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VII. Province Objects
 
  Article 74-Province  
74.1 Province  
  A Province is the second smallest administrative division of government and administration of the Union. A Province is a lawfully constituted administrative subdivision of a University and is equivalent to the term “state government area” (“SGA”) and the traditional terms including but not limited to “state”, “region” or “territory”.  
74.2 Origin and meaning of Province  
  The word Province originates from the Latin word provincia meaning “a sphere of military action or duty”. The word was chosen to describe the second smallest administrative division of government and administration of the Union in recognition of the sub division of occupational forces of One Heaven into provincial administrations following the complete conquest and lawful possession of all land, sea, earth and atmosphere within the boundaries of the Union.
  
74.3 Structure and Properties of a Province  
  The following criteria are the essential structural components and properties of a valid Province:
  
  (i) A unique enclosure of land and water, earth and atmosphere within the bounds of a constituted University of the Union whereby the boundaries of the enclosure are recognized as having historic provenance as the bounds of a previous state, region or territory; and
  
  (ii) A unique identity in name relative to the University whereby the name of the Province is recognized as having historic provenance for the geographic area; and
  
  (iii) A permanent population of men, women and infants within the bounds of the Province; and
  
  (iv) A provisional, probationary or permanent Executive Government representing either the provisional spiritual occupational forces, a probationary government formed by living members to succeed the provisional forces or a permanent government elected by the people of the Province; and
  
  (v) A lawfully registered trust instrument as the deed and charter for the Province, consistent with this Deed and Charter; and
  
  (vi) A provisional, probationary or permanent administration whereby certain offices are filled and duties performed for the benefit of members of the Province; and
  
  (vii) A public register system whereby the unique membership numbers of all men, woman and infants within the bounds of the Province are recorded, whether or not such numbers have been redeemed and the recording of all vital statistics, major events and transactions within the bounds of the Province; and
  
  (viii) A public records system whereby all documents and instruments of the Province including public notices are available for review and search; and
  
  (ix) At least two Campus properly formed and registered within the bounds of the Province
  
  If one or more of these items cannot be demonstrated, then a Campus is not valid.
  
74.4 Dissolution of all non-Ucadian administrative units
  
  As legitimate provisional government has been formed by valid Provinces for each University within the Union, all non-Ucadian administrative units such as but not limited to states, regions and territories are hereby dissolved with all property, rights and succession conveyed to the appropriate provinces of the Union.
  
     
   
   
 
 

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