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 ====== THE SETTLER’S COUNCIL ======
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 ===== Overview =====
-The Settler’s Council was the highest legislative and judicial institution of the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] in the [[beta_age|Beta Age]] (03 Oct 2625–16 Apr 2631). It drafted laws by referendum, served as a court of last appeal for [[criminal_code_of_the_free_state_of_settlers|Criminal]] and [[civil_code_of_the_free_state_of_settlers|Civil Code]] violations, and directed the [[guarding_troopers|Guarding Troopers]] to enforce its rulings. The Council’s headquarters stood in [[new_kourou|New Kourou]].
+The Settler’s Council was the highest legislative and judicial institution of the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] in the [[beta_age|Beta Age]] (03 Oct 2625–16 Apr 2631). It drafted laws by referendum, served as a court of last appeal for [[criminal_code_of_the_free_state_of_settlers|Criminal]] and [[civil_code_of_the_free_state_of_settlers|Civil Code]] violations, and directed the [[guarding_troopers|Guarding Troopers]] to enforce its rulings. The Council’s headquarters was located in [[new_kourou|New Kourou]].
 ===== Democratic Formation =====
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 ===== Operational Procedures: Quarterly Legislative & Judicial Sessions =====
-To bridge the distances between scattered settlements and ensure both lawmaking and major legal disputes were handled transparently, the Settler’s Council and all five Contact Persons followed a strict quarterly cycle. These sessions served not only to enact new legislation but also to adjudicate appeals from across the Free State of Settlers.
+To bridge the distances between scattered settlements and ensure both lawmaking and major legal disputes were handled transparently, the Settler’s Council and all five [[contact_person|Contact Persons]] followed a strict quarterly cycle. These sessions served not only to enact new legislation but also to adjudicate appeals from across the Free State of Settlers.
 ==== 1. Preparation & Agenda Setting ====
-  * **– Local Proposal Collection:** In the two weeks preceding each session, Contact Persons gathered and tabulated the outcome of their settlement’s referendum on locally prioritized issues (up to three topics per settlement).
+  * **Local Proposal Collection:** In the two weeks preceding each session, Contact Persons gathered and tabulated the outcome of their settlement’s referendum on locally prioritized issues (up to three topics per settlement).
-  * **– Council Drafting: Simultaneously, Councilors prepared any new draft laws or amendments they wished to advance to the settlements for ratification.**
+  * **Council Drafting:** Simultaneously, Councilors prepared any new draft laws or amendments they wished to advance to the settlements for ratification.
 ==== 2. Quarterly Assembly in New Kourou ====
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   * **Final Deliberation & Scheduling:** The Council voted to adopt local proposals that had already passed local referenda, recorded judicial rulings, and scheduled all Council-originated drafts for immediate local referenda.
-=== 3. Local Referenda & Validation ===
+==== 3. Local Referenda & Validation ====
 After the assembly adjourned: