2766 - Session 01 - Comitia Plebis Tributa

Tribunus Plebis Marcus Pompeius Caninus called the Comitia Plebis Tributa to order on a.d. VI Id. Quin. ‡L. Sulla (III) cos. sine collega ‡ MMDCCLXVI a.u.c. to approve Lex Pompeia de ratione comitiorum plebis tributorum in order to bring the procedures of the Comitia Plebis Tributa more closely in line with other comitia.

Lex Pompeia de ratione comitiorum plebis tributorum went into force on a.d. X Kal Sext. ‡ L. Sulla (III) cos. sine collega ‡ MMDCCLXVI a.u.c. after it was approved by a vote of 18 Yes, 3 No, 0 Abstineo by 21 tribes whose members cast ballots.

The original summons, including the draft version of the lex, appears below:

OFFICIAL SUMMONS OF THE COMITIA PLEBIS TRIBUTA
10 July to 23 July 2013 (2766 AUC)

M. Pompeius Caninus civibus plebeianis salutem plurimam dicit:

I call the Comitia Plebis Tributa to order. This Official and Formal Meeting of the Comitia Plebis Tributa is now commenced under the authority of, and in compliance with, the Senatus Consultum Ultimum passed in January 2766 and under the authority of the powers granted to the Senate by the Constitution of Nova Roma in Paragraph V.E.

Special Instructions:
Plebeian citizens shall access the Cista and cast their vote on the Nova Roma website through their Album Civium page. The Cista will be closed on 19 July and 21 July 2013 (2766 AUC) but citizens will be able to vote on 17 July, 18 July, 20 July and 22 July 2013 (2766 AUC). A draft of the proposed law is included in this notice and is posted on the Nova Roma website. The finalized text of the proposed law will be posted to the website, Main List and Nova Roma Announce List at least 24 hours prior to the close of the Contio. This Comitia summons will not include suffect elections. The only agenda item is a proposed law that will allow the Tribunes to summon the Plebeian citizens for elections, approval of laws and conducting legal proceedings as needed without an emergency decree (Senatus Consultum Ultimum) from the Senate.

CALL TO ORDER OF THE COMITIA PLEBIS TRIBUTA
10 July 2013 (2766 AUC)

PRESIDING MAGISTRATE: Marcus Pompeius Caninus, Tribunus Plebis

SCHEDULE:
11:00 AM ROME TIME 10-July-2013 : Call to order. Contio (debate period) begins.
11:00 PM ROME TIME 14-July-2013 : Contio (debate period) ends.
09:01 AM ROME TIME 17-July-2013 : Call to vote. Voting period begins.
09:01 AM ROME TIME 22-July-2013 : Voting period ends.
11:59 PM ROME TIME 23-July-2013 : Call to close issued before this time.

AGENDA:
I. Lex Pompeia de ratione comitiorum plebis tributorum
The full text of the proposed law can be found on the Nova Roma website at:
Lex Pompeia de ratione comitiorum plebis tributorum

Optime valete!

Respectfully submitted:
Marcus Pompeius Caninus
Tribunus Plebis
10 July 2766 AUC