TRIBUNE P. MINIUS ALBUCIUS EDICT (n° 58-16) ON THE PRONOUNCING OF AN INTERCESSIO

I, Publius Minius Albucius, Tribune of the Plebs, by the authority 
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of Nova Roma,

In view of the Constitution of Nova Roma, specially its articles II 
A3, II B2, II C and V A7, specially its paragraph « a »,

In view of the edictvm Aedilis Plebis II de certamine Petroniano, 
made by the message n° 34325 in Nova Roma main list, called « 
Edictvm Aedilis Plebis II de certamine Petroniano», March 24 2758 
auc, 16:15 pm GMT  by Aedilis Plebis Ma. Constantinus Serapio,

Considering that this edict intend to organize « an international 
literary competition organized in Nova Roma's name " (cf this edict, 
article 1) ;

Considering that this edict, whose principle has been accepted by 
the Senate of Nova Roma, may thus be considered as an official Nova 
Roma event ;

Considering that this official character is underlined by the fact 
that its organization is assumed by the Aedilis Plebis currently in 
office, Hon. Ma. Constantinus Serapio ;

Considering that the second article of this edict sets the « 
Competition Rules », acting that :

« a- The Certamen Petronianum is open to all writers, bot cives and
non-cives, without any age or nationality restrictions.

b- Entries for the Certamen Petronianum 2005 must be tales set in
ancient Rome, during the Republic.

c- Entries must be written in English, and have a maximum length of
3000 words. »

Considering that, by asking every competitor interested, including 
specially the citizens of Nova Roma, to create a writing 
contribution which, by its length and the skills needed, do give a 
real advantage to the people whose writing language is their native 
one ;

Considering that, even if Nova Roma has been created by English 
writing people, its Res publica is not limited to English writing 
citizens ;

Considering that the edictum aedili II de certamine Petroniano, in 
its current frame, creates an inequality between English writing 
citizens and non-English writing citizens, at the advantage of the 
first ones ;

Considering that this discrimination has not been provided by the 
Constitution and the laws of Nova Roma which limits the equality 
between citizens in a few sole fields like the existence of ordines 
or inside the family Law ;

Considering that the discrimination thus created by the aedilician 
edict is thus contrary to the spirit of the Constitution of Nova 
Roma, which tends also to an universal application of Nova Roma and 
to the promotion of Latin ;

Considering that the fact that neither the limited number of 
interprets inside Nova Roma nor the length of the preparation of the 
Certamen, nor the quality of the judges chosen for the contest must 
not be legally taken in account ;

Considering that, at this time, no other similar contest, giving the 
opportunity to non-English writing citizens to compete, has been 
officially scheduled ;

Considering that such an interesting event could be organized with 
no legal difficulty by a Provincia or a group of Provinciae whose 
writing language is English, with the *support* of the aedility ;

Edicts :

Article 1

An intercessio is pronounced against the edictvm Aedilis Plebis II 
de certamine Petroniano, made by the message n° 34325 in Nova Roma 
main list, called « Edictvm Aedilis Plebis II de certamine 
Petroniano», March 24 2758 auc, 16:15 pm GMT  by Aedilis Plebis Ma. 
Constantinus Serapio ;

Article 2 

The present intercessio takes effect from its publication within the 
limits of the Constitution and laws of Nova Roma.

Article 3

The appropriate magistrates of Nova Roma and their departments are 
responsible, as far as each one is concerned by the present edict, 
for executing it. This edict which will be published in the 
Tabularium of Nova Roma.


Issued in Caen, city of the Viducasses, France, this twenty seventh 
day (27) of March, 2005 C.E. (a.d. VI Kal. April. 2758), during the 
consulate of Fr. Apulus Caesar and Ga. Popillius Laenas

23 March MMDCCLVIII

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