Officina Consulis Minoris MMDCCLX

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Tiberius Galerius Paulinus

Ego, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus, hac re ipsa decus Novae Romae me defensurum, et semper pro populo senatuque Novae Romae acturum esse sollemniter IVRO.

Ego, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus, officio consulis interpone Tiberius Galerius Paulinus Novae Romae accepto, deos deasque Romae in omnibus meae vitae publicae temporibus culturum, et virtutes Romanas publica privataque vita me persecuturum esse IVRO.

Ego, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus, Religioni Romanae me fauturum et eam defensurum, et numquam contra eius statum publicum me acturum esse, ne quid detrimenti capiat IVRO.

Ego, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus, consulis officiis muneris me quam optime functurum esse praeterea IVRO.

Meo civis Novae Romae honore, coram deis deabusque populi Romani, et voluntate favoreque eorum, ego munus consulis, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus una cum iuribus, privilegiis, muneribus et officiis comitantibus ACCIPIO.

Salvete Nova Romans

I stand in awe of those who stood here before me and I swear to do well by them and by you. Please keep me and my colleague, Lucius Arminius Faustus in your prayers.

I, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Timothy Paul Gallagher) do hereby solemnly swear to uphold the honor of Nova Roma, and to act always in the best interests of the people and the Senate of Nova Roma.

As a magistrate of Nova Roma, I, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Timothy Paul Gallagher) swear to honor the Gods and Goddesses of Rome in my public dealings, and to pursue the Roman Virtues in my public and private life.

I, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Timothy Paul Gallagher) swear to uphold and defend the Religio Romana as the State Religion of Nova Roma and swear never to act in a way that would threaten its status as the State Religion.

I, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Timothy Paul Gallagher) swear to protect and defend the Constitution of Nova Roma.

I, Tiberius Galerius Paulinus (Timothy Paul Gallagher ) further swear to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the office of Consul to the best of my abilities.

On my honor as a Citizen of Nova Roma, and in the presence of the Gods and Goddesses of the Roman people and by their will and favor, do I accept the position of Consul and all the rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities attendant thereto.

Done this day Kal. IANVARIAS MMDCCLIX A.V.C

Reposing special trust and confidence in and reliance on their good qualities, especially fairness, truth, honor, and ability, I hereby appoint the following citizens of Nova Roma as

Accensus Maior:

Gnaeus Iulius Caesar

Accensi :

Gaius Iulius Scaurus [consiliarius senior de religione Romana]

A. Apollonius Cordus

Cn. Cornelius Lentulus

T. Iulius Sabinus

Q. Iulius Probus

M. Lucretius Agricola

P. Memmius Albucius

Diana Octavia Aventina

Q. Valerius Callidus

Scribae :

M. Cornelius Felix [de religione Romana]

Sex. Pontius Pilatus Barbatus

M. Flavius Fides

No oath is required. This edict takes effect immediately.

Done this day Pridie Nonas Ianuarias MMDCCLX A.U.C. at 3:00 am, Roman time in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus

Quaestor assignments for 2760. A.U.C.

The following are the Quaestor assignment for 2760. A.U.C.

Quaestor Gn. Equitius Marinus is assigned to Consul L. Arminius Faustus

Quaestor G. Marius Maior is assigned to Consul Ti. Galerius Paulinus

Quaestor G. Iulius Scaurus is assigned to Praetor G. Equitius Cato

Quaestor Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Postumianus is assigned to Praetrix A. Tullia Scholastica

Quaestor P. Memmius Albucius is assigned to Curule Aedile Iulia Caesar Cytheris Aege

Quaestor T. Iulius Sabinus is assigned to Curule Aedile Tita Artoria Marcella

Quaestor Q. Iulius Probus is assigned to Plebeian Aedile C. Curius Saturninus

Sex Lucilius Tutor is assigned to the Plebeian Aedile not yet elected and will assist the Consuls in the interim.

The oath of office for magistrates, as recorded here,is required before they take up their duties

Lex Iunia de Iusiurando

Done this day Pridie Nonas Ianuarias MMDCCLX A.U.C. at 3:00 am, Roman time, in the Consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus

Continuing the project started during the Consulship of C. Fabius Buteo Modianus and P. Minucia Strabo.

I. A content management and collaboration tool is an ongoing project for Nova Roma. This tool is MediaWiki, the same software used by Wikipedia.org. It is located at: http://www.novaroma.org/wiki/

II. Most static content of the web site - that is, almost everything except citizen profile pages - will be moved into the Wiki as time permits. The Annales, Tabularium and information on the Religio Romanum are high-priority projects.

III. The following citizens shall be WikiMagisters (Scribae), possessing administrative accounts within the Wiki, maintaining user accounts, creating and maintaining templates, creating and enforcing style guidelines, and supervising edits of articles:

1. M. Octavius Germanicus, Magister Aranearius

2. Q. Valerius Callidus

3. T. Octavius Pius Ahenobarbus

4. M. Lucretius Agricola

5.A. Apollonius Cordus

All work for and at the pleasure of the Magister Aranearius.

IV. Any citizen who wishes to participate may do so by signing up for a Wiki account and joining the mailing list NRWiki@yahoogroups.com. Before making any major contributions, please announce on the mailing list which articles you wish to work on, to avoid duplication of effort.

Done this day of ante diem III Nonas Ianuarias MMDCCLX A.U.C. at 11:25 am, Roman time in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus

If individuals would like to donate money to Nova Roma we welcome their support..

But to ensure that the money goes to the project or fund it was meant to the following will apply to all donation as of ante diem III Nonas Februarius MMDCCLX A.U.C

Any funds donated for the payment of taxes must state that they are for taxes and include both macro nation,Nova Roman names and province .

Any funds donated to the Magna Mater project or any other named project must include the words Magna Mater or the name of the project in question..

Any funds donated to the Scholarship fund must be noted Scholarship Fund.

Any Funds donated and are not designated to a specific fund shall be deemed a general donation and shall be placed in the general treasury for use as the Senate of Nova Roma sees fit.

This edict takes effect immediately

Done this day of ante diem III Nonas Februarius MMDCCLX A.U.C. at 9:10 PM, Roman time in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus

Pursuant to a request from the Nova Roman Senate the Consuls L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus announce the formation of an Internal Financial Audit Committee to consist of the following Senators and chaired by C. Popillius Laenas :

• M. Arminius Maior
• C. Curius Saturninus
• G. Equitius Marinus
• G. Flavius Diocletianus
• M. Moravius Piscinus Horatianus
• C. Popillius Laenas
• Q. Suetonius Paulinus

Senator Patricia Cassia shall serve on the committee as a non voting advisor and resource member Senator Cassia shall provide the Committee with the following items per the request of the Senate and this written notice of the Consuls.

All bank Account information and statements of financial activity pertaining to Nova Roma Inc. Those held in the USA and else where.

Including but not limited to :

The names of all financial institutions and account numbers of each Nova Roman account.

The types of Accounts i.e. Certificate of Deposits, Savings, Checking etc

The current balance of each, date of maturely if it applies.

A list of the donations to the Magna Mater fund and any and all expensive

And any other information the committee or the Consuls request.

The Committee will, within thirty days, present the following to the Consuls L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus

A summary of errors or omissions they find.

Inspection of the current Budget Spreadsheet to determine any flaws in budget methodologies which precipitate errors.

Submit any recommendations regarding more efficient methods of record keeping to minimize the potential for errors.

And any other recommendations pertaining to the finances of Nova Roma.

The following documentation is uploaded to the Senate files for the assistance of the committee.

Spreadsheet of Nova Roma Budgets up to and including Adopted Spring Budget 2759

Magna Mater Spreadsheet up to and including 2759

A statement of Income and Expenses for year end 2759 AUC as reported to last year's Consuls

Spreadsheets of Tax Activity shall be forwarded to Consular Quaestors and Consuls

Also tax amounts paid for 2760 shall be likewise forwarded.

The term of the current Propraetor of Hispania Marcus Curiatius Complutensis is extend until the Nova Roman Senate appoints a replacement.

This edict takes effect immediately

Done this day of Pridie Nonas Februarias at 12:08 AM, Roman time in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus

The edict is to this address: Tax rate for 2760 a.U.c

The Edictum Consulare De Tributis Anni MMDCCLX a.U.c issued ante diem V Nonas Martias, MMDCCLX a.U.c , L. Arminio Fausto Ti. Galerio Paulino coss.

Is amended to included Lebanon at the tax rate of $1.83 US Dollar(USD) = 2,661.37 Lebanese Pound (LBP)

Given under my hand, ante diem VII Kalendas Apriles 2760 a.U.c in the consulship of Lucius Arminius Faustus and Tiberius Galerius Paulinus.

Quaestor Sextus Lucilius Tutor is assigned to Consul Ti. Galerius Paulinus

He shall take up his duties immediately.

The Censors are requested to provide him, as soon as their schedules allow, the tools need for processing tax payments.

Done this day a.d. VII Kal. Iun MMDCCLX A.U.C. at 8:00 pm, Roman time in the consulship of Lucius Arminius Faustus and Tiberius Galerius Paulinus.

Marcus Martianius Gangalius is hereby appointed as Legati Consulare of the province of California and shall be my personal representative in the province.

M. Calidius Gracchus is hereby appointed as Legati Consulare of the province of Hibernia and shall be my personal representative in the province.

Both Marcus Martianius Gangalius and M. Calidius Gracchus shall work to rebuild and organize their respective provinces.

Both Marcus Martianius Gangalius and M. Calidius Gracchus shall submit to me a written report of the status of their province by the pr. Id. Nov. 2760 A.U.C.(Nov.12th)

Their term of appointment shall extend until pr. Kal. Ian.(December 31st 2760) or until the Nova Roman Senate appoints a Legatus Pro Praetore for their provinces

This edict takes effect immediately. No oath is required.

Given by my hand ante diem XI Kalendas Sextilis MMDCCLX A.U.C.(July 23, 2760 A.U.C.), in the Consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus.

Edictum Consulare XIV is herby withdrawn.

Marcus Martianius Gangalius is herby appointed as Accensus with the title Legati Consulare and shall be my personal representative within the province of California .

M. Calidius Gracchus is herby appointed as Accensus with the title Legati Consulare and shall be my personal representative within the province of Hibernia.

Their term of appointment shall extend until pr. Kal. Ian.(December 31st 2760)

This edict takes effect immediately. No oath is required.

Given by my hand ante diem VIII Kalendas Sextilis MMDCCLX A.U.C. (July 25, 2760 A.U.C.), in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus.

Pursuant to the constitution of Nova Roma I hereby call on the Praetors, Gaius Equitius Cato and Aula Tullia Scholastica to exercise the full powers of their office in the absence of myself and my colleague for the remainder of Sextilis and for the month of September 2760 A.U.C.

I request that all citizens and magistrates provide the Praetors with any lawful requests made in furtherance of the exercise of their office. All members of my staff are placed at the disposal of the Praetors for the duration of this edict.

This edict takes effect immediately. Their oaths have already been given.

If either of the Consuls returns to handle the day to day affairs of the republic then this edict is automatically suspended.

Given by my hand ante diem a.d. VII Kal. Sep MMDCCLX A.U.C. (August 26, 2760 A.U.C.), in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus.

All Propraetors are reminded that your annual report is due to the Senate by Kal. Nov (Nov. 1) 2760.

It would also be helpful if each Propraetor would indicate whether or not they wish to be prorogued by the Senate for another term of office come February of 2761 A.U.C .

The pertinent legislation is listed below:

• Senatus consultum about regulation of gubernatorial prorogation
• Senatus consultum de provincialum pecuniarum rationibus - provincial budgets

Given by my hand on the ante diem IV Non. Oct MMDCCLX A.U.C. (October 4, 2760 A.U.C.), at 23:22 Roman time in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus

I herby issue a call for candidates for the following offices:

• I CENSOR: Must be at least 27 years old as of Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008). Must already have served at least six months as a consul, praetor, aedilis, quaestor, tribunus plebis, magister aranearius (formerly curator araneae), editor commentariorum (formerly curator differum), rogator, or provincial governor. Must be assiduus.

• II CONSULS: Must be at least 27 years old as of Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008). Must already have served at least six months as a consul, praetor, aedilis, quaestor, tribunus plebis, magister aranearius (formerly curator araneae), editor commentariorum (formerly curator differum), rogator, or provincial governor. Must be assiduus.

• II PRAETORS: Must be at least 25 years old as of Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008). Must already have served at least six months as a consul, praetor, aedilis, quaestor, tribunus plebis, magister aranearius (formerly curator araneae), editor commentariorum (formerly curator differum), rogator, or provincial governor. Must be assiduus.

• II CURULE AEDILES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008). Must be assiduus.

• VIII QUAESTORES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008). Must be assiduus.

• II ROGATORES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008). Must be assiduus.

• IV DIRIBITORES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008). Must be assiduus.

• II CUSTODES: Must be at least 21 years old as of Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008). Must be assiduus.

Please announce your candidacy in this Roman forum(main e-mail list)and by posting to me at spqr753@msn. com <mailto:spqr753@msn. com>.To serve in any of these offices must have been a citizen for at least six months by Kal. Ian. 2761(January 1st, 2008)and be an assiduus (tax-paying)citizen. I will submit an official list to the Magister Aranearius for placement in the cista and will post the same to the Forum.

Candidates will be accepted until pr. Kal. Nov.(October 31st 2760) 23:59 Roman time.

The voting will commence on the a.d. XVII Kal. Dec.(November 15th)Pending favorable auspices

Given by my hand ante diem XIII Kal. Oct MMDCCLX A.U.C.(October 14th 2760 A.U.C.), at 23:00 roman time in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus.

Tax payments for this year, 2760 will be accepted until pr. Kal. Nov.(October 31st 2760 ) at 23:59 Roman time.

Given by my hand ante diem XIII Kal. Oct MMDCCLX A.U.C.(October 14th 2760 A.U.C.),at 23:10 roman time in the consulship of L. Arminius Faustus and Ti. Galerius Paulinus.