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The '''Gildertach''' is a legislative body within the [[Government of Urcea]], sometimes referred to as a legislative {{wp|upper house}}, although this classification is disputed. Elected from each [[Guilds (Urcea)|Guild]], the representatives of the Gildertach are responsible for overseeing the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State|Guild Law]] and approving foreign trade agreements. | The '''Gildertach''' is a legislative body within the [[Government of Urcea]], sometimes referred to as a legislative {{wp|upper house}}, although this classification is disputed. Elected from each [[Guilds (Urcea)|Guild]], the representatives of the Gildertach are responsible for overseeing the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State|Guild Law]] and approving foreign trade agreements. It is a non-partisan body. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The name ''Gildertach'' comes from the [[Lebhan language]] and means "House of the Guilds", often translated into the official [[Julian Ænglish]] term "House of Guilders". The term originates with the earliest days of Royal guild assemblies when the Lebhan language still saw some official use. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
==Function== | The Gildertach, as a non-partisan body, does not have caucuses or party conference leadership. Instead, there is only one official officer - the Chair of the House of Guilders - who is responsible for presiding over meetings of the House. The current Chair is [[Michael Witte]]. The Gildertach is appropriated funds by the [[Concilium Daoni]] on an annual basis for the hiring of personnel and a parliamentarian as well as for office space. | ||
==Function and structure== | |||
The Gildertach has two primary responsibilities. Firstly, it is the only body which can amend the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State|Guild Law]]. Its secondary responsibility is to approve or reject all foreign treaties and agreements relating to trade proposed to it by the [[Ministry_of_Commerce_(Urcea)#Agency_for_Trade_Relations|Ministry of Commerce's Agency for Trade Relations]]. The Gildertach has no committees within it and employs a straight-forward rules of order, intended to be accessible by {{wp|working class}} representatives and spectators. Every vote of the Gildertach must be of a simple majority of those present and voting. | |||
Members of the Gildertach receive no salary for their service but are typically paid by the [[Guilds (Urcea)|Guild]] they represent. The Gildertach does, however, pay a per diem to help cover the expenses of traveling and staying in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], where the Gildertach meets. | |||
The Gildertach | The Gildertach only meets in session thirty days per year unless summoned to a special session to confirm a trade agreement. It usually meets every other week on Wednesdays. | ||
[[Category: Government of Urcea]] | [[Category: Government of Urcea]] | ||