Senate Vote Februarius MMDCCLXI (Nova Roma)

Iulius Probus tribunus plebis, SPD.

Senate Voting Results.

The Senate has finished its latest session and the votes have been tallied as follows:

Formal debate ended on February 22 2761 at 17:00 Roman time. Voting began at 07.30 hrs CET on Monday 25 Febr. 2761 and ended at 16.00 hrs CET on Weds. 27 Febr. 2761.

The following 24 Senators cast votes in time. They are referred to below by their initials, in the order in which they cast their votes:

• [TIS] Titus Iulius Sabinus
• [FAC] Franciscus Apulus Caesar
• [GEM] Gnaeus Equitius Marinus
• [QSP] Quintus Suetonius Paulinus
• [TGP] Tiberius Galerius Paulinus
• [MIS] Marcus Iulius Severus
• [QFM] Quintus Fabius Maximus
• [MCC] Marcus Curiatius Complutensis
• [KFBM] Caeso Fabius Buteo Modianus
• [MMA] Marcus Minucius Audens
• [MLA] Marcus Lucretius Agricola
• [MIP] Marcus Iulius Perusianus
• [CFD] Caius Flavius Diocletianus
• [PMA] Publius Memmius Albucius
• [CCS] Caius Curius Saturninus
• [ECF] Emilia Curia Finnica
• [MHM] Marca Hortensia Maior
• [MMPH] Marcus Moravius Piscinus Horatianus
• [ATS] Aula Tullia Scholastica
• [FGA] Flavius Galerius Aurelianus
• [KFBQ] Caeso Fabius Buteo Quintilianus
• [PMS] Pompeia Minucia Strabo
• [TOPA] Titus Octavius Pius Ahenobarbus
• [DIPI] Decius Iunius Palladius Invictus

The following 10 Senators did not cast a vote (their absence was not announced or justified):

• [MCJ] Marcus Cassius Iulianus
• [GEC] Gaius Equitius Cato
• [PC] Patricia Cassia
• [GMM] Gaius Marius Merullus
• [MBA] Marcus Bianchius Antonius
• [ATMC] Ap. Tullius Marcellus Cato
• [ISM] Iulilla Sempronia Magna
• [LECA] Lucius Equitius Cincinnatus Augur
• [MAM] Marcus Arminius Maior
• [FVG] Flavius Vedius Germanicus

• [AMA] Arnamentia Moravia Aurelia - absence justified.
• [GPL] Gaius Popillius Laenas - announced his intention to abstain from the voting.

The necessary majority for a Senatus consultum was therefore 13 votes in favor. "UTI ROGAS" indicates a vote in favor of an item, "ANTIQUO" is a vote against, and "ABSTINEO" is an open abstention.

The Senate was called to vote on the following agenda:

Item I - Kalendae Martiae shall be declared feriae imperativae for 2761 auc, and be called Concordalia

Proposal

The Senate can decree irregular holidays, feriae imperativae.

With the 10th Nova Roma anniversary the Senate proclaims the Kalendas Martiae MMDCCLXI a.U.c ( 1st of March 2761 a.U.c.) as Nova Roma holiday: Concordialia.

Results

UR: 16 ; ABS: 3 ; ANT: 5 : the item has passed.

Item II - Appointment of provincial governors

Proposal

1a. Arnamentia Moravia Aurelia as legata pro praetore of provincia America Austroccidentalis.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1b. Flavius Galerius Aurelianus as legatus pro praetore of provincia America Austrorientalis.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1c. Julilla Sempronia Magna as legata pro praetore of provincia America Boreoccidentalis.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1d. Gaia Sempronia Graccha Volentia as legata pro praetore of provincia America Medioccidentalis Superior.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1e. Decimus Cassius Lupus as legatus pro praetore of provincia Argentina.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1f. Gaia Iulia Felix as legata pro praetore of provincia Asia Citerior.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1g. Marcus Lucretius Agricola as legatus pro praetore of provincia Asia Ulterior.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1h. Marcus Flavius Aurelius as legatus pro praetore of provincia Australia.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1i. Titus Arminius Genialis as legatus pro praetore of provincia Brasilia.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1j. Aulus Apolonius Cordus as legatus pro praetore of provincia Britannia.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1k. Gnaeus Iulius Caesar as legatus pro praetore of provincia Canada Occidentalis.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1l. Lucius Aurelius Severus as legatus pro praetore of provincia Canada Orientalis.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1m. Titus Iulius Sabinus as consul of provincia Dacia.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1n. Publius Memmius Albucius as legatus pro praetore of provincia Gallia.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1o. Marcus Curiatius Complutensis as praetor of provincia Hispania.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1p. Franciscus Apulus Caesar as praefectus of Italia.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1q. Gaius Fabius Buteo Modianus as proconsul of provincia Lacus Magni.

• UTI ROGAS 22
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 1

Item passed.

1r. Tiberius Galerius Paulinus as proconsul of provincia Mediatlantica.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1s. Marcus Iulius Severus as praetor of provincia Mexico.

• UTI ROGAS 23
• ABSTINEO 1
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1t. Annia Minucia Marcella as legata pro praetore of provincia Nova Britannia.

• UTI ROGAS 22
• ABSTINEO 2
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1u. Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus as legatus pro praetore of provincia Panonnia.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1v. Marcus Octavius Corvus as legatus pro praetore of provincia Sarmatia.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

1x. Caius Curius Saturninus as legatus pro praetore of provincia Thule.

• UTI ROGAS 24
• ABSTINEO 0
• ANTIQUO 0

Item passed.

Note: Legatus pro praetore of provincia Germania, T. Flavius Aquila, was appointed in December last year.

Item III - The Senate give its special thanks to Senator M. Minucius Audens

Proposal

The Senate extends its special thanks to Senator Marcus Minucius Audens for his many years of promoting roman virtues and roman way inside and outside Nova Roma, assisting new citizens and of service as Senior Editor of Nova Roma official publications.

UR: 23; ABS: 1 ; ANT: 0 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the abstaining senator]

Item IV - Creation of two offices of interpreter: Romanian and Russian (lex Cornelia de linguis publicis)

Proposals

4a. Romanian first interpreter.

Results

UR: 23; ABS: 1 ; ANT: 0 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the abstaining senator]

Proposals

4b. Russian first interpreter.

Results

UR: 23; ABS: 1 ; ANT: 0 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the abstaing senator]

Item V - Appointments of interpreters

Proposals

4a. Romanian: T. Iulius Sabinus as first interpreter.

Results

UR: 23; ABS: 1 ; ANT: 0 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the abstaining senator]

Proposals

4b. Russian: M. Octavius Corvus as first interpreter.

Results

UR: 23; ABS: 1 ; ANT: 0 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the abstaining senator]

Item VI - Creation of a Senate committee: the Committee on External Relations

Proposal

According to the Senatus Consultum on permanent standing committees points I a & c, the Nova Roma Senate Committee on External Relations is created.

The Nova Roma Senate Committee on External Relations will make recommendation on any and all aspects in connection with Nova Roma relations including but not limited to other organizations or groups with roman related interest.

All rules established in the Senatus Consultum on permanent standing committees are valable for this Nova Roma Senate Committee on External Relations.

Results

UR: 19; ABS: 4 ; ANT: 1 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the abstaining and opposing senators]

Item VII - Number of members in Senate committees

Proposal

According to Senatus Consultum on permanent standing committees point II.e :

" Committees shall consist of an odd number of senators, with no fewer than three and no more than seven senators in any given committee. Consuls and Praetors shall not count toward the membership numbers of the committee unless they have been appointed as permanent members of that committee in a previous year."

and II.d :

"d. Membership on each committee shall be by consular appointment, with no consulship appointing any more than three members to any given committee."

This year consuls can nominate one member more in that committees where is necessary to complete the odd number of members. Senators have the right to serve on up to three committees.

Results

UR: 23; ABS: 0 ; ANT: 1 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the opposing senator]

Item VIII - Scholarship Fund SC - Amendment

Proposal

The SC on scholarship fund is amended as follow:

• "The Nova Roma Scholarship Fund shall be invested as the Senate shall direct, with the goal of obtaining sufficient growth through earned interest to provide at least one annual grant to a deserving citizen of Nova Roma." shall be replaced by
• "The Nova Roma Scholarship Fund shall be invested as the Senate shall direct, with the goal of obtaining sufficient growth through earned interest to provide at least one annual grant to a deserving applicant citizen or non-citizen of Nova Roma."

Results

UR: 17; ABS: 0 ; ANT: 7 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the opposing senators]

Item IX - Award of a grant for 2761, limited to 500 usd per file

Proposal

Taking in consideration the Senate scholarship committee recommendations, grant will be awarded by the Senate of Nova Roma in April a.U.c 2761 (2008 CE) and the help brought by the Senate for Nova Roma cannot be more than 500 USD for each file accepted by the Senate scholarship committee.

Results

UR: 14; ABS: 1 ; ANT: 9 : the item has passed.

[The report does not give the name of the abstaining and opposing senators]

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Resolution of the Board of Directors of Nova Roma, Inc.

Resolved: Authorisation for events.

For a good collaboration with institutions, universities, museums, other organizations or groups with roman related interest, but not limited to these, and, in order to organize an event or to participate to one, a nova roman citizen, in his name or in a group of nova roman citizens name, can apply sending to the consuls a petition to obtain an authorization to support Nova Roma as a non-profit association to that event.

Petition must include:

• a description of the event and the dates when the event is organized.
• the purpose of the event.
• the nova roman participants names and how the event will contribute to Nova Roma cultural development. Consuls can approve that authorization after a preliminary consultation with censors about these minimal requirements about applicant:
• if the applicant is nova roman citizen from one year and is assidui.
• the applicant has experience in one of Nova Roma office including apparitorii.
• the applicant proved a good moral conduit during the time.

The authorization has a limited validity from one month to three months depending by each specific case.

The authorization is valid only for the event described in petition and is approved in concordance with the event mentioned purposes.

• Yes - 19; Abst - 3; No - 2.

Item passed.