I, Publius Minius Albucius, Tribune of the Plebs, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of Nova Roma, In view of the Constitution of Nova Roma, specially its articles II A3, II B2, II C and V A7, specially its paragraph « a », In view of the announce made by the message n° 34351 in Nova Roma main list, called « LUDI MEGALENSES - Megalesia Cultural Award 2758 », March 26 2758 auc, 08:31 am GMT by Iulius Sabinus, Curator Aedilis Aranei ; In view of the edictum aedilicium Iulianum Sullanum V de ludis megalensibus made by the message n° 34345 in Nova Roma main list, called « Edictum aedilicium Iulianum Sullanum V de ludis megalensibus», March 26 2758 auc, 12:14 am GMT by Lucius Iulius Sulla, Senior Aedilis Curulis ; On the form : Considering that the announce published by Hon. Iulius Sabinus, in his quality of Curator Aedilis Aranei, must be considered as having made on behalf of Hon. Aedilis Curulis Sulla, specially in the frame of his edictum Sullae V quoted above ; Considering that any other interpretation would allow an accensus or scriba to create rights and obligations and act in fields in which only magistrates may act ; Considering that such an interpretation would clearly be contrary to the spirit and the text of the Constitution and to the laws of Nova Roma ; Considering that the Curator's announce must thus be considered as any edictum aedilis curulis, this last officer being a magistrate according the Constitution of Nova Roma ; On the matter : Considering that the Curator's announce, organized in the frame of Aedilis Curulis constitutional powers, must be thus considered as an official Nova Roma event ; Considering that the Curator's announce intends to organize a contest which would allow competitors « to write a text about a historical deed connected to the cult of the Magna Mater in Rome. » (point 1) ») Considering that the second point of this announce sets that : « The Award is open to single participants or to groups composed of a maximum of 5 citizens. (..) The contributed work must be in English, with a maximum of 2000 words. (..). » Considering that, and at the difference of others games, as Ludi Munera Gladiatoria or Ludi Venationes, or as games which only ask the competitors English basic knowledges as to answer on the localisation of a building or react to a picture, the Megalesia Cultural award, as currently ruled, by asking every competitor interested to create a writing contribution which, by its length and the skills needed, do give a real advantage to the people whose writing language is the native or current daily or business one ; Considering that, even if Nova Roma has been created by English writing people, its Res publica is not limited to English writing citizens ; Considering that the reputed edictum aedili, in its current frame, creates an inequality between English writing citizens and non- English writing citizens, at the advantage of the first ones ; Considering that this discrimination has not been provided by the Constitution and the laws of Nova Roma which organizes the difference between citizens in a few sole fields like the existence of ordines or inside the family Law ; Considering that the discrimination created by the aedilician announce is thus an even contrary to the spirit of the Constitution of Nova Roma, which tends besides to an universal application of Nova Roma and to the promotion of Latin ; Considering that such a discrimination cannot be created in the frame of an official novaroman event and by an constitutional magistrate such as an aedilis curulis ; Considering that the fact that neither the high qualities of the jury of the contest nor the length of the preparation of the Cultural award must be legally taken in account ; Considering that, at this time, no other similar contest, giving the opportunity to non-English writing citizens to compete in their language or in Latin, has been officially scheduled by Hon. Aedilis curulis ; Considering that such an interesting event could be organized, in its current rules frame, with no material or legal difficulty by a Provincia or a group of Provinciae whose writing language is English, with the *support* of Aedilis curulis ; Edicts : Article 1 An intercessio is pronounced against the announce made by the message n° 34351 in Nova Roma main list, called « LUDI MEGALENSES - Megalesia Cultural Award 2758 », March 26 2758 auc, 08:31 am GMT by Iulius Sabinus, Curator Aedilis Aranei, this announce being taken in the frame of the edictum aedilicium Iulianum Sullanum V de ludis megalensibus made by the message n° 34345 in Nova Roma main list, called « Edictum aedilicium Iulianum Sullanum V de ludis megalensibus», March 26 2758 auc, 12:14 am GMT by Lucius Iulius Sulla, Senior Aedilis Curulis. Article 2 The present intercessio takes effect from its publication within the limits of the Constitution and laws of Nova Roma. Article 3 The appropriate magistrates of Nova Roma and their departments are responsible, as far as each one is concerned by the present edict, for executing it. This edict which will be published in the Tabularium of Nova Roma. Issued in Caen, city of the Viducasses, France, this twenty seventh day (27) of March, 2005 C.E. (a.d. VI Kal. April. 2758), during the consulate of Fr. Apulus Caesar and Ga. Popillius Laenas
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