Citizenship Bill
Preamble: The CDS Constitution makes a clear link between citizenship and land. In respect of this principle, this bill describes the possible methods of attaining citizenship in CDS and their implementation.
1.
a. The following methods to attain citizenship in CDS are possible:
- Land ownership (landowner citizen)
- Sponsorship of landmarks, parks or common lands will, designated as 'sponsored locations' (sponsor citizen)
- Group (group-owned parcel citizen)
b. All rules regarding tier payment and the right to vote or te be candidate for an official position apply on landowner citizen as well as on sponsor citizen and on group-owned parcel citizen.
2. The smallest size for a parcel, a sponsored location or a part of a group-owned parcel is 256 mq.
3. The smallest tier for sponsorship and group citizenship is 250 L$.
4. The landowner citizen has the right to build in the parcel. The sponsor citizen has no right on the parcel. The rights of a group-owned parcel citizen on the parcel is defined in the group charter.
5. Each citizen has a tier box and appears in the list of citizen.
6. The sponsored locations are defined by the executive and accepted by the RA. They are listed in the masterplan of each sim. The names of the sponsors are listed on the location.
7.
a. The owner of the group and the avatar requesting citizenship notify the CDS Treasurer of the desire for a group citizenship, and request a tier box be assigned on one of the parcels of the group. The owner of the group pays the difference between the fees paid by the group-owned parcelcitizen from his /her group and the official tier.
b. The owner of the group cannot put a member who is getting citizenship only from this group out of the member list. The group which gives citizenship can decide the way it is organized. The organization and the possibility to get citizenship must be mentionned in the charter of the group. The charter and the member list of the group are public.
8. A policy is made by the Executive to fix every detail of citizenship management. The Executive is responsible to inform all poeple who are concerned by the adoption of this bill.
9. The various possibilities to attain citizenship are described in the different information and communication channels and especially in the portal and in the in-world kiosks.
10. The act NL 5-9 Group Land Ownership Act is abrogated.
11.
a. The avatars who are citizen only by owning a parcel of 128 mq before the adoption of the current law stay CDS citizen. This citizenship is not transferable to the next owner of these parcels. The Executive has the right to buy the parcel for its official price.
b. The avatars who are citizen by payjng a fee of 100 L$ stay citizen for 2 entire terms after the adoption of the current law. After this period, the Treasurer will offer them a sponsored location.