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= | =Definitions= | ||
I) 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= | =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= | =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 | |||
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