Treason and Sedition Act, 1751

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ACT OF THE IMPERIAL DIET

 

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TREASON AND SEDITION ACT, 1751

15 Harren’s Folly

Introduced in the Senate.

Passed through the Imperial Senate session of 1750-1752.

 

AYE

Baruch

Callahan

de Antunyes

May
Napier
Rutledge

 

PRESENT
Basrid

Wright

 

An act to establish a codex to refer and prosecute actions of treason or sedition by citizens of the Empire.

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The purpose of this act is to establish legal definitions for actions that may constitute treasonous or seditious activities, ranging from high treason to petty treason to sedition.

 

SECTION I:

 

To define the status of High Treason.

 

1.  Within the realm, or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend death or destruction or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maim or wounding, imprisonment or restraint of the person of the Emperor.
2. Within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend to deprive the Emperor of his crown.
3. Within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend to to levy war against the Emperor, “within this realm, or without”.
4. Within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend to adhere to the Emperor’s enemies in his Realm, giving them aid and comfort in his Realm or elsewhere.
5. Within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend to endeavour to deprive or hinder any person who shall be the next in succession to the crown for the time being ... from succeeding after the decease of his Majesty (whom God long preserve) to the imperial crown of this realm and the dominions and territories thereunto belonging.

 

SECTION II:

 

To define the status of petty treason.

 

1. Within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend to subvert his Majesty's subjects towards philosophies or rhetorics in objective contrivance to Orenian and Imperial principles.
2. Within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend to engage in acts of disrespect, verbal or physical towards employees of the state and the institutions in which they operate.

 

SECTION III:

 

To define the status of Sedition. 

 

1. A seditious intention is an intention to bring into hatred or contempt, or to incite disaffection against the person of His Majesty, his heirs or successors, or the government and constitution of the Holy Orenian Empire, as by law established, or either House of Parliament, or the administration of justice, or to excite His Majesty's subjects to attempt otherwise than by lawful means, the alteration of any matter in Church or State by law established, or to incite any person to commit any crime in disturbance of the peace, or to raise discontent or disaffection amongst His Majesty's subjects, or to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between different classes of such subjects.

 

Haraccus Amendment

All crimes as defined above shall classify as Class I, or infringement against the Imperium, in a court of law.

 

Introduced by Senator William Napier on the 12th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1751

 

Cosponsored by Senator Arthur Callahan

 

Issued and proclaimed,

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Peter III Anthony, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Curon, Renatus, Salvus, and Seventis, King-Elect of Kaedrin, Prince of Malinor, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera.

[North 995]

it’s treason then.

[Mr_Muffles 21]

Haarald thinks back to the man who gave him lip at the gates, and wishes he’d known about this so he could’ve pointed out his petty treason.

[----- 838]

Selwyn gives Haarald the middle finger.