Orenian Revised Code

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Orenian Revised Code (ORC)

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PANDECTARVM JOHANNES FREDERICVS IMPERATOR

The Holy Orenian Empire’s Code of Laws, be they Civil, Criminal or Natural

 

INTRODUCTION - General Provisions and Exordium 

TITLE I - Classifications of Crimes

TITLE II - The Ten Tables (Lex Criminalis) or Criminal Law 

TITLE III - Lex Haraccene or Civil Law 

TITLE IV - Lex Kaedreni or Military Law 

TITLE V - Lex Piscatoris or Weights and Measures 

TITLE VI - Lex Lotharingium or Procedure and Judiciary Law 

TITLE VII - Lex Aristocratia or Peerage Law 

TITLE VIII - Lex Arcania or Magick Law 

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS 

In accordance to the Oren Revised Code Act (1759) and Barclay Reform Act (1779), the Pandectarum Johannes Fredericus Imperator, shortened to the Orenian Revised Code or ORC, shall be the legal codex of all laws pertaining to the Holy Orenian Empire and her Provinces.

 

Holy Orenian Empire (Oren): The country, the nation of which these laws apply. Constitutes both provinces or colonies. 

Holy Orenian Emperor (or Empress): The head of state of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

The Crown: The sovereign of the Holy Orenian Empire, which controls the Imperial State Military and the Imperial Peerage and rules under the direction and advice of the Council of State and the Imperial Diet.

Orenian Revised Code (ORC): The lawbook of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

Archchancellor (Edict of Pompourelia (1787): The Archchancellor is the head of the government of the Empire and is ex officio the President of the Council of State. He is the prime minister of the country and is responsible for presiding over a government, which is also known as a ministry. The ministry bears the Archchancellor’s name (i.e the Basrid Ministry) or, if he has one, the name of his peerage (i.e the Selm Ministry). Ultimately, all agencies of the country are accountable to him, and he is expected to serve as His Imperial Majesty’s right hand in the governance of the realm. Like the Great Offices of State, the Archchancellor holds the rank of minister of the Crown (see ORC 601.02).

Vice Chancellor (Edict of Pompourelia (1787): The Vice Chancellor is the deputy head of the government of the Empire and can be described as a deputy prime minister. This somewhat amorphous role is expected to serve as an understudy to the Archchancellor, aiding him in the discharge of any of his official duties. In this way, the office has a rather broad scope of powers and authority. In the event of the absence or incapacitation of the Archchancellor, it is typically expected that the Vice Chancellor will be able to take up his roles. The Vice Chancellor is also a minister of the Crown (see ORC 601.03).

Council of State (Edict of Pompourelia (1787): The Council of State is the formal legal name for what is typically referred to as the Cabinet. This institution, in existence since the Council of State Establishment Edict (1732), is the foremost body of advisors to His Imperial Majesty The Holy Orenian Emperor. They are the conciliary body concerned with the active executive government of the Empire, and are themselves a special committee of the wider Privy Council, which at time of publishing is a vestigial and honorary body. The Cabinet can be informally divided into two parts. Firstly, there is the head of government, the Archchancellor, who presides over it, and his deputy the Vice Chancellor. Secondly, there are the Great Offices of State, composed of the six most senior cabinet ministers in charge of various departments and government bodies (see ORC 601).

Great Offices of State (Edict of Pompourelia (1787): The Great Offices of State are the six most senior ministers of the Crown in charge of the six most important political ministries within the Holy Orenian Empire. Together with the Archchancellor and the Vice Chancellor, they make up the government, or ‘ministry’ (see ORC 601).

Imperial Peerage: The lettered nobility of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

Imperial Diet: The legislative body of the Crown, made up of Imperial Grandees and the elected Representatives.

Imperial Judiciary: The judiciary body of the Crown, composed of the Supreme Court and the Circuit Courts. 

Supreme Court: The appellate court of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

Circuit Courts: The courts of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

 

EXORDIUM ON IMPERIAL AUTHORITY 

Excerpt Upon the Nature of Imperial Authority 

It is the crown of piety that adorns the Emperor above all other ornaments of kingship. Wealth vanishes; glory perishes, but the gift of God-given government is eternal, and it sets its possessors beyond the reach of oblivion. 

By the hand of Holy Pontiffs, the Emperor is bestowed a dignity beyond all honors, for it is a dignity bestowed by God. His soul is rendered pure upon ascent and thenceforth reflects the state of his dominions; if sallow be his domain, his spirit languishes in its equal. He weighs the sins of men, and is thus burdened to toil towards a realm kin to the heavens. 

By the nature of his body, the Emperor is alike to other men--but by his authority, he is above all others, and no man can claim greater jurisdiction. The Imperial Office is that of the Lord’s vice-regent in this world, and is wholly unbound by common or temporal law. He is inalienable and indomitable, as he must be so as to govern justly and fairly. 

In receiving this dignity, the Emperor is compelled to emulate He who granted it, for though all men serve him, he is servant to God. Earthly pomp degrades the majesty of his office, as do wickedness and laxity. To afford wisdom and mercy akin to the Lord’s is the Emperor’s greatest faculty; he is credited with greater capacity than any other to work justice. 

Yet no man is his judge, and God his only confessor. the Emperor is eminent in all things; he is above the sun that retreats before darkness, and the seas which accede to the ravings of the stars. He is greater than the winds which toss without abandon, and the earth that lays indolent still despite calamity. The Emperor is Oren manifest: successor to its prophets and master to the world, the sovereign of all humanity who provides that esteemed folk with just governance. 

- Prince-Father Charles Polycarp, Metropolitan of Felsen, 1527 

 

ADDENDUM 

Excerpt Upon the Rights of Man 

Humanity, created by God in the image of His Prophets, is bestowed upon through His Divine Power the guaranteed, inalienable rights of Man, held above all law and rule. Through the power of the Imperial Crown, they are enforced and protected immaculate and indefinite, only transgressed by committing a mortal sin. 

The Rights of Man include; 

● THE RIGHT TO LIFE, so no man will ever be taken to the Skies so soon. 

● THE RIGHT TO LIBERTY, so no man will ever be bonded by the shackles of slavery. 

● THE RIGHT TO TRIAL, so no man will ever be wrongly accused when not charged by a trial of their peers. 

These rights are the backbone of human liberty and law, preventing the slip of chaos as seen in time immemorial, acting as a shield before the dark arrows of tyranny and selfish ambition. All sons of the First Prophet, no matter of blood, language, or culture, carry upon them these golden laurels of freedom, through right of birth and sapienic kinship. 

- Emperor Joseph I, 1718 

 

ADDENDUM 

General Principles of Law 

The Binding Contract Principle; 

“A binding contract exists by an expressed offer that is taken up upon by an expressed acceptance of said offer”. 

The Eminent Domain Principle; 

“All soil, and the structures and elements upon it, are under Imperial ownership, unless specified otherwise by referenceable documents from the Imperial government”. 

The Rightful Ownership Principle; 

“A human with uncontested physical ownership of a good, legal tender or produce, with an absent pretext of criminality, is assumed to be the rightful legal owner.”

The Penalty Principle; 

“The gravity of a crime can exceed the amount of justice the conventional punishments could bring, and therefore might require the execution of the criminal”. 

The Exclusion (Leumont) Principle; 

“Everything established within the physical, administrative and diplomatic dimension that is not in accordance with the rule of law; is considered to have never existed.” 

TITLE II - THE TEN TABLES (LEX CRIMINALIS) 

 

CH 201 - On Defining the Tables 

201.01 - The activity of the Ten Tables is to elucidate our wishes for the dispensation of justice within our realm. At our charge, its precepts are enacted, and in our absence, they shall service the state in contending against iniquity. We thus commit our servants to see to its righteous execution, in accordance with the three principles of law: to live virtuously, to trespass no one, and to give each his due. 

201.02 - Thus we consider all crime as injury against the well being of one of seven parties, each the subject of an equal number of preceding Tables: the individual, property, the state, the faith, the public morality, public order, and the Imperial office. Proximately, the ninth table concerns inchoate offenses, and the tenth legal defenses for mitigation of punishment. 

201.03 - Of the offenses enumerated herein, each is classified according to its degree, of which there exist three, and upon which culpability and just punishment shall be evaluated. The applicable sanction for each crime and degree of injury are recorded within Title I. These degrees are: 

201.03A - The third degree offense, of the least severity. 

201.03B - The second degree offense, of middling severity. 

201.03C - The first degree offense, of the greatest severity. 

201.04 - Of the offenses enumerated herein, each is assigned specific punishment according to its severity, of which that exists four, and which the plaintiff evaluates and chooses the appropriate sentence, and the magistrate orders at his discretion. The applicable sanction for each crime is recorded within the table the crime is located. The assigned classes of punishments are:

201.04A - Infractions, of least severity, include the appropriated sentences: monetary fine up to two thousand mina, disbarring from public office for up to two annum, confinement to prison for up to two annum, banishment up to two annum, conscription up to five annum, designated service to faith up to five annum, flogging up to fifteen lashes, birching up to fifteen lashes, pillory up to one hour, branding by hot iron on the chest or buttocks. 

201.04B - Misdemeanors, of middling severity, include the appropriated sentences: monetary fine up to fifteen thousand mina, disbarring from public office for up to ten annum, confinement to prison for up to ten annum, banishment up to ten annum, conscription up to twenty annum, designated service to faith up to twenty annum, flogging up to thirty lashes, birching up to thirty lashes, pillory up to three hours, branding by hot iron on a limb, chest, or buttocks. 

201.04C - Felonies, of great severity, include the appropriated sentences: monetary fine up to fifty thousand mina, disbarring from public office for up to a lifetime, confinement to prison for up to a lifetime, banishment up to a lifetime, conscription up to a lifetime, designated service to faith up to a lifetime, flogging up to sixty lashes, birching up to sixty lashes, pillory up to three hours, branding by hot iron on a limb, chest, buttocks, or face, execution by hanging. 

201.04D - Treason, of intolerable severity, includes the appropriated sentences: execution by hanging, execution by crossbow or arbalest if offender is an enlisted soldier, attainder. 

201.05 - Retroaction Act (1788): All laws, unless otherwise stated, take effect on the moment of ascent and do not apply retroactively to previous time periods. Laws which act retroactively must state such in an ex post facto clause. 

CH 202 - Injury against the Person 

202.01 - On Assault 

202.01A - Where an individual intentionally makes an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another, this shall be assault, a misdemeanor. 

202.02 - On Battery 

202.02A - Where an individual intentionally commits upon another an unlawful act of violence which brings about no incapacitation or lasting injury, this shall be battery of the third degree, an infraction. 

202.02B - Where an individual intentionally commits upon another an unlawful act of violence which brings about lasting but not permanent injury, incapacitates for any length of time, or utilizes a dangerous weapon, this shall be battery of the second degree, a misdemeanor.

202.02C - Where an individual intentionally commits upon another an act of unlawful violence which brings about permanent injury, this shall be battery of the first degree, a felony. 

202.03 - On Manslaughter 

202.03A - Where an individual in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony; or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution, this shall be involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor. 

202.03B - Where an individual brings about the death of another without malice upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion, this shall be voluntary manslaughter, a felony. 

202.04 - On Murder 

202.04A - Where an individual intentionally commits such an act of violence upon another which brings about their death, with no premeditation, this shall be a murder in the second degree, a felony. 

202.04B - Where an individual intentionally and with premeditation causes the death of another, this shall be murder in the first degree, a felony. 

202.05 - On Mayhem 

202.05A - Where an individual intentionally or negligently commits such an act as to bring about the superficial disfigurement of another, or the removal of a single digit, this shall be mayhem in the third degree, a misdemeanor. 

202.05B - Where an individual intentionally or negligently commits such an act as to bring about the crippling disfigurement of another, or the removal of multiple digits, this shall be mayhem in the second degree, a felony. 

202.05C - Where an individual intentionally or negligently commits such an act as to bring about the dismemberment of another, the destruction of an eye, castration, or other irreparable loss of an appendage or organ, this shall be mayhem in the first degree, a felony. 

202.05D - Shearing Act (1839): Imposing, threatening, or engaging in the clipping of ears is illegal. 

202.06 - On Kidnapping

202.06A - Where an individual intentionally abducts, restrains, or confines another individual against their will without physical harm or endangerment of the victim, this shall be kidnapping in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

202.06B - Where an individual intentionally abducts, restrains, or confines another individual against their will, and in the course of this brings about physical harm or endangerment of the victim, this shall be kidnapping in the first degree, a felony. 

202.07 - On Hostages 

202.07A - Where an individual who commits the offense of kidnapping, as defined in section 202.06, against a person for the purposes of protection from arrest, which substantially increases harm to the victim, this shall be hostages, a felony. 

202.08 - On Defamation 

202.08A - Where an individual disseminates false information about an individual, without intent to harm the reputation of that individual, this shall be defamation in the third degree, an infraction. 

202.08B - Where an individual disseminates false information about an individual, with intent to harm the reputation of that individual, this shall be defamation in the second degree, an infraction. 

202.08C - Where an individual disseminates false information about an individual, with intent to harm the reputation of that individual, in a public space or by distribution of printed materials, this shall be defamation in the first degree, a misdemeanor. 

202.09 - On Impersonation 

202.09A - Where an individual intentionally assumes the identity of another individual for any purpose except the carrying out of high treason, this shall be impersonation in the second degree, an infraction. 

202.09B - Where an individual intentionally assumes the identity of another individual in order to carry out high treason, this shall be impersonation in the first degree, a felony. 

202.09C - Medical Validation Act (1738): Impersonating a doctor shall fall under ORC202.071. 

202.010 - Criminal Justice Reform Act (1746): On Torture and Cruel and Unusual Punishment 

202.010A - Where an individual intentionally afflicts another with injury for revenge or coercion of one party to another, this shall be torture, a misdemeanor.

202.010B - Where an individual sustains the imprisonment of an individual who is below the age of majority, this shall be minor imprisonment, a misdemeanor. 

202.010C - Uses of torture and enhanced interrogation may only be employed with an expressed written and signed writ from an Imperial magistrate in a court of law. The provision of this amendment and due process for the permission of torture by a court of law shall be waived for those deemed as enemy combatants of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

202.11 - Medical Validation Act (1738): On Malpractice 

202.11A - Where an individual knowingly mistreats or denies necessary care to a patient to a point of small or moderate damage, this shall be defined as malpractice in the third degree, an infraction. 

202.11B - Where an individual knowingly mistreats or denies necessary care to a patient to a point of great damage, this shall be defined as malpractice in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

202.11C - If an individual knowlingly mistreats or denies necessary care to a patient to the point of death, this shall be treated as murder.

CH 203 - On Injury against Property 

203.01 - On Theft 

203.01A - Where an individual intentionally deprives another of moveable property without the consent of its owner, and this property totals less than fifty minas in value, this shall be theft in the third degree, an infraction. 

203.01B - Where an individual intentionally deprives another of moveable property without the consent of its owner, and this property totals greater than fifty minas but less than five hundred minas in value, this shall be theft in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

203.01C - Where an individual intentionally deprives another of moveable property without the consent of its owner, and this property totals greater than five hundred minas in value, this shall be theft in the first degree, a felony. 

203.02 - On Burglary 

203.02A - Where an individual unlawfully enters an uninhabited property this shall be burglary in the second degree, a misdemeanor.

203.02B - Where an individual unlawfully enters an inhabited property, this shall be burglary in the first degree, a felony. 

203.03 - On Burglary Tools 

203.03A - Where an individual is in possession of any tool, explosive or any other device commonly used in the commission of a burglary, theft or other crime with the intent to make use thereof in commission of a crime, this shall be burglary tools, an infraction.. 

203.04 - On Robbery 

203.04A - Where an individual intentionally deprives an owner of his moveable property through violence or threat of violence, this shall be robbery, a felony. 

203.05 - On Forgery 

203.05A - Where an individual, with the intent to defraud, knowing that he or she has no authority to do so, signs the name of another person or of a fictitious person, this shall be forgery, an infraction. 

203.06 - On Vandalism 

203.06A - Where an individual intentionally or negligently damages or defaces the property of another, and this damage is of small or moderate amounts, this shall be vandalism in the second degree, an infraction. 

203.06B - Where an individual intentionally or negligently damages or defaces the property of another, and this damage is of great amounts, this shall be vandalism in the first degree, a misdemeanor. 

203.07 - On Arson 

203.07A - Where an individual negligently damages or defaces the property of another through fire, this shall be arson in the second degree, an misdemeanor. 

203.07B - Where an individual intentionally damages or defaces the property of another through fire, this shall be vandalism in the first degree, a felony. 

203.08 - On Trespassing 

203.08A - Where an individual refuses to leave another’s property, or returns to a property they’ve been barred from, this shall be trespassing, an infraction. 

203.09 - On Poaching

203.09A - Where an individual intentionally or negligently hunts a beast or bird within the borders of a reserved wood, this shall be poaching, an infraction. 

203.10 - On Bad Debt 

203.10A - Where an individual fails to resolve a relatively small or moderate debt to another individual in a reasonable amount of time, this shall be bad debt in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

203.10B - Where an individual fails to resolve a relatively large debt to another individual in a reasonable amount of time, this shall be bad debt in the first degree, a felony. 

203.10C - Before convicting an individual of bad debt, a court should look to seize an individual's assets. 

CH 204 - On Injury against the State 

204.01 - Treason and Sedition Act (1751): On Treason 

204.01A - Where an individual commits acts with the intent to compromise the integrity of the Crown and its constituent institutions by waging insurrection and seeking the destruction of the Imperial State by impugning the character and person of the Crown through subversive means such as collusion with enemy entities and actors against the State, this shall be the crime of treason. 

204.02 - Treason and Sedition Act (1751): On Petty Treason 

204.02A - Where an individual sows divisions through the active propagation of malicious rhetoric, manifestos, ideologies, and other devices with the intent to dissuade the conscience of the society from the State, this shall be the crime of petty treason, charged with the crime of treason. 

204.03 - Treason and Sedition Act (1751): On Sedition 

204.03A - Where an individual 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 the Imperial Diet, 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, this shall be the crime of sedition, charged with the crime of treason.

204.04 - On Contraband 

204.04A - Where an individual knowingly possesses illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of contraband in the third degree, an infraction. 

204.04B - Where an individual knowingly sells, markets, purchases, or transfers ownership of illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of contraband in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

204.04C - Where an individual knowingly manufactures illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of contraband in the first degree, a felony. 

204.05 - On Obstruction 

204.05A - Where an individual interferes with, obstructs the progress of, or otherwise hinders government officials and prosecutors during the apprehension or investigation of a criminal or criminal activity, this shall be the crime of obstruction in the first degree, an infraction. 

204.06 - Excise Act (1803): On Tax Evasion 

204.06A - Where a legal entity fails to render full payment in a timely manner for a lawfully enacted local, municipal or city tax, this shall be the crime of tax evasion in the third degree, an infraction. 

204.06B - Where a legal entity fails to render full payment in a timely manner for a lawfully enacted Imperial excise, this shall be the crime of tax evasion in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

204.06C - Where a legal entity fails to render full payment in a timely manner for a lawfully enacted wartime tax or mandatory tithe, this shall be the crime of tax evasion in the first degree, a felony. 

204.06D - Where a legal entity consistently, to a significant extent, fails or refuses to render full payment in a timely manner for a lawfully enacted tax and there exists no reasonable justification for such failure or refusal, this shall constitute an act of treason. 

204.07 - On Absconding 

204.07A - Where an individual fails or intentionally avoids surrendering oneself to the custody of Imperial officials at the appropriate time, this shall be the crime of absconding, and in the case of the awaiting trial immediately confirms guilt, dismissing the need for lawful hearing. 

204.08 - On Bribery 

204.08A - Where an individual persuades or attempts to persuade any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, public official, government official, or any person who may be authorized by the law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with the intent to influence their vote, opinion or decision with a monetary gift, this shall be bribery, a misdemeanor. 

204.08B - Where an judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, public official, government official, or any person who may be authorized by the law to hear or determine any question or controversy accepts or attempts to accept a monetary gift, for the intent of influencing their vote, opinion or decision, this shall be bribery, a felony. 

204.09 - On Extortion 

204.09A - Where an individual obtains money, titles, or other property from another with his or her consent, or the obtaining of an official act from a public office, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, this shall be extortion, a misdemeanor. 

204.010 - On Perjury 

204.010A - Where an individual intentionally misleads, deceives, or withholds pertinent information from an interrogating agent of the law, this shall be perjury in the second degree, a misdemeanor. 

204.010B - Where an individual intentionally misleads, deceives, or withholds pertinent information from an interrogating agent of the law during the course of a criminal or civil trial, this shall be perjury in the first degree, a felony. 

204.010C - Where an individual intentionally misleads, deceives, or withholds pertinent information from an interrogating agent of the law during the course of a trial of high treason, this shall be perjury in the first degree, charged with the penalty of treason. 

204.011 - On Fraud 

204.011A - Where an individual intentionally or negligently fails to abide by the terms of a written or verbal contract, misleads regarding its terms, or provides insufficient consideration for its completion, to the detriment of another, and this detriment is of small or moderate amounts, this shall be fraud in the second degree, an infraction. 

204.011B - Where an individual intentionally or negligently fails to abide by the terms of a written or verbal contract, misleads regarding its terms, or provides insufficient consideration for its completion, to the detriment of another, and this detriment is of great amounts, this shall be fraud in the first degree, a misdemeanor.

204.012 - On Embezzlement 

204.012A - When a government official intentionally or negligently, steals, withholds, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the Orenian Empire, this shall be embezzlement, a felony. 

204.013 - On Rescue 

204.013A - When an individual who willfully injures or destroys, or takes or attempts to take, or assists any person in or attempting to take, from the custody of any officer or person, any personal property which such officer or person has in charge under any process of law, this shall be rescue, a misdemeanor. 

204.014 - On Unauthorized Military Organizations 

204.014A - When an individual intentionally or negligently operates as a part of an organization that meets the definition of a private military organization and is operating under an expired authorization, this shall be an Unauthorized Military Organization in the second degree, an infraction. 

204.014B - When an individual intentionally or negligently operates as a part of an organization that meets the definition of a private military organization and has not received proper authorization, this shall be an Unauthorized Military Organization in the first degree, a misdemeanor. 

204.015 - Strong Institutions Act (1791): On Disobedience

204.015A - Where an individual refuses to appear before the Imperial Diet after being summoned by one of its chambers, this shall be the crime of disobedience in third degree, an infraction. 

204.015B - Where an individual refuses to appear before the Imperial Courts after being summoned by its presiding Justice, this shall be the crime of disobedience in third degree, an infraction. 

204.015C - Where an agent of the law refuses to enforce a ruling, writ or order of the Imperial Courts, this shall be the crime of disobedience in second degree, a misdemeanor. 

204.015D - Where an agent of the law refuses a direct order of the Imperial Office, this shall be the crime of disobedience in first degree, a felony. 

CH 205 - On Injury against the Faith 

205.01 - On Blasphemy 

205.01A - Where an individual intentionally speaks sacrilegiously or in contrary to the teachings or dogma of God or the heavens, this shall be the crime of blasphemy, a misdemeanor. 

205.02 - On Apostasy 

205.02A - Where an individual intentionally abandons or renunciates the teachings or dogma of God or the heavens, this shall be the crime of apostasy, a misdemeanor. 

205.03 - On Heresy 

205.03A - Where an individual intentionally believes or partakes in false teachings or dogma of God or the heavens, this shall be the crime of heresy, a misdemeanor. 

205.04 - On Atheism

205.04A - Where an individual intentionally rejects the existence of God or the heavens, this shall be the crime of atheism, a misdemeanor. 

205.05 - On Evangelization of False Faiths 

205.05A - Where an individual intentionally spreads and converts other individuals to the belief of a faith in contrary to that of the Canonist faith, this shall be the crime of evangelization of false faith, a misdemeanor. 

205.06 - On Evangelization of Heresy 

205.06A - Where an individual intentionally spreads the false belief of unorthodox and untrue dogma or teachings to other individuals, this shall be the crime of evangelization of heresy or false doctrines, a misdemeanor. 

205.07 - On Devilry 

205.07A - Where an individual intentionally and actively participates in the worship of demons and devils, evangelizes the worship of demons and devils, or encourages the growth of devilic cults, this shall be the crime of devilry, a felony. 

CH 206 - On Injury against Morality 

206.01 - On Indecency 

206.01A - Where an individual intentionally and deliberately dresses in an immoral or obscene fashion, usually in a sexual manner, this shall be the crime of indecency, an infraction. 

206.02 - On Gambling 

206.02A - Where an individual intentionally partakes in unsanctioned betting in games or events, usually for the reward of money or property, this shall be the crime of gambling, an infraction. 

206.02B - Ratibor Act (1759): Individuals are permitted to partake in friendly wagers, gambling, and card games as a decriminalized act, only punishable if such endeavors reach an institutional level without proper dispensation. 

206.02C - An undispensed level of gambling that would violate CH 206.02 shall be defined as an organized business promoting gambling in such a way that it inspires a spirit of immorality, indecency, and dissent among its patrons.

206.02D - Institutionalized gambling halls are exempt from CH 206.02 if granted dispensation by the local provincial authority or Imperial authority, namely the relevant Lord Lieutenant, Governor-General, Lord Palatinate, or by writ of the Ministry of the Interior, or by Imperial decree, in that order of authority, with the understanding that their writ dictates the establishment is one honest and in line with Orenian tradition. 

206.03 - On Deviancy 

206.03A - Where an individual intentionally acts in unusual or unaccepted standards, especially in social or political behavior, this shall be the crime of deviancy, an infraction. 

206.04- On Obscene Materials 

206.04A - Where an individual possesses materials that are determined to be obscene to a reasonable person, this shall be the crime of obscene materials, an infraction. 

206.05 - On Witchcraft 

206.05A - Where an individual intentionally partakes and practices the dark arts, such as blood magic, or other sacrilegious activities, this shall be the crime of witchcraft, a felony. 

206.06 - On Fornication

206.06A - Where an unmarried individual intentionally fornicates another individual in a public or private location, this shall be the crime of fornication, an infraction. 

206.07 - On Adultery 

206.07A - Where a married individual intentionally fornicates with another who is not the spouse, this shall be the crime of adultery, a misdemeanor. 

206.08 - On Consanguinity 

206.08A - Where an individual intentionally fornicates or has an immoral relationship with one’s close family, such as with father, with mother, with siblings, or with offspring, this shall be the crime of consanguinity, a misdemeanor. 

206.08B - Certain cases of consanguinity may be allowed by decree of the Holy Orenian Emperor. 

206.09 - On Miscegenation

206.09A - Where an individual intentionally fornicates with one not of his race, such as man and elf or man and dwarf, this shall be the crime of miscegenation, a misdemeanor. 

CH 207 - On Injury against Order 

207.01 - On Vagrancy 

207.01A - Where an individual intentionally lives the life of a vagrant, participating in improper begging, and illegally staying in residences and towns, this shall be the crime of vagrancy, a misdemeanor. 

207.02 - On Loitering 

207.02B - Where an individual intentionally travels indolently and pauses frequently for socialization in order to disrupt trade, commerce, or business, this shall be the crime of loitering, an infraction. 

207.03 - On Concealment of Identity 

207.03A - Where an individual intentionally conceals or hides oneself’s identity to an agent of the law, this shall be the crime of concealing one’s identity, an infraction. 

207.04 - On Vigilantism 

207.04A - Where an individual intentionally apprehends, convicts, or punishes another individual of a crime but is not an agent of the law or given permission by the Imperial Office, this shall be the crime of vigilantism, a misdemeanor. 

207.05 - On Disturbing the Peace 

207.05A - Where an individual intentionally and deliberately hinders or interrupts the common peace by embellished performance or immoral behavior, this shall be the crime of disturbing the peace, an infraction. 

CH 208 - On Injury against the Imperial Office 

208.01 - On Injured Majesty 

208.01A - Where an individual intentionally and deliberately defames the Imperial Office or Imperial House, this shall be injured majesty, a felony. 

208.02 - On Harmed Majesty

208.02A - Where an individual unintentionally physically harms a member of the Imperial Office or Imperial House, this shall be harmed majesty in the second degree, a felony. 

208.02B - Where an individual intentionally physically harms a member of the Imperial Office or Imperial House, this shall be harmed majesty in the first degree, charged with the punishment of treason. 

208.03 - On Imperial Homicide 

208.03A - Where an individual intentionally or unintentionally murders a member of the Imperial Office or Imperial House, this shall be the crime of Imperial Homicide, charged with the punishment of treason. 

CH 209 - On Inchoate Offenses 

209.01 - On Conspiracy 

209.01A - Where an individual knowingly signals intent to commit a crime at a future time, this shall be the crime of conspiracy, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime which conspiracy is caused for. 

209.02 - On Incitement 

209.02A - Where an individual intentionally incites or encourages another individual into committing a crime, this shall be the crime of incitement, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime which incitement is caused for. 

209.03 - On Attempt 

209.03A - Where an individual actively attempts, but fails to commit, a crime, the individual shall be held liable with a mitigated punishment according to the crime which was attempted. 

209.04 -  Inchoate Offenses Act (1788): On Punishment of Criminal Organizations & Entities

209.04A - Where an individual of a criminal organization, or entity, has been convicted of a minimum of two offenses within the following tables of the ORC; CH202, CH203, CH204, CH206, CH207 & 209 or treason. In which scenario any executive legal bodies of the Empire may enact the following law to further arrest, investigate and prosecute any individuals of the associated organization or entity, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime committed by the instigator.

209.04B - Where an individual of a criminal organization, or entity, has been convicted of a minimum of two offenses within the following tables of the ORC; CH202, CH203, CH204, CH206, CH207 & 209 or treason. In which scenario any executive legal bodies of the Empire may enact the following law to further cease and withhold any assets belonging to the specified criminal organization or entity.

209.05 -  Inchoate Offenses Act (1788): On Crime by Association

209.05A - Where an individual directly associated to any convicted criminal, wherein evidence provided suggests cooperation between the convicted criminal and the individual, this shall be crime by association, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime of which the individual is associated with.

209.05B - In which scenario any executive legal bodies of the Empire may enact the following law to further arrest, investigate and prosecute any individuals of the associated organization or entity, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime committed by the instigator.

CH 210 - On Legal Defenses 

210.01 - Ex turpi causa non oritur actio 

210.01A - Where an individual accuses another of a crime where evidence was obtained through criminal means, the individual accused is not held liable. 

210.02 - Volenti non fit injuria 

210.02A - Where an individual consents or actively places oneself in a position of harm or danger, that individual may not bring a claim against another party in tort or delict. 

210.03 - In pari delicto

210.03A - Where the individual held liable for a crime and the party convicting the individual for a crime is deemed both at fault, whether for the same crime or similar, both the individual and the convicting party shall not be held liable. 

210.04 - On Duress 

210.04A - Where an individual commits a crime intentionally, but under reasonably proximate threat of force equal to or less than the severity of the crime committed, that individual shall not be held liable. Rather, the individual responsible for the threat shall be held liable. 

210.05 - On Entrapment 

210.05A - Where an individual is encouraged or compelled by an agent of the law to commit a crime they otherwise would not have intended to commit, that individual shall not be held liable. 

210.06 - On Infancy 

210.06A - Where an individual is below the age of twelve years and commits a third degree or lesser crime, that individual shall not be held liable. If the individual commits a second degree or greater crime, the individual shall be held liable with mitigated punishment or lesser conviction. 

210.07 - On Necessity 

210.07A - Where an individual is compelled by circumstances beyond their control, as a last resort, commit a crime in order to prevent a more injurious outcome, that individual shall not be held liable. 

210.08 - On Provocation 

210.08A - Where an individual is invoked or compelled by another individual to act with a sudden or temporary loss of self control and commits a crime as a response, the individual shall be held liable with mitigated punishment or lesser conviction. 

210.09 - On Incapability 

210.09A - Where an individual is physically or mentally unable to meet the requirements given by law for punishment or conviction, the individual shall not be held liable. 

210.010 - On Immunity 

210.010A - Where an agent of the law, in the course of their duties and acting within the bounds assigned to them, is compelled to commit a violation of the law, that agent shall not be held liable.

210.011 - Double Jeopardy Act (1788): Non bis in idem

210.011A - Where an individual has been tried for a crime in a previous court of law, and has already exhausted appeal to the Supreme Court, that individual cannot be tried again for the same crime. 

(i) This bill does not apply if new and compelling evidence has arisen after appeal has been exhausted.

210.012 - Unlawful Imprisonment Act (1794): On Unlawful Imprisonment

210.012A - A petition for a writ of unlawful imprisonment can be filed by or on behalf of a person in custody to the Central Circuit Court to dispute the legal basis for confinement.

210.012B - If the petition is accepted, the Central Circuit Court will hold a hearing on the matter, where the person in custody and the Crown prosecution can both present evidence about a lawful basis for jailing the person.

(i) The Court may also issue and enforce subpoenas in order to obtain additional evidence. 

(ii) Whereas such hearing must follow procedure for the Legal Procedure Act & the Swift and Fair Justice Act.

210.012C - This writ is not equivalent to a direct appeal of the court, but instead simply allows the challenging of errors to prove a detention unlawful. 

CH 211 - Youth Justice Act (1803): On Minors in Court

          211.01 - On Definition and Rights of a Minor

211.01A - A minor is defined as any individual below the age of fifteen.

211.01B - Minors may benefit from the advantages provided to legal entities within the Holy Orenian Empire but punishment should not by any means be harsher or surpass that of the punishment for an adult. In cases of serious offences such as first degree felonies they may be held to the same degree of punishments as adult legal entities depending on the individual case.

211.01C - Accused young persons under the age of 15 must have their rights explained by the responsible officer in a language appropriate to their age and level of understanding. Therefore, the officer must assess the accused youth's ability to understand their rights before attaining a statement from the youth. It is imperative that the officer states the rights to the youth in a manner that he or she fully understands due to the fact that the courts will not assess whether the child fully understood the rights informed to them by the officer but whether or not the officer explained their rights at a level appropriate to their age and understanding.

211.02 - On Sentences for Minors

211.02A - If any minor has committed a non-violence offence, unless the offender has a history of failing to comply with noncustodial sentences, has an extensive pattern of non-violent offending, or other exceptional circumstances a court shall not impose a custodial sentence unless the court has considered all alternatives to custody raised at the sentencing hearing that are reasonable in the circumstances, and determined that there is not a reasonable alternative, or combination of alternatives.

211.02B - In determining whether there is a reasonable alternative to custody, a court shall consider submissions relating to:

(i) the alternatives to custody that are available;

(ii) the likelihood that the young person will comply with a non-custodial sentence, taking into account their compliance with previous non-custodial sentences; and

(iii) the alternatives to custody that have been used in respect of young persons for similar offences committed in similar circumstances.

211.02C - In determining the youth sentence, the court shall take in account: the degree of participation of subjected youth in offence, the degree of harm inflicted and intentions of offender, any reparations provided to victim or community by youth offender, any time spent in detention by youth due to offense, any other case of guilt found against the offender, and whether there is any additional aggravating or mitigating information against the offender that might influence the sentence.

211.03 - On Adult Sentences

211.03A - If a young person is found guilty of an indictable offence, an offence where an adult would be liable to receive as mentioned in 201.04C a felony class punishment or greater punishments, an order for an adult sentence shall be imposed on a young offender in the following cases:

(i) if the young person gives notice to the court that he or she doesn't oppose the application for an adult sentence or if the other punishments would not have sufficient length to hold the young person accountable for their offending behaviour in relation to an offence committed after the young offender has just acquired fifteen years of age.

211.03B - There are three categories of offences that may attract an adult sentence:

(i) Presumptive "a" offences: Specified offences (murder, attempted murder, manslaughter)

(ii) Presumptive "b" offences: repeating of serious violent offences

(iii) Non-presumptive offences

TITLE III - LEX HARACCENE 

 

CH 301 - Barclay Reform Act (1784): On Personhood

301.01 - On Establishing Citizenship

301.01A - A citizen is to be defined as a person who maintains permanent residence within the Empire and has sworn an oath of fealty to the Emperor.

301.01B - The possession and continued use of property within the Empire for a period as so judged by a magistrate can be used as legal proof of citizenship if so requested by the citizen.

301.01C - Citizenship may be granted or revoked by decree of the Holy Orenian Emperor.

301.01D - Citizens of the nation shall maintain suffrage in national elections.

301.01E - Criminal Justice Reform Act (1746): In cases of conviction by a court of law, suffrage for the individual is waived.

301.01F - Citizens of the nation shall maintain the exclusive right to occupy public or government office.

301.01G - Citizens shall bear the responsibility of heeding the call to arms should the Empire conscript them.

301.01H - Residency within the Empire is verified on a regular basis through the office of a censure and the signing of the census by the citizen. A refusal to do this is an implied, but not explicit, rescission of citizenship.

301.02 - On Establishing Entities

301.02A - Corporations, companies, associations, and foundations are recognised as entities under law and are accountable hereafter to the laws governing them.

301.02B - Legal entities enjoy the same privileges, including the possession and acquisition of property, chattel et al. afforded to citizens, excluding suffrage in national elections.

301.02C - Imperial decree may revoke entity status if so required.

301.03 - On Marriage

301.03A - All marriages are to be performed by the Canonist Church in accordance with Her laws and rites.

301.03B - No marriage involving human or Canonist individuals performed in any pagan or secular rite, or in breach of Canonist law, shall be acknowledged as legitimate.

301.03C - It is the right of the Emperor, his privy, and the Church of the Canon to render nullity of marriage should this be deemed necessary.

301.03D - All marriages require the consent of the man and the legal patriarch of the woman participating in matrimony. If this patriarchal prerogative is withheld and the marriage proceeds, it is to be considered unlawful and null.

301.03E - In the case of marriages of the princes, landed lords, and their immediate heirs, express permission to marry must be sought from and granted by the Crown. If this Imperial prerogative is withheld and the marriage proceeds, it is to be considered unlawful and null.

301.03F- Elizabeth Rosemoore Succession Edict of 1836. All marriages between a man of noble birth and a female peer shall be required to be matrilieanl in nature.

 

(i) Upon his marriage to the bride, the groom shall adopt her family surname and hers alone.

(ii) Any children born of such a marriage are also to bear the surname of the female peer.

(iii) The property, land, and titles of the bride shall remain under the personal jurisidction of the female peer following this matrimony

(iv) Should the peer in question become deceased, her family titles and possessions shall be passed onto her eldest child or, in absence of one, her eldest sibling or their progenity.

(v) Rosemoore Addendum Act of 1840. A woman who is married patrilineally is excluded from inheriting a peerage.

301.04A – Civil unions shall be defined as the enjoining of heathen non-human individuals into the institution of marriage as recognized by the Holy Orenian Empire.

301.04B – The bride and the groom must be of the same race and opposite sex.

301.04C – Children born of a civil union legally recognized by a court of law in the Holy Orenian Empire shall, by right, be lawfully entitled to their inheritance.

301.04D – Civil unions are dissolved upon the case of legal separation and or death of either spouse.

301.04E – Civil unions shall be performed by the Circuit Courts of the Holy Orenian Empire, presided by a magistrate.

301.04F - There shall be no union without freely given consent from both parties.

301.04G - Persons already joined in a civil union may not enter into another.

301.04H - Minors may not enter into civil unions.

301.04I - Direct line relatives of consanguinity may not be united with each other. 

301.04J - Collateral relatives by consanguinity of up to and including the third degree may not be united with each other.

301.04K – It shall be the right of the Emperor, his privy, and the Circuit Court which created the union, to render the nullity of union should this be deemed necessary.

301.04L – A registry is to be established and maintain a list of marriages officiated under the provision of civil unions in the Circuit Courts of the Holy Orenian State.

301.04M – The Department of Civil Affairs shall maintain the official record of all civil unions officiated by the Circuit Courts of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

301.05 - On the Legal Status of Living Things

301.05A - All living things are to be divided into the following four legal classifications:

(i) Persons.

(ii) Intelligent non-persons.

(iii) Flora and fauna.

(iv) Abominations.

    301.06 - On Persons

301.06A - Persons shall enjoy the protection of the laws of the Empire, and the rights they so afford, as well as legal liability for themselves should they breach them. 

301.06B - Persons shall be legally liable for their own actions, lest they be under the age of twelve years, in which case their legal guardians shall be liable.

301.06C - Criminal Justice Reform Act (1746): Persons shall maintain the right to due process when convicted.

301.06D - The aforementioned right shall be waived by agents of foreign states or organisations which are in a state of war with the Empire.

301.06E - Persons are eligible for citizenship.

301.06F - Persons are defined as pure-blooded members of one of the four primary Descendent races (human, elf, dwarf, orc), or mixed-blooded individuals whose blood is a combination of Descendent races.

301.06G - Goblins do not fall into the category of personhood unless granted a Certificate of Personhood by a court of law.  Ologs do not fall into the category of personhood and are barred from seeking a Certificate of Personhood.

301.07H - Intelligent non-persons may be granted the protections under the law as Persons of the Empire should they be granted a Certificate of Personhood by a court of law.

    301.07 - On Intelligent Non-Persons

301.07A - An intelligent non-person is afforded the Right to Life.

301.07B - Intelligent non-persons are ineligible for citizenship. 

301.07C - An intelligent non-person must have a legal sponsor, who shall represent them in all legal affairs of state and serve as their legal guardian.

301.07D - An intelligent non-person may not own property, it is instead the duty of their legal sponsor to shelter them.

301.07E - Intelligent non-persons are defined as Hou-Zi, wonks, goblins, ologs, kharajyr, and mixed-blooded individuals who are part orc. 

301.07F - An individual who was previously a pure-blooded or mixed-blooded person, who is no longer a descendant but who is not necrotic in nature, will be regarded as an intelligent non-person and not as their former race.

301.07G - Intelligent Non-Person Testimony Act (1782): Intelligent Non-Persons shall be allowed to testify in a legal court, providing they have their legal sponsor present at the time of the trial.

    301.08 - On Flora and Fauna

301.08A - Flora and fauna are considered property under the law.

301.08B - Flora and fauna are defined as plants and animals, and also constructs including but not limited to golems, atronachs, and animii.

301.08C - The owner of such property will be legally liable for any damage caused by it.

    301.09 - On Abominations

301.09A - Abominations are afforded no legal rights.

301.09B - Abominations are defined as all creatures of a necrotic, demonic, or otherwise unholy nature or origin.. 

301.09C - An individual who was previously a pure-blooded or mixed-blooded person, who is no longer a descendant and who is necrotic in nature, will be regarded as an abomination.

301.10 - Personhood Pathway Act (1812): On Certificate of Personhood 

301.10A - Intelligent non-persons from birth are considered intelligent non-persons.

301.10B - An intelligent non-persons may be granted a Certificate of Personhood by a court of law through the following process in order:

(i) - The intelligent non-persons is registered to a legal sponsor through a court of law.

(ii) - The intelligent non-persons are mentored by their legal sponsor for a 2 year mentorship period subsequent to court registration.

(iii) - The intelligent non-persons appears in a court of law and proves to meet the following criteria:

(iiiA) - The intelligent non-person has no criminal record or signs of deviancy.

(iiiB) -  The intelligent non-person has an understanding of Imperial culture and has taken steps to adopt Imperial culture, customs, norms, values and appearances.

(iiiC) - The intelligent non-person has taken steps to  use the common tongue as much as physically possible.

(iiiD) - The intelligent non-person has acquired the skills to pursue a path of economic sustainability in Oren society.

(iiiE) - The intelligent non-person has been baptised into the Church of the Canon.

(iv) - Should the presiding court of law find the intelligent non-persons meets such criteria, the presiding court of law shall:

(ivA) - Issue the intelligent non-persons a surname deemed of cultural acceptance.

(ivB) - Shall issue a Certificate of Personhood to the intelligent non-persons. 

301.10C - An intelligent non-persons granted a Certificate of Personhood is considered a Person and has full rights to citizenship.

(i) - A Certificate of Personhood is not inherited by children of the intelligent non-person.

301.10D - Intelligent non-persons with personhood may only wed another intelligent non-person.

(i) - An intelligent non-person may  not wed or produce offspring with a Descendant race.

(ii) - Should an intelligent non-person be found guilty of producing offspring with one of Descendant race, mates and offspring shall all be charged with miscegenation and their assets be seized.

301.10E - Should an intelligent non-person with a Certification of Personhood be found guilty of a felony or a court of law rules the intelligent non-person to have regressed into savagery and no longer meets the criteria or a Certification of Personhood, the court of law may revoke the Certification of Personhood.

301.10F  - An intelligent non-person may also utilize The Personhood Pathways Act through the Director of Civil Affairs to apply for a certificate of personhood in extenuating circumstances.

(i) - The intelligent non-persons must apply for personhood through the Director of Civil Affairs in person to determine suitability for personhood.
 

(ii) - The intelligent non-persons and Director of Civil Affairs shall meet with the Archchancellor who will review the intelligent non-Persons for final approval, at which time the Director of Civil Affairs shall issue a certificate of personhood.
 

CH 302 - On Paternity, Filiation and Bastardry 

302.01 - On Filiation 

302.01A - Filiation is assumed when the child is born to parents in a marriage or civil union, and is assumed to be absent otherwise. A child with a recognised filial relation to their father is deemed “legitimate”. Children born outside wedlock are deemed “illegitimate”. 

302.01B - Filiation determines surnames. 

302.01C - Filiation is determined by the paternal line. 

302.01D - It is the obligation of the father to care for the child. 

302.01E - Any person of significant interest may declare filiation or lack thereof. This prerogative is perpetually maintained and reserved by the Crown and subsequent courts of law thereof. 

302.01F - Illegitimate children enjoy no legal entitlement to inheritance. 

302.02 - On Guardianship 

302.02A - It is the right of the Church of the Canon to take wards of the church, should there be no sufficient guardian by blood. 

302.02B - It is the right of the Emperor to decide wards of the state, should there be no sufficient guard by blood and the refusal of the Canon.

302.03 - On Adoption

302.03A - Adoption is defined as the legal acquisition of guardianship over an individual under the age of majority who has no living parents or guardians.

302.03B - Adoption cases are handled through the Imperial Courts, which grant the permission to adopt.

302.03C - Adoption does not overrule filiation, and therefore the adoptee retains their original surname. If they have no surname, they will be given one by the courts.

302.03D - Adoptees gain no right to the inheritance of the adopter.

CH 303 - On Property Ownership 

303.01 - On Classification 

303.01A - All things subject to appropriation shall be considered either immovable or movable property. 

303.01B - The classification of property may be decided by the Emperor. 

303.01C - Property is either public or private domain, as so decided by the Emperor. 

303.01D - Should a piece of public domain property be ceded, enclosed or no longer be destined for general use, it shall become the property of the Imperial Crown. 

303.02 - On Ownership 

303.02A - Ownership is the right to enjoyment and disposal of a thing, without limitation beyond the law. 

303.02B - Ownership is acquired through occupancy, by gift, testate and intestate succession, and as a result of contracts of tradition. 

303.02C - Nobody may be deprived of ownership by another. 

303.02D - The owner of a plot of land is the owner of the surface and that beneath it. 

303.02E - Property capable of appropriate without an owner, such as abandoned movable things or wild game, are acquired by occupancy. 

303.02F - Game (as in, wild animals) that pass from their respective breeding place to lands owned by a different owner shall be the property of the latter, unless found to have been attracted through fraud, artifice or lure.

303.02G - A person who finds a movable thing must return it to its owner, unless it is declared treasure. The movable thing must be held for two years, and the thing shall belong to the person who found it after the lapse of this period of time. If it cannot be held without severe maintenance that would otherwise cause detriment to the value of the movable thing, it will be publicly auctioned. If unable to be auctioned, it shall be redistributed by the Imperial Crown. 

303.02H - If the owner is to appear within this time, the finder is entitled to a prize for finding equal to one tenth of the value of the thing. 

303.02I - Treasures belong to the owner of the land of which it is found, or if conflicted, to the Imperial Crown. The status of treasure is decided by judgement of the magistrate. The Imperial Crown is entitled to fifty percent of the value of the treasure from the finder.

303.02J - Paddington Act (1756): Creatures that are not produced by natural means, will be considered property of the owner, therefore making the owner liable for any actions done by the creature. These include: Golems, Atronachs, Animii. 

303.03 - On Absence 

303.03A - Following a public absence, as decided by a magistrate or the Emperor, of eight years of more, it is the right of these parties to redistribute the patrimony of the absentee among his heirs. 

303.03B - If no heir is present to make claim to the patrimony, it may be placed under the Imperial Crown until such an heir should arise. 

303.04 - On Accession 

303.04A - The fruits of the property, be they civil, industrial or natural belong to the owner of the property. 

303.04B - Anything built, sewn or produced in another’s plot of land belongs to the owner of the plot of land. 

303.05 - On Boundaries 

303.05A - Any owner is entitled to mark and define the boundaries of their properties and lands and hold the right to define the boundaries as such when brought to a court of law. 

303.05B - These boundaries may not be defined if they infringe or encroach upon the boundaries of the lands and properties of another, if this is deemed a matter of legal conflict, it is the duty of the steward of the lands and the magistrates of the crown to decide the boundaries. 

303.06 - On The Intellectual 

303.06A - Intellectual Property Act (1777): The owner of an original work, as licensed as their own intellectual property, may exploit and dispose of it at will. The owner may license or sell the rights defined by the claims of the intellectual property.

303.06B -Intellectual Property Act (1777): Where an individual reproduces, distributes, or shares copies or duplicates of a work or title that is exclusively chartered, patented, or branded, this shall be infringement by association in the second degree - an infraction.

303.07 - On Possession and Acquisition 

303.07A - Possession is the holding of a thing, or the enjoyment of a right by a legal person. 

303.07B - Possession is to be assumed to be being acted in good faith. 

303.07C - Hereditary property is transferred to the heir without interruption from the moment of death of the descendant. 

303.07D - Possession may not occur violently. If a man believes they have the right to deprive another of their property, it is to be brought before a court if it is refused to be delivered by the owner. 

303.07E - A possessor may lose the thing; 

(i) By abandonment.

(ii) By total destruction or loss. 

(iii) By another’s possession, even against their will, should the new possession last uncontested for more than ten years. 

303.08 - The Entrepreneurship Act (1760): On The Imperial Company Registry 

303.08A - A Registry shall be created in the Ministry of the Treasury. The task of this Imperial Company Registry (ICR) shall be to register all the companies licensed for operation within the HOE. 

303.08B - All new companies that wish to operate within the HOE must register themselves with the ICR before starting operations. 

303.08C - The Imperial Company Registry shall be in charge of ensuring that all companies eligible for discounts and tax breaks receive said aids in the establishment of their companies. 

303.08D - Properties that are used for the purpose of operating a business will no longer be registered in the name of the owner of the Company, but rather in the name of the company itself. 

303.08E - A discount of 50% of the price of property shall be made available to new companies that fit with the following eligibility: Be a company registered in the ICR, the company has no property registered in its name, and The company is not a sub-company of a mother company. 

303.08F - A company shall be eligible for a tax exemption, if it fits with the following eligibility: Be a company registered in the ICR, and the company has purchased its first property within the last year. However, the primary finance officer of the province of the business will have the ability to mandate either a one Saint week or two Saint week tax exemption based on the tax bracket of said business’s property.

CH 304 - On Obligation 

304.01 - On Defining Obligation 

304.01A - All obligations consist of giving, doing or refraining from doing an act. 

304.01B - Obligations arise from law and contract. 

304.01C - Those that arise from acts or omissions of fault or negligence shall be governed by the following provisions. 

304.02 - On The Extinguishing of Obligation 

304.02A - The promise of the delivery of a thing is a promise of delivery of the thing with all fitting entirely, even if not so mentioned.

304.02B - If a person obliged to do something has not done it, it is ordered to be done at his expense. 

304.02C - All obligations are enforceable from the present unless their performance depends on the fulfillment or action of a future event. 

304.02D - Obligations that face impossible conditions shall be deemed in bad faith and not written.

304.02E - The condition should be fulfilled should the obligor purposefully prevent its fulfillment. 

304.02F - Obligations are extinguished by their payment or performance, forgiveness of the debt, rule of bad faith by a judge, or the loss of the thing owed. 

304.03 - On Private Documents and Deeds 

304.03A - Private documents shall have the same value as a deed between those who executed it and their successors. 

304.03B - Private documents may not alter the covenants of a contract if to the detriment of the debtor. 

304.03C - If a debtor wishes to accept private documents with provisions beneficial to him, he must also accept those provisions detrimental. 

 

304.04 - Edict of Visiga (1840) On Canonist Obligations 

304.04A - Every subject of the Empire shall read the Holy Scrolls to completion. Illiterate citizens may have the Holy Scrolls read to them by a priest of the Canonist faith.

304.04B - Every Imperial family, of any status, shall select for themselves a Patron Saint and shall construct within their homes shrines to their chosen Patrons.

304.04C -Edict of Visiga Ammendment (1842). Every imperial family of noble status shall select from amongst them a man or woman to serve in the Society of Saint James II (SSJ) and achieve Deaconhood through the study in the seminary.

 

H 305 - On Contracts 

305.01 - On Consent 

305.01A - There is no contract without the consent of the parties, cause of the obligation of agreement and object of agreement. 

305.01B - Consent is the coincidence of the offer and the acceptance over the thing and the cause which constitute the contract. 

305.01C - Minors may not consent to contracts, unless ruled otherwise by a magistrate. 

305.01D - Consent is null and void if caused by error, coercion, intimidation or fraudulent misrepresentation. 

305.01E - Fraudulent is not nullifying if used by both parties. 

305.02 - On Matter of Contract 

305.02A - All things not beyond the bounds of commerce between men of the Empire may be bound by contract. 

305.03 - On Cause of Contract

305.03A - Contracts without a cause, unlawful causes or false causes are null and void. An unlawful cause is a cause ruled to be against the laws or morals of the land. 

305.04 - On Interpretation 

305.04A - All parties must abide by the literal meaning of clauses of contracts if they are clear and leave no doubt to the intention of the contract. 

305.04B - Words with multiple meanings are to be understood in the meaning in accordance to the nature and subject of the agreement, or, in cases when this may be conflicted, in the benefit of the debtor. 

305.04C - Obscure clauses may not favour the party who created the obscurity. 

305.04D - In the event of doubts of the intention of contracts and the intention cannot be known, the contract is null and void due to this obscurity. 

305.05 - On Rescission and Nullity 

305.05A - Contracts validly entered may be rescinded by agreement of both parties or the decision of the Emperor and his magistrates of law. 

305.05B - No contracts shall be rescinded as a result of injury, unless the injury is a result of a fraudulent contract. 

305.05C - Rescission shall oblige the return of the things subject of the contract and its fruits. 

305.05D - Rescission may not take place when the object of the contract is in possession by a third party. 

305.05E - If this third party acquired the object through bad faith, he must return the object disposed illegally on the rescission of the contract. 

305.05F - Contracts may be annulled by the rule of law. 

305.05G - The action for legal annulment must be from a signing party. 

305.05H - Confirmation of a contract may be implied; written assent is not necessary. 

305.06 - Child Labour Act (1759): On Child Labour Contracts 

305.06A - Children below the age of ten will not be allowed to engage in any form of labour. 

305.06B - Children above the age of ten will be allowed to engage in office and servantry labour. 

305.06C - Children above the age of fifteen will be allowed to engage in manual labour.

305.06D - Businesses that are found to be in violation of this statute (see: 305.061, 305.062, 305.063) shall be charged with tax evasion to the first degree. 

305.06E - The several provinces shall administer the charge in violation of this statute. 

305.06F - Businesses with repeated offenses shall be barred from continuing their operations and must be given a notice of no less than seven saints days. 

305.06G - The Department of the Interior shall be tasked with the enforcement of business and employment by vesting this oversight unto the Secretariat of Imperial Employment Opportunities or other designated officers of state as deemed fit. 

CH 306 - On Succession (Elizabeth Roosemoore Succession of 1836)

306.01 - On Obligatory Heirs of the non-Imperial and Gentry 

306.01A - The obligatory heirs are the children and the children's descendants of the given peer. Inheritance of peerages shall be followed in absolute primogeniture succession.

306.01B - In the absence of above, parents and ascendants regarding their children and descendants.

306.01C - In the absence of the above, it is the right of the Imperial Crown to redistribute the patrimony. 

306.01D - Inheritance Convention Act (1790): The obligatory heirs will be disqualified if they are an unwilling, non-naturalized Orenian subject. 

 

 

TITLE IV - LEX KAEDRENI 

CH 401 - On Defining the Lex Kaedreni 

401.01 - All members of the Imperial State Army are beholden to an internal legal system referred to as the Lex Kaedreni. 

401.02 - Additionally, each soldier is beholden to the laws and legal system established in their local area with regard to actions not covered by the Lex Kaedreni. 

401.03 - The local area is defined as the physical location in which actions are committed. The laws of the local area become relevant only while the member commits actions in said local areas.

401.04 -  However, at all times, the Lex Kaedreni exerts legal authority on all Imperial State Army members at all times, in all locations, while serving in an active capacity. 

401.05 - The Imperial State Army retains the right to court martial its members for crimes committed according to the Lex Kaedreni against the military in lieu of civilian courts prosecution. 

401.06 - Additionally, the Imperial State Army may choose to have its members face a court martial as well as turn them over for further legal prosecution in civilian courts.

CH 402 - On Defining the Court Martials 

402.01 - A court martial is the internal military court process for delivering military justice for offenses detailed in the list of Imperial Military Mandates by its members. It is a tool of the military command structure to determine the guilt of the accused and decide on the due punishment as a result of the findings. 

402.02 - The members who preside as the judgement authority during a court martial shall only consist of active military service members of common organizational membership. 

CH 403 - On Types of Court Martials

403.01 - On Sergeants Boards

403.01A - A Sergeants Board may be called when the accused is still a recruit or of the lowest military rank. It’s primary purpose is to resolve minor offenses and be used as an administrative tool for delivering justice and promoting discipline. 

403.01B - A Sergeants Board shall consist of a panel of three military personnel of the Enlisted category; two of which must be the rank of sergeant, and the third of Corporal or above. 

403.01C - A Sergeants Board may issue punishments proportional to the offended mandate up to but not to include discharge from military service.

403.02 - On Summary Court Martials

403.02A - A Summary Court Martial may be called on any military member of the rank Lieutenant or below. It’s primary purpose is to resolve minor to moderate offenses and be used as an administrative tool for delivering justice and promoting discipline. 

403.02B - A Summary Court Martial shall consist of a panel of three military personnel. If the accused is of the Enlisted category the panel shall include at least one Enlisted member of the rank Corporal or above. If the accused is of the Officer category, the panel shall consist of only Officers. 

403.02C - A Summary Court Martial may issue punishments proportional to the offended mandate up to and to include discharge from military service.

403.03 - On General Court Martials

403.03A - A General Court Martial may be called on any military member in the Imperial military. It’s primary purpose is to resolve major offenses or when the offender is of the rank Captain or above. 

403.03B - A General Court Martial shall consist of a panel of five military personnel, all of which must be officers. One seat must be filled by a Colonel or above, and two seats must be filled by a Captain or above. 

403.03C - A General Court Martial may issue punishments proportional to the offended mandate up to and to include the death penalty.

403.04 - On Special Court Martials

403.04A - A Special Court Martial may be called on any military member in the Imperial Military. Its primary purpose is to resolve all offenses by an offender of any rank in the most concise manner possible. 

403.04B - A Special Court Martial is seated by the 1st Order General or above. A Special Court Martial may issue punishments proportional to the offended mandate up to and to include the death penalty. 

403.04C - A Special Court Martial may occur even after the findings of previous court martials with the new findings superseding the former.

CH 404 - On Punitive Mandates

404.01 - On Criminal Association

404.01A - Where an individual maintains personal connections or relationships with an offender or enemy entity and is deemed to have aided or abated an offense. The individual shall be held liable with a mitigated punishment according to the crime which was committed.

404.02 - On Criminal Accessory

404.02A - Where an individual is aware that an offense has been committed, benefits from the offense, or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent apprehension, trial, or punishment. The individual shall be held liable with a mitigated punishment according to the crime which was committed.

404.03 - On Criminal Attempt

404.03A - Where an individual actively attempts, but fails to commit, a crime, the individual shall be held liable with a mitigated punishment according to the crime which was attempted.

404.04 - On Criminal Incitement

404.04A - Where an individual intentionally incites or encourages another individual into committing a crime, this shall be the crime of incitement, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime which incitement is caused for.

404.05 - On Criminal Conspiracy

404.05A - Where an individual knowingly signals intent to commit a crime at a future time, this shall be the crime of conspiracy, and is subject to the same class of punishment of the crime which conspiracy is caused for.

404.06 - On Malingering

404.06A - Where an individual feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or mental derangement; or intentionally inflicts self-injury in order to avoid assigned duties or shirk important service.

404.07 - On Absent Without Leave

404.07A - Where an individual is in dereliction of duty from an assigned duty location, or fails to appear at an assigned duty location at the prescribed time, or intentionally misses military movements to preclude themselves from a particular duty.

404.08 - On Desertion

404.08A - Where an individual quits their unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service, or when they join another military organization without proper separation or disclosure with their original service.

404.09 - On Fraternization

404.09A - Where an individual engages in an unprofessional relationship with a subordinate, whether pursued on or off duty. When the relationship detracts from the authority of the superior or disrupts the good order of the organization. The appearance of an unprofessional relationship can occur between officers, enlisted, or a mix of the two. An unprofessional relationship is one that creates the perception of favoritism, misuse of position, or abandonment of organizational doctrine or goals for personal interests.

404.09B - Where an individual of superior rank engages in a romantic relationship with a subordinate that is within ther direct chain of command.

404.09C - Where an individual of superior rank engages in an unprofessional relationship of any kind with a subordinate of Cadet or Recruit. Individuals while serving as a Cadet or Recruit are prohibited from engaging in any form of romantic activity or interests with other members of the military.

404.09D - When the relationship between two individuals can be determined to have been formed, officiated, and legitimized prior to violating the preceding mandates, the persons may not be charged with Fraternization.

404.10 - On Contempt and Disrespect

404.10A - Where an individual uses contemptuous language or displays profound disrespect against someone of senior rank, towards the Imperial military organization, towards the Imperial government, towards members of the Imperial Council, or towards the Emperor and the Royal Family.

404.10B - Where an individual makes disloyal statements against the Imperial Military or the Imperium.

404.11 - On Insubordination and Failure to Obey

404.11A - Where an individual willfully disobeys a direct order from someone of senior rank and authority.

404.11B - Where an individual violates or fails to obey a general order or regulation or is derelict in the performance of his duties. 

404.12 - On Mutiny and Sedition

404.12A - Where an individual usurps or overrides lawful military authority and compels others to obey.

404.12B - Where an individual commits acts with the intent to compromise the integrity of the Crown and its constituent institutions by waging insurrection and seeking the destruction of the Imperial State by impugning the character and person of the Crown through subversive means such as collusion with enemy entities and actors against the State.

404.12C - Where an individual fails to prevent/suppress mutinous or seditious activity to their utmost ability, or fails to inform on mutinous/seditious activity.

404.13 - On Undue Surrender and Misbehavior Before the Enemy

404.13A - Where an individual intentionally and shamefully abandons, surrenders, or gives up to the enemy their post, command, comrades, or resources they are assigned to defend.

404.13B - Where an individual displays cowardice in the line of duty, casts away their weapons, sows terror and dissent, or endangers their comrades through inaction.

404.13C - Where an individual intentionally fails to seek, engage, capture, or kill the enemy to their utmost ability.

404.13D - Where an individual intentionally fails to relieve or assist their comrades or allies engaged in combat when commanded.

404.13E - Where an individual performs uncommanded actions against enemy civilians.

404.14 - On Espionage, Sabotage, and Aiding the Enemy

404.14A - Where an individual conducts surveillance, counter-surveillance, reconnaissance, information aggregation, propaganda, or implantation for the enemy against the Imperial military.

404.14B - Where an individual damages, alters, obscures, hinders, or destroys documents, evidence, resources, weapons, or structures for the enemy against the Imperial military.

404.14C - Where an individual procures, steals, or sells Imperial documents, resources, or weapons for the enemy against the Imperial military. As well as conceals, harbors, or protects the enemy in any form.

404.15 - On False Statements, Forgery, and Perjury

404.15A - Where an individual makes a false statement, false recount of events, false accusation, or false report.

404.15B - Where an individual creates non-genuine documents or pieces of evidence as a means to create a false narrative or false accusation.

404.15C - Where an individual upon a lawful oath, gives any false testimony on a matter of inquiry.

404.16 - On Larceny and Unauthorized Sales

404.16A - Where an individual steals from another individual or from the Imperial military.

404.16B - Where an individual sells issued items by the Imperial military; property, weapons, or resources owned by the Imperial military without proper authorization.

404.17 - On Banditry

404.17A - Where an individual commits coercive, extortive, violent, or hostile actions against civilians, allied or neutral states, or against enemy civilians without authorization; as a means to create chaos, obtain objects, resources, or currency, or inflict harm.

404.18 - On Kidnapping

404.18A - Where an individual restrains, detains, or transports someone else against their will without authorization.

404.19 - On Bribery

404.19A - Where an individual persuades another to act dishonestly or otherwise, with the gift of money or other inducement.

404.19B - Where an individual accepts gifts of money or other inducements as persuasion to act dishonestly or otherwise.

404.20 - On Extortion

404.20A - Where an individual intentionally threatens another individual to obtain money, titles, force an action, or other benefits for oneself.

404.21 - On Assault

404.21A - Minor: Where an individual intentionally commits upon another an act of violence which brings about no incapacitation or lasting injury.

404.21B - Middling: Where an individual intentionally commits upon another an act of violence which brings about lasting but not permanent injury, incapacitates for any length of time, or utilizes a dangerous weapon.

404.21C - Major: Where an individual intentionally commits upon another an act of violence which brings about permanent injury.

404.22 - On Manslaughter

404.22A - Where an individual unintentionally but negligently commits such an act that brings about the death of another.

404.23 - On Murder

404.23A - Provoked: Where an individual intentionally commits such an act of violence upon another which brings about their death, with no premeditation of the act and under such circumstances as a reasonable person would be incited to fatal violence.

404.23B - Non-Premeditated: Where an individual intentionally commits such an act of violence upon another which brings about their death, with no premeditation.

404.23C - Premeditated: Where an individual intentionally and with premeditation causes the death of another.

CH 405 - Emergency Resolution Act (1741): On States of Emergency 

405.01 - The term ‘State of Emergency’ is used to signify a period of distress within a state of the Empire which requires the intervention of the Crown. With this, the ‘State of Emergency’ establishes the suspension and potential revocation of the titles of the said state it has been called within. This requires the assent of the Emperor to declare, then pending review after the ‘State of Emergency’ is dissolved by the Emperor or should the Imperial Diet vote to begin the review process. 

405.01A - The Governor-General assumes control of the state that is afflicted by a state of emergency. 

405.01B - A ‘State of Emergency’ is recommended for civil unrest and potential disasters that threaten the state and its sovereignty. Common uses of this act are for occurrences such as, 

(i) Open Rebellion 

(ii) Suspicion of Coup 

(iii) Terrorist Strongholds present within the state 

(iv) Occult Strongholds present within the state. 

405.02 - On the Reviewal Process 

405.02A - A ‘State of Emergency’ is lifted by decree of the Holy Orenian Emperor or by declaration of invalidity by the Supreme Court through the Reviewal Process. 

405.02B - The reviewal process of the original state and intent of the emergency will be granted to the Imperial Judiciary for review upon either an Imperial Diet vote to begin the procedure or the Holy Orenian Emperor’s lifting of said ‘State of Emergency'. 

405.02C - If such a ‘State of Emergency’ was declared invalid during review, then compensation by the Crown is offered and resolutions enacted during this state will be reversed immediately. 

405.02D - If such a ‘State of Emergency’ was declared valid, should any titles be implicated in treason, these are to be permanently revoked and subject to an executive resolution plan. The Imperial Diet will then vote between the resolution plan or extending the Governor-General’s term by another four years. 

405.02E - Any and all indictments related to the ‘State of Emergency’ shall be prosecuted by the Solicitor-General’s Office in a trial conducted by the relevant Circuit Court following the Judiciary’s review of the ‘Emergency’.

405.02F - With powers relating to the direct ‘Subjects’ of the Emperor, the Crown Authority of the State are able to proclaim a ‘State of Emergency’ to their own subjects. This follows the same precedent, but review shall be done by the Imperial Judiciary for said reviewal. the Emperor can circumvent any proclamations of the ‘State of Emergency’ done towards the subject of his direct subjects IF intent can be disproven by the court. 

CH 406 - d’Alba Act (1741): On Viceregal Offices during States of Emergency

406.01 - On the Authorization of the Governor-General 

406.01A - The Governor-General is confirmed by the Holy Orenian Emperor. 

406.01B - The Governor-General is responsible solely to the Holy Orenian Emperor and the Council of State. 

406.01C - The position of Governor-General may only be created in the case of formal entry into a ‘State of Emergency’. 

406.02 - On the Role of the Governor-General 

406.02A - The Governor-General in the name of the Holy Orenian Emperor, may assert his personal authority over both the Legislative and Military branch of the government in the state in question. 

406.02B - The Governor-General may appoint, or renew a Representative’s term should it end during a State of Emergency. 

406.02C - The Governor-General may suspend offices and duties from those he judges to be disloyal to the Holy Orenian Emperor. 

406.02D - The Governor-General may revoke titles and lands from those nobles he judges to be disloyal to the Holy Orenian Emperor. 

406.02E - Permanent revocation will be put to question during postwar trials of rebels. 

406.02F - The Governor-General may exercise all powers granted to him by ORC 405 without legal impunity during or after his tenure. 

406.02G - Once the State of Emergency ends but the suspension of titlage remains. The transition from the Governor-General to civil government shall be treated as a Personal Union with a Viceroy reigning over the state. The Viceroy will be nominated by the local authorities and given assent by the Emperor.

CH 407 - Discharges Act (1791): On Discharges

407.01 - On Honorable Discharges

407.01A - Honorable discharges are also awarded to those who have committed themselves to acts of incredible courage and valor on the battlefield and may have been rendered unable to serve as a result. Finally, individuals who have dutifully served for at least 20 active years or more are eligible for an Honorable Discharge.

407.01B - An Honorable Discharge carries forth Honors that will be recognized among the Imperial State Army and the Empire at large- it also guarantees a pension rendered by the Imperial Government should the program exist.

407.02 - On General Discharges

407.02A - A soldier can expect to receive a General Discharge for any a few different reasons to include; resigning prior to at least 20 years of active military service, possessing a service record marred by minor disciplinary action, or an administratively driven separation at the discretion of leadership or through a Court Martial.

407.02B - A General Discharge carries forth no Honors to the soldier but also does not hinder them moving forward. Soldiers may petition to receive a pension rendered by the Imperial Government should the program exist.

407.03 - On Dishonorable Discharges

407.03A - A soldier can expect to receive a Dishonorable Discharge following a Court Martial where their crimes or violated mandates shall be tallied and weighed. A Dishonorable Discharge may be issued to any soldier, of any amount of service experience, following severe misconduct.

407.03B -  Dishonorable Discharge carries forth no Honors to the soldier and bars them from any future military service, holding office in any level of the Imperial Government, or local municipalities thereafter; as well renders the soldier unable to petition for peerage or receive knightly honors.

407.03C - Soldiers may not receive a pension rendered by the Imperial Government should the program exist.

TITLE V - LEX PISCATORIS

 

CH 501 - On Weights and Measurements 

501.01 - On Length 

501.01A - The standard unit of length shall be the digit, equaling the width of the man’s middle finger. 

501.01B - An alternate unit of length shall be the inch, equaling the width of a man’s thumb or the total length of 3 barleycorns. 

501.01C - An alternate unit of length shall be the foot, equaling the length of a general boot or the total sum of 12 inches. 

501.01D - An alternate unit of length shall be the yard, equaling the length of a single man’s pace, the reach from nose to fingertip or the total sum of 3 feet. 

501.02 - On Land 

501.02A - The standard unit of land shall be the acre equaling around 500 square feet of a general boot or the land able to be plowed by a single ox in one day. 

501.02B - An alternate unit of land shall be the furlong, equaling around 660 square feet of a general boot or the land able to be plowed by two oxen on one plough in one day. 

501.02C - An alternate unit of land shall be the bovate, equaling around 15 acres, 7500 square feet of a general boot or the land able to be plowed by one ox in a single harvesting year. 

501.02D - An alternate unit of land shall be the carucate, equaling around 120 acres, 60,000 square feet of a general boot or the land able to be plowed by eight oxen in a single harvesting year. 

501.03 - On Currency 

501.03A - The standard unit of currency shall be the mark or mina, with a width of three digits and made of silver, bearing the symbol of the Holy Orenian Emperor on the head side and the symbol of the Aengul Dragur on the tail side. 

501.03B - An alternate unit of currency shall be the shilling, with a width and three and a half digits and made of silver, bearing the symbol of the Prince of Alstion (if vacant, then the Holy Orenian Emperor) on the head side and the symbol of the Prophet Horen on the tail side. A shilling is worth 5 minae. 

501.03C - An alternate unit of currency shall be the crown, with a width of four digits and made of gold, bearing the symbol of the Prophet Owyn on the head side and the symbol of the Cross of Lorraine upon the tail side. A crown is worth 50 minae and 10 shillings.

CH 502 - On Calendar and Dates 

502.01 - On the Imperial Calendar

502.01A - Year 0 of the Second Age (SA) = 1796

502.01B - Current Year in the Imperial Calendar (1796 + SA Year)

502.01C - Example: 5 SA = 1796 + 5 = 1801 

502.02 - On Units of Time

502.02A -  All units of time which utilize the term “ELVEN’” shall now be replaced with the term “SAINT’S”. 

(i) An “ELVEN HOUR” shall henceforth be referred to as a “SAINT’S HOUR” 

(ii) An “ELVEN DAY” shall henceforth be referred to as a “SAINT’S DAY” 

(iii) An “ELVEN WEEK” shall henceforth be referred to as a “SAINT’S WEEK” 

(iv) An “ELVEN MONTH” shall henceforth be referred to as a “SAINT’S MONTH” 

(v) An “ELVEN YEAR” shall henceforth be referred to as a “SAINT’S YEAR”

502.03 - On Legacies / Months

502.03A - The “SEEDS” shall now be referred to as “LEGACIES”, taking inspiration from the HOLY PROPHETS, SANCTIFIED, or BEATIFIED within the Holy Mother Church. 

(i) “SNOW’S MAIDEN” shall thusly be referred to as “HOREN’S CALLING” 

(ii) “MALIN’S WELCOME” shall henceforth be referred to as “OWYN’S LIGHT” 

(iii) “THE FIRST SEED” shall henceforth be referred to as “GODFREY’S TRIUMPH” 

(iv) “THE GRAND HARVEST” shall henceforth be referred to as “TOBIAS’S BOUNTY” 

(v) “SUN’S SMILE” shall henceforth remain as “SUN’S SMILE” 

(vi) “THE AMBER COLD” shall henceforth be referred to as “HARREN’S FOLLEY” 

(vii) “THE DEEP COLD” shall henceforth be referred to as “SIGISMUND’S END”

CH 503 - National Holiday Act (1747): On Holidays 

503.01 - Holidays of the state, or national holidays, are to be days of nationwide celebration across the provinces through enforced federal-level government shutdown. 

503.02 - On the Recognized Holidays of the State 

503.02A - Orenian New Year 

(i) The change of the year and estimated day of Prophet Horen’s birth. No specific customs enforced 

(ii) Held on 1 Horen’s Calling 

503.02B - St Ari’s Day 

(i) The spring equinox and feast day of St Ari d’Abresi, celebrated as the day of love and peace. A tourney is held in the national capital (or regional capital if unavailable). 

(ii) Held on 21 Owyn’s Flame 

503.02C - Foundation Day 

(i) The day of Prophet Godfrey’s coronation as Holy Orenian Emperor and considered the anniversary of the nation. No specific customs enforced. 

(ii) Held on 7 Godfrey’s Triumph 

503.02D - Day of Remembrance 

(i) The anniversary of the Siege of the Dreadfort and the official day of solemn recognition of all Imperial soldiers who have lost their lives in battle. All flags flown in the nation are to be waved at half-staff. 

(ii) Held on 15 Tobias’ Bounty 

503.02E - Lux Invicta 

(i) The summer solstice and estimated day of Prophet Owyn’s miracle of Lux Invicta and accession into the Sixth Sky. A wooden effigy of Owyn’s likeness (20 Imperial feet high, of varying length) is to be burned in the morning at the national and each regional capital in commemoration. 

(ii) Held on 21 Sun’s Smile 

503.02F - Feast of the Final Revelation

(i) The day of Prophet Sigismund’s final revelation and his accession into the Sixth Sky. Mandatory Canonist mass is held in all parishes. 

(ii) Held on 1 Sigismund’s End 

503.02G - Tuvmas or St Tuv’s Day 

(i) The winter solstice and feast day of St Tuv, also the cultural counterpart of the famous Krugmas throughout the world. No specific customs enforced. 

(ii) Held on 21 Sigismund’s End 

503.03 - Provinces may maintain their own sets of holidays and days of government shutdown with recognition by the national government, but a full-government shutdown or observance will not be enforced. 

CH 504 - Basrid Act (1739): On National Flag 

504.01 - The flag shall take the form of a field of white and red horizontal stripes, nine in total, with the white representing the Seven Skies and the Prophet Horen, and the red the military and Prophet Owyn, atop which is the heraldry of Emperor Peter III quartered with that of the Duke of Helena, gilded by the crown of the Holy Orenian Emperor. This act shall be named in the vernacular for its chief-most campaigner, Colonel Simon Basrid of the Helena Gunners. 

504.02 - Image of Flag 

CH 505 - On the Reigning Holy Orenian Emperors 

505.01 - The official list of the Holy Orenian Emperors will be maintained in legal standing.

505.02 - The list of Holy Orenian Emperors is as follows, 

(I) Godfrey I the Great, Holy Orenian Emperor [1379-1405] (House of Horen) 

(II) Orian I the Black, Holy Orenian Emperor [1405-1420] (House of Horen) 

(III) William I the Weak, Holy Orenian Emperor [1420-1426] (House of Horen) 

THE FIRST INTERIMPERIUM [1426-1431] 

(IV) Sigismund I Soothsayer, Holy Orenian Emperor [1431-1447] (House of Carrion) 

THE SECOND INTERIMPERIUM [1447-1457] 

(V) Peter I the Kaedreni, Holy Orenian Emperor [1457-1463] (House of Chivay) 

(VI) Robert I the Quadroon, Holy Orenian Emperor [1463-1467] (House of Chivay) 

(VII) Boris I the Desired, Holy Orenian Emperor [1467] (House of Carrion) 

(VIII) Tobias I Rosebud, Holy Orenian Emperor [1467-1480] (House of Carrion) 

(IX) Alexander I the Unready, Holy Orenian Emperor [1480-1482] (House of Carrion) 

THE THIRD INTERIMPERIUM [1482-1526] 

(X) John I the Relentless, Holy Orenian Emperor [1526-1547] (House of Horen) 

(XI) John II the Quareller, Holy Orenian Emperor [1547-1568] (House of Horen) 

(XII) John III the Lion, Holy Orenian Emperor [1568-1585] (House of Horen) 

(XIII) John IV the Young, Holy Orenian Emperor [1585] (House of Horen) 

(XIV) Robert II the Monk, Holy Orenian Emperor [1585] (House of Horen) 

(XV) Philip I the Arrogant, Holy Orenian Emperor [1585-1595] (House of Horen) 

(XVI) John V Lackland, Holy Orenian Emperor [1595-1618] (House of Horen) 

THE FIRST PROTECTORATE [1618] 

(XVII) Peter II the Pauper, Holy Orenian Emperor [1618-1636] (House of Horen) 

(XVIII) John VI the Last, Holy Orenian Emperor [1636-1638] (House of Horen) 

THE FOURTH INTERIMPERIUM [1638-1678] 

(XIX) Aurelian I Canonius, Holy Orenian Emperor [1678-1694] (House of Pertinaxi) 

(XX) August I Sisterlover, Holy Orenian Emperor [1694-1706] (House of Pertinaxi)

(XXI) Anthony I the Mad, Holy Orenian Emperor [1706-1715] (House of Pertinaxi) 

(XXII) Joseph I the Fiddler, Holy Orenian Emperor [1715-1721] (House of Marna) 

(XXIII) Godfrey II the Gambler, Holy Orenian Emperor [1721-1724] (House of Cascadia) 

(XXIV) John VII the Feeble, Holy Orenian Emperor [1724-1725] (House of Cascadia) 

(XXV) Alexander II the Leuvian, Holy Orenian Emperor [1725-1731] (House of Joannes) 

THE SECOND PROTECTORATE [1731-1737] 

(XXVI) Peter III, Holy Orenian Emperor [1737-1784] (House of Helane)

(XXVII) Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress [1784-1800] (House of Helane)

(XXVIII) Joseph II, Holy Orenian Emperor [1784-1814] (House of Novellen)

(XXIX) John VIII, Holy Orenian Emperor [1814-Present] (House of Novellen)

CH 506 - On the serving Archchancellors 

506.01 - The list of Archchancellors is as follows, 

(I) The Count of Aesculus [1526-1529] 

(II) The Duke of Leone (First Term) [1529-1541] 

(III) The Archduke of Lorraine [1541-1547] 

(IV) The Duke of Leone (Second Term) [1547-1559] 

(V) The Prince of Beaufort [1559-1575] 

(VI) The Baron Senntisten [1575-1585] 

(VII) Sir Matthias Ironsword [1585-1595] 

(VIII) The Baron Cantal [1595-1612] 

(IX) Sir John Rothesay [1612-1617] 

(X) Sir Aeternus de Metterden [1617-1621] 

(XI) Sir Theodore Gray (1621-1637) 

(XII) The Duke of Marna (1637-1638) 

— 1638-1678 No Imperial Government — 

(XIII) The Prince of Senntisten (1678-1683) 

(XIV) The Prince of Alstion (1683-1689) 

(XV) The Prince of Carolustadt (1689-1694) 

(XVI) The Count of Ager (1694-1706)

(XVII) The King of Curon (1706-1715) 

(XVIII) The Count of Leuven (1715-1720) 

(XIX) The Count of Temesch (1720-1724) 

(XX) The Duke of Cascadia (1724-1725) 

(XXI) The Duke of Sunholdt (1725-1736) 

(XXII) Peter Cardinal Helena (1736-1739) 

(XXIII) Sir Simon Basrid (1739-1783) 

(XXIV) Jonah Stahl-Elendil (1783-1800)

(XXV) Franz Nikolai de Sarkozy (1800-1816)

(XXVI) The Count of Azor (1816-Present)

CH 507 - National Language Act (1752): 

507.01 - The national language shall be the primary language of business throughout the nation, in all dealings governmental or commercial. 

507.01A - The national language shall be Alkazaran Jrentic (Common). 

507.02 - The formal language shall be the primary language of script in all declarations, writs, edicts, and acts made by the Crown, the Imperial Diet, or any government organization in service to the nation. 

507.02A - The formal language shall be High Imperial. 

507.03 - The protected languages shall be the languages of provinces and important minority peoples which are defended by law from discrimination or oppression by authorities or civil personnel. 

507.031 - The protected languages shall be as follows: Auvergnian, Ildic (Adunian), Illatian (Adrian Dialect), New Marian, Qali, Raevir (Old Kraltan Dialect), and Waldenian (Westerlander Variant). 

CH 508 – The Battlements Act (1759): On Fortifications 

508.01 - No Private entity, whether personal or corporate may construct battlements, fortifications, or otherwise ‘defensible’ structures on their land and buildings. 

508.02 - It is the complete purview of the Crown and its Government to oversee the construction, maintenance, and if necessary, deconstruction or mothballing of fortifications within the Empire. 

508.03 - On the Definition of Battlements and Fortifications:

508.03A - Watch Towers. 

508.03B - Palisades. 

508.03C - Earthworks. 

508.03D - Moats. 

508.03E - Battlements (Crenellations and parapets.) 

508.03F - Canted Steps. (Stumble Steps.) 

508.03G - Gates (Reinforced Doors and Portcullis.) 

508.03H - Slit windows. 

508.03I - Bocage slopes. 

508.03J - Slope walls. 

508.04 - Private individuals of Noble or Gentry status may send a written petition to His Majesty’s Government to seek special dispensation for the construction of fortifications should the situation require it and pay a lump sum for the right. 

508.05 - Any Private holder of a fortified land or building must renew the hitherto mentioned dispensation every decade and maintain a physical contract on the premises. 

CH 509 - Property, Regulations & Interior Allotment Act: On Regulations

509.01 - The Imperial Ministry of the Interior, in light of its responsibilities to oversee crownlands and Imperial territories, may issue land grants so the cultivation and stewardship of Imperial territory can receive proper oversight.

509.01A - Funding for Imperial Grants shall come from the budget of the Ministry of the Interior, as passed by the Imperial Diet. 

509.02 – Private property within 300 meters of an established municipality's jurisdiction shall be considered ex-urbe.

509.02A – Property within this municipal jurisdiction shall be managed by said municipalities government, observing both Imperial law and local ordinances regarding property.

509.03 – All buildings, structures, and private projects outside of municipal ex-urbe jurisdiction that are not public good must apply for and be awarded an Imperial Property Grant through the Imperial Ministry of the Interior.

509.04 – Land awarded by Ministry grant will be returned under direct stewardship of the Ministry of the Interior should the awardee defy the parameters of the grant as set by the Ministries rules not be met, misuse or abuse the land, or if the property is used in a criminal or fraudulent manner.

CH 510 - Licensed Bail Bondsman Act (1776): On Licensing

510.01 - It shall be unlawful to serve as a bail enforcement agent without achieving the proper licensing from the Ministry of Justice.

510.02 - It shall be unlawful to issue bounties and bail bondsmen assignments that are not in line with the statutes found within the Oren Revised Code. 

510.03 - Licenses, credentials, and potential rewards shall be awarded according to the rules and regulations set by the Ministry of the Justice.

510.04 - All potential bail enforcement assignments shall only be directly issued or offered from the Ministry of Justice or Ministry approved private bail bondsman companies.

510.05 - All potential bail enforcement rewards shall only be issued or offered from the Ministry of Justice or Ministry approved private bail bondsman companies. 

510.06 - An Office of Imperial Bonds & Bounties shall be created under the Ministry of Justice, where licenses and bounties shall be offered and rewarded (OIBB).

CH 511 - Amyas Act (1759): On Medical Regulation and Protection

511.01 - Hospitals and clinics must have at least one licensed doctor assigned to the facility. 

511.02 - The names of the doctors on-site, nurses, and other support staff must be clearly listed and visible near the entrance of the facility.

511.03 - Hospitals and clinics are mandated to accept appointments and must maintain a log of appointments within the last five years. 

511.04 - All hospitals and clinics are subject to inspection by the Imperial Practitioner-General no less than a routine tour of every four years. 

511.05 -The medical system of the Empire shall maintain an emergency stockpile of medical supplies at all times so that humanity might remain prepared for the outbreak of a natural disaster or a pandemic.

511.06 - The specified stockpile is to be kept under lock and key in the Imperial capital of Helena at all times. The contents of this stockpile may only be released at the behest of the Practitioner-General.

511.07 - Supplies from the emergency medical stockpile are to be distributed amongst the clinics and hospitals of the Empire upon the declaration of a national health emergency.

511.08 -The contents of this stockpile should include: Protective masks, Rolls of bandages, Disinfectants, Quantities of Tippen’s Root, Blissfoil, and burn creams, suture kits, drugs, and other supplies that would serve to assist humanity in the event of an Imperial emergency.

511.09 - Those who produce new forms of medicines as approved by the Practitioner-General shall receive an Imperial patent to protect the intellectual property of their craft.

511.10 - Violations of the patent and intently producing counterfeits of medicines shall be the crime of property infringement, and punishable to the second degree.

CH 512 - National Land Survey Act (1760): On National Land Surveillance

512.01 - The contents of the survey shall be as follows:

512.01A - Province or territory

512.01B - Definition of property as under public, private, or ecclesiastical ownership

512.01C - Name and title of landowner

512.01D - Primary utility of the property

512.01E - Size of the property in units of acres (see ORC 501.021)

512.01F - Demarcation of property on the map

512.02 - The survey shall be conducted as follows: 

512.02A - The Ministry of the Home Office, aided by the government of a province or territory, shall conduct the survey.

512.02B - The survey shall be conducted at least every ten years in order to maintain validity of records. 

512.02C - Surveyors hired by the Ministry of the Home Office shall be entitled to a singular stipend of 200 minas for their work, payable by the Imperial Treasury. 

512.03 - On deeds:

    512.03A - On the purpose of deeds: 

(i) Deeds of ownership shall be issued at the discretion of the Ministry of the Home Office on the request of landowners.

(ii) Deeds shall serve as legal documentation of ownership over a surveyed land, and may be used for purposes involving a court of law, e.g. inheritance. 

(iii) Deeds shall not be construed as Imperial letters patent, lands managed and governed by provincial governments, or otherwise public land grants as conferred and managed by the Imperial Crown or thus granted at the exclusive prerogative of the Crown. 

512.03B - A deed shall include the following:

(i) The name of the deed holder.

(ii) The province or territory in which the property is located.

(iii) The size of the property in units of acres (see ORC 501.021)

(iv) The signature of the Home Secretary.

CH 513 - Domestic Priority Act (1803): On Domestic Priority in Business

513.01 - On Domestic Priority Definitions

513.01A - “Orenian” business shall be construed to a business that is owned by person(s) who are naturalized within the Holy Orenian Empire.

513.01B - "Naturalized" refers to being registered under the Imperial Census in accordance with CH 301.01A and CH 301.01B, in regards to swearing fealty to His Imperial Majesty and/or presenting possession and continued use of property within the empire for a period judged by the Magistrate.

513.02 - On Domestic Priority Access

513.02A - Any business that can be qualified as an “Orenian business”, in this context, and that is registered in the ICR (Imperial Company Registry), will be free to enjoy access to the mines within the capital city of Providence in correspondence with the Home Office.

513.02B - Any business that does not meet this qualification and is not registered in the ICR may only access the mines within the capital city of Providence through a yearly fee - that of 50 mina.

(i) Exceptions to said foreign qualifications can be made for diplomatic relations, in which both nations of said diplomatic relationship allow free access for citizens within both nations;

(ii) This fee must be paid and registered by an official member of the Imperial Treasury before being reported to the Home Office for validation of access.

CH 514 - Excise Act (1803): On Excise Taxation

514.01 - On Excise Definitions

514.01A - His Imperial Majesty’s Commissioner of Revenue - His Imperial Majesty’s Commissioner of Revenue is charged with the Treasury Office’s efforts outside of Providence. The Commissioner’s duties are to enforce tax policy with landowners (public and private) as a subordinate of the Secretary of the Treasury.

514.01B - Estate - An estate is private land that is granted by the Crown for purposes that may include manors, farmland, guilds, or family estates.

514.01C - Peer estate - An estate (see: former) owned by a peer of the realm, bearing Imperial letters, with no charter of a higher level.

514.01D - Reservation - A parcel of Crown land reserved for a specific group of Imperial subjects who are extended particular rights and privileges on account of their extraordinary circumstances.

514.01E - Municipality - A town bearing a municipal charter issued by the Crown.

514.01F - City - A city bearing a city charter issued by the Crown.

514.01G - Legal entities - For the purposes of this legislation, a person or organization with a lawfully enacted tax liability.

514.01H - Imperial excise - A tax liability paid directly from a legal entity to the Crown, administered by the Treasury Office.

514.02 - On Excise Eligibility

514.02A - Estates (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of sixty mina. Upon issuance of land, every five years, this rate shall increase by ten mina, until a maximum of one hundred mina is attained (Hereafter defined as quinquennial inflationary adjustments).

514.02B - Peer estates (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of sixty mina. Upon issuance of land, every five years, this rate shall increase by ten mina, until a maximum of one hundred mina is attained (Hereafter defined as quinquennial inflationary adjustments).

514.02C - Reservations (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of ninety mina. 

514.02D - Municipalities (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of one hundred mina.

514.02E - Cities (defined above) shall be subject to an annual payment, or Saint’s weekly, payment of 80% of internally collected city tax.

514.02F - Further expansions or land grants allocated to legal entities shall incur an additional Imperial excise of twenty-five mina per land grant of fifty by fifty metres.

514.02G - The further investment of His Imperial Majesty’s Government in development for a legal entity may incur an additional Imperial excise equivalent to the cost of maintenance of said investment. 

514.03 - On Excise Itemization

514.03A - Estates liable for an annual excise of sixty mina upon the enactment of this legislation, excluding quinquennial inflationary adjustments, shall include…

(i) Sedan

(ii) Along with any future additions that meet the aforementioned criteria of estate.

514.03B - Peer estates liable for an annual excise of sixty mina upon the enactment of this legislation, excluding quinquennial inflationary adjustments, shall include...

(i) Cathalon

(ii) Falstaff

(iii) Halstaig

(iv) Mordskov

(v) Provins

(vi) Rosemoor

(vii) Sunholdt

(viii) Valles

(ix) Along with any future additions that meet the aforementioned criteria of peer estate.

514.03C - Reservations liable for an annual excise of ninety mina upon the enactment of this legislation shall include…

(i) The Pale

(ii) Along with any future additions that meet the aforementioned criteria of reservation.

514.03D - Municipalities liable for an annual excise of a hundred mina upon the enactment of this legislation shall include…

(i) Dobrov

(ii) Redenford

(iii) Along with any future additions that meet the aforementioned criteria of municipality.

514.03E - Municipalities (with a single land grant) liable for an annual excise of a hundred-and-twenty-five mina upon the enactment of this legislation shall include…

(i) New Esbec

(ii) Along with any future additions that meet the aforementioned criteria of municipality (with a single land grant).

514.03F - Cities liable for an annual excise of an annual excise of 80% of internally collected city tax upon the enactment of this legislation shall include...

(i) Providence

(ii) Along with any future additions that meet the aforementioned criteria of city.

514.04 - On Enforcement of Collections

514.04A - His Imperial Majesty’s Commissioner of Revenue shall be responsible for the collection of any taxes, duties or excises across the Empire upon the commencement of the next fiscal year, otherwise known as the commencement of the next Saint’s week.

514.04B - Collections shall be sent to the Commissioner of Revenue no later than two months (Saint’s days) after the end of a fiscal year, otherwise known as the Saint’s week.

(i) Legal entities who fail to meet their tax liabilities for a particular fiscal year/Saint’s week within three fiscal years/Saint’s weeks of that rotation shall be liable for charges of tax evasion under the Lex Criminalis (ORC: 204.06) or alternately may incur a Crown inquiry to review their establishing charters.

(ii) His Imperial Majesty’s Government may, at its discretion, enact sanctions against any legal entity which consistently fails to pay tax in the aforementioned timely manner.

514.04C - The Commissioner of Revenue shall be compelled to cooperate with peers, reservations, municipal and city governments, including local magistrates, to undertake their duties.

514.04D - If any legal entity unreasonably withholds cooperation to a lawfully enacted tax, duty or excise, the Treasury Office shall be compelled to enact the provisions of the Lex Criminalis (ORC: 204.06) provided that a reasonable period of negotiation has been undertaken.

514.05 - The Treasury Office shall be required to ensure that any legal entity is fully informed of the rate of excise taxation they are subject to under the provisions of this act.

514.06 - The system enacted with this legislation shall be subject to change. Any future addition with respect to a legal entity that may meet the criteria defined in the aforementioned may be grandfathered into this act without need for an amendment. If a legal entity falls outside of these established definitions, an amendment or further legislation shall be required.

514.07 - If any legal entity is granted funds for development or investment, no amendment shall be required to change the classification of said legal entity for the purposes of their excise tax liability.

CH 515 - Frontier Act (1806): On Settlement of the Frontier

515.01 - All cities, towns, reservations, peer estates or Crown granted private estates within a territorial division are eligible to purchase lease agreements for primary resources within that division. When more than one legal entity or estate holder occupies the same territorial division as another, they shall have the right to enter into a lease agreement so long as they meet all criteria outlined in this act.

515.02 - Eligible parties may purchase exclusivity rights- and by association enter into a lease agreement- for a primary resource within the same territorial division that they reside. Eligible parties may enter into a lease agreement in one of two situations. Either directly from the Crown during the initial development of the primary resource or through the original leaseholder(s) of a primary resource in a joint partnership.

515.01A - From the Crown: The initial development of a primary resource will require the lease agreement to be purchased by the eligible party(s) from the Crown. Multiple eligible parties may enter into a partnership and split the development downpayment. In order to enter into a lease from the Crown, the eligible party(s) must produce the upfront development downpayment of 2,500 Imperial marks to be paid in full. When entering into a lease agreement lacking current leaseholders for an already developed primary resource, the Crown shall determine the downpayment costs at its own discretion

515.02A - From a leaseholder: Lease agreements on primary resources that have already been developed will usually be purchased from the current leaseholder(s). Eligible parties are afforded the right to enter into a previously established lease agreement on a primary resource. These additional leasees must pay each original leaseholder a sum that would account for an equal partnership with respect to the development downpayment(s). As well, these additional leasees must adhere to the previously established lease terms affecting the original leaseholders.

515.03 - For each primary resource that has been developed in a territorial division, a leaseholder will be expected to contribute an additional 25 Imperial mark excise tax on top of their current taxation obligations.

515.04 - Leases may be reaffirmed with the Crown prior to the expiration date by the leasee at no additional cost for a standard 30 year agreement. If a lease is allowed to expire before reaffirmation, the previous leaseholder(s) must provide backdated excise taxes from the expiration date up to until the lease is officially reaffirmed. New leasees unaffiliated with the original lease are subject to the Crowns discretion with respect to fees owed as mentioned above.

515.05 - All current lease agreements will be recorded by the Home Office and made available to the public. Any amendments or other changes to lease agreements will be maintained by the Home Office. Leaseholders are primarily responsible for ensuring that the publicly provided information is up to date and accurate to the greatest extent possible. The Home Office will be responsible for supplying the following data points for public consumption: leaseholders, Lease issuance and expiration date, resource location, resource type, and additional lease terms.

515.06 - On Lease Details and Terms

515.06A - Legitimacy: All lease agreements must include oversight by the Crown, even when dealing with eligible parties. A lease shall be considered null unless exclusively authorised by the Crown and recorded for public record.

515.06B - Lease Expenses: The leasee is responsible for providing initial development down payments or dues owed prior to the acceptance of the lease. Each leasee will be obligated to pay an additional 25 Imperial marks in excise tax starting the week following the acceptance of a lease agreement by the Crown.

515.06C - Duration: Lease agreements will remain legally binding for the period of 30 years. Leasees may exit their agreements after paying 100 Imperial Marks for each remaining year on their lease. Delinquency in payments may result in estate or asset seizure, indentured service, and/or imprisonment.

515.06D - Improvement Authority: The Crown retains ultimate authority in selecting the primary resources for development and exploitation. At all times, the Crown can exercise their right to access primary resources at its discretion. Examples being the Imperial State Army or other official government agents requiring a resource for whatever situation- war time, public works, collective wellbeing, etc. Failure to submit to official access may result in lease termination and a fine of 5,000 Imperial marks.

515.06E - Exclusivity Rights: Leasees shall have exclusivity rights over a primary resource and may determine how said resource is exploited. This can come in the form of restricting access to foreign and domestic civilians, issuing harvesting warrants/contracts, imposing output taxes, or directly exploiting the resource and selling it themselves. Leasees may not deprive official government agents access as detailed above.

515.06F - Leaseholder Additional Terms: The original leaseholders may establish the exclusivity and exploitation specifics of a developed primary resource. All additional terms must be declared to the Crown and made public in order to be valid. Leasees may amend these additional terms as needed with simple majority between leaseholders- declaring any changes to the Crown and recording them for public record. New leasees must adhere to any previously established terms when entering into an existing lease agreement.

TITLE VI - LEX LOTHARINGIUM 

CH 601 - On the Council of State 

601.01 - On the Composition of the Council of State 

601.01A - The Council of State, known in shorthand simply as the Cabinet, the foremost body of advisors to His Imperial Majesty, the Holy Orenian Emperor, is to be composed of, 

(i) Archchancellor 

(ii) Vice Chancellor 

(iii) Solicitor-General 

(iv) Secretary of Foreign Affairs

(v) Secretary of the Home Office

(vi) Secretary of the Treasury

(vii) Director of Civil Affairs 

(viii) Director of the Secret Service 

(ix) Chief of the War Office. 

601.02 - On the Rights and Obligations of the Archchancellor 

601.02A - The duty to serve as the Crown’s chief secretary, and President of the Council of State, as its foremost member and director, head of government, and as His Imperial Majesty’s most loyal servant. 

601.02B - The power to assume the rights and duties of the Holy Orenian Emperor in his absence or incapacitation, meting out the Emperor’s justice in a manner consistent with the Emperor’s peace. 

601.02C - The power to assume control of the Imperial household when the Holy Orenian Emperor and his proxies are unavailable. 

601.02D - The power to staff his office in such a way as to provide assistance in his duties. 

601.02E - The power to issue constitutional advice to the Crown to appoint all members of the Council of State with the exception of the Vice Chancellor. 

601.02F - The power to issue constitutional advice to the Crown to remove all members of the Council of State with the exception of the Vice Chancellor. 

601.02G - The power to issue constitutional advice to the Crown to appoint Justices of the Supreme Court, which shall not exceed the number of three and who shall serve until death or resignation, to interpret the meaning of legislation and the relevant instruments of government. 

601.02H - The power to unilaterally issue edicts and decrees provided they remain consistent with the jurisdiction of the office as enumerated by the relevant instruments of government. 

601.02I - The duty to direct the authorship and passage of other legislation. 

601.03 - On the Rights and Obligations of the Vice Chancellor 

601.03A - The duty to serve as the Crown’s deputy chief secretary, assisting the Archchancellor in all of his duties as a deputy, factotum and understudy. 

601.03B - The power to assume the rights and duties of the Archchancellor in his absence or incapacitation.

601.03C - The duty to succeed the Archchancellor in his role in the event of his death, permanent incapacitation or resignation. 

601.03D - The duty to act as President of the Senate, serving as the presiding officer of this legislature who ensures business is conducted in an orderly, compliant and sensible manner.

601.04 - On the Rights and Obligations of the Solicitor-General 

601.04A - The duty to develop and maintain the system of Imperial Courts, and to safeguard the proper and fair application of the law across the country's judicial system.

601.04B - The duty to draft laws, both civil and criminal, for consideration by the Crown. 

601.04C - The duty to serve as the Crown's chief prosecutor and as the chief lawyer for the legal entities of the government, including the Council of State, and the power therein to deputize subsidiaries to act in his stead, in this capacity. 

601.04D - The duty to represent the Crown and Council of State in civil and criminal cases. 

601.04E - The duty to ensure the proper allocation of legal counsel to those accused of violating Imperial law. 

601.04F - The duty to ensure that decrees, edicts and acts remain consistent with the various instruments of government. 

601.04G - The duty to record judicial precedents and maintain a comprehensive bibliography of judicial rulings. 

601.04H - The duty to identify Judges of the Circuit Court and Justices of the Supreme Court for consideration by the Council of State, and thereafter appointment by the Crown. 

601.04I - The duty to conduct criminal investigations and manage policing, law enforcement and the safekeeping of the Emperor’s peace within the Crown's direct dominions.

601.04J - The power to staff his office, the Ministry of Justice, in such a way as to provide assistance in his duties. 

601.05 - On the Rights and Obligations on the Secretary of Foreign Affairs

601.05A - The duty to ensure the continuing good relations of the Holy Orenian Empire with the foreign nations of the continent. 

601.05B - The duty to report on the relationships which the Empire maintains with the states of the world. 

601.05C - The duty to provide for the welfare of Orenian subjects who should travel abroad, negotiating peacefully with foreign states for their continued safety, and making such incidents known to the Council of State as should be known. 

601.05D - The duty to ensure the loyalty and stability of the Empire’s foreign holdings in a manner consistent with the Emperor’s peace. 

601.05E - The duty to sustain the contentedness of foreign subjects, measuring their welfare against that of the state, and to never prejudice them to costly and weakening rebellion. 

601.05F - The duty to inform the Crown and the Cabinet of the customs of their subjects so they may better administer them. 

601.05G - The duty to organize meetings with foreign dignitaries, and to periodically travel to foreign lands in the Emperor’s name, acting as his favored ambassador and negotiator. 

601.05H - The duty to negotiate and establish treaties on behalf of the Holy Orenian Empire, as the Emperor’s peace may demand. 

601.05I - The power to act as the Crown’s representative in all foreign holdings, governing their affairs in his name, and assuring the welfare of its subjects. 

601.05J - The power to establish such institutions of state as they may be necessary in the Empire’s foreign holdings, creating bureaus, councils, and court of laws for their continued loyalty. 

601.05K - The power to staff his office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in such a way as to provide assistance in his duties. 

601.06 - On the Rights and Obligations of the Secretary of the Home Office

601.06A - The duty to manage the lands of the Crown as well as all public lands, as both the representative of the government and highest administrator. 

601.06B - The duty to commission and administer the construction of all public works, including infrastructure projects. 

601.06C - The duty to oversee housing and property within the Crown’s dominions, including the capital city. 

601.06D - The duty to oversee Imperial cities and all other direct dominions. 

601.06E - The duty to administer the Imperial Everardine College, as honorary chancellor. 

601.06F - The power to act with the Crown’s commission in the capital city, and to direct its governance in conjunction with the requisite elected bodies, which remain subservient to him. 

601.06G - The power to contract architects, labourers and other aides in the completion of infrastructure projects.

601.06H - The power to temporarily manage the property of a deceased, absentee, or unworthy landowner without lawful heir, until the Council of State should choose to reappropriate this property. 

601.06I - The power to staff his office, the Ministry of the Interior, in such a way as to provide assistance in his duties. 

601.07 - On the Rights and Obligations of the Secretary of the Treasury

601.07A - The duty to maintain and monitor the Imperial Treasury, including all incomes and expenditures, and to draft a report of the budget on regular intervals. 

601.07B - The duty to develop and draft the fiscal, excise and tax policy of the Empire, with consultation with the Council of State. 

601.07C - The duty to collect tax and rent revenue from within the Crown’s direct dominions, and to ensure that these finances are delivered in full to the Imperial Treasury. 

601.07D - The duty to collect, process and allocate resources and materials for use by other Imperial departments. 

601.07E - The duty to uncover and report irregularities in financial gains or losses in the Empire and its subjects. 

601.07F - The duty to oversee the collection of taxation revenue from within the greater Holy Orenian Empire, including the provinces. 

601.07G - The power to inspect and audit the finances and stockpiles of all subsidiary entities to the Empire. 

601.07H - The power to staff his office, the Imperial Treasury, in such a way as to provide assistance in his duties. 

601.07HA - The Imperial Budget Procedure (1751): The Imperial Budget, having once passed with the majority consensus of the Imperial Diet and attained assent from the Crown, shall remain in effect as the directive of all appropriations to the several departments of state indefinitely. All Imperial budgets passed, having satisfied the preconditions aforementioned, shall supersede the previous budget. The Imperial Government shall operate with the appropriations as stated by the most recent budget as assented. In the case upon which the Imperial Budget requires further amendments and modifications, the Secretary of the Treasury shall present an audited report and any recommendations as ascertained by the expenditures of the several departments of states to the Imperial Diet. In the case upon which it is necessary, the Imperial Diet shall propose and consider budgetary measures, fiscal resolutions, and all other matters of appropriations as needed to supplement the Imperial Budget and its dispersions. 

601.08 - On the Rights and Obligations of the Director of Civil Affairs 

601.08A - The duty to serve as the Empire’s keeper of the rolls and archives, as a clerk responsible for all record-keeping within the realm. 

601.08B - The duty to draft and authenticate state documents and legislation, including decrees, edicts and acts at the behest of the Crown and other members of the Council of State. 

601.08C - The duty to aid the Crown in issuing and maintaining records of Imperial letters and writs of ennoblement. 

601.08D - The duty to administer, freely, openly and fairly, all censuses, elections and voter registration on behalf of the Crown. 

601.08E - The duty to retain a directory of all citizenships, appointments, knighthoods and peerages, and to keep this directory updated in perpetuity.

601.08F - The duty to chronicle the history and lineage of all gentry and noble families and ensure the accreditation and validation of their status and pedigree. 

601.08G - The duty to keep a record of noteworthy events within the realm. 

601.08H - The power to subpoena ledgers, records and official documents from all subjects and citizens of the Holy Orenian Empire. 

601.08I - The power to approve or deny the certification of any binding legal documents within the Holy Orenian Empire. 

601.08J - Amended Edict of Pompourelia 1798. The director of the Department of Civil Affairs shall be appointed and dismissed solely at the perogative of the Crown, subject to no confirmation or responsibility to the Imperial Diet, and be invested with tenure in their office

601.08K - The power to staff his office, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in such a way as to provide assistance in his duties. 

601.09 - On the Rights and Obligations of the Director of the Secret Service

601.09A - The duty to safeguard the unity and security of the realm before considerable threat has arisen. 

601.09B - The duty to oversee covert action and special operations in line with the Crown’s policy objectives. 

601.09C - The duty to create material which inspires proper action amongst the Imperial citizenry.

 601.09D - The duty to obtain reliable and actionable intelligence of interest to the Crown. 

601.09E - The duty to belay attempts at subversion by identifying enemies of the Crown both foreign and domestic. 

601.09F - The duty to inform the Crown and Council of State, within the scope of intelligence, in regards to political matters. 

601.09G - The power to guide Imperial informant networks and conduct covert action. 

601.09H - The power to label projects, operations, and information as classified from all those but the Holy Orenian Emperor and the Archchancellor 

601.09I - The power to conduct minor paramilitary action in line with the Crown’s foreign policy objectives. 

601.09J - The power to staff his office, the Secret Service, in such a way as to provide assistance in his duties. 

601.10 - On the Rights and Obligations of the Chief of the War Office 

601.10A - The power to manage the War Office, the department that comprises the Imperial State Army and the Imperial State Navy. 

601.10B - The duty to defend the Empire, along with the crafting of military policy and strategy at the highest level of government. 

601.10C - The duty of ensuring that the Empire’s armed forces are appropriately resourced. 

601.10D - The duty to maintain close relationships and communication with the General Staff, who executes command over the Empire’s armed forces.

601.10E- Amended Edict of Pompourelia 1798. The Chief of the War Office shall be appointed and dismissed solely at the perogative of the Crown, subject to no confirmation or responsibility to the Imperial Diet, and be invested with tenure in their office

601.10F - The power to staff his office, the War Office, in such a way as to provide assistance in his duties. 

CH 602 - On the Imperial Diet (Edict of Furnestock 1837)

602.01 - The Diet of the Holy Orenian Empire, known in shorthand as the Imperial Diet, has served as the country’s legislature for over twenty years since the proclamation of the dual edicts of 1736. While many aspects of this system have been successful, others require reform. 

602.02 - On the Imperial Diet

602.02A Composition. Shall consist of Seven Imperial Grandees, and Seven elected Representatives.

(i) Six Peers

(ii) One Lord Spiritual

(iii) One Representative from each chartered municipality.

(iv) One ordained clergymen, resident to the Empire, elected by his peers.

(v) The remaining national seats shall be allocated based on the balance of non-municipality representative seats.

602.02B - Presiding Officers. In order of Seniority. At least one Presiding officer must be present for a session to be valid.

(i) ArchChancellor

(ii) Vice Chancellor

(iii) Lord Speaker. Chosen from amongst the grandees.

(iv) Speaker of the House. Chosen from amongst the Representatives.

 

602.03 - Grandees. Imperial Grandees are appointed by the Imperial Crown. They shall serve as a conclave of Lords whose duties are to advise the Imperial Crown on the granting of peerages, inheritance dispute, and otherwise issues pertaining to the noble houses of the Empire.

602.04 - Representatives. No person may be elected an representative if:

(i) They concurrently are an Imperial Grandee.

(ii) They are eligible to sit as a Grandee, such in the case as a peer bearing a title such as baron, count, duke, etcetera, or a lord spiritual such as a bishop or archbishop.

(iii) They hold an active commission in any military organization.

602.04A- Representative Cont. Upon the swearing-in of a member, these positions priorly held are automatically considered to be resigned. If the newly-elected member in question fails to announce resignation or abdication from all aforementioned positions, he is forbidden from taking his seat and it will be considered vacant. A member may be an untitled member of a noble family, but if he ascends to a peerage, his position is automatically resigned and considered vacant.

602.05 - Representative Providentia. The representative of the clergy shall be elected by the Ordained clerics of the Archdiocese of Providentia.

602.06 - Representative of Municipalities. The representatives from municipalities must be residents of that municipality.

602.07 - On the Role of the Crown in the Imperial Diet 

602.07A - The Crown, as the executive, formally approves bills that have passed through their respective chambers in a process known as Imperial assent. Imperial assent can be either granted, withheld, or withheld conditionally. To withhold Imperial assent is an effective veto, and to withhold Imperial assent conditionally requires its passage through the respective chamber it is concerned with in an amended capacity, upon which it is presented for Imperial assent again. When Imperial assent is granted, a bill becomes an act of law. 

602.07B - The powers of the Crown in exercising Imperial assent can be exercised by the Emperor or his designated regent, such as for example the Archchancellor. 

602.07C - The Crown, expressed in the person of His Imperial Majesty the Holy Orenian Emperor, is the linchpin of the reformed system. He shall call the Imperial Diet to session through a summons. In respect to the Representatives of the Imperial Diet, this is expressed through a national election. In respect to the Imperial Diet, this is expressed through his appointed Grandees. As a session of the Imperial Diet draws to its conclusion for one reason or another, the Crown shall dissolve the Imperial Diet. When the Crown summons the Imperial Diet again, the process is repeated. A session of the legislature shall sit for an amount of time that is flexible. 

602.07D - The Crown appoints the Archchancellor and the Vice Chancellor, his deputy, to build a ministry. This formal appointment also extends to their officers who sit upon the Council of State, however, in practice these Ministers of the Crown shall be selected by the Archchancellor and affirmed by the Imperial Diet. 

CH 603 - On the Jurisdictions and Limitations of the Imperial Diet 

603.01 - The following matters, as the topic of bills, must be passed formally through the Imperial Diet.

603.01A - Bills of Taxation, concerning all matters of taxation and excise within the Empire. 

603.01B - Bills of Appropriation, also known as budgets, concerning all matters of income and expenditure. 

603.01C - Bills of Law, concerning the passage of both civil and criminal law, including but not limited to legislation concerning offenses and penalties. 

603.01D - Bills of Regulation, concerning the regulation of other matters of import to the realm not aforementioned. 

603.02 - The Imperial Diet’s functions and legislation, as a whole, are prohibited from interaction with the following matters of state, which remain the exclusive purview of the Crown as the executive, 

603.04A - The military and appointment of generals and other commanders. 

603.04B - The Crown, the succession, its authority, and the Imperial household. 

603.04C - Diplomacy and foreign affairs, exempting when permitted by the Crown in special circumstances. 

 

CH 604 - On Legislative Procedure 

604.01 - A summary of the legislative procedure for the Imperial Diet shall be as follows, 

604.01A -  A bill (a draft of a law) or a writ (a special bill compelling an action) is initiated in the chamber concerned with the subject matter, by an Imperial Grandee or Representative.

604.01B - The chamber debates the content of the bill, with neither fear nor favour being given to any particular member of the chamber, and all being given a chance to make their case. 

604.01C - The necessary amendments are made, or not made. 

604.01D - The presiding officer calls for a division, or a vote, and the votes are tallied. 

604.01E - The bill passes.

604.01F - The bill proceeds to the Crown, which either grants, withholds or withholds conditionally Imperial assent. 

604.01G - If Imperial assent is withheld, the bill is declared void. 

604.01H - If Imperial assent is withheld conditionally, the process is repeated from the first step until the process is complete. 

604.01I - If Imperial assent is granted, the bill becomes an Act of the Imperial Diet, and hence formal law, to be published in the legislative gazette. 

CH 605 - On Elections 

605.01 - On Voting Rights and Registration 

605.01A - All citizens of the Holy Orenian Empire over the age of 18 who are registered to an address have the right to vote in national elections in the district of their residence. 

605.01B - Voter registration shall be conducted through the medium of an Imperial census, which shall be conducted anew at intervals of every ten years commencing in the year 1737. The census shall remain open over these ten year periods for new voter registration, with the rolls being cleared at the occasion of the new census, in this case 1747, and then so on. 

605.02 - Campaign Integrity Act (1757): On the Placement of Posters

605.02A - Campaign posters are not allowed to be placed on any government property in any province or territory of the Empire.

605.02B - Campaign posters are not allowed on any property of the Church bearing dispensation of local clerical authorities.

605.02C - Campaign posters are ONLY allowed to be placed on private property, ONLY IF the owner of the property consents to it. This consent shall be had in a written form.

605.03 - Campaign Integrity Act (1757): On Trial and Punishment

605.03A - If evidence exists that a candidate or his member of their campaign breached these articles, the candidate shall be called to trial. 

605.03B - If evidence exists that an individual was found placing campaign posters in an attempt to undermine another campaign, they shall be called to trial. 

605.03C - If found guilty, the crime shall count as an infraction of third degree. 

605.04 - Edict of Furnestock (1837): On National, Municipal, and Diocese Election Process

605.04A - The National elections shall be determined by popular vote, with the three candidates who received the most votes across the Empire becoming eligible for seats in the Imperial Diet. the election process shall be determined and administered by the Minister of Civil Affairs at the direction of the Imperial Crown.

605.04B - TThe time, place, and manner of elections for the representatives of Providence, Dobrov, and Redenford shall be prescribed by the Magistrate in each of the aforementioned chartered settlements according to the described methods within their charters; but the Crown may at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations.

CH 606 - Transparent Law Act (1813): On Transparent Law

606.01 - It is the responsibility of the Department of Civil Affairs to keep the Orenian Revised Code up to date with legislation that has received Imperial assent.

606.02 - The Orenian Revised Code must be up to date before the summoning of an Imperial Diet.

619.03 - All assented legislation must be publicly published alongside the Orenian Revised Code, organized by the Imperial Diet it was proposed to.

CH 607 - Judicial Reform Act (1803): On Judicial Honorifics 

607.01 - Individuals of the Circuit Court shall be granted the following honorific: “Judge [Name of Individual] of the Circuit Court.” 

607.02 - Individuals of the Supreme Court shall be granted the following honorific: “Justice [Name of the Individual] of the Supreme Court.”

607.03 - All individuals of the courts shall be formally addressed with the following: “Your Honor [Name of the Individual].”

CH 608 - Grey Amendments Act (1812): On Restructuralization of the Courts

608.01 - It shall henceforth be within the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court to give verdict on all claims of criminal and civil law as the trial court in the Empire.

608.02 - It shall henceforth be within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to serve as the court of last resort, as well as serving as the all judicial reviews

CH 609 - Judiciary Act (1740): On Circuit Courts 

609.01 - Judiciary Reform Act (1763): The Central Circuit, serving as a mobile court with all the Holy Orenian Empire as its jurisdiction, and as the court of imperial wide law, as written within the Oren Revised Code, shall be headed by the justices of the Circuit Court to decide judgements. This position is until resignation, or deemed unnecessary by a vote of the Senate, or alternately the prerogative of the Crown.

609.02 - No other courts within the territory of the Holy Orenian Empire or its subsidiary realms shall exist with the power to cast judgements in relation to felonies and treason, as well as imperial civil law.

609.03 - Only those currently appointed to sit on the Circuit Court may hear its cases.

609.04 - The number of justices on each of these circuits shall evolve according to an ad hoc basis and shall not be fixed. 

609.05 - On the competencies of the Circuit Court 

609.05A - The justices of the Circuit Court act with the delegated power of the Crown and are thus selected by it with the consultation of the government as well as the advice and consent of the Imperial Diet.

609.05B - The rulings of the Circuit Court are to adhere to both Imperial law and, in cases of no conflict, provincial law, specifically that pertaining to the location in which the offenses originated. In instances of conflict between these codexes with either offenses or penalties, Imperial law shall always take precedence, the failure of which to occur being clear grounds for an appeal to the Supreme Court. 

609.06 - Gray Amendments Act (1812): Jury Selection

609.06A - A jury may be appointed at the discretion of the presiding judge, at the request of either party;

609.06B - In all other cases, the presiding judge shall serve as the trier of fact.

609.06C - Jurors shall be obliged to disclose any previous or current; relationships, interactions or opinions of any party involved with a trial;

609.06C - Judges are permitted to modify the jury as necessary to account for potential biases or other practical concerns. 

CH 610 - Judiciary Act (1740): On Supreme Court 

610.01 - The Supreme Court shall act as an appellate court which serves the entirety of the Holy Orenian Empire.

610.02 - This court shall consist of three Justices of the Supreme Court, of whom one shall hold the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. These Justices of the Supreme Court act with the delegated power of the Crown, and are thus selected by the Crown with the advice and consent of the Imperial Diet. 

610.03 - Any judgement incurred by the Supreme Court shall not be made with no less than a majority of two out of three of the justices of the Supreme Court, with two judges being required to hear the case, giving their interpretation and vote. 

610.04 - Any civil verdict and any criminal verdict can appeal to the Supreme Court. 

610.05 - The Supreme Court is delegated the power to overturn any verdict from lesser courts. 

610.06 - Any appeal of the verdict of a lesser court must be done on one of two bases - an appeal on the basis of the facts of the case or an appeal on the basis of a mistrial. 

610.07 - Any appeal shall be brought by way of petition to the Supreme Court, praying that the matter of the order or judgment appealed against maybe reviewed before those delegated the authority of judgement while seated as a justice of the Supreme Court, in order that the said court may determine what of right, and according to the law and custom of this realm, ought to be done in the subject matter of such appeal. 

610.08 - Any appeal shall not be entertained by the Supreme Court, without the assessment of at least one justice of the Supreme Court that determines that the appeal is on good and sensible grounds, in any case where proceedings in error or on appeal could not have previously been had in the Supreme Court without the fiat or consent of such officer. 

610.09 - It is the duty of the Supreme Court to post its judgements on a public forum, as they are conclusions of law at the highest level, therefore becoming precedential conclusions of common law, in contrast to statutory law which shall exist through legislation. 

610.010 - Any verdicts of the Supreme Court shall become binding interpretations of law, unless overturned by subsequent sessions of the Supreme Court. 

610.011 - The Crown shall retain the Imperial prerogative as a final stage of appeal, however, the involvement of the Crown is a direct challenge to the validity of the Supreme Court in as much as overriding or devaluing their judgements, and thus this must be relegated as an extreme measure of extraordinary circumstance and should not be anything beyond a rarity.

610.012 - Any offices are hence forbidden from the casting of judgements or the hearing of cases, as only the aforementioned approved judges of the Circuit and Supreme Court may cast judgements of law under the provisions of this legislation.

CH 611 - Judiciary Act (1740): On Legal Custom 

611.01 - The courts established herein are to retain an inquisitorial format whilst retaining a prosecution and defense in criminal cases or plaintiff and defendant in civil cases. 

611.02 - On the Imperial level and within the Crownlands the prosecution in criminal cases shall be conducted by the office of Solicitor-General, in accordance with his role as an Imperial government’s chief lawyer and representatives of the Crown in prosecution. 

611.03 - On the local level, the prosecution in criminal cases shall be conducted by local officeholders such as the aforementioned pre-existing ‘justiciars’, in accordance with their roles as a provincial government’s chief lawyer and representatives of the Crown in prosecution. 

611.04 - Criminal cases shall take the titled format of “The Crown v. [defendant]”. 

CH 612 - Rivaini Act (1756): Defining a ‘State of the Empire’ Address

612.01 – A ‘State of the Empire’ Address is an address given to the Imperial Diet and the citizens of the Holy Orenian Empire, giving the Ministry’s view of the state of the Holy Orenian Empire and the Ministry’s agenda. 

612.02 – The ‘State of the Empire’ address will be delivered by the Archchancellor in the varoche every four years. 

612.02A – If the Archchancellor is unable to deliver the address, then either the Vice Chancellor or a designated member of the Imperial Council of State will deliver the address.

612.03 – The Archchancellor will prepare a speech to deliver to the Imperial Diet & the Holy Orenian Empire.

612.04 – When the Archchancellor delivers his speech, the Imperial Diet or the presiding ministry, upon the discretion of either party, shall designate a scribe to provide a written draft of the speech. It shall summarily be transmitted to the Imperial Diet and be instated into the public record. 

CH 613 - Fixed Penalty Act (1768): On Application of Fines

613.01 – Fixed-penalty notices shall be introduced and relevant constabulary authorities given an expansion of power to issue on-the-spot fines for minor crimes (infractions of the Orenian Revised Code), which shall be established as: 

613.01A - disorderly behaviour in a public place; 

613.01B - theft; 

613.01C - destroying or damaging property; 

613.01D - trespassing on government property; 

613.01E - trespassing on private property; 

613.01F - behaviour likely to cause injury; 

613.01G - obstructing interrogating authorities. 

613.02 - Any member of the ISA, constabulary, or provincial authorities, who has reason to suspect an individual has committed an offence eligible for fixed-penalty, may issue an on-the-spot fine. 

613.03 - The notice will be given at the spot of the offence or at a relevant facility, and will be recorded in writing. 

613.04 - If penalty notice is paid, the individual is released from further criminal liability.

 613.05 - A penalty notice must: 

613.05A - state the offence; 

613.05B - give detail of the circumstances around the event; 

613.05C - state the amount of the penalty; 

613.05D - state to whom the penalty must be paid to; 

613.05E - inform the individual of their right to be tried for the offence. 

613.06 - The amount payable may be specified by the Ministry of Justice but it must not exceed half of the maximum fine in which an individual is liable to on the conviction of the offence at trial. 

613.07 - The penalty must be paid to a designated officer, who will be specified in the notice.

613.08 - The fines collected by the Imperial Constabulary and the Imperial State Army shall be transferred to the Offices of the Solicitor-General and Minister of War respectively. 

613.08A - The fines may be allocated for any relevant expense, as the office deems necessary. 

613.09 - An individual may decline to pay a fine and instead request court proceedings are brought against them. 

613.010 - The request to be tried must be given when the penalty is initially issued. 

613.011 - If the fine has not been paid by the period stated at the time of the notice, then the individual may have further charges filed against them. 

CH 614 - Legal Procedure Act (1772): On Legal Procedure

614.01 - Invoking the Court

614.01B - Invoking a Criminal Trial

(i) The Imperial Government or a Provincial Government may summon an individual not in custody before the Court on criminal charges by submitting a Subpoena;

(iA) A Provincial Government may only Subpoena within their jurisdiction;

(ii) A Subpoena is not requried to proceed with a trial when an individual is in custody;

(iii) A Circuit Court Justice may assign themselves, or be assigned by the Supreme Court, to any Subpoena that falls within their jurisdiction;

614.01C - Invoking a Civil Trial

(i) An Imperial subject may submit a Petition for Summons to the Court to summon another entity with legal personality, including governmental agencies of the Crown but not the Crown itself, on civil charges;

(iA) All civil charges shall be based within the three civil damages, wherein one of the three is required to be present within the civil charges, these damages shall be;

(iAi) Physical Damages, to the person themselves;

(iAii) Financial Damages, to the accounts or income of the individual;

(iAiii) Social Damages, to the reputation and standing of the individual;

(iB) All laws of the Orenian Revised Code are allowed to be pursued within a civil case, including those of Lex Criminalis, are one of the three damages present within the charges presented; 

(ii) A Circuit Court Justice may assign themselves, or be assigned by the Supreme Court, to any Subpoena that falls within their jurisdiction;

(iii) A Petitions for Summons should clearly lay out exactly the laws the allege party allegedly violated, followed by a precise account of the circumstances that clearly demonstrates the alleged violation;

614.01D - Invoking Judicial Review

(i) Any Imperial subject or government may submit a Request for Judicial Review to call upon the Supreme Court to review the legality of any Edict, Act, Ordinance or Order issued throughout the Empire; 

(ii) Only the Supreme Court may accept and enact Judicial Reviews;

(iii) A Judicial Review does not require a trial but the Court may call for a hearing on the matter;

(iv) The Court shall accept a request for Judicial Review on a majority vote;

(v) In finding a matter to be in violation of existing law upon completion of a Judicial Review, the matter shall be deemed null and void;

614.01E - Invoking an Appeal

(i) Any Imperial subject or government may submit an Appeal to the Supreme Court, calling upon them to overturn the verdict of the Circuit Court;

(ii) An Appeal shall not constitute a second, unchanged hearing of the original matter, and shall instead be submitted on the grounds of;

(iiA) A mistrial, whereby a trial was conducted and judgment rendered in violation with Court procedure prescribed in this bill, such as a juror failing to disclose a past interaction with a party;

(iiB) On the basis of law, whereby the Justice was negligent in that they acted outside their jurisdiction, failed to follow law, interpreted the law in a way that can be considered objectively unreasonable, or otherwise conducted themselves in a way that can, at the discretion of the Supreme Court, constitute a breach of  judicial obligations;

(iiC) On the basis of new facts, whereby significant new information relevant to the case has come to light since the original judgment;

(iii) The Supreme Court shall accept or deny an Appeal on a majority vote;

(iv) Upon accepting an Appeal, the Supreme Court shall review the original judgment and, at their discretion, uphold the judgment or overturn the judgment;

(ivA) If required, the Supreme Court may summon the relevant parties to a hearing;

(v) A matter may generally be appealed only once, but this shall be to the following exceptions;

(vA) If an Appeal is denied, the Supreme Court shall be obliged to consider a second Appeal in exceptional circumstances, at their discretion;

(vB) If an Appeal is accepted and the judgment upheld, the Supreme Court shall be obliged to consider an additional Appeal if substantial new evidence comes to light.

614.02 - Pre-trial Procedure

614.02A - Representation

(i) A Plaintiff, Defendant, Appellant or Respondent may elect to employ a Solicitor to act on their behalf for legal proceedings

(ii) A Solicitor shall be the agent of the employing party in both pre-trial preparation and shall represent them before the Court during trial;

(iii) A Defendant in a criminal matter shall be entitled to be assigned a Solicitor if they cannot employ one themselves;

(iiiA) Representation by a Solicitor in all other matters shall not be construed as a right, and a Plaintiff, Defendant, Appellant or Respondent shall be obliged to represent themselves if they neglect to employ a Solicitor;

614.02B - Arranging a Trial

(i) Once a Justice deems a case to have merit, they shall facilitate communication between the two parties and arrange a suitable date; 

614.02C - Disclosure

(i) Upon the submission of a Subpoena or Petition for summons; a Defendant may submit a Replying Affidavit outlining their response to the alleged offenses prior to trial.

614.03 - Trial Procedure

614.03A - Stenography

(i) A Justice shall be required to ensure a stenographer is present to record a full transcript of the trial, or do so themselves; 

614.03B - General Trial Procedure

(i) All parties shall rise for the Justice upon their arrival and departure from the courtroom, signalling the formal beginning and ending of a Court sitting;

(ii) The jury, if the Defendant’s charges consist of any classified as a felony or treason, shall then be assembled in accordance with the provisions of section 612.04;

(iii) The clerk, or the Justice, shall then read the charges;

(iv) The Defendant shall then plead guilty or not guilty;

(v) The Plaintiff shall then make their opening statement;

(vi) The Defendant shall then make their opening statement;

(vii) The trial shall proceed with both parties making submissions by turn, starting with the Plaintiff or Prosecution, whether by witness examination or addressing the jury;

(viiA) After a party concludes a turn of submissions, the opposing party may rebut by cross-examining a witness or addressing the jury;

(viiAi) Rebuttal shall focus on the opposing party’s submissions immediately prior, and new material and topics shall be reserved for non-rebutting submissions; 

(viii) Submissions shall continue until both parties rest their cases, or the Justice deems further submissions unnecessary;

614.03C - Trials by Jury

(i) The Justice shall then order the jury to a private chamber to deliberate and render their verdict by a majority vote on each charge;

(ii) The jury and Justice shall then return to the courtroom where the Justice shall deliver the verdict; 

614.03D - Trials by Judge

(i) The Justice shall retire to a private chamber to deliberate and render their verdict before returning to the courtroom;

(ii) The Justice shall then render the appropriate sentence; 

614.03E - Adjournment

(i) In the event of a particularly long trial or unprecedented circumstances, a Justice may, at their discretion or by request from a relevant party, adjourn the trial and resume as soon as reasonably feasible for all parties; 

614.03F - Objections

(i) A party may object during an opposing party’s submissions if he believes the submissions to be false, misleading or inappropriate;

(ii) The Justice may acknowledge and allow the objecting party to cite their cause for the objection;

(iii) The Justice may decline the objection;

(iv) If an objection is allowed, the Justice shall deem whether the contested submissions shall be considered null;

(v) If a party persistently objects on a frivolous basis, a Justice may bar them from objecting for the duration of a trial

609.04 - Gray Amendments Act (1812): Jury Selection

614.05A - A jury may be appointed at the discretion of the presiding judge, at the request of either party;

614.05B - In all other cases, the presiding judge shall serve as the trier of fact.

614.05C - Jurors shall be obliged to disclose any previous or current; relationships, interactions or opinions of any party involved with a trial;

614.05D - Judges are permitted to modify the jury as necessary to account for potential biases or other practical concerns. 

614.05 - Evidence

614.05A - Gray Amendments Act (1812): Books of Evidence

(i) All a party’s evidence must be contained within a single Book of Evidence, submitted to the presiding Justice and exchanged with the opposing party at least thirty minute prior to trial;

(ii) A Book of Evidence must not be altered once exchanged with an opposing party;

(iiA) When significant new evidence comes to light after a Book of Evidence is exchanged, a Justice shall be obliged to allow an alteration and an updated Book of Evidence must be circulated to the opposing party, who may request the trial to be delayed by an additional thirty minutes;

(iii) Pieces of evidence in a Book of Evidence should be cited as Exhibit A, Exhibit B, etc. for ease of reference;

614.05B - Witnesses

(i) A Plaintiff and a Defendant shall be entitled to summon a minimum of two witnesses in a trial, with further witnesses permitted with the consent of the Justice;

(ii) More than one witness should not be called for the purposes of verifying the same events;

 (iii) If requested by the opposing party, a witness shall be obliged to disclose any past relationships, interactions or opinions of a Plaintiff or Defendant;

614.05C - Admissibility of Evidence

(i) In accordance with CH210.01, evidence obtained through illegal means shall not be admitted at trial;

(ii) If a party believes evidence has been obtained through illegal means, the burden shall lie with them to prove its inadmissibility on the balance of probabilities;

(iii) A party presenting evidence which they know to be inadmissible shall constitute an act of Perjury in accordance with the Orenian Revised Code CH204.09;

(iv) If a piece of evidence is contested as inadmissible, a party shall be obliged to disclose how they obtained if;

(ivA) If the source of a piece of evidence is considered sensitive, the presenting party may disclose this source to the presiding Justice alone.

614.06 - Threshold of Conviction

614.06A - Balance of Probabilities

(i) The threshold to convict a Defendant of a misdemeanor or infraction shall be on the balance of probabilities;

614.06B - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

(i) The threshold to convict a Defendant of a felony or treason shall be beyond a reasonable doubt.

 

CH 615 - Swift and Fair Justice Act (1782): On Courtroom Procedures

615.01 - The information or indictment must be filed within 1-3 Saints Days from the date of arrest or service of the summons.

615.02 - Trial must commence within 1 year per annum from the date the information or indictment was filed, or from the date the defendant appears before an officer of the court in which the charge is pending, whichever is later. 

615.02A - The presiding Justice shall present a list of chosen times & dates to the prosecution and defense before trial can occur

615.02B - Should the proposed times and dates not be sufficient, both parties may motion for a continuance at the justices discretion of 1 year per annum time so a court date may be decided.

615.02C - Should a time and date not be agreed upon by either parties before or following the duration of said continuance, the solicitors of either party that cannot comply may be ordered to excuse themselves on the presiding justice’s judgement. 

615.02D - Should the legal representation need to be replaced, another public defender and or prosecuting attorney may be hired by the party or appointed by the justice should one not be available.

615.02E - The presiding justice may issue continuance for a 1 year annum’s time, sua sponte. 

615.03 - A motion for ‘summary judgement’, issued by either party, can be granted at the preliminary hearing before trial. 

615.03A - ‘Summary judgement’ can be given if there are no material facts that can be reasonably disputed, and in light of the undisputed facts, the movant is entitled to judgement under the applicable law.

615.03B - A party’s motion for / against ‘summary judgement’ must be accompanied by a memorandum.

615.03C - ‘Summary judgement’ may also be issued should both parties agree to said motion.

CH 616 - Backpayment Procedure Act (1784): On Ministry Budget Requisitions

616.01 - Secretaries are obliged to claim salaries for their employees no later than one year after payment was originally due;

616.01A - Secretaries will be deemed to have made a sufficient monetary claim by way of communicating clearly through the established channels of Treasury requisitions;

616.02 - If Secretaries fail to claim a year’s salaries within two years, the salaries are deemed to have been forfeited and shall not be paid, which applies retroactively; 

616.03 - The monetary claim will still be deemed valid if the Secretary requesting money, has submitted such claim, but the Treasury has failed to provide the monetary claim at the date notified by the monetary claim; 

616.04 - Secretaries, even after receiving salaries from monetary claims, who consistently fail to pay their employees shall be liable by the Imperial Diet, for impeachment under charges of negligence towards their responsibilities of their department;

616.04A - Such must be determined before proceeding towards an impeachment inquiry, such as through a writ of summons. 

616.05 -  Backpayment Procedure Act (1784): On General Backpayment Procedure: In pieces of legislation that dictates the payment towards a group of people or entity, if said entity fails to create a monetary claim for said payment after no later than one year, this payment will be deemed forfeited which applies retroactively;

616.04A - As similar to aforementioned section, the monetary claim will still be deemed valid if the Treasury has failed to provide the monetary claim at the date notified in by the monetary claim. 

CH 617 - Protecting our Veterans Act (1777): On Veterans Pension

617.01 - On Defining a Veteran

617.01A - Serving a total of twenty combined years in any of the following organizations:

(i) Imperial State Army

(ii) State Bureau of Investigation

617.01B - Serving during a period of armed combat against another state or receiving a life altering injury in the course of their duties as determined by the Secretary of Treasury.

617.01C - Not currently serving in any role with any of the organizations listed in CH615.01A

617.02 - On Determining the Pension

617.02A - A pension is determined in the following way;

(i) Averaging the last three years of a veterans salary.

(ii) Taking 25% of that number to arrive at their yearly pension. 

617.03 - On Duration of the Pension

617.03A - A pension shall be paid yearly until any of the following criteria are met:

(i) Receiving twenty years of pension payments.

(ii) Dying or being legally declared dead by a court. 

617.04 - On Administering the Pension

617.03A- The administration of all matters related to pension shall be overseen by the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury. 

617.03A - The Secretary of War is duly authorized to edit CH615.01 at their discretion and without further approval from the Imperial Diet. 

CH 618 - Amyas Act (1759): On Medical Affairs 

618.01 - Those doctors recently licensed by the Practitioner-General of the Holy Orenian Empire shall receive a singular stipend of twenty marks to assist in the establishment of their practice.

618.02 - Those doctors who enlist or elect to use their medical practice within the several standing levies shall receive an additional singular stipend of ten marks.

618.03 - All medical shops in the Holy Orenian Empire shall be exempt from stall and property tax collection. 

618.04 - All clinics and hospitals shall be exempt from property tax collection.

618.05 - Hospitals and clinics shall be given a reserve budget of twenty five marks per annum to support expenditures in beds, medicines, staff, and supplies. The reserve budget shall reset every year to the twenty five marks as appropriated.

TITLE VII - LEX ARISTOCRATIA 

CH 701 - On the Estates and Nature of the Nobility, the Clergy, and the Bourgeoisie 

701.01 - The Nobility is defined as the body of all individuals holding heredity or honorary noble or lordly titles, typically holding land in tenure to the Imperial Office or other lord. 

701.01A - Noble rank is given to every direct member of the noble title holder’s house, to be called lord or lady respect, and henceforth passed between kin. 

701.01B - Nobility rank includes the following sovereign positions and peerages: 

(i) Emperor, defined as a sovereign or monarch of an empire, above the royal office of king, referred to as His or Her Imperial Majesty (fm. Empress). 

(iA) In relation to the monarch, siblings, offspring, and offspring of their male offspring carries the rank of Imperial Prince and is to be referred to as His or Her Imperial Highness. 

(ii) King, defined as a sovereign or monarch of a kingdom, above the princely office of prince and below the Imperial office of emperor, referred to as His or Her Majesty (fm. Queen). 

(iiA) In relation to the monarch, siblings, offspring, and offspring of their male offspring carries the rank of Prince and is to be referred to as His or Her Royal Highness. 

(iii) Grand Prince, defined as a sovereign of a principality or individuals of direct relation to an emperor or king, above the ducal office of duke and below the royal office of king, referred to as His or Her Serene Highness (fm. Grand Prince).

(iiiA) In relation to the Grand Prince, siblings, offspring, and offspring of their male offspring carries the rank of Prince and is to be referred to as His or Her Serenity. 

(iv) Archduke, defined as a sovereign duke holding more than one ducal title, referred to as His or Her Grace (alt. Grand Duke; fm. Archduchess, Grand Duchess). 

(v) Duke, defined as a sovereign lord of a duchy, above the comital office of count and below the princely office of prince, referred to as His or Her Grace (fm. Duchess). 

(vi) Count, defined as a sovereign lord of a county, above the vicecomital office of viscount and below the ducal office of duke, referred to as His or Her Right Honorable (fm. Countess). 

(vii) Viscount, defined as a sovereign lord of a viscounty, above the baronial office of baron and below the comital office of count, referred to as His or Her Honorable (fm. Viscountess). 

(viii) Baron, defined as a sovereign lord of a barony, above the gentry class and below the vicecomital office of viscount, referred to as His or Her Lordship (fm. Baroness). 

701.02 - The Clergy is defined as the body of all ordained ministers of the Canonist Church, including the High Pontiff. 

701.02A - Clerical rank is only given to the officer holder, with the successor chosen by the Pontifical Throne. 

701.02B - Clerical rank includes the following: 

(i) High Pontiff, defined as the elected head of the Canonist Church, Vicar of God, and leader of the faithful, referred to as His Holiness. 

(ii) Cardinal, defined as one of the five members of the ecclesiastical synod which elects the High Pontiff, referred to as His Eminence. 

(iii) Patriarch, defined as a senior member of the Canonist Church, given responsibility over a Patriarchate, an administrator that oversees the clerical dioceses within non-human regions, referred to as His Beatitude. 

(iv) Archbishop, defined as a senior member of Canonist Church, given responsibility over an Archdiocese, a Bishop who reigns over multiple diocese, referred to as His Excellency. 

(v) Bishop, defined as a senior member of the Canonist Church, given responsibility over an entire diocese or ordained holy orders, referred to as His Grace. 

(vi) Priest, defined as the ordained members of the Canonist Church, typically placed in parishes or members of ordained holy orders.

701.03 - The Bourgeoisie is defined as the body of ignoble free, property-owning citizenry not bound by contract or tenure to a lord or sovereign, typically residing within a free Imperial city. 

701.03A - The Bourgeoisie rank is given to all property-owning persons who do not hold noble, clerical, or knightly rank, excluding those persons bound to the soil of a fief or estate. 

CH 702 - On Rights and Privileges of the Nobility 

702.01 - The right to hold noble titles within the Imperial State, regarded in high degree with both the title holder and the title holder’s family, to be known by their respective titles. 

702.02 - The privilege to hold landed secular peerage appertaining to their estates within the Imperial State, the created nature of peerage conveyed through Imperial Letters, issued singularly by the discretion of the sovereign. 

702.03 - The right to hold estates within the Imperial State, to manage and steward the allotted land as seen fit, and to pass forth their granted estates to their progeny and family.

702.04 - The right to call a diet of lords, gentry, and clergy within their estates, to call petition to the Imperial State, and to congregate with their fellow peers. 

702.05 - The right to organize marriage between their houses with their peers, bounding lords together through the holy matrimony. 

CH 703 - On Duties of the Nobility 

703.01 - The duty to maintain their estates, manage them with good nature and uphold the law of the Imperial State within their estates, and to prohibit any estates’ decline into decadence and debauchery. 

703.02 - The duty to maintain the faith of Canonism within their estates, to maintain orthodox views, and to uphold clerical teaching and law within their estates. 

703.03 - The duty to never draw arms against the Imperial State, to maintain the peace and law of the Imperial State, and to hold utmost loyalty to their sovereign and the Imperial State. 

703.04 - The duty to answer all calls to arm by the sovereign and Imperial State, to defend the Imperial State from all exterior and interior threats, and to combat all hostile forces in conflict with the Imperial State. 

703.05 - The duty to seek the permission of the sovereign for the case of the marriages of landed lords and their heirs.

CH 704 - On Rights and Privileges of the Clergy 

704.01 - The right to hold clerical title within the Imperial State, regarded in high degree with the office holder, to be known by their respective titles. 

704.02 - The privilege to hold landed clerical peerage appertaining to their estates within the Imperial State, the created nature of peerage conveyed through Imperial Letters, issued singularly by the discretion of the sovereign. 

704.03 - The right to hold estates within the Imperial State and to manage and steward the allotted land as seen fit. 

704.04 - The right to evangelize with the populace of the Imperial State and with any populace abroad, to travel to the Imperial State as seen fit, and to be welcomed into any estate under the protection of the Imperial State. 

704.05 - The right to congregate in a diet, to deliberate and converse within the diet, and to join in a petition to the Imperial State. 

CH 705 - On Duties of the Clergy 

705.01 - The duty to maintain their estates, manage them with good nature and uphold the law of the Imperial State within their estates, and to prohibit any estates’ decline into decadence and debauchery. 

705.02 - The duty to maintain the faith of Canonism within their estates or their designated parish, to maintain orthodox views, and to uphold clerical teaching and law within their estates or designated parish. 

705.03 - The duty to never draw arms against the Imperial State, to maintain the peace and law of the Imperial State, and to hold utmost loyalty to their sovereign and the Imperial State. 

CH 706 - On Rights and Privileges of the Bourgeoisie 

706.01 - The right to hold burgher title within the Imperial State, regarded in high degree with the office holder, to be known by their respective titles. 

706.02 - The right to not be bound by estate or lordly vow, to be free men within their own right, and to travel the land of the Imperial State as seen fit. 

CH 707 - On Duties of the Bourgeoisie 

707.01 - The duty to maintain utmost loyalty to the Imperial State and sovereign, to never draw arms against the Imperial State and sovereign, and to uphold the law of the Imperial State. 

707.02 - The duty to maintain their faith of Canonism, to never deviate from their faith, and to uphold clerical teaching and law. 

CH 708 - On Provision and Regency

708.01 - Regency is defined as a person or persons chosen to administer an estate or office because of the incapacity of the current office holder, such as infancy, incapacitation or absence. 

708.02 - A designated regent is chosen by the capable lord, to administer and rule in the name of the lord or his heir in the case of incapability of the office holder. The person or persons designated to rule as regent is to be defined and listed with the will of the office holder. 

708.03 - If no designated regent is chosen and an office holder becomes incapable to rule, a regent is chosen by the Imperial State, to administer the estates as seen fit by the Crown. 

CH 709 - On Succession Crisis 

709.01 - A succession crisis is defined as a person or persons challenging a current incumbent lord for his or her office, through proper sanguineous claim and support of fellow noblemen and noblewomen. 

709.02 - A succession crisis, if brought forth, is to be first solved by the constituent parties through nonviolent and nonaggressive means. 

709.03 - If the constituent parties cannot resolve their matters through nonviolent and nonaggressive means, the crisis is to be brought forth to the Imperial State, to be decided on and resolved. 

709.04 - If any violent and aggressive actions occur between the constituent parties, it is to be considered a breach of the law of the Imperial State, to be seen as treason and the offending parties charged as seen fit by the Imperial State. 

TITLE VIII - LEX ARCANIA 

CH 801 - On Defining the Lex Arcania 

801.01 - Magicka, or the Practice of Magic, is defined as the explicit use of voidal properties in order to manipulate the natural world, conjecture voidal energy into the natural world, or the manipulation of the natural mind and soul through the use of voidal energy (see Lexicon). 

801.02 - Magicka encompasses all use of voidal energies, including the use of Aengulic powers or druidic powers, and henceforth falls under the jurisdiction of the Lex Arcania. 

CH 802 - On Identifying Magicka and Its Use 

802.01 - Where an individual deliberately creates fluid elemental objects or energies through the use of voidal energy, commonly conjectured through staves or other magical objects, this shall be defined as the Magic of Elemental Evocation. 

802.01A - Further defined, where an individual uses Elemental Evocation for the production of fire, evoking fire or the creation of other inflammatory objects, this shall be defined as the Sect of Fire Evocation. 

802.01B - Further defined, where an individual uses Elemental Evocation for the production of water, the production of ice, evoking water, evoking ice or the creation of other aquatic objects, this shall be defined as the Sect of Water Evocation. 

802.01C - Further defined, where an individual uses Elemental Evocation for the production of earthen objects or the manipulation of earthen objects, this shall be defined as the Sect of Earth Evocation. 

802.01D - Further defined, where an individual uses Elemental Evocation for the production of wind or aerial objects, this shall be defined as the Sect of Air Evocation. 

802.01E - Further defined, where an individual uses Elemental Evocation for the production of electric currents, the manipulation of electric currents, or the creation of charged electricity, this shall be defined as the Sect of Electric Evocation. 

802.02 - Where an individual deliberately manipulates pure voidal energy in order to create tools, weapons, or other solids, this shall be defined as the Magic of Arcanism. 

802.02A - Further defined, where an individual uses Arcanism for the creation of projectiles, typically used in offensive measurements, this shall be defined as the Sect of Arcane Projectiles. 

802.02B - Further defined, where an individual uses Arcanism for the creation of solid shields, typically used as a defensive measure against offensive actions done upon the individual, this shall be defined as the Sect of Arcane Shielding.

802.02C - Further defined, where an individual uses Arcanism for the creation of weapons or tools, including such for both martial reasons and domestic reasons, this shall be defined as the Sect of Arcane Weaponry. 

802.02D - Further defined, where an individual uses Arcanism for the creation of artistic objects or the production of arcane fog, this shall be defined as the Sect of Arcane Art. 

802.03 - Where an individual deliberately creates semi-sentient beings or other mimics of living creatures through the use of voidal energy, this shall be defined as the Magic of Conjuration. 

802.04 - Where an individual deliberately manipulates voidal energy for the creation of solid elements for the use in domestic settings or the creation of new properties in pre-existing objects, this shall be defined as the Magic of Transfiguration. 

802.04A - Further defined, where an individual uses Transfiguration for the creation of natural objects for use within domestic settings, this shall be defined as the Sect of Transmutation. 

802.04B - Further defined, where an individual uses Transfiguration for the creation of magical storage through the use of precious or semi-precious gems in order to manipulate the properties of a natural object, this shall be defined as the Sect of Enchanting. 

802.04C - Further defined, where an individual uses Transfiguration for the creation of wards in order to deliberately halt spells or other magical entities, this shall be defined as the Sect of Abjuration. 

802.05 - Where an individual deliberately manipulates the position of an object and creates unnatural movements with said object, this shall be defined as the Magic of Telekinesis. 

802.06 - Where an individual deliberately manipulates voidal energy in order to translocate a natural object into the voidal plain and later return said natural object back into the natural world, this shall be defined as the Magic of Translocation. 

802.07 - Where an individual deliberately manipulates the voidal plain in order to translocate themselves from one location to another location in the natural world, this shall be defined as the Magic of Voidal Shifting. 

802.08 - Where an individual deliberately attempts to manipulate or influence the mind of an individual in order to fabricate sense or emotions, this shall be defined as the Magic of Sensory Illusion. 

802.09 - Where an individual deliberately attempts to manipulate or influence the mind of themselves in order to increase intelligence or personal awareness, this shall be defined as the Magic of Cognatism. 

802.10 - Where an individual deliberately attempts to manipulate or influence the mind of an individual in order to fabricate or change thoughts or memories or sending messages through telepathy, this shall be defined as the Magic of Mentalism.

802.11 - Where an individual deliberately creates symbols, letters, or words imbued with voidal energy in order to manipulate or enhance pre-existing worldly objects in the intent of increasing their potency or abilities, this shall be defined as the Magic of Runesmithing. 

802.12 - Where an individual deliberately animates a pre-existing inanimate humanoid object with voidal energy in order to perform several tasks in direct contract to its creator or otherwise, this shall be defined as the Magic of Golemancy. 

802.13 - Where an individual deliberately attempts to sever or remove the voidal connection of a magic user through the use of their own voidal powers and energies, this shall be defined as the Magic of Antiism, or Anti-Magic. 

802.14 - Where an individual deliberately attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from a separate magical being, typically classified as lesser daemonic creatures, this shall be defined as the Magic of Deitism. 

802.14A - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from the lesser voidal beings and spirits, this shall be defined as the Magic of Shamanism. 

802.14B - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from the daemonic beings Cerridwen (High Imp. Ceridunius), Cernunnos (High Imp. Cernunnus), and Nemissae (High Imp. Nemisia), typically in use of manipulating natural entities in the world, this shall be defined as the Magic of Druidism. 

802.14C - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from the daemonic being Tahariae (High Imp. Tahariae), typically in use of personal healing or otherwise, this shall be defined as the Magic of Clericism. 

802.14D - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from the daemonic being Metztli (High Imp. Metsilius), typically in use to manipulate time and space within the natural world, this shall be defined as the Magic of Munism. 

802.14E - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from the daemonic being Xan (High Imp. Janus), typically in use to manipulate or remove corrupted voidal energies, this shall be defined as the Magic of Xanism. 

802.14F - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from the daemonic being Aerial (High Imp. Aeria), typically in use to manipulate or remove corrupted voidal energies, this shall be defined as the Magic of Ascendedism. 

802.14G - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from the daemonic beings Keldrith (High Imp. Keldrian), Rellenia (High Imp. Rellenia), and Tariel (High Imp. Tarius), typically in use to reanimate creatures or beings, this shall be defined as the Magic of Wilvenism. 

802.15 - Where an individual deliberately attempts to manipulate energy given or borrowed from a separate magical being, however corrupted and powered through the use of occultism or other blasphemic details and typically classified as lesser or greater daemonic creatures, this shall be defined as the Magic of Dark Deitism, or called the Dark Arts. 

802.15A - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate dark energy given or borrowed from lesser voidal beings and spirits, this shall be defined as the Magic of Dark Shamanism. 

802.15B - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate dark energy through the sacrificial rituals using sangeious materials, typically blood, this shall be defined as Blood Magic. 

802.15C - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate dark energy in order to reanimate dead creatures or otherwise or draining the current force of life from a pre-existing creature of the natural world, this shall be defined as the Magic of Necromancy. 

802.15D - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate dark energy in order to manipulate another individual and their current state typically through the use of a doll or other mundane object, this shall be defined as the Magic of Soul Puppetry. 

802.15E - Further defined, where an individual attempts to manipulate dark energy given or borrowed from the daemonic being Setherien (High Imp. Setherius), typically in order to corrupt objects or creatures of the natural world, this shall be defined as the Magic of Draakarism. 

CH 803 - On the Ten Laws of Magicka 

803.01 - As determined by the congregation of mages pre-existing, all magicka and its use is subservient to the Ten Laws of Magicka, defining what is proper and what is considered unsuited within the Imperial State. 

803.02 - Of the laws that ensure, the punishments are not categorized but rather determined through the judgement of the Imperial Arcane Specialist, and as such the severity and selection of said punishment is entirely determined upon each specific case. 

803.03 - The Imperial State may mandate more regulation of magicka and its use through individual acts and edicts not defined by the Ten Laws of Magicka. 

803.03 - The Ten Laws of Magicka ensues the following, 

803.03A - The First Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to kill another individual, unless through the defense of the individual from harm, with the use of magicka. 

803.03B - The Second Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to alter their own physical appearance where said individual is unrecognizable with the use of magicka. 

803.03C - The Third Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to alter the mind of another individual, unless through the use of sending messages between said individual with the use of magicka.

803.03D - The Fourth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to practice or perform any magicka defined under the Dark Arts. 

803.03E - The Fifth Law of Magica, where an individual is forbidden to create unregistered magical objects not approved by the Imperial Arcane Specialist. 

803.03F - The Sixth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to alter with permission another individual’s property with the use of magicka. 

803.03G - The Seventh Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to actively worship the daemonic being contrarian to the Canonist Imperial State. 

803.03H - The Eighth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to perform unregistered magical research not approved by the Imperial Arcane Specialist. 

803.03I - The Ninth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to use or perform any reanimating magicka, specifically the Magic of Necromancy and the Magic of Wilvenism. 

803.03J - The Tenth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to harbor unregistered magical entities not approved by the Imperial Arcane Specialist. 

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[Morigung-oog 5700]

Former Privy Councillor, Minister of Magic and Imperial Mage, Vex, reads over the laws, and nods in approval.

[MsLinni 830]

A young solicitor (Alfred Cassius Komenons) sets the large book of Orenian Law on a large oak table, and simply stares at it. "Well this will be a long read." he mutters to himself, before turning to the first page.

[HobbitForHire 215]

Elyse Trill reads through the law in a tavern, preparing to defend her client. Reaching the end of the law she blinks at the final sheet and says "Well oo'll be damned. No' a single wri'en law preven'in ih'" in disbelief. Time to start looking at side laws.