# Governed

View Source: [moc-governance/contracts/Governance/Governed.sol](https://github.com/money-on-chain/main-RBTC-contract/blob/master-gitbook/moc-governance/contracts/Governance/Governed.sol)

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**Governed** - version: 0.1.12

Base contract to be inherited by governed contractsThis contract is not usable on its own since it does not have any *productive useful* behaviour The only purpose of this contract is to define some useful modifiers and functions to be used on the governance aspect of the child contract

## Contract Members

**Constants & Variables**

```js
contract IGovernor public governor;
```

***

```js
string private constant NOT_AUTHORIZED_CHANGER;
```

***

```js
uint256[50] private upgradeGap;
```

***

## Modifiers

* [onlyAuthorizedChanger](#onlyauthorizedchanger)

### onlyAuthorizedChanger

Modifier that protects the functionYou should use this modifier in any function that should be called through the governance system

```js
modifier onlyAuthorizedChanger() internal
```

**Arguments**

## Functions

* [initialize(IGovernor \_governor)](#initialize)
* [changeIGovernor(IGovernor newIGovernor)](#changeigovernor)

### initialize

Initialize the contract with the basic settingsThis initialize replaces the constructor but it is not called automatically. It is necessary because of the upgradeability of the contracts

```js
function initialize(IGovernor _governor) public nonpayable initializer 
```

**Arguments**

| Name       | Type      | Description      |
| ---------- | --------- | ---------------- |
| \_governor | IGovernor | Governor address |

### changeIGovernor

Change the contract's governor. Should be called through the old governance system

```js
function changeIGovernor(IGovernor newIGovernor) public nonpayable onlyAuthorizedChanger 
```

**Arguments**

| Name         | Type      | Description          |
| ------------ | --------- | -------------------- |
| newIGovernor | IGovernor | New governor address |


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