The United Antillean Kingdom of Achipel

Sponsors: Celestiam, Karteria, Twelve titans

Category: Domestic Affairs

Affects: Secretaries-General, all citizens of the NWI, GAR#24

Commending the diligent work done by the former Secretaries-General Canilu, Volirum and Karteria in leading and shaping the New West Indies as a region and community.

Hoping that Secretary-General Celestiam, incumbent at the time this resolution was passed, will continue the works of the aforementioned former Secretaries-General in leading and shaping the New West Indies both as a region and as a community of like-minded people.

Noting that former Secretaries-General have not yet been legally recognized as such apart from the style "The Esteemed" granted to them by General Assembly Resolution #24: "Commending Honourable Acts".

Hoping that the incumbent, former and future Secretaries-General of the New West Indies will continue working to contribute to the growth, progression and shaping of the New West Indies as a region on NationStates and as an internet community.

The General Assembly of the New West Indies hereby enacts the following:

1. All Secretaries-General who complete their term of office are officially designated as Secretary-General Emeritus.

   1. The above term refers to a male person having served as Secretary-General of the New West Indies. In case any former holder of the office of Secretary-General refuses to use the masculine form of the term, they may use the coequal feminine form Secretary-General Emerita instead, if they so wish.

   2. Exceptions to this rule are laid down by Section V of this resolution.

2. General Assembly Resolution #24 ("Commending Honourable Acts"), Section V, Subsection C, Paragraph i is amended to read as follows:

   Former Secretaries-General Emeriti of the New West Indies

3. Secretaries-General Emeriti are generally considered to be experienced in exercising the office as Secretary-General of the New West Indies. As such, the Secretaries-General Emeriti are encouraged to advise and assist an incumbent Secretary-General in faithfully and diligently executing their office.

   1. Whenever an incumbent Secretary-General is doubtful about making a certain decision, they may invite the Secretaries-General Emeriti to convene to an advisory meeting. In such a meeting, the incumbent Secretary-General may seek advice from the attending Secretaries-General Emeriti. The incumbent Secretary-General may then come to a decision based on the advice given by the Secretaries-General Emeriti.

4. From the day this resolution has been passed on, June 21st shall be considered a regional holiday within the New West Indies.

   1. This regional holiday, named "Day of Democracy", remembers the 21st of June 2018, the day the first Secretary-General-elect of the New West Indies has been proclaimed as winner of the first democratic Secretary-General elections. It shall be used to commemorate this culturally and politically important event and celebrate the work and progress accomplished by all former Secretaries-General.

   2. A separate dispatch entailing the festivities of this holiday, which shall be decided on according to popular demand, shall be created by the Department of Internal Affairs before the next June 21st after the adoption of this resolution.

5. Secretaries-General that have been negligent with their tasks and were removed from office via dissolution by the Founder, motion of no confidence or High Court ruling will not be considered Secretaries-General Emeriti. In case a Secretary-General voluntarily resigns from their office, it shall be left to the Founder's discretion whether the receded Secretary-General is given emeritus status or not.

6. All former Secretaries-General at the time of this resolution's ratification shall be conferred emeritus status.