REPEALEDG-#2 Decorations and Awards Act

[Todd McCloud]

<strong class='bbc'>Preamble</strong>

The South Pacific, believing there to be members of the South Pacific and NationStates abroad that ought to be recognized for their great contributions, gallantry and defense of the noble principles it holds true and steadfast, does so establish the following conventions for said recognition in a manner that is most fitting of its community.





<strong class='bbc'>Article I — Formation of The Cat-Tribe Memorial Award</strong>

[*:wpgimfm8]Every Eighteenth of January and July, which marks the creation and —at the time of writing— departure of The Cat-Tribe, the South Pacific Assembly shall award, and present in the name of the South Pacific, a Memorial Award of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, hereby referred to as ‘The Cat-Tribe Memorial Award’, to an individual or group of individuals that has distinguished themself conspicuously by their steadfast and exceptional defense of democracy and political freedom whilst such ideals —



[*:wpgimfm8]face curtailment or clear and present endangerment;





[*:wpgimfm8]have yet to be entrenched.

[*:wpgimfm8]The procedure for organizing The Cat-Tribe Memorial Awards shall be divided into three basic sections: the Nomination period, the Announcements of Recipiency, the Award Presentation;[/list]<strong class='bbc'>Article II — The Organization and Procedure of The Cat-Tribe Memorial Award</strong>

[*:wpgimfm8]THE NOMINATION PERIOD is a fixed duration of time between the most recent Announcement(s) of Recipiency and the upcoming Announcement(s) of Recipiency. During said time, at least one candidate for The Cat-Tribe Memorial Award ought to be publically suggested by a member of the South Pacific Assembly in an individual proposal thread in the South Pacific Assembly. Nominations —



[*:wpgimfm8]may be suggested for candidate(s) extant or posthumously;





[*:wpgimfm8]can be for any member of the NationStates community except those holding an extant Cat-Tribe Memorial Award;If five other members of the Assembly support this proposal, the proposal shall be considered quorate and thus voted on by the Assembly during a vote lasting seven days to decide whether or not a nominee shall be awarded The Cat-Tribe Memorial Award;





[*:wpgimfm8]THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RECIPIENCY shall occur on the Eighteen of January and July of every year. The nominee(s) of any proposal(s) to have been approved by a simple majority in the Assembly during the most recent Nomination period, shall be formally declared as a recipient of The Cat-Tribe Memorial Award by the legitimate or acting delegate;





[*:wpgimfm8]THE AWARD PRESENTATION is a ceremony for a recipient of The Cat-Tribe Memorial Award, which ought to be hosted by the South Pacific and celebrate the recipient’s excellence. A keynote address by a relevant speaker and an open session for subsequent congratulatory remarks shall be the suggested format for the Awards presentation;[/list]<strong class='bbc'>Article III — Provisions for Reconsideration of A Cat-Tribe Memorial Award</strong>

[*:wpgimfm8]If a recipient of The Cat-Tribe Memorial Award is found to have either committed acts that undermine the acts that distinguished them initially or found to have been awarded initially under false pretenses, this knowledge may be used as reasonable grounds for a vote to withdraw a recipient’s Memorial Award. Any such challenges to recipiency must be endorsed by a supermajority of the Assembly during a vote lasting seven days;

<strong class='bbc'>Article IV — Immediately Following the Passage of this Act</strong>

[*:wpgimfm8]IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION—



[*:wpgimfm8]an irregular nomination period shall begin and will conclude two weeks later for the first Announcements of Recipiency. Following this event, the procedures and organization as identified in Article II shall be followed wholly;





[*:wpgimfm8]the legitimate or acting delegate shall appoint an artist or group of artists to design the medal of the Cat-Tribe Memorial Award, its ribbon and any appurtenances;[/list]<strong class='bbc'>Article V — Closing Remarks</strong>

May this resolution be amended with any future ideas for an award or decoration to be bestowed by the South Pacific.