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VII. Province Objects
 
  Article 76-Province Executive and Administration  
76.1 Province Executive and Administration  
  The Executive Power and Authority of the Province shall be vested in an executive government comprising a Governor and the Board of Provincial-Generals.
 
76.2 The Governor  
  The Governor is the supreme leader of the Province, its head of state and prime representative. The office of the Governor is the highest elected office of a Province and at all times should be considered with the greatest dignity and respect.
 
  (a) Power of the Governor  
  By virtue of this Charter, a Governor is vested with the executive authority to manage the needs and affairs of the Province through the selection or dismissal of wise counsel in the form of their Province Board of Provincial-Generals, the agencies, officials and administration of the Province Government.
 
  The Governor shall have the authority of Province Commander in Chief in time of declared disaster with the power to command marshal law.
 
  In times of declared state disaster, the Governor shall have the power to commit the state forces on the agreed counsel of the Province Disaster Relief Council.
 
  The Governor shall have the authority over all agencies and Provincial-Generals as Chairman of the Board of Provincial-Generals. As Chairman, the Governor may choose to overrule motions of the Board and select the agenda and minutes of the Board meetings.
 
  The Governor shall have Power, by and with the advice and consent of the Province Congress, to make Treaties; and shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Province Congress, shall appoint public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Provincial Court, and all other Officers of the Province, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Province Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the Governor alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
 
  The Governor shall have the Power by virtue of this Charter to pardon any convicted criminal and stay the sentence of any court imposed sentence for any lesser court than the Provincial Court. The Governor does not have the power to amend a judgment of the Provincial Court.
 
  (b) Oath of the Governor  
  Prior to the commencement of their term of office, the Governor shall make the following public oath- “--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of Governor of (Province), and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Province of (Province) and the Charter of (University).”
 
  (c) Term of the Governor  
  Excluding the 1st term of the 1st permanent Governor of a Province, the Governor shall hold their Office during the Term of four Years, and be elected by provincial election following the procedures for general, provincial and university elections contained within this Charter.
 
  The 1st term of the 1st permanent Governor shall be a maximum of two (2) years. Thereafter, all terms shall be the standard length.
 
  (d) Maximum term tenure of Governor  
  By this Charter a Governor is ineligible to serve beyond a total of four terms (16) years. A Governor having served the Province for greater than fourteen (14) years shall be known as a Grand Governor.
 
  (e) Payment of the Governor  
  The Governor shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which they shall have been elected, and shall not receive any other income during their term.
 
76.3 The Board of Provincial-Generals (Provincial Board)
 
  In the good management of the state, its affairs and requirements can be compared to the good conduct of a corporation with its citizens as shareholders.
 
  The Board of Provincial-Generals (Provincial Board) shall be a board of individuals selected by the Governor to head the permanent statutory authorities and uphold the laws regarding the critical systems of the state. The tenure of a Director shall be at the sole discretion of the Governor.
 
  Given the importance of each system within our society functioning to its optimum, the position of a Provincial-General should reflect the very best of the community with the knowledge, experience and respect relating to the system they manage.
 
  (a) Domestic Affairs Committee  
  The domestic affairs committee shall be a permanent sub-committee of the Provincial Board. The purpose of the domestic affairs committee shall be the coordination of all systems associated with domestic functions enabling optimum provincial planning.
 
  The domestic affairs committee shall be permanently chaired by the Domestic Deputy-Governor. The committee shall be permanently attended by the Directors of the following systems:
  
  Planning System,
Knowledge System
Justice System
Power System,
Sanitation System
Security System
Industry System
Employment System
Education System
Health System
Welfare System
Constructions System
Entertainment System
Natural Ecosystem
International Affairs Committee		  
  (b) Diplomatic Affairs Committee  
  The diplomatic affairs committee shall be a permanent sub-committee of the Provincial Board. The purpose of the diplomatic affairs committee shall be the coordination of all systems associated with diplomatic and inter provincial agreements.
 
  The diplomatic affairs committee shall be permanently chaired by the Diplomatic Deputy Governor. The committee shall be permanently attended by the Directors of the following systems:
  
  Planning System
Knowledge System
Justice system
Security System
Finance System
Trade System
Technology Development
  
76.4 Province Administration  
  By this Charter, the provincial government administration of a Province is recognized as the public servants and official supporting the actions of the Province Parliament and the Province Executive Government.
  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 

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