Census (Nova Roma)

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==Introduction==
  
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I. A Census of all citizens of Nova Roma should be done every two (2) years. This will be the responsibility of the Censors.
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II. The Nova Roma Census will last for a period of sixteen (16) weeks, and must be completed by Pridie Kal. Novembres (the 31st of October). The start and end of the Census period will be announced by the Censors on the NR website, official lists, and in the major fora. The official lists are currently located at nova-roma@yahoogroups.com and NovaRoma-Announce@yahoo.com. Notification must also be published on the Nova Roma Message board. The Censors shall also ask the Governors to announce the Census period on the provincial level.
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==Nova Roma census requirements==
  
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III. The Census will consist of the following:
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The requirement to conduct a census is naturally aligned with the election of the ''[[Censor (Nova Roma)|censors]]''. Under article IV.A.1. of the ''[[Lex Cornelia Domitia de re publica constituenda (Nova Roma)|lex Cornelia Domitia de re publica constituenda]]'' (the constitution), ''[[Censor (Nova Roma)|censors]]'' are elected once in every thirty months to serve a maximum of eighteen months. It is not necessary to immediately elect new censors exactly every thirty-months, although any increasing delay to the election of new censors reduces the available allowance before the required start of the next census.   
  
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A.Those who meet any of the following criteria will still be considered citizens:
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The census itself is to be initiated no later than in the thirtieth month after the official end (''lustrum'') of the previous census, observing that one in two censuses be completed before the end of every fifth calendar year of Nova Roma. Note that it is not necessary for the newly elected censors to commence a census right away, as they have their whole term of office to decide when it may be conducted. The period of a census may vary but all are required to be at least 3 months in duration.
  
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1. Those who voted in the main election (in November and/or December).
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Citizens who fail to register for the census are called ''[[Citizen (Nova Roma)|cives incensi]]'' (unregistered citizens, disappeared citizens). Failure to register on the census is considered a dereliction of the one and only obligatory civic duty, and it involves loss of certain rights and other consequences.
  
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2. Those who have paid taxes for the current calendar year.
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[[File:Nova roma census example.png|800px|thumb|center|Example five-year timeframe of the election of censors and the subsequent periods of census that could occur in that time.]]
  
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3. Patresfamiliarum who have successfully responded to the yearly registration of the Lex Cornelia de Tabulis Gentium Novaromanarum Agendis.
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==Conduct of the census==
  
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4. Persons who became citizens during the current calendar year.
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The census of the Nova Roman People shall last for at least three months. The censors will announce the start across all public forums of Nova Roma. The censors will publish an ''edictum de legibus censui censendo'' in which they set the all and any rules for the current census, deadlines and mechanisms of registration. All magistrates and governors should do their part to ensure the message of the census is delivered to all citizens.  
  
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5. Persons who have been successfully contacted as described in section IV.
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===Registration of existing citizens===
  
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B. Inactive citizens are those citizens who fail to meet at least one of the conditions in IV A.
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The primary duty for ''[[Citizen (Nova Roma)|citizens]]'' in the census is to respond to the censors' call, which is normally done by sending an email to the designated address set by the censors. Besides confirming citizenship, citizens can (and should) also use this correspondence to update and confirm their personal contact details.
  
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1.The following will establish some of the procedures for contacting inactive citizens. Inactive citizens are those who will have to be contacted by the National Census.
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Besides citizens, the census is also conducted for the ''[[Citizen (Nova Roma)|cives Latini]]'', ''[[Citizen (Nova Roma)|socii]]'' and "friends of Nova Roma".
  
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2. The following methods will be used to contact inactive citizens:
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Citizens who register themselves on the census are called ''cives censi'' (registered citizens, i.e. citizens registered on the actual census). The following individuals are automatically registered for the census:
  
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a. Bulk E-mail. At least two attempts should be done to contact citizens by this means.
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:a. Citizens who obtained citizenship after the conclusion of the last census.
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:b. Citizens who have paid taxes for the current calendar year.
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:c. Magistrates of the current calendar year and any current officers or priests of Nova Roma, except senators.
  
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b. Surface mail. "Inactive" citizens who are unreachable by e-mail shall receive a mailing.
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All other individuals have to register for the census personally, or by an official or personal representative:
  
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1)This shall be done on the provincial level by Governors and legati under the supervision of the Censors.
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:a. Official representatives can ex officio assess the availability, responsiveness and attendance of a citizen regarding the census, and they can ex officio report the registration of a citizen. The following persons qualify as an official representative: the ''pater familias'' (or ''mater familias'') of the individual, the [[Governor (Nova Roma)|provincial governor]] of the individual, or an officer of the Censorial Office.
  
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2) In those Provinciae where there is no Governor and in those areas not yet included in a Provincia, the Censors shall ask a Governor of the nearest possible Provincia to the residence of that inactive citizen to do this.
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:b. Personal representatives are personally entrusted by the citizens. If a citizen knows of an extended period of unavailability that will coincide with the census, the citizen can entrust a personal representative to register him or her on the census. This type of personal representative is distinct from the official representative above. The personal representative can be anyone the citizen selects, but this type of representative must produce evidence (for example an email) of being chosen as a citizen's representative for the census.
  
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3) If this is not possible, it shall be done by the Censors.
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===Classification and evaluation of all citizens===
  
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4) Surface mail information should be forwarded to whatever official Nova Roman address that is specified by the Censors. Surface mail information must reach the Censors before Pridie Kal. Novembres (the 31st of October). The Current Official address of all Nova Roman Mail correspondence is:
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As part of the census, the censors will classify the citizens and distribute them across the [[Class (Nova Roma)|classes]] and the [[Tribes (Nova Roma)|tribes]]. They will also perform the ''recognitio et probatio equitum'' (the revision of the membership of the official, public Equestrian Order), the ''lectio senatus'' (the revision of the membership of the senate), and they may publicly praise and reprimand citizens and that of current customs according to their function as guardians of public morals, good traditions and Roman virtues. Censorial awards shall be distributed at this time.
  
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Nova Roma P.O. Box 1897 Wells, ME 04090
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===Lustrum===
  
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To conclude a census, the censors shall perform the ''lustrum'' to purify the Nova Roman people and Nova Roma. Only after the performance of the lustrum is the census completed.
  
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At the time of the passage of this lex, the above address is the official address; if the official address changes in the future, the new address should be utilized.
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==Previous census outcomes==
  
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c. Phone calls. If a Citizen is unreachable by e-mail or surface mail, he/she shall be contacted by telephone. This shall be done on the provincial level by Governors and legati under the supervision of the Censors. In those Provinciae where there is no Governor and in those areas not yet included in a Provincia, this shall be optional, and it can be done by the Governor of the nearest possible Provincia to the residence of the "inactive" citizen upon request of the Censors, or by a Censor himself.
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The following is a list of recently completed censuses:
  
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d. A temporary banner and link will be put on the main Nova Roma website for the duration of the Census where individual citizens may input their information to comply with the Census. Further, the Censors shall recommend such a banner and link to be put on any other Nova Roman website (Provinces, Magistrates, Sodalitates).
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*:[[Census MMDCCLXXII|The Census of MMDCCLXXII]] - {{2019}} (2772)
  
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IV. All communicated information pertaining to the Census shall be noted in a database on the Nova Roma Website, the address of which will be specified by the Censores at the beginning of the Registration Period. Citizen information may be entered into this database by the Censores, their appointed assistants, or by the individual citizens.
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*:[[Census MMDCCLXVI|The Census of MMDCCLXVI]] - {{2013}} (2766)
  
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V. By Pridie Kal. Octobres (the 30th of September), the Censors should post a list to the official e-mail lists of Nova Roma displaying the names of those citizens who have failed to respond.
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*:[[Census MMDCCLXIV|The Census of MMDCCLXIV]] - {{2011}} (2764)  
  
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VI. If a citizen fails to respond to the contact attempts, that person will be considered a "Socius" (Ally), but not a citizen. If he/she is a Pater/Materfamilias, he/she shall lose this position immediately and the Censors will abide by the Constitution, any laws, and any Censorial edict if the appointment of a Paterfamilias is necessary. However, the Censors have the discretion to waive this clause if both Censors feel there are legitimate reasons for the citizen to remain incommunicado.
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*:[[Census 2005 Report|The Census of MMDCCLVIII]] - {{2005}} (2758)
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VII. If a citizen knows of an extended period of unavailability that will coincide with the census, he may contact the Censors up to three (3) months before the census is to begin to inform them of his active status and his desire to be counted in the census. Such contact will be considered by the Censors as having fulfilled the citizen's duty to reply during the census period. Proxies are not permitted during the National Census effort.
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VIII. At any time, a Socius may contact the Censores and ask to regain his/her Citizenship, which will then be granted unless there are compelling reasons otherwise.
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IX. In the Album Civium it shall be clearly indicated whether an individual is a Civis (citizen) or a Socius.
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X. At the end of the National Census, postage or telephone expenses incurred by the magistrate will be reimbursed by either a monetary payment or a tax credit. All such payments or credits shall be disbursed in exchange for receipts, receipt copies and bills (if it is not possible to obtain receipts) and must be approved by the Senate.
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It will be up to the Censors to choose which of these two methods to follow to compensate the other involved magistrates in the most economical fashion. Furthermore, it will be up to the Senate to authorize payout.
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It shall be up to the Senate to choose which of these two methods to follow to compensate the Censors in the most economical fashion.
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XI. A budget shall be allocated by the Senate to meet expenses to compensate magistrates involved in the Census.
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XII. The First Census will take place during the Consulship of Caeso Fabius Quintilianus and Titus Labienus Fortunatus (2756 AUC).
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Revision as of 10:14, 24 May 2022

Contents

Introduction

The census was a register of Roman citizens and of their property, first established by Servius Tullius, the fifth king of Rome. After the expulsion of the kings it was taken by the consules, until censores were appointed for the purpose of taking it in 443 B.C.

The census, the first and principal duty of the censors, for which the proper expression is censum agere (Liv. III. 3, 22, IV.8), was always held in the Campus Martius, and from the year B.C. 435 in a special building called Villa Publica, which was erected for that purpose by the second pair of censors, C. Furius Pacilus and M. Geganius Macerinus (Liv. IV.22; Varr. R. R. III.2).

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Nova Roma census requirements

The requirement to conduct a census is naturally aligned with the election of the censors. Under article IV.A.1. of the lex Cornelia Domitia de re publica constituenda (the constitution), censors are elected once in every thirty months to serve a maximum of eighteen months. It is not necessary to immediately elect new censors exactly every thirty-months, although any increasing delay to the election of new censors reduces the available allowance before the required start of the next census.

The census itself is to be initiated no later than in the thirtieth month after the official end (lustrum) of the previous census, observing that one in two censuses be completed before the end of every fifth calendar year of Nova Roma. Note that it is not necessary for the newly elected censors to commence a census right away, as they have their whole term of office to decide when it may be conducted. The period of a census may vary but all are required to be at least 3 months in duration.

Citizens who fail to register for the census are called cives incensi (unregistered citizens, disappeared citizens). Failure to register on the census is considered a dereliction of the one and only obligatory civic duty, and it involves loss of certain rights and other consequences.

Example five-year timeframe of the election of censors and the subsequent periods of census that could occur in that time.

Conduct of the census

The census of the Nova Roman People shall last for at least three months. The censors will announce the start across all public forums of Nova Roma. The censors will publish an edictum de legibus censui censendo in which they set the all and any rules for the current census, deadlines and mechanisms of registration. All magistrates and governors should do their part to ensure the message of the census is delivered to all citizens.

Registration of existing citizens

The primary duty for citizens in the census is to respond to the censors' call, which is normally done by sending an email to the designated address set by the censors. Besides confirming citizenship, citizens can (and should) also use this correspondence to update and confirm their personal contact details.

Besides citizens, the census is also conducted for the cives Latini, socii and "friends of Nova Roma".

Citizens who register themselves on the census are called cives censi (registered citizens, i.e. citizens registered on the actual census). The following individuals are automatically registered for the census:

a. Citizens who obtained citizenship after the conclusion of the last census.
b. Citizens who have paid taxes for the current calendar year.
c. Magistrates of the current calendar year and any current officers or priests of Nova Roma, except senators.

All other individuals have to register for the census personally, or by an official or personal representative:

a. Official representatives can ex officio assess the availability, responsiveness and attendance of a citizen regarding the census, and they can ex officio report the registration of a citizen. The following persons qualify as an official representative: the pater familias (or mater familias) of the individual, the provincial governor of the individual, or an officer of the Censorial Office.
b. Personal representatives are personally entrusted by the citizens. If a citizen knows of an extended period of unavailability that will coincide with the census, the citizen can entrust a personal representative to register him or her on the census. This type of personal representative is distinct from the official representative above. The personal representative can be anyone the citizen selects, but this type of representative must produce evidence (for example an email) of being chosen as a citizen's representative for the census.

Classification and evaluation of all citizens

As part of the census, the censors will classify the citizens and distribute them across the classes and the tribes. They will also perform the recognitio et probatio equitum (the revision of the membership of the official, public Equestrian Order), the lectio senatus (the revision of the membership of the senate), and they may publicly praise and reprimand citizens and that of current customs according to their function as guardians of public morals, good traditions and Roman virtues. Censorial awards shall be distributed at this time.

Lustrum

To conclude a census, the censors shall perform the lustrum to purify the Nova Roman people and Nova Roma. Only after the performance of the lustrum is the census completed.

Previous census outcomes

The following is a list of recently completed censuses:

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