Occasionally, the emperor would submit laws to the Comitia Tributa for ratification.
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The Comitia Tributa elected the Quaestors ( financial magistrates ) and the patrician Curule Aedile.
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The " comitia tributa " comprised thirty-five tribes from Rome and the country.
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The " comitia tributa " also decided suits instituted by the plebeian tribunes and aediles, for offenses against the plebs or their representatives.
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In the " Comitia Tributa ", which elected the Curule Aediles, Quaestors and Military Tribunes, citizens were enrolled in regional " tribes ".
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However, between 494 and 449 BC, most of its functions were relegated to the " comitia tributa " and the " comitia centuriata ."
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In 242 240 BC, the Tribal Assembly ( " comitia tributa " ) in the Roman Republic included 35 tribes ( four " urban tribes " and 31 " rural tribes " ).
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Perhaps influenced by the original division of the people into tribes, as well as the number of thirty wards, Servius Tullius established thirty new tribes, constituting the " comitia tributa ".
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There were two assemblies, the assembly of centuries ( " comitia centuriata " ) and the assembly of tribes ( " comitia tributa " ), which were made up of all the citizens of Rome.
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Lesser magistrates were elected by the " comitia tributa ", which also elected religious officials, presided over trials affecting the plebeians, and passed resolutions based on legislation proposed by the tribunes of the plebs and various magistrates.