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THE IMPERIAL CENSUS, 1865 - 1875
The census records have been scattered, torched and lost to the whirlwind of the Aster Revolution. Thus, His Imperial Majesty has ordered the administration of a new census to ascertain the population of His Imperial Majesty's subjects for purposes demographic and electoral.
This being so, the Department of Civil Affairs now clears the rolls and reissues the census. This census shall last from the years 1865 - 1875.
SECTION I: THE IMPERIAL CENSUS
The following matters shall define the purpose and extent of the Imperial Census.
The Imperial Census shall be administered throughout the Empire for a duration of ten years.
Upon the completion of a census period, the rolls of citizenship shall be cleared, and a new census administered to which subjects are obligated to take.
All subjects of the Imperial Crown are obligated by law to take the census, and sworn under oath to the truth of their responses.
All magistrates are duty-bound to further the administration of the census within their jurisdictions
SECTION II: NATIONAL ELECTIONS
The following matters particularly pertain to elections.
If the Imperial subject so chooses, he may be registered to vote in the Municipality, Region or district of his residential address.
The Imperial subject may not be hindered from registering to vote in the district of his residential address.
If fraud is to be discovered in the registration of voting addresses, the accused may be prosecuted by the full extent of the law, up to and including felony impersonation.
Hereafter is the Imperial Census of the Year 1865, extending until 1875:
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IMPERIAL LETTERS FOR THE COUNTY OF MARDON, 1865
Issued and Confirmed by His Imperial Majesty, Philip III and Her Imperial Majesty, Anastasia I on the 6th of Harren’s Folly, 1865
TO OUR BELOVED SUBJECTS,
It pleases the Imperial Throne to bequeath upon its loyal subject with an officiation of their leal tenure in fealty to the Holy Orenian Empire. It is by the grace of God and the counsel of our court that we do invest HIH. Fredrick Charles as the Count Mardon. As peer of the Holy Orenian Empire they shall hold in trust our Imperial Throne for the duration of their service. They are compelled to maintain the law of our realm, to peacefully abide our rule, and to rise in our defense when necessary. We do establish that the succession of this County of Mardon will be hereditary; upon their death this title shall be inherited by their successor unless otherwise promulgated by our command.
IN NOMINE DEI,
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Duke of Ves, Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
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NEW PROVIDENCE POST
1865
EVENTS WITHIN ORENIA
Astercalia
After years of waiting. Long last the Imperial courts have announced the beginning of the Astercalia of 1868. This year is filled with traditional events such as a masquerade and the presentation of debutantes. Then, more rare events such as a play being presented by the Lady Heloise Halcourt and a hunt within Ebonwood. Many of the young ladies and gents, working for the department of Information are extremely excited for this special tradition, dear to many Orenians and dreamed of happening for many young Orenian Women.
Conflict For Petra
A ghastly turn of events happened in 1864 within the halls of Aster. After the Azor scandal it was noticed a man donning the old Imperial State Army uniform took the Dias. He was unstopped due the gross lack of guards attending the court, and had been noticed to have been there for quite some time. Unfortunately for our Prince of Providence and newly appointed Duke of Petra, Peter Augustus, such a thing ended up in what bystanders said “wasn’t a blast”. For leaving the palms of the man was a blasting potion aimed directly for his head! His fiancé, Ioanna of Susa attempted to sacrifice herself in the honor of saving him but to no avail.
This writer finds it odd of the lack of one Lucia Azor, and begins to think that Ioanna may in fact be more worthy of her position than most were initially inclined to believe. The Prince of Providence was dragged off alongside his mother and the Lady Chamberlain, Odessa, by the valiant de Vilain family. Though whilst the Imperials were taken to safety, the man who threw the potion had not stopped at such deadly mischief. After a drawn blade, it was seen that Ioanna was stabbed twice by the attacker while others scrambled to stop the madman. Not only that but it was seen that the Heir to Archisdorf had also drawn a blade- stabbing the Baron Komenos. Reports that the Inquisitors are looking into this incident are up in the air.
We are happy to report here at the Providence Post that all who were attacked were stabilized and are now recovering. The bandit being killed before he could be apprehended leaves us with many questions. Who was this crazed man? Where was the ISA? Why did the man get allowed to enter the Dias? Will we ever truly get Justice?
Any reports of who this person may have been or how this occurred are welcome to be submitted to the Inquisitor department.
An Representative For Ebonwood
As the Princeps of Ebonwood is an Elf, he and his family have yearly recused themselves from the debut and courtship events to give no misconceptions. The Princeps therefore shall sponsor a single human commoner boy or girl, who can show a nobility of spirit and an air of elven grace.
Interested debutantes should write the Princeps directly outlining why they should receive this exclusive sponsorship. Individuals should highlight any achievements they've taken towards the preservation of natural beauty, friendship efforts between Humans and Elves, or creative/scholarly efforts they have undertaken
GOVERNMENT CHANGES
Interview With Arch-Chancellor Penton
Arch-Chancellor Penton speaks upon his works, his goals, his inspirations & his reflections upon his position.
Q: “Arch-Chancellor, what goal or virtue drives the work you do?”
Arch-Chancellor Penton: “I am driven by democracy, hoping to uplift all voices from Providence. To do so, I have created a public Arch-Chancellor’s forum where anyone can bring issues to the government’s attention, and ask for support. I also believe in immigration, and the right to work for one’s position in life.”
Q: “Who has inspired your works, any previous government officials?”
Arch-Chancellor: “I am inspired by Dame Yuliya Stryne, who mentored me. In addition the other 5 Arch-Chancellors all impacted me personally.”
Q: “Do you have any worries in your position, anything you’ve learned looking back?”
Arch-chancellor: “I worry only that people will find my position ‘stuffy’, and will believe the government to be an uncaring entity. It could not be further from the truth, the people are always in our hearts.”
We thank Arch-Chancellor Penton for his honesty & his democratic values.
Interviewed by Bacchus,
Patron of the Arts
Imperial Diet Election Results
After a few days of waiting, the results of the Imperial Diet Election are in!
APPOINTED BY THE CROWN
His Grace, The Duke of Reutov ( @Shmeepicus )
The Right Honorable, Viscount of Valles ( @Josef_Rippelberg )
The Honorable, Baron of Ames ( @HeyitsNano )
The Honorable, Baron of Pompourelia ( @sashimichopped )
The Honorable, Senator Odessa MacPherson ( @tilly )
The Honorable, Senator Heloise Therese Halcourt d’Artois ( @Orlesian )
ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE
The Honorable, Senator Chloe de Rosius ( @EmiliainWonderland )
The Honorable, Senator Sebastien Halcourt ( @KaiserJacobII )
The Honorable, Senator Edith Hope ( @Nuker )
The Honorable, Senator Cesar Komnenos ( @KamikazeReaper )
The Honorable, Senator Antonius Carolus Helane ( @Matheaww )
The Honorable, Senator Carolina de Savoie ( @valecu )
EBONWOOD ELECTEE
The Honorable, Senator Luthriel of Ebonwood ( @High_On_Math )
The Imperial Code (TIC)
After several decades of the Orenian Revised Code the Ministry of Civil Affairs, legal scholars from across the Empire, and studious statesmen have re-written the once hulking document into a more manageable size, cutting excessive and needless laws from its texts. To ensure that all citizens abide by the law reading of the document is highly encouraged.
The Acting Director Of Civil Affairs, Guillaume Louis Pruvia
The Editor-in-Chief of the Providence Post, Lady Héloïse Thérèse Halocurt d’Artois
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The Holy Orenian Empire’s Code of Laws, be they Civil, Criminal or Natural
The Imperial Code
INTRODUCTION - General Provisions and Exordium
TITLE I - Classifications of Crimes
TITLE II - The Ten Tables (Lex Criminalis) or Criminal Law
CH 201 - On Defining the Tables
CH 202 - Injury against the Person
CH 203 - On Injury against Property
CH 206 - On Injury against Morality
CH 207 - On Injury against Order
CH 208 - On Injury against the Imperial Office and Direct Imperial Hous
CH 209 - On Inchoate Offenses
CH 210 - On Legal Classifications
CH 211 - Youth Justice Act (1501): On Minors in Court
TITLE III - Lex Haraccene or Civil Law
CH 301 - Barclay Reform Act (1784): On Personhood
CH 302 - On Paternity, Filiation and Bastardry
CH 304 - On Obligation
CH 305 - On Contracts
CH 306 - On Succession (Elizabeth Roosemoore Succession of 1836)
CH 307 – The Battlements Act (1759): On Fortifications
CH 308 - Judicial Customs
TITLE IV - Lex Aristocratia or Peerage Law
CH 401 - On the Estates and Nature of the Nobility
CH 402 - On Rights and Privileges of the Nobility
CH 403 - On Duties of the Nobility
CH 404 - On Provision and Regency
CH 405 - On Succession Crisis
CH 406 - Taxes within the empire
CH 407 - Excise Act (1803): On Excise Taxation
CH 408 Acts & Edicts
TITLE V - The Ten Laws of Magick
CH 501 - On the Ten Laws of Magicka
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
In accordance to the Cut The Red Tape Act (1859) and Barclay Reform Act (1779), the Pandectarum Johannes Fredericus Imperator, shall be known as The Imperial Code or TIC for short, shall be the legal code 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.
The Imperial Code (TIC): 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 TIC 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 TIC 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 ITC 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 TIC 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 Iquestion: The judiciary body of the Crown
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 does 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 accused of a crime shall be subject to punishment or penalty without first having been judged so by a jury of his peers; having been allowed fair and proper representation; and to always be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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. Approximately, 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 - 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.
201.03B - 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.
201.03C - 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.
201.03D - Treason, of intolerable severity, includes the appropriate 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
202.02B - 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, a misdemeanor.
202.03 - On Manslaughter
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 or without premeditation, a felony.
202.05 - On Mayhem
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, a felony.
202.05D - Shearing Act (1839): Imposing, threatening, or engaging in the clipping of ears is illegal, a felony.
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, 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, 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, these shall be hostages, a felony.
202.08 - On Defamation
202.08A - Where an individual disseminates false information about an individual, with intent to harm the reputation of that individual, this shall be defamation, an infraction.
202.08B - 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, 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, treason.
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 felony.
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 great damage, this shall be defined as malpractice in the second degree, a misdemeanor.
202.11B - If an individual knowlingly mistreats or denies necessary care to a patient to the point of death, this shall be treated as murder. A felony.
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.
203.10 - 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.
204.01B - Where an individual commits acts with the intent to compromise the integrity of the Crown and its constituent institutions by waging insurrection, committing acts of violence, or raising flag in rebellion against the Imperial State, this shall be 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, 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, a misdemeanor.
204.04C - Where an individual knowingly manufactures illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of contraband, 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, an infraction.
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 during the course of a criminal or civil trial, this shall be perjury, a felony.
204.010B - Where an individual intentionally misleads, deceives, or withholds pertinent information from an interrogating agent of the law during the course of a trial of treason, this shall be perjury, 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 , 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, treason.
204.013 - On Unauthorized Military Organizations
204.013A - 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.
204.013B - 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.
204.014 - Strong Institutions Act (1791): On Disobedience
204.014A - 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, an infraction.
204.014B - Where an individual refuses to appear before the Imperial Courts after being summoned by its presiding Justice, this shall be the crime of disobedience, an infraction.
204.014C - 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.
204.014D - Where an agent of the law refuses a direct order of the Imperial Office, this shall be the crime of disobedience, 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 Deviancy
206.02A - 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.
206.03- On Obscene Materials
206.03A - 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.
206.04 - On Witchcraft
206.04A - 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.
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.
206.05 - On Fornication
206.05A - Where an unmarried individual intentionally fornicates another individual in a public or private location, this shall be the crime of fornication, an infraction.
206.06 - On Adultery
206.06A - Where a married individual intentionally fornicates with another who is not the spouse, this shall be the crime of adultery, a misdemeanor.
206.07 - On Consanguinity
206.07A - 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.
206.07B - Certain cases of consanguinity may be allowed by decree of the Holy Orenian Emperor.
206.08 - On Miscegenation
206.08A - 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 Concealment of Identity
207.02A - 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.
207.03 - On Vigilantism
207.03A - 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 felony.
207.04 - On Disturbing the Peace
207.04A - 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, a misdemeanor.
CH 208 - On Injury against the Imperial Office and Direct Imperial House
208.00 - Defining an Imperial Office:A member of the Council of State or the Palace Council.
208.00A - Defining Direct Imperial House: A member of the Imperial Family with no other peerages or titles. They are permanent residents of the palace.
208.01 - On Injured Majesty
208.01A - Where an individual intentionally and deliberately defames the Imperial Office or the Direct 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 the Direct Imperial House, this shall be harmed majesty, a felony.
208.02B - Where an individual intentionally physically harms a member of the Imperial Office or the Direct Imperial House, this shall be harmed majesty, and charged with the punishment of treason.
208.03 - On Imperial Homicide
208.03A - Where an individual kills a member of the Imperial Office or the Direct Imperial House, this shall be the crime of Imperial Homicide, charged with the punishment of treason.
CH 209 - On Inchoate Offenses
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 TIC; 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 TIC; 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 is directly associated with 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 Classifications
210.01 - On Conspiracy - 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 - 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 - 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.
210.0- From a dishonourable cause an event does not arise - Where an individual accuses another of a crime where evidence was obtained through criminal means, the individual accused is not held liable.
210.05 - To a willing person, it is not a wrong - 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.
210.06 - In Equal Fault - 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.
210.07 - On Duress - 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.
210.08 - On Entrapment - 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.
210.09 - On Infancy - 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.
210.10 - On Necessity - Where an individual is compelled by circumstances beyond their control, as a last resort, to commit a crime in order to prevent a more injurious outcome, that individual shall not be held liable.
210.11 - On Provocation - 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.
210.12 - On Incapability - 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.
210.13 - On Immunity - 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.
CH 211 - Youth Justice Act (1501): 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 offenses 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 - If any minor has committed a non-violence offense, 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.
211.02A - 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 offenses committed in similar circumstances.
211.02B - In determining the youth sentence, the court shall take in account: the degree of participation of subjected youth in offense, 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 offense, an offense 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 behavior in relation to an offense committed after the young offender has just acquired fifteen years of age.
211.03B - There are three categories of offenses that may attract an adult sentence:
(i) Presumptive "a" offences: Specified offences (murder, attempted murder, manslaughter)
(ii) Presumptive "b" offenses: repeating of serious violent offenses
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
301.03C - It is the right of the Emperor, his privy, and the ministry of civil affairs 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 matrilineal 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 jurisdiction 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 Department of Civil Affairs of the Holy Orenian Empire.
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 Ministry of Civil Affairs 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 Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Holy Orenian State.
301.04M – The Ministry of Civil Affairs shall maintain the official record of all civil unions officiated by The Ministry of Civil Affairs 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 organizations 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 are 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.
(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.
302.01G - In the case of Matrilineal marriages, all filiation law shall apply to the mother and maternal line, rather than the father and the paternal line.
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 ministry of civil affairs, which grants 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 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, testament 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 appropriation 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 judgment 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 or 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 Possession and Acquisition
303.06A - Possession is the holding of a thing, or the enjoyment of a right by a legal person.
303.06B - Possession is to be assumed to be being acted in good faith.
303.06C - Hereditary property is transferred to the heir without interruption from the moment of death of the descendant.
303.06D - 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.
303.06E - 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.
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.
CH 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 favor 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 of 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 labor.
305.06B - Children above the age of ten will be allowed to engage in office and servantry labor.
305.06C - Children above the age of fifteen will be allowed to engage in manual labor.
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
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.
CH 307 – The Battlements Act (1759): On Fortifications
307.01 - No Private entity, whether personal or corporate may construct battlements, fortifications, or otherwise ‘defensible’ structures on their land and buildings.
307.02 - 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.
307.03 - On the Definition of Battlements and Fortifications:
307.03A - Watch Towers.
307.03B - Palisades.
307.03C - Earthworks.
307.03D - Moats.
307.03E - Battlements (Crenellations and parapets.)
307.03F - Canted Steps. (Stumble Steps.)
307.03G - Gates (Reinforced Doors and Portcullis.)
307.03H - Slit windows.
307.03I - Bocage slopes.
307.03J - Slope walls.
307.04 - 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.
307.05 - 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 308 – Judicial Customs
CH 308 - The Rights of an Imperial Inquisitor
308.1 An Imperial Inquisitor may conduct a trial on sight for those charged with a crime under the Imperial Code.
308.1B An Imperial Inquisitor may hand out judgment and punishment to those found guilty, but may be subject to review if execution is the punishment recommended by the Inquisitor.
308.1C An Imperial Inquisitor may call upon third parties to testify or give a statement regarding an investigation. An Inquisitor may also call upon an expert for their opinion in regards to a subject.
308.1D An Imperial Inquisitor may question both the accused, victim, or witnesses to complete their investigation.
CH 308.2 The Duties of an Imperial Inquisitor
308.2A An Imperial Inquisitor is expected to conduct a fair investigation and gather any needed evidence.
308.2B An Imperial Inquisitor is expected to uphold the law and conduct fair and proper trials in a timely manner.
308.2C An Imperial Inquisitor may have an Investigator assigned under him, it is expected that the Inquisitor trains them to be promoted to an Inquisitor once deemed viable.
CH 308.3.The Rights of an Accused
308.3A The accused has a right to a fair and unbiased trial. An Inquisitor that was directly involved with the events of the crime may not conduct a trial with the accused and must call upon another inquisitor.
308.3B If the accused is found guilty and sentenced to death, they reserve the right to appeal the choice with the Inquisitor General or his appointed deputy.
308.3C An accused has a right to plead their case to an Imperial Inquisitor prior to judgment and sentencing. Remaining silent and refusing to give testimony is also within their rights and they cannot be compelled to do so.
308.3D An accused has a right to fair sentencing. The punishment must equal the crime.
CH 308.4 Civil Lawsuits
Civil Lawsuits are still accepted under the imperial inquisition and must follow this format:
Name of the plaintiff:
Name of the defendant:
Reason for filing:
Laws broken(if any):
"i, [Plaintff name], hereby Request the Inquisitor General open a civil suit against [Defendant name]. [Additional information/reason for filing]."
TITLE VII - LEX ARISTOCRATIA
CH 401 - On the Estates and Nature of the Nobility
401.01 - The Nobility is defined as the body of all individuals holding hereditary or honorary noble or lordly titles, typically holding land in tenure to the Imperial Office or other lord.
401.01A - 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.
401.01B - 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).
CH 402 - On Rights and Privileges of the Nobility
402.01 - 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.
402.02 - 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.
402.03 - 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.
402.04 - The right to call a diet of lords, gentry, and clergy within their estates, to petition the Imperial State, and to congregate with their fellow peers.
402.05 - The right to organize marriage between their houses with their peers, bounding lords together through the act of matrimony.
CH 403 - On Duties of the Nobility
403.01 - 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.
403.02 - 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.
403.03 - 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.
403.04 - The duty to answer all calls to arms 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.
403.05 - The duty to seek the permission of the sovereign for the case of the marriages of landed lords and their heirs.
CH 404 - On Provision and Regency
404.01 - 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.
404.02 - 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.
404.03 - 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 405 - On Succession Crisis
405.01 - 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.
405.02 - A succession crisis, if brought forth, is to be first solved by the constituent parties through nonviolent and nonaggressive means.
405.03 - 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.
405.04 - 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.
CH 406 - Taxes within the empire
406.01 - Excise Act (1501): On Tax Evasion
406.01A - 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.
406.01B - 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.
406.01C - 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.
406.01D - 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.
CH 407 - Excise Act (1501): On Excise Taxation
407.01 - On Excise Definitions
407.01A - 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.
407.01B - Estate - An estate is private land that is granted by the Crown for purposes that may include manors, farmland, guilds, or family estates.
407.01C - Peer estate - An estate (see: former) owned by a peer of the realm, bearing Imperial letters, with no charter of a higher level.
407.01D - 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.
407.01E - Municipality - A town bearing a municipal charter issued by the Crown.
407.01F - City - A city bearing a city charter issued by the Crown.
407.01G - Legal entities - For the purposes of this legislation, a person or organization with a lawfully enacted tax liability.
407.01H - Imperial excise - A tax liability paid directly from a legal entity to the Crown, administered by the Treasury Office.
407.02 - On Excise Eligibility
407.02A - Estates (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of one hundred mina.
407.02B - Peer estates (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of one hundred mina.
407.02C - Reservations (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of ninety mina.
407.02D - Municipalities (defined above) shall be subject to an annual, or Saint’s weekly, payment of one hundred mina.
407.02E - Cities (defined above) shall be subject to an annual payment, or Saint’s weekly, payment of 80% of internally collected city tax.
407.03- On Enforcement of Collections
407.03A - 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.
407.03B - 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 (TIC: 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.
407.03C - The Commissioner of Revenue shall be compelled to cooperate with peers, reservations, municipal and city governments, including local magistrates, to undertake their duties.
407.03D - 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 (TIC: 204.06) provided that a reasonable period of negotiation has been undertaken.
407.04 - 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.
407.04A- 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.
407.04B- 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 408 Acts & Edicts
Amendment to the Edict of Reform, 1864
TITLE VIII - LEX ARCANIA
CH 501 - On the Ten Laws of Magicka
501.01 - 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.
501.02 - Of the laws that ensure, the punishments are not categorized but rather determined through the judgment of the Imperial Arcane Specialist, and as such the severity and selection of said punishment is entirely determined upon each specific case.
501.03 - 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.
501.04 - The Ten Laws of Magicka ensues the following,
501.04A - 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.
501.04B - 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.
501.04C - 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 individuals with the use of magicka.
501.04D - The Fourth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to practice or perform any magicka defined under the Dark Arts.
501.04E - The Fifth Law of Magica, where an individual is forbidden to create unregistered magical objects not approved by the Imperial Arcane Specialist.
501.04F - The Sixth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to alter with permission another individual’s property with the use of magicka.
501.04G - The Seventh Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to actively worship the daemonic being contrarian to the Canonist Imperial State.
501.04H - The Eighth Law of Magicka, where an individual is forbidden to perform unregistered magical research not approved by the Imperial Arcane Specialist.
501.04I - 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.
501.04J - 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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IMPERIAL LETTERS FOR THE MARCH OF WESTERGRENZ, 1864
Issued and Confirmed by His Imperial Majesty, Philip III and Her Imperial Majesty, Anastasia I on the 6th of Harren’s Folly, 1864
TO OUR BELOVED SUBJECTS,
It pleases the Imperial Throne to bequeath upon its loyal subject with an officiation of their leal tenure in fealty to the Holy Orenian Empire. It is by the grace of God and the counsel of our court that we do invest TRH Manfred von Arichsdorf as the Margrave of Westergrenz. As peer of the Holy Orenian Empire they shall hold in trust our Imperial Throne for the duration of their service. They are compelled to maintain the law of our realm, to peacefully abide our rule, and to rise in our defense when necessary. We do establish that the succession of this March of Westergrenz will be hereditary; upon their death this title shall be inherited by their successor unless otherwise promulgated by our command.
IN NOMINE DEI,
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Duke of Ves, Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
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IMPERIAL LETTERS FOR THE MARCH OF BLACKVALE, 1864
Issued and Confirmed by His Imperial Majesty, Philip III and Her Imperial Majesty, Anastasia I on the 6th of Harren’s Folly, 1864
TO OUR BELOVED SUBJECTS,
It pleases the Imperial Throne to bequeath upon its loyal subject with an officiation of their leal tenure in fealty to the Holy Orenian Empire. It is by the grace of God and the counsel of our court that we do invest TRH Willem van Aert as the Marquess of Blackvale. As peer of the Holy Orenian Empire they shall hold in trust our Imperial Throne for the duration of their service. They are compelled to maintain the law of our realm, to peacefully abide our rule, and to rise in our defense when necessary. We do establish that the succession of this March of Blackvale will be hereditary; upon their death this title shall be inherited by their successor unless otherwise promulgated by our command.
IN NOMINE DEI,
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Duke of Ves, Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
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ELECTIONS FOR THE IMPERIAL DIET, 30th IMPERIAL DIET
21st of Horren's Calling, 1864
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LET ALL BE AWARE that on this day, the 21st of Horren's Calling, in the year of Our Lord GOD 1864, national elections for the Imperial Diet for the 30th Imperial Diet shall commence. All those eligible to vote in the National and Providence Districts are entitled to cast their ballot to the Department of Civil Affairs. All ineligible votes shall be invalidated.
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ISSUED AND PROCLAIMED,
HIH, Princess Amelia Margaret of Oren
Minister of Civil Affairs, Governess of the Palace, Countess of Vanderfall
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CULTURAL HISTORY OF SARKOZY
Provided and sponsored by the Civil Affairs ministry.
The House Sarkozy is an ancient and proud House of Raevir descent with a history of many ancient events that have guided humanity to where it is now. With its bright history as the monarchs of Adria, fighting in the Dukes’ War, and eventually evolving into a House that had one of its members becoming an Emperor.
HISTORY
With historically the House originating the ancient Raevir House of Carrion, the House of Sarkozic has brought many of its features into their own House. They are known to be having pitch black hair and being rather tall due to the Raev features that are within their genealogy.
Their history of being Dukes of Adria has been a dark one however. Facing many wars and much conflict throughout their reign. The Dukes were; Hugh “The Headless” Sarkozic, Francis Sarkozic, John “The Good” Sarkozic, Joseph “The Mad '' Sarkozic, Adrian Leopold de Sarkozy and Joseph Clement de Sarkozy. The reign of the Dukes has often been controversial and sometimes the title was not always elective as they were supposed to be; instead, the title was passed onto their sons.
As for the descendants of Lord-Protector Adrian Leopold de Sarkozy; his son, Joseph Clement married the heiress-apparent of the Holy Orenian Empire, Anne Augusta - His descendants made the next Imperial House to inherit the Imperial Throne. One of his descendants became the Lord Admiral of the Imperial State Navy, known as George de Sarkozy.
The culture of House Sarkozic has always remained as something important; their cultural traditions, their symbolic weaponry and of course, their coat of arms. As Lord Corporal Sir Joseph Clement de Sarkozy once said “It is family and history that has kept the scepter, the globus cruciger, and the sword within the claws of the doubled-eagle of House Sarkozic.”
For the current line who are descendants of Peter Victor de Sarkozy, son of Joseph the Red, the cultural identity has somewhat wandered off of it. For once generations make their move towards an Empire with a different culture and traditions then one would have no choice but to follow into the Petrine culture. Exceptions are made however, for it depends on the one person who wishes to completely indulge themselves into the traditions and cultural history of their ancestors.
NOTABLE FIGURES
His Grace, Joseph Sarkozic I, Duke of Adria.
His Imperial Majesty Joseph Clement II, Holy Orenian Emperor, Duke of Adria.
His Imperial Excellency, Adrian Leopold de Sarkozy, Lord Protector of the Holy Orenian Empire, Duke of Adria.
Lord George Casimir de Sarkozy, First Count of Pompourelia.
Lord George Ulysses de Sarkozy, Second Count of Pompourelia.
His Royal Highness Franz Nikolai de Sarkozy, Prince of Sutica, Earl of Suffolk, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Imperial Order of Merit.
Sir Tobias Henry de Sarkozy, Magistrate of New Esbec, Representative of the Orenian Alpine District.
Holy Sir Edwin Henry de Sarkozy, Duke of Atrus.
Her Imperial Highness Amadea Ulyssa, Countess-Consort of Renzfeld.
His Royal Highness, Prince Adolf Gloriana of Sutica, Count of Suffolk.
His Grace, Lord Sir Joseph Clement de Sarkozy, Duke-Consort of Westmarch, Heir-Apparent to the Barony of Pompourelia, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Imperial Order of the Lion, Reverend Monsignor of Providentia.
The Right-Honourable, Helena Eleanor de Sarkozy, Baroness of Pompourelia.
The Right Honourable, Deyanira de Sarkozy, Viscountess-Consort of Fauconberg.
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THE 30th IMPERIAL DIET
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15th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1864
Elections for the Representatives of the Imperial Diet, as prescribed by the Edict of Reform, 1854, the 30th Diet will be called. This gazette shall serve as a formal application of candidacy with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which shall open presently.
Candidates for the Imperial Diet are required to complete the following application within the following two months in order to appear on the ballot. Any registrations deemed invalid will not be allowed to stand for election.
This gazette is pertinent to the six representative seats of the Right Honorable Imperial Senators of common birth, gentry, or are non-title holding members of nobility. They shall be selected and raised to the Imperial diet by the masses.
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Candidacies for Imperial Diet Elections, all Districts, 29th Diet
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CULTURAL HISTORY OF ALDERSBERG
Provided and sponsored by the Civil Affairs ministry.
A cadet branch of the House of Novellen. The County of Aldersberg was granted to His Imperial Highness, Joseph Leopold for being favored by his father, His Imperial Majesty, Joseph II. The family is most famous for keeping some of the Empires most valuable trinkets such as the Kaedrini Tiara of Ves created for the first Queen-Consort of the Commonwealth of Kaedrin, The Furnestock Tiara made for Empress Julia of Furnestock, the Osterland Tiara made for the first Countess of Aldersberg, Henrietta Maria Pruvia of Osterland, along with many other artifacts, books, and treasures. The Aldersberg Family resides in Arentania, a region known for its tall snow-capped mountains, atop a precarious cliff in a beautiful limestone Estate. A host of many dinners, tea parties, and Galas. Mutton is frequently served at gatherings due to the large population of wild mountain sheep, along with often imported wine and tea. Oranges are deeply frowned upon, a frequent sign of bad omen. The families motto “Amicus Dives” or “friend of the rich” expresses its exclusivity and distrust of the poor.
First Count of Aldersberg
HIH Joseph Leopold, prominent businessman and philanthropist
Second Count of Aldersberg
HIH George Alexander, socialite and philanthropist
Future Third Count of Aldersberg
Lord Edward Clement, theatrical and doctor trainee
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NEW PROVIDENCE POST
1863
VICTORY OF THE HAVELOCK SIEGE
At last, after years of sweat, blood and tears. Orenia, alongside the Ferrymen, Blackvale, and all of her allies have crushed the heathestic coalition. Only a few months ago the forces of the parties involved besieged the Sedenian Capital, Havelock. Where the Duke Helton Rhodes Helvets was sentenced to death of a thousand cuts by the villainous and sinful Caius de Ravensburg, before the duke Helvets was given a swift death by crossbow bolt by an unknown assailant.
The siege of Havelock was long and bloody. Millions of Orenian Soldiers, Ferrymen and men of Blackvale perish. Their deaths were not in vain. But with death we Orenians alongside our allies triumphed from the ashes and we won. Completely wipe out the heathen forces which defend such an unholy city. With our forces having low casualties and injuries.
One Emperor, One Empress, One Empire, One God!
NEWS OF THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD
Return Of An Empress
Recently, Her Imperial Majesty had returned to the public eye after being cursed with illness. Thankfully it is reported by doctors and practiced herbalists that the Empress will have no long-term effects from her recent affliction. It has been also stated by the Imperial Crown that our Empress had been working extremely hard alongside her husband and the Council even while in bed.
Disappearance Of A Princess
In recent news, Her Imperial Highness, Anna Ulyssa, has vanished from the public eye. The Imperial Crown and many close within the Imperial Household, as stated that the Imperial Princess, is currently taking a higher education within the continent of Aeldin. Let us all pray for the safety and luck for her Imperial Highness while across the seas. Additionally, with her Imperial Highness taking higher studies in Aeldin. It is said that she has been excelling within her classes and she is an extremely bright woman.
An Augustin Imperial
Her Imperial Highness, Catherine, Princess Imperial. Has recently become an official doctor within the Empire. Besides her talent for painting. It is said that Catherine is very knowledgeable with medicine. It has been expressed by the Imperial Crown that their Imperial Majesties are extremely proud of the Princess Imperial. It is to think that all women and men within our Holy Nation should strive for perfection and excellence.
Dukes and Duchesses
After the wedding of her Imperial Highness, Catherine, Princess Imperial. She was bestowed the title of Westfall by the Imperial crown. Making her husband Joseph de Sarkozy, heir of Sarkozy. Into the duke-consort. While her brother, the Prince of Providence. Was made the duke of Lower Petra by the Imperial crown.
THE ARTS WITHIN ASTER
The Imperial Courts, the Aster Courts. Request artists from all around the Empire to share their talents and gifts. Quotes from the Editor-in-Chief of the Providence post. “It is great that the courts shall finally embrace the arts as the courts of old. The arts is a speciality of us Orenians. Such as the legendary playwright Bianca de Fleur and the epic composer Helena of Rochefort. Artists are the ones who can mend a country, mend a community.”
Many are extremely excited for the future of this new idea. May we all hope and pray for the luck and health for all of these aspiring playwrights and minstrels.
Culture Thrives
Besides the flourishing arts within the Aster Court. Many noble peers have recently written articles explaining different types of Imperial or familial traditions. Many noble peers have recently written articles explaining different types of Imperial or familial traditions. Examples which explains this is the article written by the Grand-heir of Othaman. An article detailing the early history of House Othaman. Then another article written by the Director of Civil Affairs, days after the marriage of the Princess Imperial, of the traditions of marriage.
A Countess Abdicates
Recently the Pruvian countess has abdicated her title. Leaving her estate and title to her firstborn son. Which is too young to be incharge. So it has been declared her father shall be his regency until the young count is old enough to take responsibility of the title and estate.
Her Imperial Highness, The Director of Civil Affairs, Amelia Margaret of Vanderfall
The Editor-in-Chief of the Providence Post, Lady Héloïse Thérèse Halocurt de Artois
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CULTURAL HISTORY OF RIVIA
Provided and sponsored by the Civil Affairs ministry.
Overview
The title of the Barony of Rivia is not one unique to the House of Galbraith, it dates back to the founding of the noble Order of the White Rose. In its current state it is under House Galbraith, an Angreni house of somewhat common origin. The Angreni being a peoples that have weaved themselves into the tapestry of mankind as warriors and philosophers, and as keepers of sacred traditions and order, Galbraith is selfsame. The Galbraith family found it’s original home in rural Kaedrin, primarily composed of soldiers and minor landowners, members of the Galbraith Family fought as mercenaries in the war of the two Emperors for Joseph I. The family upheld martial traditions or worked in minor bureaucratic roles for the Government at the time and could be regarded as being in the lower middle class of gentry. This somewhat humble origin is in deep contrast to what the House is now, as a result of the martial diligence of Sir Robert and statesmanship of Sir Edward and Sir George the family was elevated to Barony on the 12th Sigismund’s End, 1837. Robert only petitioned for peerage after the exhortation by his close family and colleagues within the ISA’s upper Officer Corp to do so. Shortly after his marriage to Princess Anne in 1850, the House of Galbraith was upgraded to that of a Viscomital House. Since this uplifting of the title the many members of the House continued to work most diligently within government and the Imperial State Army, most notable of which being Philip and Thomas Galbraith. After the Dwarven sack of Lower Petra the Viscounty of Rivia relocated itself to be with it’s cultural brethren in Upper Petra, the Houses of Helvets and Darkwood. As a result of marital bond the House of Galbraith has strong ties with the Houses of Othaman, Helvets, Darkwood and Rosius, still growing the House of Galbraith is an ambitious one, perhaps to the distaste of others.
The reconstruction of Rivia 1855
Construction Complete circa 1856
Architecture, Familial Heads and Iconography
The House of Galbraith has a rich martial history and this is reflected in its architecture, like it’s cultural relatives Rivian keeps are decorated with the spoils and achievements of their Lords, bear pelts, helms and other trophies are found commonly decorating the halls and bedrooms of the keep. The fortifications of House Galbraith are of Agreni styling, as would be expected of such a House, The Viscounty of Rivia features a large tower with surrounding keep dotted with merlons and crenels, and machicolations lining the exterior. To an untrained eye the manors of the House Galbraith may appear to be even ISA fortifications however it is with a deep rooted heritage that they belong in their place.
The first head of the House of Galbraith was Sir Edward, a man marred with controversy. As a result of growing discontent of Sir Edward publicly and in the Cabinet after two impeachment inquiries, in the year 1781, Sir Edward's wife wrote a letter to him on behalf of herself and the rest of the family, disassociating them from him, through excommunicating him from the family. Resulting in a complete rift between the Edwardian and Georgian sides of the House. After this period of instability the headship of the family fell to Sir George Galbraith, of whom worked diligently and furthered the House in terms of his career however it is argued by many that due to his lack of notice of the familial side he was unable to bear a suitable heir. As a result of this Sir Robert Galbraith became head of the family, a different man from the previous two, he was not focused upon the bureaucracy of the Imperial Government and instead poured his focus into the Imperial State Army. Through this outlet he reconnected with the families’ origins and pressed on to ensure peerage for both himself and his house resulting in the title of the Baron of Rivia and later Viscount. The Viscount of Rivia was later granted the ancestral sword of “Fat George” a name jesting upon the illusion of Sir George’s obesity, and a sword which the family is nonetheless proud to wield.
The House of Galbraith is associated with a plethora of iconography, primarily the rose and boar. The rose, a symbol of purity most associated with the order of the white rose, an order described as synonyms with the fatherland of the Angreni. The boar, an animal of stock and strength is a personification of the martial determination and strong-willed perseverance of the House Galbraith be that militarily or administratively the House is deeply associated with these qualities. The men of Rivia are most commonly found as armour clad cavalry elements of any military operation, with historical and distinguished service within the Helena Dragoons. With naming schemes appearing somewhat odd when compared to the rest of the Angreni peoples, the House of Galbraith has as of recent adopted many High Imperial names, most frequently in the names of the offspring of Philip Galbraith. With many unsure of the reasoning behind this it is still not completely certain why Philip did move in this direction.
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IMPERIAL LETTERS FOR THE DUCHY OF WESTMARCH, 1862
Issued and Confirmed by His Imperial Majesty, Philip III and Her Imperial Majesty, Anastasia I on the 6th of Harren’s Folly, 1862
TO OUR BELOVED SUBJECTS,
It pleases the Imperial Throne to bequeath upon its loyal subject with an officiation of their leal tenure in fealty to the Holy Orenian Empire. It is by the grace of God and the counsel of our court that we do invest HIH. Princess Catherine as the Duchess of Westmarch. As peer of the Holy Orenian Empire they shall hold in trust our Imperial Throne for the duration of their service. They are compelled to maintain the law of our realm, to peacefully abide our rule, and to rise in our defense when necessary. We do establish that the succession of this Duchy of Westmarch will not be hereditary; upon their death this title shall be relinquished back to His and Her Imperial Majesties.
IN NOMINE DEI,
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Duke of Ves, Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
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ELECTIONS FOR THE ALDERMAN OF NEW PROVIDENCE
7th of Godfrey's Calling, 1861
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LET ALL BE AWARE that on this day, the 7th of Godfrey's Calling, in the year of Our Lord GOD 1861, elections for the Alderman of New Providence shall commence. All those eligible to vote are entitled to cast their ballot to the Department of Civil Affairs. All ineligible votes shall be invalidated. Voting will end in the upcoming Saint's days.
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ISSUED AND PROCLAIMED,
HIH, Princess Amelia Margaret
Minister of Civil Affairs, Countess of Vanderfall
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[ACT] OF THE IMPERIAL DIET
CUT THE RED TAPE ACT
7th of GODFREY'S TRIUMPH, 1861
Introduced in the [IMPERIAL DIET.]
With intention of passage in the [IMPERIAL DIET].
INTRODUCTION:
We seek to do the following with the Red Tape Act
Modernize the ORC.
Renaming the ORC to The Imperial Code From 91 to 38 pages
LINK TO WORKING DOCUMENT (CURRENTLY 38 PAGES)
Section I:
Remove the Lex Kaedreni from the ORC. It only applies to the Imperial State Army.Section II:
Remove the Lex Piscatoris from the ORC. Further can be reviewed and shifted over if deemed necessary.
Shifted Excise Tax and Tax collection to Civil Law (514 → 307).
Shifted Battlements Act to Civil Law (508 → 308).
Shifted Amyas Act to Civil Law (511 → 309)
Section III:
Adjustments to Lex Criminalis
Removal of degrees - only the four severities remain.201.03A - Infractions offense, of the least severity.
201.03B - Misdemeanors offense, of middling severity.
201.03C - Felony Offense greatest severity.
201.03D - Treason Offense greatest intolerable severity.
Removal of 206.02 (Gambling)
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.
Adjusting of 208 (Against Imperial Office)
Crimes Against Imperial House → Crimes Against Direct Imperial House.
Added:
208.00 - Defining an Imperial Office:A member of the Council of State or the Palace Council.
208.00A - Defining Direct Imperial House: A member of the Imperial Family with no other peerages or titles. They are permanent residents of the palace.
CH 210 - On Legal Defense → CH 210 On Legal Classifications
Moved three classifications from CH 209 - On Inchoate Offenses down to CH 210 - On Legal Classifications
Consolidated many Legal Classifications to be one section, rather than two subsections. No definitions were changed.
Deleted 210.012 Unlawful imprisonment
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.
Deleted 210.011 Double Jeopardy.
210.011 - Double Jeopardy Act (1788): Non bis in idem - 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.
Deleted 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.
Section IV:
Removed judicial customs and handed it off to the SG for reformatting to fit into the new system of lawSection V:
Reduction of Lex Arcana
Renaming of Lex Arcana to the Ten Laws of Magick
Deleted part of 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 Angelic 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.
Introduced by
The Right Honourable Senator Cesar A.P. Komnenos
His Grace the Duke of Cathalon, Helton Rhodes Helvets
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Amendment to the ORC: ON PATERNITY, FILIATION AND BASTARDRY.
Currently the ORC reads:
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.
The suggested amendments, marked in red:
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.
302.01G - In the case of matrilineal marriages, all Filiation law shall apply to the mother and maternal line, rather than the father and paternal line.
The change to this law is so filiation law reflects the rosemoor bill more accurately.
Introduced by
His Grace the Duke of Cathalon, Helton Rhodes Helvets
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Immigration Department of Civil Affairs
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Provided and sponsored by the Civil Affairs ministry.
The Immigration department in Civil Affairs invites all citizens, new and old, to come join! We are looking for more people to help new citizens for the Empire. The occupation is very heart-warming and admirable. As an immigration officer, you will be sending out letters to new people of Alamaris, and guiding them around the Empire. The Immigration Department promotes every occupation of the Empire; such as the Imperial State Army, the Inquisition, the Medical Corps, the Asterica Courts, along with many others. As we promote your business, private or public, why not contribute back to the community?
To clarify, if a citizen of the Empire submits their business to Civil Affairs, we will be able to promote it to new Orenians as well.
There are no requirements needed to join. All you need is yourself! Reach out to Civil Affairs to get involved and give back to your community.
Ave Orenia! Oren aut mortem! One God, One Empire, One Emperor, One Empress
SIGNED,
TRH, Dame Diana Valentina Vuiller
Assistant-Director of Immigration, Viscountess-consort of Vuillermoz
APPROVED BY,
HIH, Princess Amelia Margaret of Vanderfall
Minister of Civil Affairs, Countess of Vanderfall
SpoilerOOC: discord libbybelle#3059 or annabanana1014#5467
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A PUSH FOR HISTORICAL CULTURE
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Provided and sponsored by the Civil Affairs ministry.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has found it necessary to spread the culture and history of our landed peers. Boasting the many great families and denizens that inhabit the hills and valleys of our nation.
It is said Oren lacks culture, but it is our belief that the Empire is a melting pot of many and cannot be defined by a single Orenian culture- but instead defined by the history and precedent of the predecessors who helped build the land we frequent.
Therefore, each saint’s week the Ministry will publish a missive, including a historical run down and culture information, from one of the peers that have helped build the great nation we stand before today.
Signed by,
HIH, Princess Amelia Margaret
Minister of Civil Affairs, Countess of Vanderfall
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IMPERIAL LETTERS FOR THE VISCOUNTY OF SUSA , 1854
Issued and Confirmed by His Imperial Majesty, Philip III and Her Imperial Majesty, Anastasia I on the 6th of Harren’s Folly, 1854
TO OUR BELOVED SUBJECTS,
It pleases the Imperial Throne to bequeath upon its loyal subject with an officiation of their legal tenure in fealty to the Holy Orenian Empire. It is by the grace of God and the counsel of our court that we do invest The Right Hon. Anastasios Alexios Basrid as the Viscount Susa. As a peer of the Holy Orenian Empire they shall hold in trust our Imperial Throne for the duration of their service. They are compelled to maintain the law of our realm, to peacefully abide our rule, and to rise in our defense when necessary. We do establish that the succession of this Viscounty of Susa will be hereditary; upon their death this title shall be inherited by their successor unless otherwise promulgated by our command.
IN NOMINE DEI,
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Duke of Ves, Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
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NEW PROVIDENCE POST 1859
8th OF SIGISMUND'S END
A HELVETS DEATH!
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Only a few saint’s days ago, a death of great talk occurred outside of our safe borders- in the enemy territory of Sedan.
Sources say that the Duke was seen going out on a picnic with the Romstuns when the three were attacked by Sedanite guards. After a unfair, unjust trial upon the Duke occured- it was reported by witnesses that the leader of Sedan sentenced the Duke Helvets to death by a thousand cuts.
Though, witnesses say that as Helton Helvets- only age 30- approached the stand to receive punishment he was spared mercifully by a bystander with a shot to the head via crossbow. It seems the Romstuns didn’t get away scotch free either with Argus Romstun losing a hand and the Sedanite men beating Grace.
Duchess Andrea upon the Helvets dias
The people in Oren seem to be mourning the loss, and can’t help but feel bad for his young five year old daughter who has been left an Orphan alongside her younger sister and brother- only age three. We pray for the new Duchess of Cathalon, Andrea Fredericka, and send our regard to the young noble.
CONQUEST FOR LOWER PETRA RAGES ON!
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After winning the field battle last saint’s weekend, the troops and denizens of Oren seem to be anxiously awaiting the next battle. Though do not assume that we have only been twiddling thumbs! Recent captures have led to prompt and merciful executions of men who are known to be Orenian citizen slaughters.
"The Imperial State Army and its allies have rallied after our initial setbacks and will drive the invaders from our lands. Lower Petra being retaken is our top priority." Spoke the ISA General, Erik var Ruthern.
Raids back and forth along the roads, trying to dwindle the opposing side’s numbers have continued on. Brave ISA women and men, alongside the Blackvale and Ferrymen allies have done justice to the Crown by protecting from oncoming attacks within the city of Providence. "Never believe you have victory before the fight. But if you follow me in battle I will ensure it." Declared Hugo van Aert, shotcaller and important figure within the Blackvale community.
"It was a decisive victory that beat back the combined arms of four nations and a pure demonstration of the might of Oren, Blackvale, the Sons of Nagg and the Ferrymen." Said Sir Jarad to a reporter right after the original battle
CAPTURE OF TRAITORS!
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Josephine awaiting her execution
After being captured by Sir Jarad, Josephine and her accomplice were sentenced by Her Imperial Majesty, Anastasia I. After being dictated guilty on terms of treason, she was taken to the throne room to accept her punishment.
Her accomplice was first executed, a war hammer upon the head doing the deed brutally as he screamed profanities at the Empress. Claims circulated that the man was actually undead, though if that is true is merely speculation.
Next, the Empress spoke toward her sister in law- offering redemption. If Josephine were to denounce her mother, the Empress-Pretender- Charlotte Augusta of Adria, then she would be able to leave the throne room without a scratch.
Yet it was evident the woman would have no part in it, claiming the Empress to be a monster and a Anathema. With that, Anastasia I drew her sword and after the last rites were done, promptly and swiftly dealt justice within execution. Many witnesses noted how brutal and chaotic the scene was for Josephine and her companion but nonetheless justified.
Let us just hope this is a stiff warning toward the treasonous members that wish to re-enter the grand walls of the Holy Orenian Empire.
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CENSUS REPORT OF 1858
Within the years since the Census came out in 1856, the Civil Affairs department has done research into our nation to calculate the numbers of it. We have garnered responses from all over the Empire’s land and have drafted the following charts to show the results.
Currently within the Empire the percentage is split when it comes down to race
87% - Human
7.8% - Elf
2.8% - Adunian
1.3% - Orc
1.3% - Kharajyr
The religion within the Holy Orenian Empire
93.5% - Canonism
2.6% - None
1.3% - Malinism
The amount of permanent residence residing within Oren
94.8% - Resident
5.2% - Not a Resident
The amount of residents within each region are as follows;
52.1% - Providence
19.2% - Grenz
6.8% - Arentina
4.1% - Dobrov
2.7% - Redenford
Currently, over three quarters of Imperial citizens are employed
82.2% are Employed
13.7% are Unemployed
SIGNED by
HIH, Princess Amelia Margaret of Renzfeld
Secretary of Civil Affairs, Countess of Vanderfall
HL, Lady Sophie of Provins
Deputy Secretary of Civil Affairs
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THE RESULTS OF THE 29TH IMPERIAL ELECTION
7th of Horen’s Calling, 1858
After a close call election and the appointment by His and Her Imperial Majesties, Anastasia I and Philip III, the Imperial Diet is formed with high hope of propelling forward aspirations of the Holy Orenian Empire. A council of thirteen forms, six appointed by crown- six appointed by people and one elected from the Principality of Ebonwood. May GOD guide them to improve the Empire and may they have our best interest in favor.
APPOINTED BY THE CROWN:
The Count of Temesch @Tiresiam
The Duke of Cathalon @DelaneyG
The Baron of Ames @HeyitsNano
Diana Vuiller @PrettyCuteAnna
Edith Hope @Nuker
Henry Constanz @_Bueno_
APPOINTED BY THE PEOPLE:
Chloe de Rosius @EmiliainWonderland
Anastasie Pruvia @VeganWalmart
Joseph de Sarkozy @sashimichopped
Cesar Komenos @KamikazeReaper
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EBONWOOD ELECTEE
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ISSUED AND PROCLAIMED,
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Duke of Ves, Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
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ELECTIONS FOR THE IMPERIAL DIET, 29th IMPERIAL DIET
31st of Horen's Calling, 1857
**OOC: PLEASE READ**
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RP Name:
MC Name:
Voted: Yes
YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED UNLESS YOU DO THIS.
LET ALL BE AWARE that on this day, the 31st of Horren's Calling in the year of 1857, national elections for the Imperial Diet for the 29th Imperial Diet shall commence. All those eligible to vote in the National and Providence Districts are entitled to cast their ballot to the Department of Civil Affairs. All ineligible votes shall be invalidated.
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Remember that you must be registered using the CENSUS in order to vote.
ISSUED AND PROCLAIMED,
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Duke of Ves, Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
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IMPERIAL LETTERS FOR THE BARONY OF AMES, 1857
Issued and Confirmed by His Imperial Majesty, Philip III and Her Imperial Majesty, Anastasia I on the 6th of Harren’s Folly, 1850
TO OUR BELOVED SUBJECTS,
It pleases the Imperial Throne to bequeath upon its loyal subject with an officiation of their leal tenure in fealty to the Holy Orenian Empire. It is by the grace of God and the counsel of our court that we do invest The Hon. Elijah Keen as the Baron Ames As peer of the Holy Orenian Empire they shall hold in trust our Imperial Throne for the duration of their service. They are compelled to maintain the law of our realm, to peacefully abide our rule, and to rise in our defense when necessary. We do establish that the succession of this Barony of Ames will be hereditary; upon their death this title shall be inherited by their successor unless otherwise promulgated by our command.
IN NOMINE DEI,
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Duke of Ves, Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera
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The Edicts of the Holy Orenian Empire
in Government
Posted
THE EDICTS OF THE HOLY ORENIAN EMPIRE
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A Compendium of All Edicts
Issued Under Imperial Authority since 1736
Edict of Establishment
1736
In the Name of the Lord Protector
Edict of Elections
1736
In the Name of the Lord Protector
Edict of Reform
1763
In the Name of Emperor Peter III
Amendment to the Edict of Reform
1773
In the Name of Emperor Peter III
Amendment to the Edict of Reform
1787
In the Name of Empress Anne I & Emperor Joseph II
Amendment to the Edict of Reform
1794
In the Name of Empress Anne I & Emperor Joseph II
Edict of Providence
1798
In the Name of Empress Anne I & Emperor Joseph II
Amendment to the Edict of Reform
1799
In the Name of Empress Anne I & Emperor Joseph II
Edict of Rosemoor
1807
In the Name of Emperor Joseph II
Edict of Sunholdt
1808
In the Name of Emperor Joseph II
Edict of Revaluation
1807
In the Name of Emperor Joseph II
Edict of Renzfeld
1815
In the Name of Emperor John VIII
Edict of Furnestock
1837
In the Name of Emperor Philip II
Edict of Visiga
1840
In the Name of Emperor Philip II
Amendment to the Edict of Visiga
1841
In the Name of Emperor Philip II
Edict of Kositz
1853
In the Name of Emperor Philip III
Edict of Reform
1854
In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I
Edict of Settlement
1854
In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I
Edict of Petra
1855
In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I
Edict of Inquisition
1859
In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I
Edict of Aster
1864
In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I
Amendment to the Edict of Reform
1864
In the Name of Emperor Philip III & Empress Anastasia I