Council of Territory

Council of Territory
Council of Territory flag
Motto	n/a
Responsibility	Legislating territory and transportation
Form	Council
Estate	Legislature
Subordinate to	Directory
Established	January 25, 0/2018
Status	Deactivated
Abbreviation	CoT

The Council of Territory is one of three advisory councils comprising the Principality's legislature, the Directory. It is empowered to pass laws regarding all aspects of the Pillow Fortress's territory, including the division thereof, the building of transportation networks, and the acquisition of new territory. The Council of Territory also recommends cabinet appointments to the Department of the Interior, Department of Territory, and the Department of Transportation.

Composition

The Council of Territory consists of three representatives for each province of the Principality, a province being defined as the only first level administrative division. Representatives are elected from among the population of the province in which they reside, and each serve a three year term. As with all advisory councils, representatives must themselves be members of the Libertine Party. The provinces with representation on the council are:

• Pillowans Abroad Province

From among all representatives, two are chosen as officers, one of which serves as the council's spox, the other to serve as the Head Councilor. A third such individual is chosen to serve as Sergeant-at-arms, who is tasked with maintaining order and procedure.

Members

Due to the current population of the Pillow Fortress being one, there have been no elections to the Council of Territory and thus it has no members.

Committees

Like all advisory councils, the Council of Territory may establish committees of its members for the purposes of discussion, debate, and investigation, with their findings to then be presented to the council as a whole for further action. Committees may be temporary or permanent, with there being two categories of the latter, department committees and general committees.

Department Committees

Department committees provide oversight to Throne departments, typically only those the council is empowered to recommend secretaries to lead, though there is nothing in law preventing any council from establishing a committee for a department it doesn't have any authority over, any such committee's findings and recommendations would have no power. Department committees of the Council of Territory are:

• Territory Interior Committee
• Department of Territory Committee
• Territory Transportation Committee

General Committees

General committees are established on topics relevant to the council's area of responsibility, or for the maintenance of the council itself. General committees of the Council of Territory include:

• Council of Territory Rules and Procedures Committee
• Outer Space Settlement Committee
• Territory Acquisition Committee
• Territory Coordination Committee
• Territory Naming Committee

Additional Council of State Organizations

The Council of Territory maintains some additional organizations staffed by non-member civil servants to aid in its operation. These include the Council of Territory Representatives Registry, which maintains the official list of all past and present members of the council.