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The Imperial Arms Bill of 2009
The Imperial Arms Bill, also called the Imperial Amendment Bill, was written by Escutcheonist Party MP Benkarnell as an amendment to the Imperial Bill acknowledging Empress Sai as Ceremonial Monarch of the AH.Com government. The bill simply created an official coat of arms for the Empress to use for ceremonial purposes, following the Escutcheonist platform calling for the overall beautification of the AH.Com political scene.
Since a grant of arms seemed to be an issue related to the Nobility, Benkarnell first asked ESP leader and ML Maharajah to introduce it to the Landsraad. However, Krall objected to its introduction there on the grounds that Imperial matters were an issue for the Lower House. So Benkarnell sponsored the bill himself in the Lower House of Parliament. The bill passed with unanimous support and was signed into law together with the Flag Bill on August 20, 2009.
Text of the Bill
BE IT ENACTED that Her Imperial Majesty Augusta and Basilissa Sai shall have an imperial coat of arms, based on the following grant:
TO ALL SINGULAR to whom these presents shall come the Government of AH.Com send greetings! WHEREAS, Her Imperial Majesty Augusta and Basilissa Sai hath been duly acclaimed by the Parliament and Landsraad of AH.Com Grand Empress of the Imperial Republic of AH.Com, Imperatrix of Tasty Stir-Fry, Sultana of the Holy Sea-Lion, Queen of Thai Kick-Boxing, and Kaiserin of Chaos, AND FORASMUCH AS Her Imperial Majesty be entitled to have armorial bearings duly established and recorded and suitable to be borne and used by Her Imperial Majesty and her descendants properly differenced, KNOW YE THEREFORE that We the Government of AH.Com do by these presence acknowledge these Imperial Arms of the said GRAND EMPRESS AUGUSTA AND BELISSA SAI the arms following: Quartered, first gules a sea-lion Or, second azure three woks Or, third barry nebuly of four azure and argent, fourth sable billety Or a foot couped of the second, enté en point argent a bat vert, on an inescutcheon Or a butterfly asure; And for the crest upon a royal helm with crest coronet a bicephalous eagle Or beaked and orbed of the same, mantled azure doubled Or, the shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of Turtledove; and for supporters two Sea-Lions Or crowned of the same armed and langued gules; the achievement beneath a pavilion gules semy of butterflies argent doubled ermine, fringed and tassled Or and surmounted by an Imperial crown.
Results
Voted Aye
maverick (E), Paladin (E), lothaw (E), Patriot (E), Krall (BWS), Susano (FFF), Jimbrock (FFF), Don Giorgio (FFF), Benkarnell (ESP), ImperialVienna (ESP), Iori (DISPPR), Communist Wizard (BBP), oakvale (Ind) (13)