MR Code II

TITLE SIX – MONEY AND FINANCE

Public Law No. 8 (2/16/2009)

• §1 The currency of the Monastic Republic shall be that of the Hellenic Kingdom.
• §2 There shall be no deficit spending.

TITLE NINE – GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES

Public Law No. 9 [The Holy Council Act] (2/16/2009)

• In this law, the title hegumen shall refer also to the abbots of the non-Orthodox monasteries.
• Chapter 1 [The Holy Council]
  • §1 The Holy Council consists of four hegumens appointed in rotation from the four groups of five monasteries. The four groups are:
    • a. The Eastern group: St. Athanasius, Sts. Peter and Paul, St. Philotheus, St. John the Iberian, St. Nicholas
    • b. The Northern group: Annunciation, St. George, St. Sava, Ascension, Transfiguration
    • c. The Western group: St. John the Baptist, Presentation, Theophany, St. Thomas, Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
    • d. The Center group: Holy Cross, St. Pantaleimon, St. George the Painter, Holy Archangels, St. Maroun
  • §2 Any hegumen who feels that he is not qualified for the position may defer to the hegumen next in the rotation.
  • §3 No hegumen on the Holy Council may be from the same monastery as the Archimandrite.

• Chapter 2 [The Hegumen Seneschal]
  • §1 The hegumen from the Eastern group on the Holy Council shall function as Seneschal of the Monastic Republic.
  • §2 The Hegumen Seneschal shall advise the Archimandrite on all matters economic and financial.
  • §3 The Hegumen Seneschal shall supervise the collection of all revenues of the Monastic Republic.
  • §4 The Hegumen Seneschal shall prepare the annual budget and present it to the Archimandrite for presentation to the Holy Synod.
  • §5 The Hegumen Seneschal shall set the inflation target which the Bank of the Monastic Republic must set interest rates to meet.
  • §6 The Hegumen Seneschal shall initiate all tax measures.
  • §7 The Hegumen Seneschal shall advise the Archimandrite on urgent expenditures not included in the budget.

• Chapter 3 [The Hegumen Constable]
  • §1 The hegumen from the Northern group on the Holy Council shall function as Constable of the Monastic Republic.
  • §2 The Hegumen Constable shall advise The Archimandrite on all matters of national security.
  • §3 The Hegumen Constable is the national security policy advisor to the Archimandrite. He is responsible for the formulation of security policies and for the execution of approved policy.
  • §4 The Hegumen Constable shall monitor the prisons and supervise the treatment of prisoners on remand and of convicts.
  • §5 The Hegumen Constable shall prepare identification cards for the citizens of the Monastic Republic.
  • §6 The Hegumen Constable shall recruit citizens for service in the Gendarmery.
  • §7 The Hegumen Constable shall recommend to the Archimandrite suitable citizens to be awarded commissions in the Gendarmery.
  • §8 The Hegumen Constable shall provide for animal control in the Monastic Republic.

• Chapter 4 [Hegumen Castellan]
  • §1 The hegumen from the Western group on the Holy Council shall function as Castellan of the Monastic Republic.
  • §2 The Hegumen Castellan shall advise the Archimandrite on all matters concerning the real property of the Monastic Republic.
  • §3 The Hegumen Castellan shall supervise the maintenance and repair of the real property of the Monastic Republic.
  • §4 The Hegumen Castellan shall supervise the beautification of the real property of the Monastic Republic.
  • §5 The Hegumen Castellan shall supervise the care and use of the Monastic Republic’s territorial waters.
  • §6 The Hegumen Castellan shall supervise the environmental issues and activities of the Monastic Republic.
  • §7 The Hegumen Castellan shall protect the historical, artistic and cultural legacy entrusted to the Monastic Republic.
  • §8 The Hegumen Castellan shall maintain the roads of the Lowland and the Isles.

• Chapter 4 [Hegumen Archiater]
  • §1 The hegumen from the Central group on the Holy Council shall function as Archiater of the Monastic Republic.
  • §2 The Hegumen Archiater shall advise The Archimandrite on all matters concerning the health and education of the Citizens.
  • §3 The Hegumen Archiater shall supervise the educational system of the Monastic Republic.
  • §4 The Hegumen Archiater shall supervise the hospital, the clinics, and the private practices of physicians in the Monastic Republic.
  • §5 The Hegumen Archiater shall provide for the rescue and medical emergency measures of the Monastic Republic.
  • §6 The Hegumen Archiater shall maintain the purity of the Monastic Republic’s water supply.
  • §7 The Hegumen Archiater shall supervise the health standards of the Monastic Republic’s public accomodations.