PROVINCIA HISPANIA NOVAE ROMAE

Ex Officio Propraetoris Hispaniae

I. This edictum sets the standards by which the Provincia of Hispania will be organized during my term in office. It can be admended in the future by the edicta of the propraetor of Hispania, or by any lex or edictum of superior rank, as ruled by the Constitutio Novae Romae.

II. The following officers and organisms shall form the official government of the Provincia of Hispania. The use of the masculine form in this document is solely for practical purpose; the equivalent femenine form shall be used whenever appropriate.

A. Propraetor Hispaniae (excerpt from the Constitutio Novae Romae V.C.)

"The Senate may, by Senatus Consultum, create provincia for administrative purposes and to appoint provincial governors therefore. The Senate may review each governor on a yearly basis and it remains in the discretion of the Senate whether or not to prorogue such governors. These governors may have assistants to handle the disbursements of any funds that might come from the central government, as well as to manage any local funds.

1. Governors shall have the following honours, powers, and obligations:

a. To hold imperium and have the honor of being preceeded by six lictors solely within the jurisdiction of their provincia;

b. To proclaim those edicta (edicts) necessary to engage in those tasks which advance the mission and function of Nova Roma solely within the jurisdiction of their provincia (such edicts being binding upon themselves as well as others);

c. To manage the day-to-day organization and administration of their provincia;

d. To appoint legati (legates) to administer sub-divisions of their province with all of the authority of the governor and to remove the same as they see fit;

e. To appoint scribae (clerks) to assist with administrative and other tasks, as the governor shall see fit.

2. The titles for provincial governors are as follow:

a. Those currently serving as consuls or praetors shall go by their normal title;

b. Consuls serving as governors whose term in office as consul has expired, yet who are continuing in their role as governor, shall be called proconsuls;

c. Praetors serving as governors whose term in office as praetor has expired, yet who are continuing in their role as governor, as well as those citizens whom the Senate shall appoint who are not currently
serving as consul or praetor shall be called propraetors."

B. Consilium Propraetoris

1. The Consilium Propraetoris shall consist of the Legati and Scribae appointed by the Propraetor Hispaniae to help him in the organization and day-to-day management of the Provincia, as stems from the paragraphs V.C.1.d and V.C.1.e of the Constitutio Novae Romae (see above). The members of the Consilum Propraetoris shall be collectively referred to as Consiliarii in this document, and shall have different titles which represent their function, although this titles will make reference, in their definition, to their constitutional names of "legatus" and "scriba".

2. The Consiliarii must provide the Propraetor Hispaniae with some standard contact information (e-mail address and telephone number). The Propraetor will keep records of this information, and ensure that all Consiliores know how to contact the Propraetor and the other Consiliarii. The primary method of administrative communication will be via e-mail, with telephone being used when e-mail is not available.

3. The names of the Consiliarii will be displayed, with their locations, on the provincial website, with links to their e-mail addresses. Prospective citizens and citizens will be encouraged to contact the
Consiliarii as a line of first enquiry.

4. After their first appointment, the positions of the Consiliarii must be reaffirmed each year on the first of January by the Propraetor, if the Propraetor so decides. When a position in the Consilium becomes open, or a new one is created by a propraetorial edictum, the Propraetor shall invite all citizens of the Provincia to put themselves forward as candidates for office. All citizens of Nova Roma shall be eligible to stand for such office, although a working knowledge of Spanish (as the official langauge of the Provincia) will be required. The choice shall be at the Propraetor's discretion, to be determined by any means deemed appropriate. If the Propraetor deems it appropriate, he will wait to appoint a Consiliarius until he finds a suitable person to appoint.

5. The Propraetor Hispaniae shall at all times retain the right of veto over all actions of the Consiliarii. He also retains the right to dismiss a certain Consiliarius at any time, provided he provides a reason for the dismission.

6. All Consiliarii shall retain the right to resign from their positions at any time, without penalty, provided they provide a reason for their resignation.

7. The specific titles, functions and duties of each member of the Consilium shall be defined by the Propraetor in future edicta.

8. Candidates for the Consilium Propraetoris should be aware that participation in rites pertaining to the Religio Romana (the pagan state religion of Nova Roma) might be required of them in the course of
their duties. Should such participation cause difficulties for prospective Consiliarii, they are advised not to apply for the post.

9. All Consiliarii are asked to, within one week after the date of their appointment, swear the public oath shown on http://www.novaroma.org/tabularium/lex99191002.html , using both their Novoroman name and within parenthesis their macronational (real) name. Observe that the Oath must include all the appointed positions of each official. The Oath must be published on the Hispania List and on the
Nova Roma Main List, in English and in Spanish.

10. The Consiliarii are personally held responsable for their actions, should they be contrary to the laws of Nova Roma or of the Kingdom of Spain.

C. Curia Hispanica

1. The Propraetor shall create, by edictum, a provincial Curia, which will provide "auxilium et consilium" to the provincial government. This Curia shall be formed solely by citizens of Hispania.

2. The members of the Curia, from now on referred to as Decuriones, shall have equal vote in the votations held in this organism. The resolutions approved by the Decuriones through this votations shall be referred to as Curiaeconsulta.

3. The composition of the Curia shall consist of the following:

1. The Propraetor Hispaniae
2. The Consiliarii Propraetoris Hispaniae
3. Those citizens of Hispania appointed to the Curia through the means that the Curia itself shall establish and according to their potential work at the service of the Provincia and the Res Publica.

4. The Propraetor recognizes by this edictum the Autoritas of the Provincial Curia and compromises himself to act accordingly, presenting his edicta for approval to the Curia, prior to enacting them. The
approval or disapproval of these edicta shall not be binding nor will it question the Propraetor's ability to enact them; it will solely serve as an exercise of auctoritas (as opposed to potestas). The Propraetor will expressly announce those edicta that deserve the approval of the Provincial Curia.

5. The Curia is free, through its Curiaeconsulta, to enact any rules pertaining to its internal functioning. It can also collectively present petitions and exortions to the Propraetor, the cives of Hispania, and any particular civis of Nova Roma.

6. The affairs of the Curia will take place on the official Hispania mailing list and on the official site of the Curia Hispanica at:
http://www.communityzero.com/nrhispania

D. Comitia Provincialia

1. The Propraetor can, at his own discretion, call the general citizenry of Hispania to vote on any issue through an edictum that states this call. The calling edictum shall define the way to handle the votation.

2. The results of the vote of the Comitia Provincialis shall not be binding to any one, including the Propraetor; their sole purpose is to represent the will of the cives of Hispania about certain issues.

3. The Comitia can only be held in the days deemed appropriate for it by the Pontifex Maximus of Nova Roma (dies comitiales).

E. Sacerdotes Provinciales

1. The Propraetor shall enact edicta regarding to the official provincial cult.

2. The Propraetor shall appoint, by edict, priests to take care of the provincial cult.

F. Official Mailing List

1. The official communication means of the provincial government shall be the NRHispania mailing list at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NRHispania

2. All propraetorial edicta shall be published there and on the Nova Roma mail list.

3. All Curiaeconsulta and provincial comitial results shall be published on the NRHispania list.

G. Official Web Site

1. The Propraetor shall create, through an edictum, an official web site.

2. The location of this web site will be broadcasted by all possible means.

III. This edictum becomes effective immediately.

Given a.d. IV kal. Sex. a.u.c MMDCCLIV in the year of the consulship of Flavius Vedius Germanicus and Marcus Cassius Iulianus.

Marcus Salix Vigilius, Propraetor Hispaniae.