Baldia

(Go here if you are looking for New Baldia. Baldia has now been merged into the town of Terroja, and now exists as a district. To avoid confusion with New Baldia, Baldia is now referred to as Old Baldia)

Baldia is a town in the nation of Montroig. It is an underwater town, for security purposes, located off the shore of the Citadel. It serves military interests of Montroig, as it is very secure, and can launch troops safely and easily. It would be hard to raid and invade. It was founded on the 12th of March 2021, and was opened to the public on 21th of March 2021. There is a $25 local tax in addition to the federal tax. The current mayor is Lythd, with _Suicune_ being a notable associate as a cofounder.

Baldia was later merged into the capital of Terroja as the district. Later on New Baldia was founded, and thus Baldia started being referred to as Old Baldia, though that is an unofficial name. This article describes Baldia before it was merged into Terroja. The integration into Terroja came as a result of it being abandoned, which came primarily as a result of lack of permanent settlers. Old and New Baldia do not have much in common.

Government System
Baldia will have a mayor, as well as a city council involving the mayor, and two other members. The amount in the council can be changed. Any new member must be voted on by the public. The mayor can propose to increase or decrease the amount of members in the council, this will have to have a majority vote in the council to pass. The mayor can veto any decision made by the council, unless the council votes with a minimum two thirds majority. The council can fire the mayor, or any member of the council, or the head of the militia, assuming the majority vote has passed, and in case of the mayor (who would obviously veto it) the minimum two thirds majority.

Mayor
The Mayor is in charge of handling all funds and resources for the Local Government. The Mayor is also the representative from the Federal Government, so if the Federal Government want something, the Mayor will propose it for them. Opposing the Federal Government's decision in the council, will get you removed from the Council, however your vote would still count in the council meeting. The mayor is also expected to fill up any chest shops from the government, and is expected to pay anything.

City Council
The city council is in charge of changing allocations of the city budget. As well as planning and expanding the city, and funding any new construction, as well as city jobs. The City Council also has the job of picking a mayor or head of militia, if they have been fired or left. The city council is also allowed to change prices of any government chest shops.

Militia
The Militia is run by the Head of Militia. The city's militia is basically just a separate military unit, operated by the City. We cannot declare war against any other lands, the Militia is just so that we can be in charge of our defense, and it will also help out in case of any attack. The Head of Militia is in charge of giving equipment to all soldiers, and incase of invasion all active civilians. The Head of Militia will be able to control the unit, and in case of invasion gets complete control over the city. In an offensive situation, the Head of Militia can choose to have their forces join together with the main military, or lead a separate division under the permission of the Federal Government. The Head of Militia is also in charge of paying the Militia, and will receive a certain budget in order to pay everybody, and get equipment. The Militia should be paid slightly during exercises, but mainly during any defense or offense.

Police
The Police is also run by the Head of Militia. This is simply to walk around and assure that nothing is happening, an active-duty police officer will be given an iron chestplate and boots to wear, if they are of need of it. The Head of Militia can choose how often Police should patrol the streets. In case of an emergency, the Head of Militia can dispatch police, and also people can call the Police, this can be done in the #alert-police channel in discord which will ping all members of police, and will be invisible to anyone else, so you will not get into any trouble for calling them. If the situation is dire enough, then the Head of Militia can also dispatch the Militia. The Head of Militia could also request assistance from the Federal Military. The Head of Militia is also meant to use their budget to pay the Police.

Town Hall
The Town Hall is the main government building for the town. The town hall will house the library, which will consist of the enchantment table, as well as serve as a collecting point for literature. Any piece of literature here will have to have a copy stored in the National Library. The Town Hall will also serve as a meeting place for the City Council, and hold offices for the mayor, head of militia, and any other important local official that might get added.

Local Court
There is also a Local Court, you can pay a fee (of $1200) in order to book a court meeting, a member from the Council will act as the judge, and will be able to ask questions, and state any information they believe necessary. The two sides, and any witnesses, are allowed to answer questions, and at the appropriate time can add any new information. At the end of the session, the public will vote, the punishment should stated in the laws, if for some reason it is not, then the judge will be allowed to make the punishment. The punishment must also include a fine of $2000 to be given to the person who booked the court meeting. The Local Court will only be responsible for Local Laws, any dispute regarding Federal Laws will be passed on to the Federal Court (with no additional cost). The Court can only occupy 10 voters, and each voter and the judge will receive $100, the remaining money will be added to the Local Budget.

Non-Government Jobs
The recognized non-government jobs are miner, lumberjack, farmer, and fisher.

Miner
Near every mine, a government run chest shop will be there to buy iron pickaxes for $180, and stone pickaxes for $50. There will be a government shop for selling iron and diamonds, they should not be sold anywhere else. Iron will be sold for 50 each, and diamonds will be sold for 300 each. Miners are allowed to sell other resources (except iron and diamond) elsewhere, as well as choose to keep any resources.

Lumberjack
For lumberjacks, there will be a government shop. Iron axes will be sold for $180 and stone axes will be sold for $50, you will buy required to be from these, unless the chest shop is empty.

Farmer
For farmers, there will be a government shop. Iron hoes will be sold for $120, and stone hoes for $50, unless the chest shop is empty. Farmers are expected to replant anything. Farmers can keep there own food, and also sell additional food at a stall if they would like. The government should provide a one-time food subsidy to each person that is not a farmer and is just joining.

Fishing
Fishing rods will be sold for $50 by the government. Enchanted books are expected to be allowed to be bought from the government, however it is not exclusive, and can be sold elsewhere.

Government Jobs
The government can offer jobs to civilians, including librarians, builders, resource collectors etc. If a person is unemployed, the government should be expected to get them a job, either as a traditional non-government job, or as a government job.

Market
There is a market area. Each unit can be bought with an initial fee of $50. Each unit is a 5x3 space. There is a fee of usage of $100 per unit per week. See law 12 for more information.

Buying Houses
You are able to either request a free house, or buy a house from the government. Free housing is either apartment type small areas underwater, or underground houses, fitted next to each other. Paid housing is an underwater house, or a house above ground. You will have to ask the mayor to do this. Houses typically range around $500-1000.

Buying Land
This refers to unused chunks of land. This is separate from housing. Land can be bought for industry purposes, like for making a brewery for example, public service like a park, or a store. Land buying must be approved by the City Council for planning purposes of what is going on that land, and if the land to be purchased has any conflictions with other plans or nearby land, the purchase can undergo an additional fee to resolve any conflictions. In the purchase of land, the whole construction is up to the person buying the land. Land goes for $1 per square meter underground, $3 per square meter underwater, $15 per square meter on land. Any land purchase will also have a base fee of $500. If the target land involves unclaimed chunks, they must pay the $200 per unclaimed chunk in order to claim it. Land purchases are likely to be partially subsidized however, for example a park might be fully funded, or a bar might be half funded in exchange for a weekly quota to be sent to the government.

Paying the Government
Every transaction sent to the government should be sent to the mayor (currently lythd). You are expected to take a screenshot and send it on discord to the mayor even if the mayor is online. If you do not have discord then you should dm the mayor when you pay them, if the mayor is not online then you will have to ask around and see if u can give it to someone from the city council that is online and have them log it for you. This should be done for chest shops as well. This is so that the mayor can keep track of finances in the spreadsheet in order to properly manage the budget, and also so that the mayor can put the money into the land bank. The Head of Militia should also report how the money is being spent.

Financial Spreadsheet
The mayor will keep track of all finances with a spreadsheet. This will be publicly visible. This will keep track of all forms of income and expenditures, as well as all resources, and how they are used, and received (including from the federal government), as well as appropriate totals, so like net daily earnings, total land bank, total of x resource, net x resource gain, etc. The spreadsheet is held daily. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/135Dwcp5-fFwPb3Gp3GqKc-IGeEYGGnm4TzEHEu3BaOw/edit?usp=sharing

Laws
1. [removed law]

2.	Circumventing government shops, this can be done by selling goods to players when you are not allowed to. Both parties will be fined for triple the price of whatever the transaction amounted to. An example of this would be someone selling their food subsidy.

3.	Violence to another member, this includes serious verbal insults, griefing, robbing, physical harm, and death. The fine will be double what is needed to repair any damages caused to the victim, as well as an additional $100-$10 000 depending on the crime, to be split between the victim and the city. The Judge will get to decide the amount. However verbal insults should remain low, and death should be kept high.

4.	Leaving the nation, (whilst in the city where we can impose our own laws). This should result in exile, no court case should be needed. This person should be banned from this city permanently. In order to rejoin, a fine of at least $50 000 must be paid, the exact value, and whether it should be allowed, is given to the mayor to decide, and should be agreed upon by the Federal Government.

5.	Refusing to fight, this could be for a member of the militia, a police member, or even a civilian during a city invasion, this can result in fines of $30 000, $10 000, and $5 000 respectively.

6.	Switching sides in a battle, this will result in a fine of $50 000, or a permanent exile and banishment from the town. In order to rejoin, a fine of at least $50 000 must be paid, the exact value, and whether it should be allowed, is given to the mayor to decide, and should be agreed upon by the Federal Government.

7.	Leaving the mine gate open. This will result in a one day ban of the mine, or a fine of $2 000. If the ban is broken, then a fine of $5 000 is given.

8.	Failure to disclose government related payment with proof. This will result in a $100 fine for government chest shops, and a $200 fine for direct payment.

9.	Stealing from the government, should have to return whatever was stolen, as well as a fine of three times the monetary value of whatever was stolen.

10.	Employing other civilians, or forcing them to do work. We are free people, and whatever you work for you should be able to keep and not have to give to your higher up.

11.	Bribery in a court session, or in a city council meeting. This will result in fines of $1 000 and $10 000 respectively for both the briber and the person being bribed, and will also ban both from participating in any court sessions or city council meetings for two weeks. If either is on the city council, then they will be fired from their position.

12.	Failure to pay market fees, if the person is not online during this time, then there shop will simply be blocked off, but will not be altered or destroyed. If the person is online then they will be evicted from their shop, and will be banned from buying a shop for a week. As well as a fine of double the shop upkeep price. If they were unable to pay, then are given the option of a state loan, which the terms can be decided by the mayor based on their income, failure to pay this will come under Law 9. Alternatively they can close down the shop.

13.	Failure to pay a fine, this should result in banishment from this city, and will only be allowed to come back by paying 1.5x the fine. If the person does not have enough money to pay the fine, the mayor can then split it up (according to their income) in order to pay a certain amount every week until the total fine is paid.

14.	Coming back when banished, this will lead to the deployment of the police, and if needed military.

In-server History
March 12 - Founded, important construction would take place until the town is able to be opened to the public. It was founded by Lythd and _Suicune_, as with recent bandits a need for a secure town was displayed.

March 21 - Ready for public release with the Town Hall being constructed. Further bandits lead to increased need for this town.

March 21 - The law requiring the use of government provided tools has been revoked, the reason for this law was to provide a tax on mining to help secure government funding. With weaker government revenue now to pay the upkeep, there will likely be some higher form of tax elsewhere.

March 27 - An act was passed that removes government giving food to all players, simply only being new players that would maybe not be able to afford it by giving a one time donation. This encourages use of market stalls, as people need money to buy food.