his quadrant’s government workforce inhis mansion. The
Secretaryof Defensemayalso houseup to 750 defense personnel onmilitarybases inhis
quadrant. Additional housing developments must bebuilt to housethe remainder of the
government workforcebeforetheend of the first time segment.
D.) Housing developments are classified into threegeneral types of dwellings. Each type of
dwelling has two variations, giving officers six choices of developments to build.
1. Apartments – small suite designed as a household.
• Multiplex. A multiplex is a group of apartments occupying less than ten stories,
which can houseup to 200 residents. It mayhave commercial space (mixed-use).
• Tower Block. A tower block is a large apartment building, bigger thanten stories,
built onlyto houseresidents. Tower blocks can houseup to 500 people.
2. Freestanding – a dwelling independent of other buildings.
• Bungalow. A bungalow is a single storyfreestanding dwelling built to housea
single family. A bungalow houses a maximumof 10 people.
• Multiple story. A multiple storyhouse is a two, three, or evenfour storyhouse
built to house one to several families. It houses a maximumof 20 people.
3. Terraced – dwelling connected to other buildings.
• Townhouse. A townhouse is a mediumto largedwelling built against other
buildings. A five townhousedevelopment can house100 people.
• Condominiums. A condominiumdevelopment is a oneor two storydevelopment
of houses built back to back. Condominiumdevelopments canhouse 200 people.
E.) Each companyinBoundaryLand shall requirea certain number of citizens for its workforce. A
new companyor existing company(previouslylicensed) maynot beginoperations inBoundary
Land until there is adequate housing for its workforce. If enough housing is built inadvanceto
accommodate the new company’s workforce, no new housing need bebuilt.
1. Small companies havea minimumof 10 and amaximumworkforce of 200 people.
2. Mediumcompanies need a minimumof 200 and mayhavea maximumof 400 people.
3. Largecompanies need a minimumworkforceof 400 people, but there is no maximum.
Article X. – Foodservice & Amenities
A.) Officers shall beresponsible for providing their quadrants’ citizen population with food and
amenities for citizens’ self-sustainment. TheBLESA determines what is appropriate.
B.) Officers must spend aminimumof $1 for food on every20 citizens in their quadrant ($10 for
200 people, $50 per 1,000 people) per timesegment. A maximumof $50 can bespent
purchasing food froman officer’s own foodservice company(per timesegment). Therest must
be purchased fromfoodservicecompanies in other quadrants.
C.) Officers must spend aminimumof $100 on amenities for their quadrant’s citizens, per time
segment. Acceptableamenities includeaccess to (1) entertainment, (2) media, (3) hospitality,
(4) privatelyowned transportation, (5) recreation, (6) technology, or (7) other services.
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Article XI. – The Executive Supervision Administration
A.) The BoundaryLand Executive Supervision Administration(BLESA) is a Presidential agency
that establishes and reviews executive policies, standards, and operations for BoundaryLand. It
is responsiblefor evaluating other agencies and preparing briefings for the President.
B.) The BLESA has the following responsibilities, obligations, and powers:
1.) Has thepower to request a summaryreport of operations fromanygovernment agency.
2.) Reviews BLSME records and profit reports for accuracyand mayconduct audits.
3.) Has thepower to access anygovernment records, including Bank and OPLU data.
4.) Oversees the operations during theinterval following theend of thetime segment.
Article XII. – Office of the Economic Development Administration
A.) The missionof theOEDA is to stimulateeconomic growthand development byawarding
points and recommending government grants to the officers that are most contributing to the
good health of theBoundaryLand economy.
B.) TheOEDA is responsible for maintaining economic records and the administrationof the
Points Plan, which is used to evaluatean officer’s economic contributions to the Boundary
Land economyon a competitive basis. Officers must set point goals for their quadrant to meet.
C.) TheOEDA awards points for contributions such as buildings, companies, moneyaccumulated,
stocks, population, and business transactions. The OEDA develops thesystemonits own and
does not derive it fromthis Constitution.
Article XIII. – The Office of Planning and Land Use
A.) The missionof theOPLU is to monitor and regulateplanning and development ina manner
beneficial to BoundaryLand. TheOPLU also maintains records for the Officeof theInterior.
B.) TheOPLU is responsible for checking each quadrant beforeBoundaryLand begins to ensure
that all starting buildings havebeeninstalled, and to reactivate officers’ companylicenses.
Officers maynot beginoperations until theyreceive clearance fromtheOPLU.
C.) TheOPLU is required to maintainanupdated list of buildings, ports, and developments in
each quadrant and how they’re being used. This Buildings Databasemust include thename and
type of the building, what quadrant and time segment it was built in, the construction company
that built it, who owns it, and what tenants occupyit. SeeConstruction Industry, Article XV.
D.) TheOPLU produces maps and visuals to aid inbetter urbanplanning. It mayhirea surveyor
or cartographer to create them. At least onemap must beproduced for eachBoundaryLand.
E.) TheOPLU rewards reimbursement to officers who build a minimumof two housing
developments for thegovernment workforcebythe end of thefirst time segment. TheOPLU
will payfor the entire cost of each of thesetwo developments, and payhalf the cost of any
additional housing developments (seeArticleIX). The Minister decides who will be
reimbursed, but maynot reimburse himself without Presidential approval.
F.) Evaluateand review quarters or quadrants at theend of everytime segment to check progress
and growth. Two statements areissued. Officers cannot begina new time segment in their
quadrants until theOPLU has finished reviewing their quarters and issued the two statements.
1. The first evaluates the officer’s success in planning development in theprevious segment.
2. The second is a recommendationfor the next time segment onhow the officer could
improve their planning and development, zoneappropriately, and eliminate sprawl.
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Article XIV. – Defense Administration
A.) The militaryis responsible for defending BoundaryLand. TheSecretaryof Defense directs the
Air Force, the Marines, the Navy, and the Armyto defend BoundaryLand. All or anymilitary
equipment maybesent into actionbythe Secretaryat anytime.
1. The Armyis comprised of ground units and the Air Force is comprised of air units,
both organized according to the New BoundaryLand System(NBLS). Theseunits are
contributed bythe four officers at theend of each timesegment.
2. The Marines shall be comprised of a special corps of shock troops and helicopters of
the Secretary’s choosing. The Marines should be housed at Camp Rogers or another
approved Marines facilityand always bereadyfor action.
3. The Navyis comprised of ships and seagoing craft organized according to the NBLS.
The Secretaryasks theother officers to contribute ships as theyareneeded.
B.) The Secretaryis also the leader of BLIA, whichprovides militaryintelligence, the Military
Escort Service, and theBureau of Civil Security, which is in charge of civilian defense.
C.) Onlymilitaryunits under theSecretary’s command maybe armed. Commercial units used by
anyof theofficers, as well as units owned bycompanies, cannot bearmed for anyreason.
D.) Militaryescorts are provided bythe MilitaryEscort Serviceand canberequested byanyone to
travel out of BoundaryLand. TheSecretarymayrefuserequests to anyone except thePresident.
E.) The President maycall the Secretaryat anytime to talk about defense. The Secretarymaynot
refuse therequest. Themeeting maybe held wherever the President chooses.
F.) The Secretaryof Defense must be notified if there is anattack. New militarybases inBoundary
Land or outside, for BoundaryLand’s use, must be approved bythe President.
G.) Militarycommands aregiven out bytheSecretary. The CEO of theBank and theMinister of
the Interior are entitled to have someformof command bylaw.
Article XV. – Construction Industry
A.) Everyquarter is to haveits ownestablished constructioncompanyfor constructing buildings.
The companies are to be named as follows:
1. Quadrant I - Allied Construction Company(ACC)
2. Quadrant II - QuantumPerformance Construction (QPC)
3. Quadrant III - Transcorp Construction Company(TCC)
4. Quadrant IV - SiegeMobilization Construction (SMC)
B.) The above named companies shall be theonlyconstruction companies permitted to operate
within BoundaryLand. Officers maynot createnew constructioncompanies at anytime.
C.) All additional (not starting) buildings inthequadrants must beconstructed byanother officer’s
constructioncompany. However, eachofficer’s constructioncompanymaydevelop one
building inits own quadrant per time segment.
D.) New buildings must benamed and their construction promptlyreported to the OPLU’s
Buildings Database. Report thefollowing information fromthebuilding permit to theOPLU:
1. The applicant’s name (the companyor holdings) and the tenants occupying the building
2. The developer’s name (the construction company)
3. Name and type of the building (i.e. TheShack – Skyscraper)
4. The quadrant thebuilding is located in and thetime segment it was built in
E.) The minimumconstruction bid for a building must be at least triple that of thepermit cost
(i.e., if the building permit is $60, then the constructionbid maybeno less than $180).
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Article XVI. – Currency and Banking Ordinances
A.) Notes of BoundaryLand currency, if in circulation, shall include5, 10, 20, 40, 100, and 1000.
B.) Bank Accounts. TheBank of BoundaryLand provides the officers, companies, and citizens of
BoundaryLand withaccounts to managetheir finances from.
1. Checking Accounts. A checking account is a bank account in which checks maybe
written against amounts on deposit. BoundaryLand’s four officers and all Boundary
Land companies arerequired to havechecking accounts bylaw.
a.) Holdings. Each of the four officers has a checking account that holds the
officer’s privatefunds. Officers’ salaries are deposited into this account bythe
government. OnlyHoldings accounts can beissued both checks and debit cards.
b.) CompanyAccounts. Each companyinBoundaryLand will have its own
checking account as required bylaw. Construction companies (see Article XV)
and companies in the LicenseDatabase shall have dedicated accounts.
2. Savings Accounts. A savings account is a bank account that is used to reserve funds for a
later purpose. Onlycash withdrawals maybemade. Each officer or companymayopen
one savings account, but this optional. Savings accounts are onlymandatoryfor
corporations who did not distribute all of their profit as dividends (seeArticle XVII).
3. Other Established Accounts. The Bank and thegovernment have their own, permanently
established accounts. Additionally, the government has accounts (managed byBLESA)
for collecting each of the taxes it levies (seeArticle XXIV) and fees it collects.
4. As new companies are founded byofficers and approved bytheOfficeof the Interior,
the Bank shall berequired to open checking accounts for them.
C.) Officer Payments- Eachgovernment officer is paid $1000 immediatelyafter thetimer rings.
D.) Account Deposits. Thefollowing arerules governing certainfinancial deposits.
1. All monies collected bythe government shall bedeposited in the appropriate account.
2. The Bank of BoundaryLand receives $500 fromthegovernment everytime segment.
3. The government of BoundaryLand has all leftover money: unlimited funds.
4. Project moneyand awards fromthegovernment go into officers’ privatefunds.
E.) Account Withdrawals. Moneycannot bewithdrawn during intervals unless previous
transactions arebeing processed, taxes are being paid, or for another acceptable purpose.
F.) Loans cango up to $500.00. Interest is $1 for every$50. Interest deposits go to theBank.
G.) Methods of Payment
1. Cash. BoundaryLand currencymust beuniversallyaccepted byall financial institutions,
companies, citizens, and officers. TheBank accepts writtenrequests for cash transactions.
2. Check. All BoundaryLand checking accountholders can writechecks. Companies and
officers must have checking accounts. The bank prints and approves checkbooks for its
accountholders. Officers maywrite checks for companies fromtheir holdings checkbook.
3. Debit Card. TheBank issues four debit cards- one to eachofficer. Debit cards must be
returned to theBank everytwentyminutes for processing of accumulated transactions.
Interest is not collected on debit cards. During processing time, debit cards have priority.
4. Credit Card. Privatefinancial companies, approved bytheBank, mayissuecredit cards to
qualified applicants. Credit cards are processed bythe private financial companywith the
Bank’s approval at the end of everytimesegment. Interest is $5 for every$100 spent.
H.) Automatic Banking. The CEO of the Bank has the optionof using theAutomatic Financial
Systemto automaticallycalculate bank account totals, stock prices, and other transactions.
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Article XVII. – The Stock Market
A.) The official and onlystock market inBoundaryLand shall be theBoundaryLand Stock
Market & Exchange. It is located in theCEO’s Quadrant II of BoundaryLand.
B.) The BLSME does not discriminate against companies that wish to go public on the stock
market. TheBLSME is supportiveof legal and honest trading of shares.
C.) The government of BoundaryLand recognizes threetypes of companies that mayoperateunder
the Constitution. Thesetypes are as follows:
5. Sole Proprietorship. A private company, owned byjust oneofficer, who is the
executive, makes all thedecisions, and keeps all the profits. Sole proprietorships cango
public on thestock market, either when it opens, or if the owner makes that decision.
6. Partnership. A private companyjointlyfounded byonlytwo officers, who sharethe
leadership of the companyas chief executive officer and president. Partnerships maygo
public on thestock market, either when it opens, or if the owners makethat decision.
7. Corporation. A public companyontheBLSME, which has at least two investors. The
majorityshareholder inthe corporation is the leader of theBoard of Directors (the
shareholders). The board cannot forcethefounder to step downas chief executive.
D.) Concerning Sole Proprietorships.
1. Sole proprietorships arenot ontheBLSME and arerequired to paya tax everytime
segment for staying private. At anytime, theowner maytake thecompanypublic.
2. Owners of soleproprietorships control anyprofit their companies make. If the
companygoes public, the owner decides how manyshares to sell and to whom.
3. The owner of a soleproprietorship is its founder. The founder continues to receive
OEDA points for thecompany’s development & for stock assets after going public.
E.) Concerning Partnerships.
1. Partnerships arenot onthe BLSME. Like soleproprietorships, theymust paya tax for
remaining private. At anytime, the owners maytake the companypublic.
2. Whenthestock market opens, a partnership has two options:
a.) It mayremainprivate. The companyis jointlyowned byboth of its founding
officers, and is required to paya tax for remaining private. Thejoint owners
decide among themselves how to distributeanyprofit the companymakes.
b.) It maygo public. Thus, it becomes a corporation. Both founders sell stock and
each aresigners on thebank account. Oncethepartnership announces its intent
to go public, it is no longer considered private, even without selling shares.
3. If a partnership goes public, both founders continue to receiveOEDA points for
everything the company(corporation) builds or does that is recognized bythe OEDA.
F.) The following arerules governing corporations:
1. Each corporationmaysell nineteen shares of stock. No more, no less.
2. Corporations must create a logo and three letter symbol to identifythemselves.
3. The corporation’s founder is responsible for preparing the initial sales offering (ISO).
4. Founders wishing to always remain the majorityshareholder of their corporation should
refrainfromselling more thannineshares to another officer.
5. The founder of thecompany, evenafter selling awaya majorityof his shares of stock,
can remainas its chief executive, if the founder wishes. TheOEDA will reward points
the corporation earns to the founder evenif heis not the majorityshareholder.
6. No onehas to sell their shares of stock unless theywant to sell them.
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7. Each officer maysell stock acting as his ownbroker, for however much others will pay.
Officers cannot sell below theofficial value, however.
G.) For financial advice onanymatters regarding the stock market, seek the adviceof financial
consultants and analysts that are approved bythe CEO of the Bank about your investments.
H.) Rules Regarding the Value of Stock.
1. The following set valuerate operates on thestock market and raises thevalueof shares
automatically. The price climbs fromthelast sale of stock. Sales of stock should bekept
track of ontheBLSME Automatic Stock Ticker or theBLSME Trading Board. The
price value increases onlyoccur after the initial sales, initial dividend distribution, or
initial increase in total profit. Later sales of shares, dividend distributions, or profit
postings do not officiallychangethe value, unless theyreacha higher level.
2. The rate at whichyou buyor sell stock is determined byboth the other investors and the
stock market’s fixed value system. Investors payhigher prices for stock in demand.
Stocks in demand represent anefficient and well-operated corporation.
3. Price ValueIncreases fromSales of Stock Shares
a.) The sale of a certain number of stock shares will increase the official value of
the stock, depending onwhether the stock reaches a landmark or a milestone.
b.) Landmark – Initial sales of 2, 6, 10, 14, or 18 shares of stock arelandmarks.
Whena landmark is reached, theofficial valueof the stock increases by$5.
c.) Milestone– Initial sales of 4, 8, 12, or 16 shares of stock aremilestones. When
a milestone is reached, the official value of the stock increases by$10.
4. Price ValueIncreases fromAmount of Dividends Distributed to EachInvestor
a.) The amount of dividends distributed to each shareholder will increasethe
official value of a company’s stock, if it reaches a landmark or milestone.
b.) Landmark – Initial distributionof more than $10, $30, $50, or $250 to each
investor. Whena landmark is reached, theofficial value increases by$5.
c.) Milestone– Initial distribution of more than$20, $40, $100, or $400 to each
investor. Whena milestone is reached, the official value increases by$10.
5. Price ValueIncreases fromTotal Profit (accumulated inonetimesegment)
a.) A corporation’s total profit, minus expenses, will increase the official value of a
company’s stock, if it reaches a landmark or milestone.
b.) Landmark – Initial companyprofits of $30, $90, $150, or $300 are landmarks.
Whena landmark is reached, theofficial valueof the stock increases by$5.
c.) Milestone– Initial companyprofits of $60, $120, $200, or $1,000 are
milestones. Whena milestone is reached, theofficial value increases by$10.
6. Price ValueDecreases- the price value of stock per share maydeclineif:
a.) Price drops $20- A companydoes not post anoperating profit
b.) Price drops $10- Dividends fall below 50.00 below theprevious distribution.
c.) Price drops $20- Thecompany’s profit for thetime segment drops below the
last timesegment’s range ($50 below if under 500, $100 if above 500).
d.) Price drops $30- Thecompanyis fined bythegovernment for anyreason.
I.) The following arerules regarding dividends:
1. Everytimesegment, as described inthe 40 Minute Time Rotation Article VIII,
dividends are distributed after a profit report has been written and given to theBLESA
(BoundaryLand Executive Supervision Administration) and the BLSME.
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2. The shareholders of thecorporationmayvote to decideif thecompanycankeep half of
its profits. Corporations are entitled to keep up to half of their profits (but not more) to
use in thenext timesegment. The rest of the profits must be distributed through
dividends. Themoneysaved must beplaced into a savings account in the Bank.
3. Corporations that keep half of their profits must keep thesaved moneyseparate, as
mentioned. This moneycannot count towards the corporation’s total profit in thenext
time segment or in a futuresegment. TheOEDA and BLSME will penalize corporations
that flout this law inthe hopeof earning morepoints or a higher stock price.
4. Dividends are onlydueto the peoplewho haveinvested in your company. Companies
must calculate how much theyowe each investor. Divide bynineteenand distribute
accordingly, or, subtract the moneythecorporation is saving (up to half of the total
profits) and divide theremaining amount bynineteen.
J.) Posting Profit Reports
1. A profit report is a financial statement and summaryof operations that informs investors
and thegovernment to evaluatea corporation’s performance during a time segment.
a.) Corporations need to prepare a financial statement, which must include the
total profit fromthetime segment (theremaining balance inthechecking
account) as well as anyfunds thecompanyhas deposited insavings accounts.
b.) The statement should also noteanyfunds thecompanyplans to deposit in
savings, explainwhy, & show what fraction of the total profit it represents.
c.) Corporations must prepare an investor report, which must show how much
moneywas paid in dividends to all investors, as well as theclosing stock price.
d.) Corporations must prepare a general summaryof companyoperations that time
segment, and post anynew companypolicies.
2. Founders or corporateCEOs areresponsible for preparing the profit reports for their
corporations. BLESA will provide corporations help inpreparing their profit reports.
Article XVIII. – Government & Private Companies
A.) The BuddyL Freight Company
1. The BuddyL Freight Company’s chief goal is to haul materials fromthe lumberyard to
constructionsites. It can also haul anymaterials fromanyplace to place, via aerospace,
sea, or land transport. It is granted a government monopolyto operate.
2. For the time you haveemployed a transport inservice, you paythe Minister a $5 use fee.
The moneygoes to theMinister’s account. A tax is also paid to support BuddyL.
B.) Lumberyard
1. Materials inthe lumberyard shall includetheblocks, Lincoln logs, Duplos, anyLegos
made available, thesmaller lighter blocks, and anyother materials on the market.
2. Lumberyard prices aredetermined bythe President, who sells thembywholesale to other
officers. Moneyfromsales goes to thegovernment’s Lumberyard Sales Fund and is
reported to theBank of BoundaryLand.
C.) Other PrivateCompanies
1. Officers maycreatenew sole proprietorships or partnerships at anytimeduring a time
segment or extended time segment. These companies must paytaxes. See Article XXIV.
2. Companies must be issued a government licensebefore theycan beginoperation.
Licenses are free. The companymust also havea headquarters, whichrequires a permit.
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Article XIX. – Public Safety Regulations
A.) The Police Department is entrusted with the task of keeping BoundaryLand safe. The police
have thepower and authorityto fineor arrest citizens and officers for breaking the law.
B.) The police can impose fines for speeding, negligent driving, and other breaches of traffic laws
of up to $40. The citizen or officer maychoose to fight the citation incourt. See Article V.
C.) The police can arrest citizens or officers and send themto jail for engaging in criminal activity
or disobeying the police. If charges are pressed, the case must be heard beforethe Court of
BoundaryLand. If charges aredropped, thecitizen or officer must bereleased immediately.
OnlytheBoundaryLand Policemayfile criminal cases in the Court of BoundaryLand.
D.) Criminal activityis defined as follows: (a) stealing, looting, or committing robbery, (b) willfully
destroying public or private property, (c) injuring or attempting to injure other citizens or
officers, (d) killing or attempting to kill another citizen or officer, (e) harassing or abusing
another citizen or officer in anymanner, (f) committing arson, or threatening to commit arson.
E.) The Bureau of Municipal Services does not operate on a budget.
F.) The police areresponsible for defending theCapitol and other government buildings in
conjunction withthe President’s Executive Guard during meetings or during crises. The
militaryshould not bepresent at the capitol unless thereis a verysevere crisis and the President
issues anexecutiveorder permitting militaryforces to bethere.
G.) Police, firefighters, and paramedics can go anywhereinBoundaryLand to enforce the law and
ensure public welfare.
H.) If anycitizen goes missing, or is reported hurt, or casualties or injuries result frommilitary
action, theyshould be immediatelytransported to thehospital byparamedics.
8. The paramedics mayuse all or anystreets and theymayland at theMunicipal Airfield.
If militarypersonnel areout on a campaign, theyshould be cared for at a field hospital.
9. Prioritymust be givento law enforcement and public safetyunits. TheMinister’s Air
Traffic Control should ensureaerospacepriority, and all oceangoing craft and land
vehicles must moveaside or out of thewayfor anyemergencyunits.
Article XX. – BLDOT & IRP Regulations
A.) Construction of privateairports or spaceports must be approved and licensed bytheMinister
and a building permit obtained fromthe Minister of the Interior or the President.
B.) Monorail, light rail, bus service, commuter rail, and other forms of public transit areunder the
Minister’s control. TheMinister decides wherelines and routes will be, where stations arebuilt,
and heappoints a constructioncompanyto do the work.
C.) Public ferries and water taxis arealso under thecontrol of theMinister of theInterior. The
Minister decides what the routes and rates will be.
D.) The public airport and spaceport shall bea freeparking area monitored bytheInterior Ranger
Patrol (IRP) and thepolice. Airlines and spacecharters mayhavemultiple parking spaces for
their aircraft or spacecraft to use as a hub.
E.) The IRP will also regulate and maintaintheBeacon Utilities Plant and Greenwood National
Park. Taxes are paid to support theIRP. The tax maybepartiallywaived for an officer if that
officer pays for alternate forms of commercial transportation.
F.) The BLDOT commissions Melissa to operate the BoundaryLand Railroad. Headquarters are
in Quadrant I, as mentioned.
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Article XXI. – Border Laws
B.) The Interior Ranger Patrol is the legion of theMinister of theInterior on theground, and in
the air, helicopters or aircraft provided bythemilitaryand manned bythe Minister.
C.) The IRP is inchargeof customs inspections. It is divided into several divisions:
1. Air Traffic Control- Air Traffic Control (ATC) is responsible for checking the tracking
numbers and identification of aircraft and spacecraft entering or leaving BoundaryLand
to confirmtheir ownership & status under thelaw.
2. Ground Enforcement- At everyborder crossing, theBorder Patrol Ground division,
madeup of Interior Ranger Patrol (IRP) units, inspects and reviews vehicles entering
and leaving BoundaryLand. Citizens leaving will be asked to provide adestination.
D.) Anyaircraft, private or commercial, will, at all times, maintain a systemof checking in or out.
To leave, an aircraft/spacecraft or group of aircraft/spacecraft must state their departure of
BoundaryLand airspaceand state their destination to the ATC. Returning, aircraft/spacecraft
must be cleared to enter BoundaryLand bytheATC to land at their private aeroport or the
Commercial Aeroport. The militaryis excluded fromthis process.
Article XXII. – Permits & Licenses
A.) The following building permits areissued bythe government’s Office of the Interior and their
prices arefixed and maynot change. Thegovernment mayalso issue special permits.
1. Permits cost $10 for remodeling and $20 for new buildings or helipads.
2. Permits cost $40 for office parks, complexes, private airports, or spaceports.
3. Permits cost $60 for skyscrapers or high-rise buildings.
B.) As permits arecompleted for buildings in eachquadrant, thePermit Registryshould be
updated. This document is a collectionof all the permits issued for that quadrant.
C.) Permits maybeobtained byeither theconstruction companyor theofficer wishing to erect the
building. Check theconstructioncompany’s policy.
D.) All licenses are free. Businesses arerequired to have licenses to operate. Additionally, licenses
arerequired for an officer’s exemption frompaying taxes or following executive orders.
1. The Chamber of Commerce and theOffice of theInterior issuebusiness licenses. New
companies must fill out an application and have it approved bythe Minister of the
Interior during a time segment. Existing companies can havetheir licenses renewed by
requesting reactivation fromthe Minister of theInterior before BoundaryLand begins.
2. Special licenses canbegranted bythe Minister of the Interior to specificallyprotect
certainpatents or copyrights that the Minister feels arenot protected adequatelybya
business license. SeeArticle XXIII – Copyrights, Patents, & Useof Licenses.
3. The President and thePresident onlymayapprove licenses excluding certainpersons
fromtaxes or executiveorders. These licenses can bevoted invalid bythe Legislature.
Article XXIII. – Copyrights, Patents, & Use of Licenses
A.) The Chamber of Commerce has thepower to issuecompanylicenses as described in Permits
and Licenses. A licenseprotects the companyfromanydirect copying byanyother company
and grants themtrademarks for slogans, names, designs, and logos.
B.) Patents are issued for new concepts and designs developed bycompanies or individuals. These
aregiven bythe Minister and area freeformof license.
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Article XXIV. – Taxes
A.) Taxes are paid everytime segment, as described in the40 MinuteTime Rotation– ArticleVII.
Taxes are paid for the following as described:
1. Interior Taxes
a.) BLDOT Tax- $30 eachtime segment, paid directlyto the Minister’s account
bythe other officers, for thesupport and operation of transportation services
provided bytheOfficeof the Interior and theBLDOT. This tax is reduced to
$10 if the quadrant’s officer purchases a block subscription for alternate
transportation to ease the public burden (it mayalso count as anamenity). The
Minister of theInterior and the President decide what is appropriate.
b.) BuddyL Freight Company& Lumberyard Tax. Officers pay$15 directlyto the
Minister everytimesegment for thebenefit of using theBuddyL Freight
Companyand theLumberyard. A $5 service fee is also levied for eachuse.
c.) Public Transit Tax. If bus service, commuter rail, monorail or light rail is in
operation, a $15 tax is paid per timesegment. If theseservices arenot in
operation, no tax is paid. The tax goes to benefit Melissa, theoperator of
BoundaryLand public transit. The government matches the tax byeachof the
four officers everytimesegment. This tax cannot beexempted.
d.) Environmental Tax. The officers of BoundaryLand each pay$40 everytime
segment out of their personal accounts towards the Environmental Fund, which
is used to respond to terrorist attacks, natural disasters, spills, collisions, and
other environmental hazards. Thegovernment matches thecontributions of
each of the four officers. The tax is collected and accumulated ina special fund.
2. MilitaryTaxes
a.) Militarytaxes are not paid in money. Theyarepaid in training new soldiers,
airmen, and sailors at the Villeneuve Training Center.
b.) Everytimesegment, each officer introduces a patrol of vehicles for thearmyof
BoundaryLand, or four patrols of infantry. It maybeof anytroops the officer
chooses. TheSecretaryis exempt fromthis ruleif he introduces one corps of
soldiers at thebeginning. Others mayalso beexempt bypresidential order.
c.) Two aircraft or spacecraft must also be introduced until four timesegments are
up. Theaircraft or spacecraft maybeanyof theofficers’ choosing.
d.) As long as officers contributetwo naval ships at the beginning, theydo not have
to contribute to a naval militarytax. If theydo not, theymust contribute one
naval ship for thefirst two timesegments.
3. Business Taxes
a.) Anycompanynot onthe BLSME, privatelyowned, (as in a soleproprietorship
or a private partnership) shall paya $30 tax each timesegment to the
government for theprivilege of keeping anyand all profits.
b.) If companies areon themarket, but have not sold anystock, theydo not have
to paythe tax. Government monopolies, suchas theBank, do not have to pay.
c.) This tax moneyis collected in a fund and maybe used to help businesses that
aregoing bankrupt or need to payoff debts. The CEO controls this tax money.
He mayuseit in advertising campaigns to appeal for a better business climate.
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Article XXV. – Streets
A.) Each officer maynamethe streets for their quadrant. At least one boulevard must connect
each quarter to another. Boulevards or parkways are four lanes wide at least, two on each
side. Streets and avenues are at minimumonlyone lane oneach side, but cango up to two
lanes on each side if wanted. Drives or ways areonlyonelaneoneachside.
B.) Lanes, bythemselves, are single pathways. Traffic cannot go both directions at the same
time ontheseroads. Lanes arerecommended for driveways or for roads that will not have
muchuse. Trucks are prohibited fromdriving on lanes.
C.) Whennaming roads, choose appropriateendings for the type of road it is (i.e. Cherry
Boulevard, Dell Street, James Avenue, etc.)
D.) Definitions of Roads:
• Avenues- at least two lanes. Avenues maygo up to four lanes.
• Boulevards- at least four lanes. Mainroads that connect thenation.
• Court- one lanestreet that ends in a cul-de-sac.
• Drives- two lanestreets that cannot exceed two lanes.
• Expressway- at least 4 lanehighwaythat has no traffic lights or turnoffs till the end.
• Highway- two laneroad encircling the nation. It mayhave junctions and traffic lights.
• Lane- a single road recommended for driveways or seldom-used roads.
• Parkway- at least four lanes. Mainroads that connect quarters or thenation.
• Place- two lane streets that cannot exceed two lanes.
• Road- two lanestreets that cannot exceed two lanes.
• Street- at least two lanes. Streets maygo up to four lanes.
• Terrace- usuallya short road with a maximumof two lanes.
• Turnpike- a toll road. Onlyoneturnpikeis allowed ineachquarter.
Article XXVI. – Ability to Amend the Constitution
A.) The Constitution, this document, maybe amended to includenew rules with theunanimous
approval of all four officers.
B.) If unanimous approval does not occur, and others still wish to amend the document, a
compromisemust bemade to ensurethis approval.
C.) The Legislature, the Court of BoundaryLand, and the President must respect this Constitution.
No laws maybepassed, orders decreed, or judgments madethat violatethis document.
The 2nd Revised Constitution is Copyrighted © 2004 The Government of BoundaryLand.
BoundaryLand is a trademark of Imaginaire Ventures, LLC.
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