The full treaty text is as follows:
The Great Treaty of Kapitolstadt
PRELUDETo all to whom these Presents shall come, we the undersigned Delegates of the Nations affixed to our Namessaid greeting. The Treaty of Kapitolstadt and perpetual alliance between these states, the Socialist Federal Republic of Acadame North, and the United Socialist States of Baugnia. This treaty is Law for said Nations. All previous treaties between these Nations are also Law for Socialist Federal Republic of Acadame North and the United Socialist States of Baugnia. ARTICLE I: Limitations of Alliance
This treaty will limit the war-making power of each nation. One nation may not declare war unless the other approves, but each may carry out counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations as well as foreign political stabilization and intelligence gathering operations without the consent of the other. If one of said nations declare war, the other MUST join that nation militarily or economically, depending on what the needs of the war-making nation are. Neither nation shall be involved with slavery, or any work paid for by less than BAUG 0.50 per hour of labor. Nations may enter into other treaties with other nations, but must notify the other before the signing of said treaty, and there is no obligation by the other nation to also enter into the treaty. If any nation chooses to willingly break the alliance, it shall pay the other nation BAUG 100.00. If any of these limitations or those proceeding are broken by one nation, the alliance shall not be forfeited unless the other nation sees it the best choice, and neither nation shall pay a penalty.
ARTICLE II: Sovereignty & RecognitionEach Member retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this alliance expressly ruled against. Each member of this alliance shall recognize the other as a legitimate, sovereign and socialist nation, independent from any other. ARTICLE III: UnionThe said Members hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever with exceptions as stated above. The nations shall also engage in the strive in cooperation to achieve the socialist dream of an equal and socialist world, united under a common flag, and to create a mighty Socialist Union. ARTICLE IV: Governance
Each nation shall retain their own individual means of governing, and shall retain full authority over their nation, except with limitations as described above and below, but the nations shall consult each other as prescribed above and in the proceeding. The authority each nation shall consult of the other shall be the President or Prime Minister, unless this authority has given another in his state this duty. ARTICLE V: Constitution/ Charter
Each constitution of the member nations of this treaty shall be respected in its corresponding nation, but not necessarily in the other. This treaty shall serve as the charter for this alliance. Amendments can and should be added to this treaty as time progresses. These amendments shall be made when both the consulting authorities of these nations agree to one. Each nation shall keep both a computerized and printed copy of this treaty, once signed, and add all future amendments to it for future reference.
ARTICLE VI: Voting
Each citizen or each nation shall have input into each nation in the form of a vote, at the discretion of the highest authority, at least once every decade.ARTICLE VII: LanguageThe languages of this alliance are English and German. New languages may be chosen as the alliance decides. APPROVED BY UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF BAUGNIA UNDER ITS CONSTITUTION, SCROLL OF FREEDOM AND LAW. APPROVED BY HIS GRACE PRESIDENT NICHOLAS. THIS DOCUMENT IS LAW WHICH MUST AND WILL BE OBEYED BY ALL MEMBER STATES. If this document's signing has been witnessed by a party, then it shall post an image of its coat-of-arms at the top of this page.
Kevin Skrlj
(Second Deputy Prime Minister of the SFRAN)
Nick Baughman
(President of the U.S.S.B.)
Revised By: Nick Baughman, President, United Socialist States of Baugnia On this Day of: January 20, 2008
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