el’matir noran’leh - The Law of Lands

[Rigorous 1548]

el’matir noran’leh

THE LAW OF LANDS

ENACTED BY

THE CROWN OF AMATHINE

13th of the Sun's Smile SA 170

PAR’INDOR (Preamble) 

 

As part of our path of renewal, it is necessary to bring administrative consistency to our beloved realm, through the implementation of a more efficient fiscal policy and system of land management, with the corresponding objectives of both promoting the development of arable land and bolstering state revenue within the Crown of Amathine. 

 

It is for this reason that I, Sul Amirsan aen Sov, Medin’sair of Amathine, pursuant to powers held in trust to the Crown of Amathine by Indorii I of the Edict of Aianear of 166, proclaim the following decree, to be enacted with immediate effect across the realm. 

 

INDORII’OEM (Article I). On the subdivisions of the realm 

 

By this decree it is enacted that the lands of the Crown of Amathine shall be divided into provinces known as marevarnan (sg. marevarn), and that these principal subdivisions shall comprise no less than one tile of land, though optionally more than one, and shall be attributed names in accordance with el’matir Mali’leh, being considered the core components of the realm. 

 

Moreover, by this decree it is enacted that each marevarn shall be governed as a territory held in trust to the Crown of Amathine in exchange for services rendered pursuant to Indorii II, and the governors of these provinces shall hold the office of Marevarir. 

 

INDORII’NIUT (Article II). On the office of Marevarir

 

By this decree it is enacted that the office of Marevarir shall accord its holder certain powers and obligations, as declared in trust to the Crown of Amathine. They are as follows: 

 

- The Duty to govern their marevarn in the name of the Crown of Amathine, serving as the sovereign’s representative responsible for all matters of administration within that territory. 

- The Power to exercise their jurisdiction within the borders of their marevarn, being empowered to act with a degree of delegated, self-governing internal autonomy in that territory, pursuant to this document and their writ of appointment.

- The Duty to uphold and enforce the laws of the realm, which in the instance of any conflicts of law supersede any local regulations they may enact, and to refrain from any acts of foreign or external policy.

- The Power to serve as supreme judge of the marevarn, before whose chair any cases of law originating within their jurisdiction may be brought, and to charge suspects and investigate crimes within their territory. 

- The Duty to defend the borders of their marevarn from foreign armies or interlopers, to erect fortifications and garrisons to this effect, and to raise their arms on the order of the sovereign and their council. 

- The Power to maintain, raise and command regular and irregular troops, provided the nomenclature of any such organizations and their officers conform to the stipulations of el’matir Mali’leh. 

- The Duty to develop and cultivate their marevarn through the construction of infrastructure, creation of local industries, and the productive management of arable land.

- The Power to promote settlement within their marevarn through the granting of illernan pursuant to Indoriian V-VI. 

- The Duty to provide regular reports to the sovereign and their council about the economic and military status of their marevarn, and to request any such aid as is necessary to protect the interests of the Crown of Amathine.

- The Power to establish and display the banner of their marevarn, consistent with the standards of the realm, and to establish their seat of power within their territory. 

- The Duty to pay the akaln’marevarn, pursuant to Indorii VII. 

- The Power to collect revenues, rents and incomes from their marevarn, such as the akaln’illern, pursuant to Indorii IX. 

- The Duty to obey the sovereign and their council in any such command as issued to protect the interests of the Crown of Amathine. 

- The Power to appoint local officials to assist in the discharge of their duties, and to keep their own councilors, provided the nomenclature of any such created offices and their appointees conform to the stipulations of el’matir Mali’leh. 

 

INDORII’HAEL (Article III). On appointment to the office of Marevarir 

 

By this decree it is enacted that appointments to and dismissals from the office of Marevarir, as described in Indoriian I-II, shall be executed by public writ, enacted and affirmed by the seal of the realm, with the borders of the marevarn clearly delineated through a map published within that writ. 

 

INDORII’VAILU (Article IV). On the Hiernoran 

 

By this decree it is enacted that the lands of the Crown of Amathine governed directly and personally by the sovereign and their council, including the capital city and its immediate surrounds, shall be known as the Hiernoran (translated as the ‘Nearlands’ or the ‘Heartlands’), and being such an immediacy, shall be distinct in perpetuity from any marevarn or the jurisdiction of any Marevarir, and not subdivided pursuant to Indoriian I-II. 

 

 

INDORII’KULIN (Article V). On the illern system

 

By this decree it is enacted that the illern (pl. illernan) system is hence established within the Crown of Amathine, to allow the provision of land grants to further promote the development of the realm. 

 

Moreover, by this decree it is enacted that an illern shall be defined as a personal estate or similar provision of arable land held as private property by the holder and their family, who shall be entitled to the land’s revenues, resources, and production, and which shall be granted in return for service to the grantor (overlord), pursuant to Indorii VI.

 

Moreover, by this decree it is enacted that the holder of an illern shall be mandated to cultivate their parcel of arable land, being charged with a particular industry, commercial enterprise or other productive activity, to employ any workers as necessary to do so, to collect rents and incomes, to pay any akaln’illern and supply troops and armaments to their overlord where requested.

 

Moreover, by this decree it is enacted that an illern shall be granted only to Mali subjects of the Crown of Amathine in good standing and who conform to the stipulations of el’matir Mali’leh, and that the grant of an illern shall not automatically confer any office of state, but rather shall be characterized as a conveyance of property held in fealty.

 

INDORII’BANIH (Article VI). On the granting of illernan

 

By this decree it is enacted that an illern may be granted from land within either a marevarn or the Hiernoran, by the authority respectively of either the corresponding Marevarir or the sovereign directly, provided there is a written contract delineating the mutual responsibilities associated with this grant, with the grantor becoming the holder’s overlord. 

 

INDORII’LAIER (Article VII). On the akaln’marevarn
 

By this decree it is enacted that each marevarn shall pay annual akaln’marevarn to the Crown of Amathine, which shall be a tax in the amount of:

 

- A sum of mina equivalent to the sum of the upkeep on their tile or tiles of land; and

- Either thirty percent of that sum in mina or goods of equivalent value to that thirty percent. 

 

Moreover, by this decree it is enacted that akaln’marevarn shall be conceded by the Crown of Amathine for the first five years following the execution of a writ creating a marevarn and appointing a Marevarir, in those instances where a lack of settlement necessitates the promotion of development through this concession, but that this shall be clearly delineated in the writ.

 

Moreover, by this decree it is enacted that the amount of akaln’marevarn levied by the Crown of Amathine may be amended, but that this shall be proclaimed and enacted through a supplementary decree pursuant to this stipulation (Indorii VII). 

 

INDORII’ESUN (Article VIII). On the akaln’cihi  

 

By this decree it is enacted that the Hiernoran shall pay annual akaln’cihi to the Crown of Amathine, which shall be a tax in the amount of:

 

- Any sum as declared by the sovereign or their council as is derived from the collection of taxes or rents on the capital city and its immediate surrounds. 

 

INDORII’MOIEL (Article IX). On the akaln’illern

 

By this decree, it is enacted that the holder of an illern shall pay akaln’illern to their overlord, defined under Indorii VI as either a Marevarir or the sovereign directly, at any sum or frequency as is clearly delineated in the written contract of these grants. 

 

INDORII’TELU (Article X). On precedence and inconsistencies 

 

By this decree, it is enacted that in the event of any inconsistencies between the provisions of this document and previously enacted laws or regulations, this decree shall take precedence to the extent of that inconsistency’s impact. 

 

Pursuant to Indorii I of the Edict of Aianear of 166

 

Proclaimed and enacted at Tahn’larueth on 13th of the Sun's Smile SA 170

 

el’laurir Sul Amirsan aen Sov

Medin’sair of Amathine