1a. Establishment of the Boyar Duma and its Functions:
1aa. Membership and Leadership: Consists of all Slavic nobility who are not serving other duties and are not barred from participation by the reigning Czar or Czarina. Once barred, a noble family may not return until the reigning Czar or Czarina allows them to return. The head of the Boyar Duma is appointed by the reigning Czar or Czarina for life and given the title "First of the Nobility." He/she may be replaced by the reigning Czar or Czarina.
1ab. Functions: The main functions of the Boyar Duma are to pass legislation, represent their families, and advise the Czar or Czarina. The reigning Czar or Czarina may veto a proclamation of the Boyar Duma unless a unanimity of the Russian nobility, nine tenths of the Ukrainian and Belarusian nobility, and three quarters of the rest of the nobility override the reigning Czar or Czarina. The Boyar Duma is the highest body of the Great Duma and can veto decisions of lesser bodies unless the required votes are achieved to override the Boyar Duma or the reigning Czar or Czarina interferes.
1ac. Location: Meets in the Winter Palace of St. Petersburg during the Winter when the Czar or Czarina is present and in St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow while the Czar or Czarina is present. During the fall and spring the Boyar Duma does not meet.
1b. Establishment of the Lesser Boyar Duma and its Functions:
1ba. Membership and Leadership: Consists of all the non-Slavic nobility who are not barred. Same rules as those in the Boar Duma apply in concern to banning etc. The head of the Lesser Boyar Duma is appointed by the reigning Czar or Czarina for life and given the title "Second of the Nobility." He/she may be replaced by the reigning Czar or Czarina.
1bb. Functions: The main functions of the Lesser Boyar Duma are to pass legislation, represent their families and people, advise the Boyar Duma, and advise the Czar or Czarina should it be requested. The Lesser Boyar Duma is the second highest body of the Great Duma and may have its passed bills vetoed by the Boyar Duma, although it may veto lesser bodies. In order to overrule a veto by the Boyar Duma a nine tenths majority must be achieved.
1bc. Location: Meets in the Winter Palace while the Czar or Czarina is in residence there, meets in St. Basil's Cathedral while the Czar or Czarina is there. Does not meet during the spring and autumn.
1c. Establishment of the People's Duma and its Functions:
1ca. Membership and Leadership: Consists of chosen representatives of the Russian people. There are one hundred seats, fifty of which belong to city dwellers, twenty-five to free country dwellers, and twenty-five to serfs. Members serve for twenty year terms that may be renewed. The head of the People's Duma is appointed for life (the only member with a life-time seat) and is given the title "First of the People." He/she may be removed by the reigning Czar or Czarina.
1cb. Functions: The main functions of the People's Duma are to pass legislation, advise the reigning Czar or Czarina should it be requested, and to represent the Russian people. The People's Duma is below the Lesser Boyar Duma and may have its passed bills be vetoed by the Lesser Boyar Duma. In order to overrule a veto a nine tenths majority is needed. However, it may veto the bills passed by lower houses.
1cc. Location: Meets in the Imperial Senate building in St. Petersburg while the Czar or Czarina is in residence, meets in the Church of St Alexius the Metropolitan in the Chudov Monastery in Moscow when the Czar or Czarina is there. Does not meet during the fall and spring.
1d. Establishment of the Lesser People's Duma and its Functions:
1da. Membership and Leadership: Consists of chosen representatives of the non-Russian peoples of the Empire. There are fifty seats, twenty-five of which belong to peoples in Europe, and twenty-five to those in Asia. Members serve for twenty year terms that may be renewed. The head of the Lesser People's Duma is appointed for life (the only member with a life-time seat) and is given the title "Second of the People." He/she may be removed by the reigning Czar or Czarina.
1db. Functions: The main functions of the Lesser People's Duma are to pass legislation, advise the reigning Czar or Czarina should it be requested, and to represent their peoples. The Lesser People's Duma is below the People's Duma and may have its passed bills be vetoed by the People's Duma. In order to overrule a veto a nine tenths majority is needed. However, it may veto the bills passed by the First Duma (see below).
1dc. Location: Meets in the Imperial Senate building in St. Petersburg while the Czar or Czarina is in residence, meets in the Church of Michael Maleinos in the Starodevichy Convent (Ascension Convent) in Moscow when the Czar or Czarina is there. Does not meet during the spring and fall.
1e. Establishment and Functions of the First Duma:
1ea. Membership and Leadership: Consists of fifty seats, with ten twenty devoted to Russian nobility, ten to other Slavic nobility, ten to non-Slavic nobility, five to Russian commoners, and five to other Slavic commoners. Members serve for twenty year terms that may be renewed. Barring etc. follow the same rules as those applied to the other bodies of the Great Duma. The head of the First Duma is appointed for a renewable twenty year term and given the title "Fifth of the Great Duma."
1eb. Functions: The main function of the First Duma is to receive proposed bills and pass legislation on to the upper houses. Any member of the Great Duma as well as any member of the royal family who is not barred by the reigning Czar or Czarina from doing so may introduce legislation. The First Duma can not overrule a veto by the Lesser People's Duma.
1ec. Location: Meets in the Imperial Senate building in St. Petersburg while the Czar or Czarina is in residence, meets in the Church of The Twelve Apostles in Moscow when the Czar or Czarina is there. Does not meet during the spring and fall.
2a. The Czar: The reigning Czar or Czarina maintains ultimate authority within the Empire of All the Russias subject to none.
2b. Religious Matters:
2ba. Russian Orthodoxy: Only the Most Holy Governing Synod may make statements that influence the religious lives of members of the Russian Orthodox Church with only the reigning Czar or Czarina having any power above it.
2bb. Other Orthodoxy: If the patriarch, archbishop, metropolitan, etc. of an Orthodox Church within the realm of the Empire of All the Russias makes a ruling that contradicts Orthodox dogma or any ruling that is seen by the Most Holy Synod to endanger the full communion of the Eastern Orthodox Church the Most Holy Synod may intervene and overrule the offending governing office and, if drastic means are necessary, replace the offending official with a new punishing the offender as seen fit.
4a. The Czar or Czarina: From here on out the title of the reigning Czar or Czarina is the following (given here in the masculine): His Imperial Majesty Czar [Name] [Ordinal] [Further Person Specific Title if Applicable] of the House of Romanov, Heir to Rome, Father of His Country, Guardian of the Holy Orthodox Faith, and Emperor of All the Russias.
4b. The Spouse of the Czar or Czarina: From here on out the title of the reigning Czar or Czarina's spouse is the following (given here entirely in the masculine): His Imperial Highness [Name] [House of Birth] of the House of Romanov, Upholder of Tradition, Protector of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, [Gender Specific, See Further On] Consort Emperor of All the Russias by the Grace of Czar [Name, Ordinal, and Further Specific Title if Applicable of Czar or Czarina].
4ba. Gender Specific Titles: Where specified, the gender specific additive for a woman should be added "Bearer of the Heir" while for a man "Progenitor of the Line."