Gaius Popillius Laenas Quiritibus salutem plurimam dicit,

I come before you today in the whitened toga to offer my services as 
Tribunus Plebis of Nova Roma.  I joined Nova Roma in February of 
2001 and I am completing a term as Consular Quaestor (selected by 
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix).  I also serve as Praefectus Regio of 
the Magna Flumen regio of America Austrorientalis province.

As Consular Quaestor, with invaluable help from my colleague, Titus 
Octavius Pius, and from both Consuls, I was heavily involved in 
setting up the system and collecting the taxes for our first year.  
This included:

-     Devising a system of accounting for tax receipts, transfers, 
and other transactions and a separate system allowing for the 
sorting of tax data by various criteria (gens, province, etc.).  I 
will provice these systems to next year's Consular Quaestores along 
with any assistance they may need.

-     Serving as the physical collection point for payments made by 
check, cash, or money order and depositing these in the Nova Roma 
main bank account.

-     Working with Provincial Governors and private cives to 
facilitate the collection of taxes from non-US provinces.

-     Securing insurance bonding against any defalcation during the 
tax collection and remittance process.  I paid the cost of the bond 
myself as a donation to Nova Roma.

-     Providing the accounting information to the Consuls and Senate 
needed for the preparation of next years budget.

My service as Quaestor has been personally rewarding and has made me 
feel much more a part of something real.  I wish to continue such 
service as Tribune.  As such I will serve in the traditional roll of 
protector of the rights of all cives of our Republic.

I humbly ask for your support and encourage all cives to exercise 
their right to vote.

Valete,
Gaius Popillius Laenas
Consular Quaestor
Praefectus Regio Magna Flumen
Paterfamilias Gens Popillia

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