The Declaration of a New Order is an proclmation made by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in 19 B, first as an address to an Extraordinary Session of the Universal Senate and then to the general populace. In it, he proclaimed himself Emperor of the Universe, legalized the extermination of the Jedi Order, and outlined his vision of transforming the thenceforth-abolished Universal Republic into his new Galactic Empire. The anniversary of the Declaration of a New Order's issue is celebrated as Empire Day.