Speaker Mr. Stanisław Małachowski began the session by addressing a request from yesterday's meeting. A number of Representatives expressed a wish to postpone decisions on the matter of Appanages pending the presentation of the Treasury report. Consequently, Secretary of the Congress, Mr. Jan Łuszczewski, read a proposal asking the Prosecutors to list those who committed offenses against the Congress for trial. This proposal was unanimously accepted.

Responding to the Representatives' request, Secretary Mr. Jan Łuszczewski read the Appanages Project; following this reading, many called for this project, as well as other proposals and ideas submitted to the Congress regarding this issue, to be reviewed and handed over to the Constitutional Committee, which was agreed upon. A budget of 68,000 gold coins was proposed as compensation for the Congress Secretaries and their offices, which was granted authorization.

The session was adjourned until the following Thursday.

In the previous session, an agreement was reached on the following project concerning gold:

1st. Red Gold, which is recognized for its intrinsic quality and weight valued at 18 gold coins, must consist of 25 carats and 7 grains in purity, and from one Cologne pound of gold, 67 Red Gold coins will be minted in Our Mint.

2nd. As gold is considered a commodity, the internal value of minted gold must be declared by the government; therefore, it's commanded that the Treasury Commissions shall periodically announce the valuation of gold according to the specified rules and include stamped impressions of foreign gold in their official documents, which the public treasuries will accept and exchange based on this proclamation.

3rd. Trimming, counterfeiting, or otherwise diminishing the value of gold through inventions is considered a primary offense under ancient laws; those who alter the worth of gold or supply means for such alterations will be subject to strict punishment.

4th. Clipped gold, even if in the form of rings, lacking proper weight, is denied legal valuation; the owner may, however, surrender it to the treasurer's offices by paying a small fee for the shortfall in weight.

5th. The exportation of both clipped Red Gold and full-weight gold is permitted. It is desired that clipped Red Gold, added for compensation, will be re-coined at the treasury's expense by the end of February 1792.

6th. After the last day of February 1792, when clipped Red Gold is submitted for recoinage, in addition to compensating for underweight, a minting cost will be applied.

7th. It is strictly prohibited for anyone, especially money traders, to issue or accept clipped Red Gold other than according to its weight and prescribed value; clipped Red Gold that's illegally imported and detected will be confiscated upon judicial proof, with a third of it being awarded to the informant.

This assembly of the Union Congress offered these updates on current fiscal and judiciary reforms as they seek to enhance both the integrity and stability of the Union's currency and governance.

Topics: Instigators' recommendation project; Starosties and their future; Remuneration project for parliamentary secretaries and chancellery; Regulations concerning red gold; Trimming and forging gold; Trimmed gold; Gold trade and export; Confiscation of illegal gold;

Declaration Concerning the Value and Exchange Rate of Gold

Greetings, fellow college students! I've got the latest scoop from yesterday's Capitol Hill, aka the 18th-century version straight from the Union's Congress. So, grab your quills—or, you know, just keep scrolling on your digitized reading device.

Our very own Mister President, together with the Houses of Congress, has just pulled a financial vet move. After some serious number-crunching by the Treasury Department of Poland-Ukraine, with inputs from their Lithuanian-Belarussian counterparts, here’s the lowdown—gold is getting a makeover in the Union.

First off, they’ve set the standard for "real gold" coins. A legit one should weigh about 72.5 grains and be 23 carats plus 7 grains of pure awesomeness. The mint will churn out 67 of these bad boys from a Cologne Mark (that’s an old-school unit, folks).

Keeping it real, they say gold is kinda like the new avocado toast—fancy, valuable, but kinda unpredictable in price. So the Treasury will update the value of gold coins as needed, and public cash registers will adjust accordingly. Oh, and those treasuries are getting new scales to weigh all that shiny metal.

Sidenote: Messing with gold (like trimming or faking it) is still a major no-no, with some seriously old-school penalties. And if you try to use scrappy, underweight gold, it's legal to reject it, or you can pay a fine to make up the difference.

They’ve also said shipping gold abroad is A-OK, even the trimmed kind. And they’re decreeing that any subpar gold coins have to be re-minted by February 1792. After that deadline, there'll be an extra fee on top of the already existing fines for fixing up inadequate coinage.

Last but not least, Mr. President and Congress are laying down the law: if anyone, especially those in the money trade, tries to pass off substandard gold as the real deal based on weight and declared value, they risk their stash being confiscated—and the whistleblower gets a finder's fee!

For all the gritty details and some vintage legal verbiage, check the Union's official site at the Grand Sejm (Congress) archives. Until next time, stay golden!

Topics: Value and exchange rate of gold; Red gold; Crown Treasury Commission; Counterfeiting and clipping of gold; Declaration of external value of struck gold; Regulations for minting gold; Scales for weighing gold; Penalties for damaging the value of gold; Restrictions in gold circulation; Gold export;

Comparative Assessment of Taxes in Poland-Ukraine and Lithuania-Belarus

In response to the unanimous declaration by the Representatives of Lithuania-Belarus calling for tax equality, we, the President, with the consensus of Congress, hereby decree that, henceforth, the Lithuania-Belarus region will only pay the types of taxes and in the same manner as those paid in Poland-Ukraine. This law will take effect with the March installment of the year 1792.

Topics: taxes; tax equality; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Crown; tax law; Sejm (parliament); law enforcement; provinces; March installment;