From 02bd4ec2ff53814ebe663280ad4a8429850c1d4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abel Hoogeveen Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 00:31:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] A few changes to the statutes - Added (TM) sign after every mention of Kipje, except for in those cases where the mention is within a pledge or statement. - Added skeleton articles for citizenship and active players in title I - A newly enacted season shall replace the current season, and not be null and void. This was a mistake, as it would not allow the Council or President to enact a new season. - Pre-existing seasons (first and second) have been defined - Membership of the Council is now open to all who have played four hours in the current season, and not week - Rules are binding on all players. Not only on all citizens. - Usage of smites is illegal on players. Not only on citizens. - Some minor re-naming of articles - Land claims shall be subject to property rights. They can be sold, lended and everything you can do with property. - Land claims not used to prevent griefing will still be removed, but the contents will no longer be removed as well in those cases. - Redistribution of resources for land reclamation has changed. Primary items to be added to the administrations currency reserve now include diamond blocks and CraftyCoins. - Opened skeleton articles for warnings and wrongful sentencing in the criminal code. --- statutes.tex | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/statutes.tex b/statutes.tex index d4fa205..9ec7dc1 100644 --- a/statutes.tex +++ b/statutes.tex @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ \usepackage{hyperref} \hypersetup{pdfborder={0 0 0}} +% Trademark signs +\usepackage{textcomp} + \begin{document} \settitle{The Statutes} % Original: 20th Dec. 2020 @@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ \generateHeader - \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% + \introduction{WE, \textbf{the Citizens of the Crafty Table}, BY THE GRACE OF KIPJE\texttrademark, the Sovereign Rulers of the Realm, hereby declare, to all whom shall hear or see, are to know: \bigskip% having established the greatest community world of all Realms of MineCraft; having created a true democracy where the voice of the people is heard; having determined a need to solidify this great democracy; having concluded that a codification of our constitutional rights is essential to safeguard these goals; having determined that the Citizens of the Crafty Table agree to enact a constitution;\bigskip% @@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ \title{General Provisions} % () Naam? \chapter{General Environment} - \article{Sovereignty}{Sovereignty shall extend to all worlds of the Crafty Table, its Discord, website, social media channels, and all other territories and systems granted to us by Kipje.} + \article{Sovereignty}{Sovereignty shall extend to all worlds of the Crafty Table, its Discord, website, social media channels, and all other territories and systems granted to us by Kipje\texttrademark.} \article{Standard Time}{\begin{enumerate} \item The standard time for the Server is the time observed in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and British Summer Time (BST). @@ -52,6 +55,12 @@ \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate}} + % Use rule from Council membership. Art. 2:2 + \article{Citizenship}{} + + % Use the ruleset from the reclamation law + \article{Active players}{} + \chapter{Seasons} \article{Definition}{% The following is meant when referring to a \textit{'season'}: \newline% @@ -65,7 +74,7 @@ \item The season shall be named as the '*st'-, '*nd'-, '*rd'- or '*th season', depending on the season number. \end{enumerate}} - \article{One Season Only}{There shall only be one active season. A newly enacted season shall be null and void if a session is already active.} + \article{One Season Only}{There shall only be one active season. A newly enacted season shall be replace the currently active season.} \article{Time limit}{\begin{enumerate} \item A season is limited to exist a maximum of one year after the date of the enactment of the season. @@ -82,6 +91,11 @@ \section{Enactment of a new Season} \article{Enactment by time}{There must always be an active season. If no season is active, a new season shall immediately be enacted by Law.} + \subarticle{Pre-existing seasons}{The following pre-existing seasons shall exist:\begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*.] + \item the first season, having started on the 11th of August 2019 and having ended on the 7th of July 2020; + \item the second season, having started on the 8th of July 2020. + \end{enumerate}} + \article{Enactment by the President}{\begin{enumerate} \item The President is authorised to end the active season and enact a new season by decree, when required to do so in the interest of public order, the integrity of the Server or when requested to do so by the Council. \item The President's decree to end the active season and enact a new season shall have immediate effect. @@ -105,6 +119,8 @@ \article{Notification}{The President shall, upon the enactment of a new season, send a notification to all players that a new season has been enacted. This notification must be sent multiple times, as defined by Administrative decree.} + + % COUNCIL CODE OF CONDUCT \title{Legislature} \chapter{Charter of the Council of the Crafty Table} @@ -113,7 +129,7 @@ \section{Membership of the Council} \article{Everyone on the Server}{\begin{enumerate} - \item Member of the Council shall be any player that has been online on the server for four hours within the last thirty days. + \item Member of the Council shall be any player that has been online on the server for four hours within the current season. \item The point of measurement for determining the hours played shall be the commencement of the related voting procedure. \item Membership of the Council is excluded from those who and have been expelled from the Server for at least two months or more; or have been condemned to specifically be denied Council participation. \end{enumerate}} @@ -158,7 +174,7 @@ \paragraph{General Provisions} \article{Topics}{\begin{enumerate} \item Topics discussed in the Council shall be either rules or motions. - \item Rules shall be binding on all citizens and written as a legal text into the Constitution, Statutes, Administrative Decree or Regional Ordinance. + \item Rules shall be binding on all players and written as a legal text into the Constitution, Statutes, Administrative Decree or Regional Ordinance. \item Motions shall be general or specific concepts, aimed at all players or a specific subset of players, which that group of players is stimulated to act in accordance with. \end{enumerate}} @@ -363,12 +379,12 @@ \item The President may upon appointing a moderator delegate any of their powers to the moderator at the President's own discretion. \end{enumerate}} - \article{Prohibition of Smites}{\begin{enumerate} + \subarticle{Prohibition of Smites}{\begin{enumerate} \item The smiting of players shall be minimized and only applied if the player is misbehaving, or upon being requested to be smitten. - \item Any member of the Administration utilizing smiting on citizens without just cause shall be jailed for 1 hour. + \item Any member of the Administration utilizing smiting on players without just cause shall be jailed for 1 hour. \end{enumerate}} - \article{Broadcast Command}{Broadcasts and Discord announcements may only be used for the purpose of announcing official server notices. These may not be used for any private communication.} + \subarticle{Broadcast Command}{Broadcasts and Discord announcements may only be used for the purpose of announcing official server notices. These may not be used for any private communication.} % Administrative departments % The Treasury @@ -455,7 +471,7 @@ \title{Community Rules} \chapter{Community Titles and Ranks} \section{Donations and Custom Ranks} - \article{Donating}{\begin{enumerate} + \article{Donator privileges}{\begin{enumerate} \item Players may donate to the Owner of the Crafty Table to support the Server and safeguard its continuity. Players that have donated shall be known as 'Supporters' and will be granted the following privileges:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)] \item the 'Supporter' rank on the in-game-chat, Discord and the Website; and \item a custom title in the server with a color from the pre-determined Minecraft formatting codes; and @@ -470,7 +486,7 @@ \item Without prejudice to pardons, a Supporter shall automatically lose their Supporter status when they have been convicted of a month or longer expulsion from the Server. \end{enumerate}} - \article{Donating procedure}{A donation may be made by clicking the link in the \#donating channel on Discord.\begin{enumerate} + \article{Donation procedure}{A donation may be made by clicking the link in the \#donating channel on Discord.\begin{enumerate} \item On the donating page, the player is to provide the following details:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)] \item the amount of money to be donated; \item in the description box: the name of the player, both in-game and on Discord. @@ -481,7 +497,7 @@ \end{enumerate}\medskip} \section{Most Valued Player Title} - \article{MVPs}{\begin{enumerate} + \article{MVP privileges}{\begin{enumerate} \item Most Valued Player (MVP) shall be that player which has, in the preceding month, provided the community with exceptional service and deserves recognition for their efforts. \item The MVP shall be granted the following privileges:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)] \item the 'MVP' rank on the in-game-chat, Discord and the Website; and @@ -725,16 +741,17 @@ % Claimblocks Act \title{Environmental Planning} \chapter{General Provisions} - \article{Definition}{\begin{enumerate} + \article{Definitions}{\begin{enumerate} \item A land claim shall mean such an area as has been claimed by a player using the GriefPrevention plugin. \item Land claims shall not include those lands as have been claimed by the Administration using GriefPrevention or any other similar modifications. + \item Land claims shall be subject to property rights. \item A claimblock is a 1 block by 1 block area of a land claim. \end{enumerate}} \article{Purpose of land claims}{\begin{enumerate} \item A land claim may only be created to protect a build by a player. Claims may only be used for the purpose of claiming ownership of developed land. - \item If a land claim is discovered to be violating the previous member, the land claim shall be removed in accordance with title II. - \item Alternatively, a land claim may be resized to comply with this act. + \item If a land claim is discovered to be in violation of the previous member, the land claim shall be removed, without prejudice to the contents of the land claim. + \item Alternatively, a land claim may be resized to comply with this title. \end{enumerate}} \chapter{Land Reclamation} @@ -823,7 +840,7 @@ If these conditions can no longer be met, the administration may tax the resources in accordance with this chapter.} \article{Redistribution}{Resources shall be redistributed as follows in the following order:\begin{enumerate} - \item diamonds and emeralds, in any form, shall be added to the Administration's currency reserve; + \item diamonds, diamond blocks, CraftyCoins and emeralds, in any form, shall be added to the Administration's currency reserve; \item remaining resources currently in need for an active community project shall be brought to the project coordinator; \item remaining resources sold in any market belonging to the Administration, shall be added to that market's stock; \item remaining resources with value shall be added to the Administration's vault; @@ -858,7 +875,7 @@ \item the purpose for needing the claimblocks. \end{enumerate} \item The permit request shall be processed by the Administration within 3 days. - \item If a permit request is approved, the Administration shall - if applicable - request the player for payment of the required duty for the claimblocks. After receiving the required duty, the claimblocks shall be added by the Administration to the player. + \item If the permit request is approved, the Administration shall - if applicable - request the player for payment of the required duty for the claimblocks. After receiving the required duty, the claimblocks shall be added by the Administration to the player. \item If a permit request is denied, the Administration shall notify the requestor at the earliest opportunity. \end{enumerate}} @@ -875,22 +892,23 @@ \chapter{General Provisions} \article{\textit{Nullum crimen sine lege}}{\begin{enumerate} \item No act is a criminal offense unless so defined as a criminal offense in the statutes. - \item An act may be a criminal offense if another player is convicted of the same act before the enactment of this book. + \item An act may be a criminal offense if another player is convicted of the same act before the enactment of this title. \item When the statutes are changed, after a criminal offense has occurred, the statutes as active at the time of the criminal offense shall be effective. \end{enumerate}} - \article{Width of Application}{The criminal offenses as defined in the statutes shall apply to those whom commit such a criminal offense within the Worlds of the Realm of the Crafty Table.} + \article{Width of Application}{The criminal offenses as defined in this title shall apply to those whom commit such a criminal offense within the Worlds of the Realm of the Crafty Table.} - \article{Application outside of Server}{The statutes shall additionally apply to those who commit one of the criminal offenses outside the Worlds of the Realm of the Crafty Table, as determined in title II, chapter I of this Law.} + \article{Application outside of Server}{Criminal offenses as defined in this title shall additionally apply to those who commit one of the criminal offenses outside the Worlds of the Realm of the Crafty Table, as determined in section I of chapter II of this title.} \section{Sanctions} + \paragraph{General Provisions} \article{List of Sanctions}{\begin{enumerate} \item The following sanctions can be imposed: \begin{enumerate}[label={(\alph*)}] \item primary sanctions: \begin{enumerate}[label={\arabic**.}] \item expulsion from the Server; - \item silencing of Communication; + \item silencing of communication; \item incarceration; \item community service; \item fines; @@ -901,16 +919,16 @@ \item confiscation of property. \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} - \item All crimes sanctioned with expulsion from the Server or incarceration can, except for situations as defined in this Law, be replaced with community service. - \item All crimes sanctioned with expulsion from the Server or incarceration can, except for situations as defined in this Law, be accompanied with a fine. - \item Secondary sanctions can be imposed in conjunction or independently of primary sanctions, except for situations as defined in this Law. + \item All crimes sanctioned with expulsion from the Server or incarceration can, except for situations as defined in this title, be replaced with community service. + \item All crimes sanctioned with expulsion from the Server or incarceration can, except for situations as defined in this title, be accompanied with a fine. + \item Secondary sanctions can be imposed in conjunction or independently of primary sanctions, except for situations as defined in this title. \item The Honourable Justice can decide that no sanction shall be imposed for a criminal act, when reasonability requires so. \end{enumerate}} \article{Execution of sentences}{\begin{enumerate} \item Rules shall be defined by Administrative decree regarding the execution of sentences. These rules shall include:\begin{enumerate}[label={\alph*.}] - \item the method of registering sentences; - \item the method of suspending sentences; + \item methods of registering sentences; + \item methods of suspending sentences; \item the system for enforcement of sentences; \item policy regarding the replacement of expulsion or incarceration with community service. \end{enumerate} @@ -921,9 +939,18 @@ \item The Crafty Court shall decide to suspend a sentence when new facts arise proving the innocence of the culprit, when an appeal for pardon is issued by the culprit. \end{enumerate}} + % Warnings need to be given, except for criminal acts which illegality can be considered common among Survival Minecraft servers. + \article{Warnings}{} + + % Every day, first 7 days wrongfully banned = 16 diamonds compensation a day + % Every day, after first 7 days wrongfully banned = 4 diamonds compensation a day + % Up to 168 diamonds + \article{Wrongful sentencing}{} + + \paragraph{Sentences} \article{Expulsion from the Server}{\begin{enumerate} \item Expulsion from the Server is either temporary or permanent. - \item Temporary expulsion shall last at least one week and at most two years. + \item Temporary expulsion shall last at least one day and at most two years. \item A permanent expulsion shall last up to five years. \end{enumerate}} @@ -939,14 +966,6 @@ \article{Community Service}{} \article{Fines}{} - % Warnings need to be given, except for criminal acts which illegality can be considered common among Survival Minecraft servers. - \article{Warnings}{} - - % Every day, first 7 days wrongfully banned = 16 diamonds compensation a day - % Every day, after first 7 days wrongfully banned = 4 diamonds compensation a day - % Up to 168 diamonds - \article{Wrongful sentencing}{} - \chapter{Criminal offenses} \section{Crimes against the Server} @@ -959,11 +978,11 @@ \article{Null marriage}{Any marriage created in violation of the statutes 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 A marriage may be entered into by any two persons. \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 decree, permit an exemption if being requested to do so.} + \end{enumerate}\medskip If one of the previous requirements prevents a marriage from being entered into, the President may, by Administrative decree, permit an exemption, if being requested to do so.} \section{The creation of marriages through registration and means of weddings} \paragraph{Civil Marriage} @@ -991,7 +1010,7 @@ \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{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\texttrademark; 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; @@ -1011,12 +1030,12 @@ \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 title. - \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 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\texttrademark of the marriage. Upon hearing the thunder within these thirty seconds, the Ceremonial Lead shall declare the marriage to be blessed by Kipje\texttrademark 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."} + \article{Pledges before Kipje\texttrademark}{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."} \section{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.} @@ -1032,7 +1051,7 @@ \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{Religious dissolution}{Dissolution of the act of holy matrimony is not possible. A blessing of Kipje\texttrademark 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.} @@ -1079,7 +1098,7 @@ \title{Taxation} \chapter{General Provisions} % () Fairness? Other provisions to calm players - \article{Council mandate}{Taxation may only be levied when legally sanctioned in the statutes. } + \article{Council mandate}{Taxes may only be levied when legally sanctioned in this title.} \article{Request for information}{Player who wish to inspect the exact data used to determine the taxation, can request access to the source files by sending a request to the President. The President shall provide the relevant source files within 7 days of the request.}