02-18-2006, 12:30 AM
Bill JT-451: The Criminalisation of Fire Act
WHEREAS fire is a noted killer;
WHEREAS fire is known to destroy millions of sous worth of property every year in Jonquiere-Tadoussac;
WHEREAS the people of Jonquiere-Tadoussac live in perpetual fear of fire coming for them;
DEFINING fire as any manifestation of heat and light that is created from the interaction of oxygen in the air with any other substance;
THE CONSULAR COUNCIL OF JONQUIERE-TADOUSSAC HEREBY MANDATES THAT:
1. It shall be declared illegal for fire to:
a ) Damage any property, structure, or natural feature, or;
b ) kill.
2. Any fire violating these restrictions shall be immediately apprehended and incarcerated in a high-security penitentiary constructed for this specific purpose.
3. Failing this, the offending fire shall be terminated with prejudice by
a ) sanctioned law enforcement officials, or;
b ) private citizens, assuming they have given due warning to the fire.
4. Under no circumstances shall a citizen be imprisonned or fined more than 100 sous for terminating a fire.
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Voting results: Popular Assembly: 312/500 For, motion carried
National Assembly: 67/170 For, motion fails
It remains legal for fire to burn in Jonquiere-Tadoussac. (And the executive was in favour, too...)
WHEREAS fire is a noted killer;
WHEREAS fire is known to destroy millions of sous worth of property every year in Jonquiere-Tadoussac;
WHEREAS the people of Jonquiere-Tadoussac live in perpetual fear of fire coming for them;
DEFINING fire as any manifestation of heat and light that is created from the interaction of oxygen in the air with any other substance;
THE CONSULAR COUNCIL OF JONQUIERE-TADOUSSAC HEREBY MANDATES THAT:
1. It shall be declared illegal for fire to:
a ) Damage any property, structure, or natural feature, or;
b ) kill.
2. Any fire violating these restrictions shall be immediately apprehended and incarcerated in a high-security penitentiary constructed for this specific purpose.
3. Failing this, the offending fire shall be terminated with prejudice by
a ) sanctioned law enforcement officials, or;
b ) private citizens, assuming they have given due warning to the fire.
4. Under no circumstances shall a citizen be imprisonned or fined more than 100 sous for terminating a fire.
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Voting results: Popular Assembly: 312/500 For, motion carried
National Assembly: 67/170 For, motion fails
It remains legal for fire to burn in Jonquiere-Tadoussac. (And the executive was in favour, too...)

