Decree XVI Adam I
Office of the Emperor
Decree XVI
This Imperial Decree hereby makes necessary amendments to Our previous fifteen Decrees.
The Coat of Arms of Adammia is hereby declared to be the Coat of Arms affixed to this document, modified from the original design in Decree III by changing “Adammia” to “Adammiae”.
The Emperor's Anthem is hereby declared to be any version of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, as opposed to the specific version declared in Decree III.
The National Sport of Adammia is hereby declared to be Auto Racing, as opposed to Fencing which was declared in Decree III.
The rank of Lord/Lady of the Order of Adammia under Decree V is hereby abolished and replaced with the rank of Knight/Dame Commander. Members of this rank shall hold the style of Sir/Madam. Knights of the Order of Adammia shall hold the post-nominals KOA; Dames, DOA. Knight/Dame Commanders shall hold the post-nominals COA. Knights of the Ordo Vladius shall hold the post-nominals KOV; Dames, DOV. The Prime Minister shall now hold the post-nominals of PM; the Deputy Prime Minister Deputy PM. The Monarch is hereby known as the Sovereign of the Order of Adammia. The head of the Ordo Vladius, Patrick Vladek, is hereby known as the Grand Master of the Ordo Vladius. The Grand Master of the Ordo Vladius hereby holds the style of His Lordship / Her Ladyship. Foreigners being bestowed with a rank in the Order of Adammia no longer have to take honourary citizenship if this conflicts with their laws on dual citizenships.
Decree VII is hereby amended so that the restricted information can be sent with the explicit consent of the individuals related to the information, for example all adult members of a household must provide consent for the address of that house to be legally sent over the internet; similarly, any owner of a phone must give consent to send the number of said phone over the internet. Decree VII shall expire of the 19th of February 2016.
Amending Decree IX, the state owned enterprise ABanimationLtd is now hereby privatised and shall return to the complete ownership of Our Imperial Majesty. Its shall now be a registered private limited company under the Office of the Emperor, until an official register of companies is created in the future. Its earnings shall go to its owner(s) after being taxed 15%. The charitable donations of the company shall be determined completely by its owner(s). Its full name shall be A.B. Animation Ltd, though the YouTube channel associated with it shall continue to be called ABanimationLtd.
Amending Decree X, if the Emperor marries a female, she will become known as an Empress and shall hold the style of Her Imperial Highness. They will be classified as an Empress Consort. If a sovereign Empress marries, their spouse shall be known as a Prince/Princess Consort and shall hold the style of His/Her Imperial Highness. If any Monarch marries a male, he will be known as a Prince Consort and shall hold the style of His Imperial Highness. The Monarch may decree that their current romantic partner, unmarried, is their Prince/Princess Consort who shall hold the style His/Her Illustrious Highness. This kind of Consort is not part of the Line of Succession. The precedence of styles is now declared to be the same as their matching titles, and is as follows:
- -His/Her Imperial Majesty | Emperor/Empress
- -His/Her Imperial Highness | Empress (Consort)/Prince/Princess Consort (married)
- -His/Her Imperial Highness | Crown Prince/Princess
- -His/Her Imperial Highness | Prince/Princess
- -His/Her Imperial Highness | Emperor/Empress Mother/Father
- -His/Her Illustrious Highness | Prince/Princess Consort (unmarried)
- -His/Her Grace | Archduke/Archduchess
- -Style and title of any Colonial Governor (e.g. High Lord Overseer)
- -His/Her Grace | Duke/Duchess
- -His/Her Lordship | Grand Master of the Ordo Vladius
- -His/Her Lordship | Any territorial subdivision noble
- -Sir/Madam | Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of Adammia
- -Sir/Madam | Knight/Dame of the Order of Adammia / Ordo Vladius
- -Esquire | Knight Apprentice of the Ordo Vladius
The commander-in-chief of the Military of Adammia is hereby known as the Grand Marshal, replacing the rank of Supreme Commander under Decree XI.
The Empire of Adammia hereby recognises the Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco and the Kingdom of Überstadt.
This, the Sixteenth Imperial Decree of Our Imperial Majesty Emperor Adam I, is signed into immediate effect in the Adammic Imperial Province, on today the twenty-eighth day of October, two-thousand and thirteenth year of the Common Era, day CIC of Our reign.
Imperator Adammiae I