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Security officals will be obeyed at all times in all matters pertaining to the enforcement of Mhaldorian law and the protection of citizens. Failure to obey will result in the use of force. Repeated violations of city law will result in harsher penalties, including permanent enemy status. Mhaldor is a dictatorship. The laws are enforced without exception.  
Security officals will be obeyed at all times in all matters pertaining to the enforcement of Mhaldorian law and the protection of citizens. Failure to obey will result in the use of force. Repeated violations of city law will result in harsher penalties, including permanent enemy status. Mhaldor is a dictatorship. The laws are enforced without exception.  


To have the status of enemy to Mhaldor removed one must speak to either a Viceroy or the Minister of Security. It is at the Tyrannus and/or Minister of Security's discretion whether or not to remove this status.
To have the status of enemy to Mhaldor removed one must speak to either a Viceroy or the Minister of Security. It is at the Tyrannus and/or [[Ministry of Security|Minister of Security]]'s discretion whether or not to remove this status.


 
==Definitions==
=Definitions=


:a) Citizens of Mhaldor are those listed in 'citizens' and 'citizens dormant'.
:a) Citizens of Mhaldor are those listed in 'citizens' and 'citizens dormant'.


:b) Enemies of Mhaldor are those listed in 'cityenemies'.
:b) [[Enemies]] of Mhaldor are those listed in 'cityenemies'.


:c) Allies are those listed in 'chelp allies'.
:c) [[Allies]] are those listed in 'chelp allies'.


:d) Security constructs include but are not limited to sigils, totems, wormholes, traps, walls, denizens.
:d) Security constructs include but are not limited to sigils, totems, wormholes, traps, walls, denizens.
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:f) Fraudulent commerce is knowingly or negligently failing to render a promised consideration upon receipt of goods and/or services and/or monies.
:f) Fraudulent commerce is knowingly or negligently failing to render a promised consideration upon receipt of goods and/or services and/or monies.


=Scope=
==Scope==
This law applies to:
This law applies to:


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:c) Crimes committed against Mhaldorian citizens.
:c) Crimes committed against Mhaldorian citizens.


=Enforcement=
==Enforcement==


:a) This law shall be enforced by the Viceroys, the Minister of Security and Security Aides. Infractions are to be brought to their attention.
:a) This law shall be enforced by the Viceroys, the Minister of Security and Security Aides. Infractions are to be brought to their attention.
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:c) Sentences are as follows:
:c) Sentences are as follows:


:: i)  Sapients committing minor crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than five thousand gold sovereigns, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding a year, or both.
:: i)  Sapients committing minor crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than five thousand [[gold sovereigns]], or a branding as city enemy not exceeding a year, or both.


:: ii)  Sapients committing major crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than fifty thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding ten years, or both.
:: ii)  Sapients committing major crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than fifty thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding ten years, or both.
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:: iv)  At the discretion of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security, a branding sentence for a capital crime may be made permanent.
:: iv)  At the discretion of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security, a branding sentence for a capital crime may be made permanent.


=Criminal Code=
==Criminal Code==
  a) Petty Offences
:a) Petty Offences
 
:: i)  Public [[alcohol|drunkenness]] is a minor crime.
 
:: ii)  Public display of affection is a minor crime.
 
:: iii) Yelling, shouting, or posting to Public news as a Slave without a Viceroy's permission is a minor crime.
 
:: iv)  Littering is a minor crime.
 
:: v)  Unsolicited [[pranks|graffiti]] is a minor crime.
 
:: vi)  Presence by non-citizens in Mhaldor's [[sewers]] is a minor crime.
 
:b) Acts against Mhaldor
 
:: i)  Slander is a major crime.
 
:: ii)  Espionage is a major crime.
 
:: iii) Aiding and abetting city enemies to enter or remain in Mhaldor is a major crime.
 
:: iv)  Raiding is a major crime.
 
:: v)  Aiding and abetting raid attackers in Mhaldor or on the Island is a major crime.
 
:: vi)  Fraudulent commerce is a major crime.
 
:: vii) Benefiting from fraudulent commerce is a major crime.
 
:c) Property Damage


    i)  Public drunkenness is a minor crime.
:: i)  Damaging City property is a major crime. In the case of such damage, the attacker's fine will be augmented by twice the cost of the damage caused.
    ii)  Public display of affection is a minor crime.
    iii) Yelling, shouting, or posting to Public news as a Slave
        without a Viceroy's permission is a minor crime.
    iv)  Littering is a minor crime.
    v)  Unsolicited graffiti is a minor crime.
    vi)  Presence by non-citizens in Mhaldor's sewers is a minor crime.


  b) Acts against Mhaldor
:d) Assault/Murder


    i)  Slander is a major crime.
:: i)  Attacks upon citizens, full allies, and partial allies in Mhaldor are major crimes.
    ii)  Espionage is a major crime.
    iii) Aiding and abetting city enemies to enter or remain in Mhaldor
        is a major crime.
    iv)  Raiding is a major crime.
    v)  Aiding and abetting raid attackers in Mhaldor or on the Island
        is a major crime.
    vi)  Fraudulent commerce is a major crime.
    vii) Benefiting from fraudulent commerce is a major crime.


  c) Property Damage
:: ii) Attacks on Mhaldorian guards and other [[denizens]] are major crimes. In the case of such an attack, the attacker's fine will be augmented by twice the cost of the denizen. Denizens without a purchase price shall be presumed as equivalent to city guards in value.


    i)   Damaging City property is a major crime. In the case of such
:e) Theft
        damage, the attacker's fine will be augmented by twice the
        cost of the damage caused.


   d) Assault/Murder
:: i)   A single instance of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian shops or citizens is a minor crime.


    i)  Attacks upon citizens, full allies, and partial allies in
:: ii)  Repeated instances of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian shops or citizens are together a major crime.
        Mhaldor are major crimes.
    ii)  Attacks on Mhaldorian guards and other denizens are major
        crimes. In the case of such an attack, the attacker's fine
        will be augmented by twice the cost of the denizen. Denizens
        without a purchase price shall be presumed as equivalent to
        city guards in value.


  e) Theft
:f) Disobedience


    i)   A single instance of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian
:: i) Disobeying a Viceroy's lawful command, willfully and with malice aforethought, is a crime. The sentence is by the Viceroy's will.
        shops or citizens is a minor crime.
    ii)  Repeated instances of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian
        shops or citizens are together a major crime.


  f) Disobedience
:g) Treason


    i) Disobeying a Viceroy's lawful command, willfully and with malice
:: i)   High Treason is a capital crime.
        aforethought, is a crime. The sentence is by the Viceroy's will.


  g) Treason
:: ii) Sedition is a capital crime.


    i)   High Treason is a capital crime.
:h) [[:Category:Religion|Religious]] Offences
    ii)  Sedition is a capital crime.


   h) Religious Offences
:: i)   Defiling an approved [[shrines|shrine]] in Mhaldor is a capital crime.


    i)  Defiling an approved shrine in Mhaldor is a capital crime.
:: ii)  Heresy is a capital crime.
    ii)  Heresy is a capital crime.


=Treaties=
==Treaties==
Treaties will be obeyed by citizens as if they were Mhaldorian law.
Treaties will be obeyed by citizens as if they were Mhaldorian law.


=Passage=
==Passage==
  a) The following are prohibited from entering Mhaldor:
:a) The following are prohibited from entering Mhaldor:
 
:: i)  Members of the Holy [[Church]] of Achaea
 
:: ii)  Members of [[Shallam]]ese houses
 
:: iii) Citizens of Shallam


    i)  Members of the Holy Church of Achaea
:: iv)  [[Devotion (skill)|Devotion]] users
    ii)  Members of Shallamese houses
    iii) Citizens of Shallam
    iv)  Devotion users
    v)   Runelore users without Viceroy or Ministerial permission.


=City Enemies=
:: v)  [[Runelore]] users without Viceroy or Ministerial permission.
 
==City Enemies==
Enemies are to be slain or removed from Mhaldor by any means necessary.
Enemies are to be slain or removed from Mhaldor by any means necessary.


=Marriage=
==Marriage==
  a) Preparatory engagements and solemnized marriage are permitted
:a) Preparatory engagements and solemnized marriage are permitted among:
    among:
 
:: i)  Mhaldorian citizens.
 
:: ii)  Full allies of Mhaldor.


    i)  Mhaldorian citizens.
:: iii) Members of Mhaldorian Houses.
    ii)  Full allies of Mhaldor.
    iii) Members of Mhaldorian Houses.


  b) Citizens married to former citizens or former city allies are
:b) Citizens married to former citizens or former city allies are granted two years grace to correct said spouses' departures, by returning them to citizenship or ally status, as appropriate. If after that time period the spouse remains outside Mhaldor's ambit, the couple will divorce.
    granted two years grace to correct said spouses' departures, by
    returning them to citizenship or ally status, as appropriate. If
    after that time period the spouse remains outside Mhaldor's ambit,
    the couple will divorce.


=Citizenship=
==Citizenship==
  a) The following are disqualified from Mhaldorian citizenship:
:a) The following are disqualified from Mhaldorian citizenship:


    i)  Devotion users are not permitted to be citizens.
:: i)  Devotion users are not permitted to be citizens.
    ii)  Members of Shallamese Houses are not permitted to be citizens.
    iii) Enemies of the orders of Oppression and Suffering are not
        permitted to be citizens.


  b) There is no penalty for leaving Mhaldor, save where the departure
:: ii) Members of Shallamese Houses are not permitted to be citizens.
    is without the permission of a Viceroy.


=Security Constructs=
:: iii) Enemies of the orders of Oppression and Suffering are not permitted to be citizens.
  a) Security constructs may not be placed on public property without
    permission of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security.


  b) Damaging or destroying security constructs, including the attempt
:b) There is no penalty for leaving Mhaldor, save where the departure is without the permission of a Viceroy.
    thereto, constitutes property damage, and will be treated as though
    the construct were destroyed.


  c) Wormholes terminating in Mhaldor are to be approved by the Nagaraja
==Security Constructs==
    or the Minister of Security.
:a) Security constructs may not be placed on public property without permission of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security.


  d) The Naga will maintain a current list of all wormholes terminating
:b) Damaging or destroying security constructs, including the attempt thereto, constitutes property damage, and will be treated as though the construct were destroyed.
    in Mhaldor or on or below the Island.


=Shops=
:c) [[Wormholes]] terminating in Mhaldor are to be approved by the Nagaraja or the Minister of Security.
  a) Mhaldorian shops are not subject to any treaties or agreements made
    in restraint of trade.


  b) Sale of the venom vardrax is a major crime. Shops found selling
:d) The Naga will maintain a current list of all wormholes terminating in Mhaldor or on or below the Island.
    vardrax will be seized.
=Allies=
  a) Full allies are those who advance the cause of Mhaldor, the City of
    Evil. Full allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when
    interacting with its citizens, and thus are granted the privilege
    of being treated as a Mhaldorian citizen for the purposes of
    city law.


  b) Partial allies are those with certain economic ties to Mhaldor.
==Shops==
    Partial allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when in the
:a) Mhaldorian shops are not subject to any treaties or agreements made in restraint of [[:Category:Trade|trade]].
    City, and thus are granted the following privileges when
    in Mhaldor:


    i)   unhindered travel throughout the city
:b) Sale of the venom [[vardrax]] is a major crime. Shops found selling vardrax will be seized.
    ii) immunity to theft/murder by Mhaldorian citizens
==Allies==
:a) Full allies are those who advance the cause of Mhaldor, the City of [[Evil]]. Full allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when interacting with its citizens, and thus are granted the privilege of being treated as a Mhaldorian citizen for the purposes of city law.


:b) Partial allies are those with certain economic ties to Mhaldor. Partial allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when in the City, and thus are granted the following privileges when in Mhaldor:


:: i)  unhindered travel throughout the city


:: ii)  immunity to theft/murder by Mhaldorian citizens
[[Category:Documents]]
[[Category:Documents]]

Latest revision as of 07:17, 28 February 2017

The following is the written law of Mhaldor. This law shall apply to all citizens and visitors of Mhaldor. Ignorance will not be tolerated. Failure to follow the laws of Mhaldor will result in loss of their protection. Abusing the protection of the city will not be tolerated and could result in being enemied from the city of Mhaldor.

Security officals will be obeyed at all times in all matters pertaining to the enforcement of Mhaldorian law and the protection of citizens. Failure to obey will result in the use of force. Repeated violations of city law will result in harsher penalties, including permanent enemy status. Mhaldor is a dictatorship. The laws are enforced without exception.

To have the status of enemy to Mhaldor removed one must speak to either a Viceroy or the Minister of Security. It is at the Tyrannus and/or Minister of Security's discretion whether or not to remove this status.

Definitions

a) Citizens of Mhaldor are those listed in 'citizens' and 'citizens dormant'.
b) Enemies of Mhaldor are those listed in 'cityenemies'.
c) Allies are those listed in 'chelp allies'.
d) Security constructs include but are not limited to sigils, totems, wormholes, traps, walls, denizens.
e) Public property excludes subdivision houses, shop stockrooms, house estates.
f) Fraudulent commerce is knowingly or negligently failing to render a promised consideration upon receipt of goods and/or services and/or monies.

Scope

This law applies to:

a) Citizens of Mhaldor.
b) Sapients in Mhaldor.
c) Crimes committed against Mhaldorian citizens.

Enforcement

a) This law shall be enforced by the Viceroys, the Minister of Security and Security Aides. Infractions are to be brought to their attention.
b) Nothing in these laws shall be construed to derogate from Viceroys' complete discretion over all punishments for all offences specified and unspecified.
c) Sentences are as follows:
i) Sapients committing minor crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than five thousand gold sovereigns, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding a year, or both.
ii) Sapients committing major crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than fifty thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding ten years, or both.
iii) Sapients committing capital crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not less than one hundred thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not less than ten years, or both.
iv) At the discretion of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security, a branding sentence for a capital crime may be made permanent.

Criminal Code

a) Petty Offences
i) Public drunkenness is a minor crime.
ii) Public display of affection is a minor crime.
iii) Yelling, shouting, or posting to Public news as a Slave without a Viceroy's permission is a minor crime.
iv) Littering is a minor crime.
v) Unsolicited graffiti is a minor crime.
vi) Presence by non-citizens in Mhaldor's sewers is a minor crime.
b) Acts against Mhaldor
i) Slander is a major crime.
ii) Espionage is a major crime.
iii) Aiding and abetting city enemies to enter or remain in Mhaldor is a major crime.
iv) Raiding is a major crime.
v) Aiding and abetting raid attackers in Mhaldor or on the Island is a major crime.
vi) Fraudulent commerce is a major crime.
vii) Benefiting from fraudulent commerce is a major crime.
c) Property Damage
i) Damaging City property is a major crime. In the case of such damage, the attacker's fine will be augmented by twice the cost of the damage caused.
d) Assault/Murder
i) Attacks upon citizens, full allies, and partial allies in Mhaldor are major crimes.
ii) Attacks on Mhaldorian guards and other denizens are major crimes. In the case of such an attack, the attacker's fine will be augmented by twice the cost of the denizen. Denizens without a purchase price shall be presumed as equivalent to city guards in value.
e) Theft
i) A single instance of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian shops or citizens is a minor crime.
ii) Repeated instances of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian shops or citizens are together a major crime.
f) Disobedience
i) Disobeying a Viceroy's lawful command, willfully and with malice aforethought, is a crime. The sentence is by the Viceroy's will.
g) Treason
i) High Treason is a capital crime.
ii) Sedition is a capital crime.
h) Religious Offences
i) Defiling an approved shrine in Mhaldor is a capital crime.
ii) Heresy is a capital crime.

Treaties

Treaties will be obeyed by citizens as if they were Mhaldorian law.

Passage

a) The following are prohibited from entering Mhaldor:
i) Members of the Holy Church of Achaea
ii) Members of Shallamese houses
iii) Citizens of Shallam
iv) Devotion users
v) Runelore users without Viceroy or Ministerial permission.

City Enemies

Enemies are to be slain or removed from Mhaldor by any means necessary.

Marriage

a) Preparatory engagements and solemnized marriage are permitted among:
i) Mhaldorian citizens.
ii) Full allies of Mhaldor.
iii) Members of Mhaldorian Houses.
b) Citizens married to former citizens or former city allies are granted two years grace to correct said spouses' departures, by returning them to citizenship or ally status, as appropriate. If after that time period the spouse remains outside Mhaldor's ambit, the couple will divorce.

Citizenship

a) The following are disqualified from Mhaldorian citizenship:
i) Devotion users are not permitted to be citizens.
ii) Members of Shallamese Houses are not permitted to be citizens.
iii) Enemies of the orders of Oppression and Suffering are not permitted to be citizens.
b) There is no penalty for leaving Mhaldor, save where the departure is without the permission of a Viceroy.

Security Constructs

a) Security constructs may not be placed on public property without permission of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security.
b) Damaging or destroying security constructs, including the attempt thereto, constitutes property damage, and will be treated as though the construct were destroyed.
c) Wormholes terminating in Mhaldor are to be approved by the Nagaraja or the Minister of Security.
d) The Naga will maintain a current list of all wormholes terminating in Mhaldor or on or below the Island.

Shops

a) Mhaldorian shops are not subject to any treaties or agreements made in restraint of trade.
b) Sale of the venom vardrax is a major crime. Shops found selling vardrax will be seized.

Allies

a) Full allies are those who advance the cause of Mhaldor, the City of Evil. Full allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when interacting with its citizens, and thus are granted the privilege of being treated as a Mhaldorian citizen for the purposes of city law.
b) Partial allies are those with certain economic ties to Mhaldor. Partial allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when in the City, and thus are granted the following privileges when in Mhaldor:
i) unhindered travel throughout the city
ii) immunity to theft/murder by Mhaldorian citizens