According to the charter of the great intergalactic federation, all colonists are hereby notified of the following governing rules effective as of 8/1/2318:
Each person shall have designated sleep time consisting of 1/16 of a moon revolution, every other Earth Day, except when the mean temperature for the prior day is 1 standard deviation above normal, then which it will be 1/17 of a revolution if it also falls the month of September, and if such cycle spans into the month of October then it shall revert to 1/16 of a revolution but only for those people with blonde hair. Each colonist shall be entitled to one vote for the colony mayor, who shall serve until ...