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% Original: 29th of Aug. 2020
% Amended: 9th of Jan. 2021; changes made at the investiture of Juris I

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	\settitle{The Marriages Law}
	\setdate{As amended: 9th Jan. 2021}
	
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	\textbf{*CONSOLIDATED TEXT*}
	
	\introduction{WE, \textbf{the Citizens of the Crafty Table}, BY THE GRACE OF KIPJE, the Sovereign Rulers of the Realm, hereby declare, to all whom shall hear or see, are to know: \bigskip%
		
		having heard the wishes of some players to engage in the holy act of matrimony; having no objections to such practices; having recognized the need for legal regulation of such practices; having long discussed the legal requirements for such a system;\bigskip%
		
		having concluded as such we shall here, having heard the advice of the Administration, in unison with the Legislature, declare into Law the following text. Let it be published by the Judiciary as follows: \bigskip}%
	
	\article{Purpose}{\begin{enumerate}
			\item This Law shall regulate all acts of marriage; and the creation and dissolution of such unions.
			\item This Law shall enact special personal obligations for married couples.
			\item This Law shall levy duties on the acts of the creation and dissolution of marriages.
	\end{enumerate}}

	\title{Marriages}
	\chapter{General Provisions}
	%\article{Legal Supremacy}{The Law shall only consider marriages from the perspective of its civil consequences.}
	\article{\st{Legal Supremacy}}{retracted.}
	
	\article{Null marriage}{Any marriage created in violation of this Law shall be null and void, and shall remain without any legal consequences.}
	
	\article{Requirements for marriage}{\begin{enumerate}
			\item A marriage may be entered into by two persons of any or no gender.
			\item The two persons entering into a marriage must be Citizens of the Crafty Table.
			\item A person may enter into multiple marriages with different people, but may, for the civil economic consequences, only choose one partner.
			\item None of the persons entering into a marriage may be banned or may not have been banned, for at least a month, at any point in the history of the Crafty Table.
	\end{enumerate}\medskip If one of the previous requirements prevents a marriage from being entered into, the President may, by Administrative decision, permit an exemption if being requested to do so.}

	\chapter{The creation of marriages through registration and means of weddings}
	\paragraph{Civil Marriage}
	\article{Intention to Marry}{In order for two persons to enter into a marriage they must first register their intention to marry to the Administration. They shall provide the Administration with the following details:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
			\item their names, both the names as used in the worlds of the Crafty Table, and - if applicable - their names on Discord;
			\item their primary residence(s) in one of the worlds of the Crafty Table;
			\item the names and primary residences of persons that shall act as witnesses at the creation of the marriage;
			\item the name and location of the public place where the marriage shall be created.
	\end{enumerate}\medskip Before the registration for the intention to marry, a duty may be levied in accordance with title II of this Law.}

	\article{Expiry of the intention to marry}{If the marriage hasn't been created within a month of the registration of the intention to marry, it may not be created until a new intention to marry has been registered.}
	
	\article{Legal status of premature pledges}{Any pledges made to a person for the intention of marriage shall have no legal binding status. These pledges shall make none eligible to damages, nor any other legal consequences.}
	
	%\article{Creation of the Marriage}{The marriage shall be created, in public, at the selected place, by the President, in the presence of at least two and at most four witnesses.}
	\article{Creation of the Marriage}{The marriage shall be created, in public, at the selected place, by the President or the Owner of the Crafty Table, in the presence of at least two and at most four witnesses.}
	
	\subarticle{Levied duty on the creation of marriage}{At the registration of the intention to marry, a duty may be levied in accordance with title II of this Law.}
	
	\article{Pledges}{The marriage may only be created if the two persons to be married both individually make the following pledge: "I hereby pledge to accept you [name of partner], to be my lawfully wedded partner, and that I shall faithfully perform all those duties as [Her/His] Majesty's Laws require me to do for this marriage. I pledge as such here, on this day the [date], for now until the end."}
	
	%\article{Registration and Certification}{After the pledges have been made, the President shall declare the two persons to be married, and shall register the marriages in the archives of the Administration, and shall provide the newly wedded couple with a certificate of their marriage.}
	\article{Registration and Certification}{After the pledges have been made, the President or the Owner of the Crafty Table shall declare the two persons to be married, and shall register the marriages in the archives of the Administration, and shall provide the newly wedded couple with a certificate of their marriage.}
	
	%\article{Religious pledges}{No religious pledges of marriage may be held until the Administrator of the Realm has declared the two persons to be married.}
	\article{Religious pledges}{If a religious marriage, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Law, is held before the creation of a civil, a civil marriage shall be created automatically. The President or Owner of the Crafty Table shall act in accordance with the previous article.}
	
	\paragraph{Religious Marriage}
	\article{Requirements}{In order for two persons to enter into the hallowed act of holy matrimony, they must first endure a religious ceremony in a place of worship.}
	
	\article{Application}{Upon registering their intention to marry under paragraph 1, if the two persons wish to also enter into the act of holy matrimony, they must additionally provide the Administration with the name and location of the public place of worship where the marriage shall be blessed by Kipje; and they shall also provide the Administration with the choice which of the two persons shall walk up to the altar at the ceremony and which shall already be waiting there.}
	
	\article{Customization}{If the two persons to enter into the act of holy matrimony wish to customize their religious ceremony, they can request the Administration to do so by providing the Administration with such a request at the registration of the intention to marry. The following options are available:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
			\item custom note block music at any phase of the ceremony, if converted into a .nbs file, and if it does not require a resource pack;
			\item a fireworks display at any phase of the ceremony;
			\item seating arrangements for guests at the place of worship;
			\item a smiting of one guest of choice.
			\item a list of persons holding speeches before the completion of the ceremony;
			\item or any other special arrangement as agreed upon between the two persons and the President.
	\end{enumerate}\medskip Any customization may result in a duty being levied in accordance with Title II of this Law.}

	%\article{Ceremonial Lead}{The President shall lead the religious ceremony, unless a different lead for the ceremony has been agreed upon between the two persons to enter into the act of holy matrimony and the President.}
	\article{Ceremonial Lead}{The President or the Owner of the Crafty Table shall lead the religious ceremony, unless a different lead for the ceremony has been agreed upon between the two persons to enter into the act of holy matrimony and the President or the Owner of the Crafty Table.}

	\article{The Ceremony}{\begin{enumerate}
			\item Before the ceremony, all guests shall take a seat, or, if arranged, their assigned seat, when ordered to do so by the Ceremonial Lead.
			\item The standard or customized procession note block music will start, and the chosen person to enter will enter into the place of worship along with a chosen witness, making their way to the altar.
			\item Upon reaching the altar, the procession music shall cease and the Ceremonial Lead shall make some introductory remarks.
			\item Any requested ceremonial process customization shall then take place.
			\item The Ceremonial Lead shall summon the two persons to face each other in front of all guests in the place of worship. They shall then exchange any chosen gifts of marriage, such as trinkets or other objects of value.
			\item The Ceremonial Lead shall then take the pledges from the two persons in accordance with this Law.
			\item After the pledges have been correctly taken, the Ceremonial Lead shall demand silence from all those attending, and await, at most for thirty seconds, for a strike of thunder, signifying the blessing of Kipje of the marriage. Upon hearing the thunder within these thirty seconds, the Ceremonial Lead shall declare the marriage to be blessed by Kipje and ask the guest to give applause. If the thirty seconds expire, the Ceremonial Lead shall declare the marriage unblessed and tell everyone to leave.
			\item If the marriage is properly blessed, the standard or customized recession note block music will start, and the newly wed couple will walk out of the Place of Worship, along with all witnesses and guests. 
			\item After leaving the place of worship, the newly wed couple shall be provided with two horses which they can use to travel to their place of honeymoon.
	\end{enumerate}}

	\article{Pledges before Kipje}{The pledge, as required in the previous article, shall be as follows: "I pledge, before the eyes of my friends, my guests, and my Kipje, that I shall take thee [name of partner], to be my partner in holy matrimony, such as Our Lord and Saviour Kipje has ordained it; that I shall support, love, cherish and obey, in sickness and in health; in the overworld, the nether or the end; and thereto I pledge to thee myself to you. May Kipje bless you and us from this day until the end of days."}
	
	\chapter{Rights and obligations of the wedded partners}
	\article{Support}{Wedded partners are obliged to be faithful to one another, to support one another and to give to each other that which the other partner needs.}
	
	\article{Information}{Wedded partners are obliged to provide each other information regarding decisions taken, and regarding any property or debt.}
	
	\article{Property arrangements}{Wedded partners shall have shared property. Any property held individually by the partners before the marriage shall become part of the shared property, and any property accrued during the marriage shall be part of the shared property. Any debts incurred by the wedded partners may be resolved using the shared property, prioritizing the property previously belonging to the partner which incurred the debt.}
	
	
	\chapter{Dissolution of marriages}
	\article{Civil dissolution}{Any civil marriage may be dissolved in one of the following ways:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
			\item by the disappearance of a player, when they do not show up for nine months on either any of the worlds of the Crafty Table; or does not send a message on its Discord server;
			\item by means of divorce, as taking place within a Court of Law.
		\end{enumerate}}
	
	\article{Religious dissolution}{Dissolution of the act of holy matrimony is not possible. A blessing of Kipje can not be revoked.}
	
	\article{Disappearance of a partner}{The Administration shall, upon noticing the nine month-absence, declare the marriage to be dissolved, and shall make note of such in the archives of the Administration. They shall notify the other partner of the dissolution of the marriage.}
	
	\article{Divorce and grounds}{A divorce may take place if a married couple meets one of the grounds for divorce. The grounds for divorce are as follows:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
			\item systemic physical separation: meaning the situation wherein the two partners no longer share the same primary residency;
			\item unbalanced or disproportionate economic exploitation: meaning the situation wherein a partner utilizes the other partners resources or wealth, without consent, in such a way that that other partner no longer has access to those resources or wealth and that first partner receives great profits without that other partner receiving any benefit;
			\item expulsion from the server: meaning the situation wherein one partner has been expelled from the server for one month or more.
	\end{enumerate}}
	
	\article{Divorce Procedure}{A divorce may be filed at the Court of Law of the Crafty Table, by sending an application for divorce. \begin{enumerate}
			\item This application must at least contain the following details:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
				\item the names of the partners, both the names as used in the worlds of the Crafty Table, and - if applicable - the names on Discord;
				\item the grounds for the divorce;
				\item any evidence to support the provided grounds for divorce.\end{enumerate}
			\item The application for divorce shall be appointed to a Justice of the Realm, in accordance with the Judiciary's internal rules, and shall be processed within seven days.
			\item The appointed Justice may order a Court hearing to be held if the Justice requires any clarification from the parties involved, or if any arrangement regarding shared property needs to be made. When ordering a Court hearing, the processing deadline of the application shall be suspended until the hearing has taken place.
			\item The application for divorce shall be denied if: \begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
				\item the application for divorce has been inproperly submitted;
				\item no legal marriage has been created;
				\item none of the legal grounds for divorce have been met.\end{enumerate}
			\item If the application for divorce is accepted, the Court shall issue a certificate of divorce, and report the dissolution of the marriage to the Administration to be registered in the archives of the Administration. The certificate of divorce shall contain all arrangements regarding shared property.
		\end{enumerate}}
	
	\subarticle{Autonomous Procedure}{The Administration may alternatively request the Judiciary for a divorce of the two partners, if one of the grounds of divorce is met, and there is reason to believe that one of the partners wants to divorce, but is unable to due to circumstances. Any such arranged divorces must be registered in accordance with the previous article.}
	
	\title{Levied duties on acts of marriage}
	\article{Civil marriage}{The Administration may, by administrative decree, levy a duty on certain acts of marriage. It may levy the following duties: \begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
			\item for the registration of the intention to marry, a duty may be levied of up to or equivalent to 160 CraftyCoins;
			\item for the creation of the marriage in a public place, a duty may be levied of up to or equivalent to 320 CraftyCoins;
			\item for the issuing of extra marriage or divorce certificates, a duty may be levied of up to or equivalent to 40 CraftyCoins.
	\end{enumerate}\medskip These duties will be levied at the registration of the intention to marry.}

	\article{Civil divorce}{The Judiciary may levy a duty on the act of divorce. This duty may not exceed the duty levied on any other civil cases.}
	
	\article{Religious marriage}{Additional duties may be levied for certain aspects of the religious marriage. The following duties may be levied:\begin{enumerate}
			\item for the place of worship, the owner of the place of worship may incur a price of their own choosing, to be paid in CraftyCoins;
			\item for the ceremonial lead, the ceremonial lead may incur a price of their own choosing, to be paid in CraftyCoins;
			\item for any customization, a duty may be levied by the Administration, the ceremonial lead, or the owner of the place of worship, of up to or equivalent to 640 CraftyCoins;
	\end{enumerate}\medskip These duties will be levied at the registration of the intention to marry.}
	
	
	\chapter{Final Provisions}
	\article{Adjudication}{Upon any dispute arising from this Law, the Crafty Court shall adjudicate.}
	
	\article{Amendment}{This Law may be amended by the Legislature at any instance. The Crafty Council shall ask the Administration for advice on any amendment.}
	
	\article{Citation}{This document shall be cited as The Marriages Law*}
	
	\signature{AceWoman}{AceWoman}{Juris\_LLM}


	
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