Vládne inštitúcie a organizácie v malej stredoaporuejskej krajine a štáte Melza.
To bring everything together neatly and not piecemeal, here's a full
overview of the government of this central Aporuean statelet, a small
country in the Orbis Fūrum.
A purpose-built government complex in the heart of the Old Town serves
as the headquarters for both municipal and national governance in Melza.
Tento komplex budov a stavieb je známy ako Vládne domy. Nachádza sa na mierne vyvýšenom vŕšku s pomerne rozľahlým plochým vrcholom, a ponúka dostatok priestoru pre jednotlivé budovy a ich krídla. The knoll has mostly steep
slopes, some of them covered in rocky cliffs, and to add to this natural
defence, the perimeter of the hill top is fortified with stone walls.
They aren't particularly high or thick, but are meant to offer some
degree of defence in case of a foreign invasion, a large-scale epidemic,
or mass street riots and fighting. Komplex tak utvára niečo na spôsob menšieho mestského hradu. Za jeho hradbami sa týčia Radnica, Krídlo Zhromaždenia, Krídlo ministerstiev, Krídlo Stráže, Krídlo úľavy, a viaceré ďalšie služobné budovy.
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VÝKONNÁ MOC
Samotná vláda a jej najvyššie postavení hodnostári.
1.) Štyria páni (alias “Štyri piliere”)
Ctihodný pán starosta - Volený civilný, občiansky spoluvládca mestského štátu,
hlava komunálnej vlády (a jej organizácií pre stráženie zákona a poriadku). Hovorovo
“Starosta”. Súčasným Ctihodným pánom starostom Melzy je Latnan Oktimk, muž z veľkoľudu.
Ctihodný pán barón - Vládnuci, dedičný spoluvládca mestského štátu, hlava Barónie (miestnej monarchie/dynastie). Hovorovo
“Barón”. Súčasným Ctihodným pánom barónom Melzy je Dortan IV. z rodu Terlo, muž z veľkoľudu. (Ak si chcete pozrieť zoznam minulých panovníkov, kliknite sem.)
Ctihodný pán veliteľ - Elected commander-in-chief of the city state's armed forces. The current Lord Commander of Melza is Unis Harelah, muž-rarach z maloľudu.
Ctihodný duchovný pán - Volený zástupca a hovorca náboženských a ideologických skupín/frakcií v meste. Súčasným Ctihodným duchovným pánom Melzy je Relan Avakala, muž z kunoľudu.
(Poznámka: V prípade ženskej nositeľky niektorého z titulov, titul by bol náležite upravený na “pani”, v závislosti od konkrétneho úradu. V prípade vládnucej šľachtičnej by titul znel “Ctihodná pani barónka”, pre zástupkyňu náboženského zmieru by bol titul "Ctihodná duchovná pani", a pre starostku či veliteľku, "Ctihodná pani starostka" a "Ctihodná pani veliteľka". V melzanskej spoločnosti je najmenej pravdepodobné, že by bola žena zvolená do úradu veliteľa.)
2.) Miestosprávni ministri
Ministri a ministerky sú pravou rukou (či skôr rukami) Štyroch pánov. Každý minister alebo ministerka je hlavou ministerstva, jednej z vetiev výkonnej zložky vlády. Jednotlivé vetvy nesú zodpovednosť za rôzne základné sféry vlády a spravovania vecí verejných vnútri hraníc Melzy, napríklad spravodlivosť, hospodárstvo, dopravu, kultúru, školstvo, náboženstvo, orgány zákona a poriadku, vojenstvo, služby údržby stôk a odpratávania smetí, pohotovostné a záchranné služby, a tak ďalej…
3.) Vidiecki starostovia
Okrem Ctihodného pána starostu v Melze, má každé z deviatich obývaných sídel vo vidieckej časti Barónie svojho vlastného, miestneho starostu.
Hovorí sa im “vidiecki starostovia”. Dvaja zo starostov spravujú obce na úrovni mestečka (staré banské mestečko Árast Atrav v horách, a neďaleké kúpeľné mestečko Enemarp), zatiaľ čo ostatných sedem starostov spravuje sedem obcí na úrovni dediny, sedem dedín Barónie
(Ynivork, Rátoch, Ňolbaj, Jáh, Ones, Étilaks, Koraj).
4.) Štátni zamestnanci
Toto sú jednoducho rôzni úradníci a byrokrati a zamestnanci, ktorí pracujú pre výkonnú zložku melzanskej vlády. Ešte aj najvyššie postavení štátni zamestnanci pracujúci vo Vládnych domoch, napríklad starostov osobný kancelár Púrst Tarandar, sú v podstate nadsadeným kancelárskym personálom a asistentmi pre Štyroch pánov a pre Ministrov.
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ZÁKONODÁRNA MOC
Mestské zhromaždenie - Zhromaždenie je tak mestským/komunálnym ako i národným parlamentom Melzy. Zasadá pravidelne v komnatách Radnej siene v jenom z krídel/budov vládneho komplexu,
vedľa budovy Radnice. Melzanskí politickí zástupcovia slúžiaci v parlamente sú známi ako Členovia zhromaždenia (ČZ) a ich celkový počet je 65. Dolná veková hranica pre Člena zhromaždenia je 22 rokov (alebo ich obdobia, v závislosti od druhu bytosti). Tak muži ako i ženy majú dovolené stať sa ČZ, no v dôsledku tradície a iných faktorov malo Zhromaždenie po väčšinu svojej histórie prevažne mužských zástupcov (i keď je pravda, že ženy ako ČZ sú pravidelnou súčasťou parlamentu už dlhé storočie, aspoň v menších počtoch).
Rada mestských zástupcov - pozostáva z 50 Členov zhromaždenia. Mestskí zástupcovia tvoria väčšinu kresiel v melzanskom parlamente. Sú zodpovední za vedenie debát o súčasných problémoch a záležitostiach správy mesta, za diskusie o návrhoch zákonov, a samozrejme, za hlasovanie za alebo proti návrhom zákonov.
Rada mestských staršinov - pozostáva z 15 Členov zhromaždenia. Staršinovia
(známi aj ako Miestoprísažní) tvoria menšiu časť Zhromaždenia. Slúžia ako komisia poradcov a strážnych psov, komentujú a
potenciálne vetujú návrhy zákonov.
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SÚDNA MOC
Melza má sústavu hierarchických občianskych súdov. Hlavné justičné inštitúcie a väčšina súdov je sústredených do samotnej Melzy alebo do dvoch menších mestečiek patriacich do Barónie. Nie všetky zo siedmych dedín v Barónii majú svoje vlastné súdy, no každá z nich má vládou dosadeného súdneho poradcu, ktorý pracuje ako zamestnanec starostu dediny.
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ZÁKON A PORIADOK
Stráženie zákona a poriadku v Melze
spadá pod viacero odlišných inštitúcií, z ktorých každá má vlastného lídra a vedenie. Avšak nesporným šéfom všetkých týchto inštitúcií je Ctihodný pán starosta, a v poradcovskej role, jeho ministri pre bezpečnosť.
Orgány zákona a poriadku v Melze majú slušné inventáre výstroja a zariadení, no chýba im ťažká výzbroj alebo lietadlá, a popri pozemných vozidlách vlastnia len zopár menších pomocných lodí. Veľká časť policajného výstroja a zariadení obsahuje špeciálne nástroje a výzbroj určenú na neusmrcujúce omráčenie.
Tak Mestská stráž ako aj Pohraničiarsky zbor majú svoje hlavné ústredia v Krídle Stráže vo Domoch vlády.
a.) Mestská stráž
The City Watch conducts most of its activities only in the city proper,
though they will occassionally venture out into the city state's outer,
rural areas and investigate criminal activities over there as well. They
are the biggest and main law enforcement agency of the Melzan polity.
The head figure of the City Watch is the "Chief-o'-the-Watch", also
known colloquially as the Chieftain or simply the Chief. He is
subordinate to the Lord Mayor and all members of the City Watch are in
turn subordinate to him.
Currently, the City Watch operates seven service branches (six of them
"bureaus" and one a special branch). Most of these also have their own,
further specialised investigation departments.
Pre bližšie informácie o Mestskej stráži si prosím prečítajte článok vyhradený pre danú tému.
b.) Pohraničiarsky zbor
Melza's gendarmerie, border guard and customs police. They are a
paramilitary police force that focuses on patrolling the small country's
borders and ensures the prevention of illegal trespassing, cross-border
smuggling, investigations in the wilderness, etc.
Outside of foot gendarmes themselves, there are also mounted infantry
gendarmes, and even diver gendarmes (a.k.a. “frogmen”). “The Corps” is
in fact the only law enforcement branch with mounted policemen, as the
City Watch has a strict on-foot-only policy (outside of the occassional
vehicle). Like The Watch, The Corps has its own dog handlers and
falconers.
The Chieftain of the City Watch doesn't have command of the
Frontiersmen Corps, as it is a separate law enforcement organisation to
The Watch. The Frontiersman-in-Chief and commanders of the Corps are
subordinate to the Mayor in the same way as the Chieftain and his
subordinate commanders in the Watch. The only Corps-related thing the
Chieftain can do is turn to the Mayor in order to request Frontiersmen
backup for Watch employees in case of great need and emergencies.
As a professional thief, the only time you really have to worry about
the Frontiersmen is when you're visiting the countryside parts of the
Barony. The gendarmes leave the law enforcement in Melza proper to the
City Watch. You might see them occassionally in the city's streets and
especially at the various stations and ports, but they'll rarely attend
to criminal investigation or crisis situation management in The City
itself.
Pre bližšie informácie o Pohraničiarskom zbore si prosím prečítajte článok vyhradený pre danú tému.
ĎALŠIE BEZPEČNOSTNÉ ORGANIZÁCIE
Hasiči - The oldest fire service in The City were simply people
gathering water from wells into buckets, then creating a bucket line to
put out a fire. Predictably. Over time, along with the gradual
beginnings of more organized law enforcement (that eventually culminated
in the City Watch), there arose a need to create a more professional
body of firefighters. The invention of the mechanical "water-gun",
built either of wood, and later also of brass, helped modernise
firefighting efforts before the founding of the official firemen
institution of The City. Later introductions, in the early days of the
professional firefighting force, included purpose-built horse-drawn fire
wagons, with increasingly advanced water-pumping devices, a
standardisation of uniforms and basic equipment. Some of the latest,
experimental innovations planned for the Melzan fire brigades includes portable air-rebreathing devices, created as a combination of existing diving suit technology and newer industrial devices.
Záchranná služba - The rescue service is a fairly new organisation.
It was spun off from the firemen and some of the municipal medical
services only about a decade ago. As its name implies, it tries to offer
salvaging and medical aid to people unlucky enough to sustain injuries
in various accidents. The rescue service operates primarily in Melza and
by extension the two nearby towns, but it occassionally ventures into
deeper countryside as well. Though the financing and material base of
the service have slowly increased over time, it is still largely a
novelty, compared to the likes of established medical services (such as
the city-run hospitals and the various private physician clinics). Don't
expect the rescuers to get everywhere or to get there on time. Even
after implementing swifter and more organised methods of transporting
injured patients - such as civilian counterparts of the army's “flying
ambulance” carriages - the rescue service still is not all that
effective.
Jednotka odozvy na nákazy - One of several newer, more recently
founded medical bodies in service of Melza's municipal government. The
unit consists of educated, trained and experienced “plague doctors”,
their assistents and other small-time auxilliary medical staff. Most of
the unit's activities are conducted on the streets and are aimed at
countering existing disease hotspots, and preventing the potential ones.
Unsurprisingly, while at work, the employees of the unit wear
protective clothing, including protective masks, in an effort to avoid
catching a disease themselves. As recent as the unit's history is, its
parent organisation and the tradition behind it go back several
centuries… Originally, epidemics were handled simply by sending
volunteers to collect and bury the dead. Gradually, the city's
government started to employ more active measures against the spread of
diseases. During a major epidemic in Melza some 80 years ago, the then
government decided to found the Office for Disease Matters, the first
official institution of its kind. Several decades later, the office's
operations were already diversified enough to start employing their own
full-time medical staff. Hence, the “dee-ar-yoo” (or “dear you”, as the
folk nickname goes) was born.
OZBROJENÉ SILY
Melza's own armed forces consist of four main branches, and within them,
several smaller organisational divisions. Unlike with law enforcement
agencies, which are controlled by the municipal government, the military
is led by the Lord Baron (symbolic head), the Lord Commander
(commander-in-chief) and their various advisors and underlings. The
bureaucratic headquarters of the Armed Forces are housed in the
Ministries Wing of The Houses of Rule.
Občianske zbrojnošstvo - The equivalent of an army reserve and
civil defence branch at the same time. Consists mostly of volunteers and
reservists drafted from the city's populace, hence the name. In times
of war, the Citizenry-at-Arms provides combat and support reservists,
while in peacetime, its main function is to help with disaster relief
operations and the like. The Citizenry-at-Arms was created several
centuries ago from the original Melzan town militia. By law, each legal
guild in the city had to raise and train their own defensive troop for
the militia, in order to provide protection for Melza if it became
besieged. The current Citizenry-at-Arms uses a more modern form of troop
management, and the vast majority of City defence responsibilities have
been transferred to the Army.
Barónska a mestská armáda Melzy - The ground forces
of the city state. They include infantry, cavalry, siege and artillery
regiments, as well as enginner and support regiments and the “Railway
Army”. Historically, the Baronial and Municipal Army is an evolution of
the original baronial (royal) army of Melza from several centuries ago,
which gradually developed from a mustered force to a semi-permanent
force, and then into a proper standing army. The Army was originally
tasked primarily with defending the Barony itself, but these historical
developments also saw the gradual takeover of City defence duties by the
Army, unburdening the increasingly outdated town militia. The current
official name for the Army has been in use for some 120 years, and the
official monikers for the River Guard and the Aeroforce also followed
this pattern. The most advanced inventions used by the army are akin to
those of the 1700s or 1800s, but the army itself is 17th century in
almost everything. They're still using mostly muskets, though
sharpshooters have non-cartridge early rifles, and there are still
pikemen and cavalry (both 17th century style). Some rudimentary
repeating rifles have been invented, but are mostly too expensive to
manufacture en masse, so remain rare. Most of the traction and hauling
power of the army is still based around animal-drawn vehicles, but the
use of purpose-built military trains and even early motorised road
vehicles has been slowly on the rise. Primitive steam tractors (similar to Cugnot's wagon or some early road locomotives) are the closest thing the army has to motorised elements, and are used to haul cannons (that look like a barely modernised version of cannons from the Thirty Years War).
Barónska a mestská riečna stráž Melzy - The riverine
“navy” of the city state. The Melzan river guard has had a fairly long
and illustrious history, spanning over a millenium (with the occassional
breaks), according to most available written sources. Nowadays, the
River Guard still dependably scours and scouts the shores and bends of
the great Melza river, just as they have for all those centuries. But
times have changed… The sailboats, rowboats, sailships and various forms
of oarships that were once common in the force have been almost
completely retired by now. During the last century, the River Guard saw
the gradual rise of steam-powered boats and ships. These gradually
replaced most of the older types of defence vessels and their latest
generations continue to serve with distinction. Even so, small steamers
in the river guard are still considered a tech novelty. Currently, the
River Guard operates over a dozen patrol boats, several small river gunboats, two ironclad monitors, two fast patrol masted sloops, one steam-powered minelayer/minesweeper ship, and two ironclad steam corvettes
(with added coastal/seaworthy capabilities). There are also various
support boats, launches, barges and tugs. Several years ago, an
experimental submarine was built for evaluation testing. Though this
prototype proved succesful, there are currently no plans of
incorporating it into the RG for active service, making Melza's present
day fleet still surface-only. The fastest shooting artillery piece is
the Rotogun (similar to a real world Puckle gun) and though rare
and expensive, used on some boats. The Rotogun is essentially a small
portable cannon shooting pre-prepared artillery charges mounted on a
revolver-like cylinder. No machine guns, but this is the closest thing.
Barónske a mestské poveterné sily Melzy - The air force
of the city state. As far as heavier-than-air vehicles are concerned,
the city owns two smaller units of a handful of ornithopters, housed at
a publicly restricted section of the city's main airhaven. All of these
are firmly in government hands, and are used for whatever purpose is
momentarily needed - search and rescue, reconaissance, aerial
observation, air policing, chartered “taxi flights”, sightseeing
flights, etc. Many of the state ornithopters are reasonably up to date
models, though some older types still continue to soldier on as
workhorses of the air wing. In addition, the Aeroforce also operates
several blimps and directly owns The Arcane, one of the city's four aeronavs/aeronefs (The Arcane is effectivelly the VIP aircraft and flagship of the Aeroforce).
(Poznámka: Používanie výrazu “barónske a mestské” pre určité melzanské inštitúcie je tak trochu obdobou toho, ako sa v našom svete používali výrazy typu kaiserliche und königliche ("cisársky a kráľovský").
V melzanskom prípade takýto titul neodráža dvomi krajinami zdieľaného panovníka s dvomi titulmi, ale dvoch odlišných lídrov štátu - jeden je civilnou hlavou štátu a jeden je členom tradičnej aristokracie.)
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