Our Free Royal Cities within the Territories of The Union

Good folks back home, imagine the wind of change blowing through our towns, right here in 1791. Things are getting fresh and breezy in The Union, our join-up between Poland-Ukraine and Lithuania-Belarus. We're talking a series of game-changing policies, just rolled out by our very own Congress – kinda like if the U.S. Congress handed down a fresh batch of rulings. These tackled issues from declaring cities free, to ensuring that citizens are free folk with their own land, to setting up scenarios where new towns can spring up where free people settle. This was transformative for city denizens, offering them powers and rights they didn't have under the old rules.

Even where city charters had gone missing, the President is laying out new charters that assert current land holdings without a hitch. Meanwhile, cities with established local congresses are getting privileges they missed out on. Plus, there's a shout out for the entrepreneurial spirit among free folks to establish new cities. It's like if the government now encouraged setting up new start-up hubs: create enough buzz with your free peeps, and bam, you've got city status and some land to boot.

City citizens now also get to choose their own management teams, with local authority within their city borders. Say Mr. Mayor or Mrs. Alderman – these positions are now in the hands of the people. Tax-paying city dwellers and business owners of all kinds are subject to city laws and regulations, so if you dabble in the markets or crafts, congrats, you're playing by city rules.

The legislation laid out a stream of new privileges for urban dwellers: if you're wrongly imprisoned, now you've got rights (watch out fraudsters and bail-skippers, though). Cities with higher courts can send reps to Congress to sit on commissions and gain a voice in the big game. We're talking treasury matters, law enforcement oversight – a real seat at the table.

To top it off, urbanites now have a crack at trading and owning land like anyone else, a real leg up in property rights. And guess what? If you buy a whole village or a small town and meet the tax threshold, next time the Congress gets together, you'll find yourself with a fancy new title: noble. They’re even reserving spots for 30 worthy city folk to step up to the noble plate at every Congress session. Plus, the military now welcomes city-born officers, with a path to nobility there, too. Just make it to a certain rank, and you and your descendants snag those noble privileges, no extra charge.

City citizens can now work within government agencies and court systems, advancing on merit – climb that ladder, and nobility awaits. Religious roles, both prestigious and ordinary, now lie open before the city-born, and for matters of public order and defense, city folks are now eligible for civilian-military commission appointments within their local regions. It's all about rewarding those who contribute to society, whatever their origin.

The President emphasized fairness and justice for city dwellers – we're talking taking them out from under various regional judicial authorities and giving them their own space to manage internal affairs. Bigger legal disputes are kicked up to new city appeal courts unless they're criminal cases, which go straight to high courts.

We're seeing a shakeup of the judicial landscape, with appeal courts for folks from the villages and hometowns to hear larger disputes. It's like a new legal circuit system divided by geography, so city and countryside folks know exactly where to take their beefs within The Union.

Last, but not least, those who mess with property rights are in for a world of hurt. Fake a deal on land, and you can say goodbye to your claim on it. Justice here is swift, cut-and-dry, no appeals.

So, what's the big picture? It's a bunch of overarching changes that give cities and their citizens more self-governance, slap more fairness into the justice system, and open the doors for everyone to participate in the economy and government. It’s a touch of democracy, a pinch of meritocracy, and a whole lot of new opportunity for folks living the urban life. This Union's moving forward, and the city streets might just be the places where tomorrow's leaders are trading, debating, and climbing the social ladder.

Topics: freedom of cities; municipal law; ennoblement of city dwellers; judicial appeals for cities; jurisdiction over cities; administrative system of cities; rights of citizens; trade and crafts; criminal cases of cities; city revenues; public service of citizens;

Authorization of the Oath of Office for Mr. Gorzeński as the Vice-Chamberlain in Warsaw

Today, in an intriguing turn at Congress, Mr. Augustyn Gorzeński, who's been rocking the Vice-Chamberlain gig and repping Poznań, got the green light to swear in. He'll do the honors before the bigwigs – that's Senators and Representatives from West Poland – cracking open the ledgers in Warsaw's stronghold. It's all systems go for Gorzeński!

Topics: oath for the office of under-chamberlain; Mr. Augustyn Gorzeński; senatorial term; deputies from Greater Poland; municipal books of Warsaw;

Recommendation for the Born-of-Congress Marshals and the Confederacy

In the latest scoop from Congress, a special recommendation has been made concerning the judiciary in the state of Krzemieniec. Owing to some administrative absenteeism since two officials are otherwise occupied with public duties, there's been a hiccup in court proceedings. To get the judicial wheels turning again, Congress delegates and the relevant confederacy have been advised to request that Prince Sanguszko, the Governor of Krzemieniec, appoint temporary officials to handle the case load. It's all about keeping things running smoothly—even when folks are double-booked on their civic responsibilities.

Topics: Tenures of town courts; Judicial officials; Public service; Recommendation to the Sejm Marshals; Confederation; Starost of Krzemieniec; Appointment of judicial officials;

Declaration Regarding the Nobility of the Grudziński Brothers

Hey folks, here's the scoop from Thursday's session on April 21, 1791, at the Congress. To set the record straight, brothers Stefan and Jakub Grudziński, who got mixed up and were unrecognized among the honored noble peeps of The Union, proved their blue-blooded cred to the Secretary of State for Poland-Ukraine. Thanks to some solid evidence, the President and the joint Houses of Congress have given these gentlemen a shout-out. Now, the Grudziński bros are officially off the hook from any further nobility confirmation drama and are declared legit nobility, no questions asked.

Topics: Lineage Declaration; Nobility; Grudziński Brothers; Ennoblement; Confederation of the Commonwealth;