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Nearly finished the Council Code of Conduct.

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\begin{document}
\settitle{The Statutes}
% Original: 20th Dec. 2020
\setdate{1st Apr. 2021}
\setdate{1st May. 2021}
\generateHeader
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\article{Calendar}{\begin{enumerate}
\item When referring to years on the calendar, these must be accompanied with the name of the active season.
\item When catagorizing documents, all institutions are required to use the season number, instead of the year.
\item The Administration is allowed to retroactively edit documents to replace the year with the session number.
\item When categorizing documents, all institutions are required to use the season number, instead of the year.
\item The Administration is allowed to retroactively edit documents to replace the year with the season number.
\end{enumerate}}
\section{Enactment of a new Season}
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\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.
\item The President shall, when not requested to end the active season by the Council, request the Council to convene at the earliest opportunity to explain the reasoning for ending the previously active session.
\item The President shall, when not requested to end the active season by the Council, request the Council to convene at the earliest opportunity to explain the reasoning for ending the previously active season.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Enactment by the Council}{\begin{enumerate}
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\article{Democratic Principle}{The Crafty Council shall, at any instance, be a democratic body ruled by the will of its members. All members are entitled to be able to vote without any burden put upon them.}
\section{Membership of the Council}
\article{Everyone on the Server}{\begin{enumerate}
\article{Every Citizen of the Server}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Member of the Council shall be any Citizen of the Crafty Table.
\item The player shall be considered a Member of the Council in relation to a vote, if the player was a citizen at the commencement of the related voting procedure.
\item The player shall be considered a Member of the Council in relation to a vote, if the player was a citizen at the commencement of the applicable 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}}
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\article{Dispute settlement}{Any disputes arising about the Council membership of a player shall be adjudicated by the Crafty Court using the procedures of administrative appeal.}
\section{The Host}
\article{Order of Hosts}{The Host of the Crafty Table shall be determined by the following order:\begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*.]
\article{Order of Hosts}{The Host of the Council shall be determined by the following order:\begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*.]
\item the Elected Host of the Council; or
\item the appointed co-Host of the Council; or
\item the President of the Crafty Table; or
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\article{Elected Host of the Council}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Council can appoint a Host from any one of its members, through an appointment vote.
\item The Council can remove a appointed Host, through a Host removal motion, using a majority vote.
\item The Council can remove an appointed Host, through a Host removal motion, using a majority vote.
\item The elected Host shall take office upon the next meeting of the Council.
% ! DEBATED TERM
\item The elected Host shall serve a term of up to sixteen weeks.
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\section{Legislation}
\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 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.
\article{Topics}{Topics discussed in the Council shall be either rules or motions.}
\article{Rules}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Rules shall be binding on all players and written as a legal text into the Constitution, the Statutes, an Administrative Decree or a Regional Ordinance.
\item Rules shall be proposed either as a legal text or as the essence of the rule to be imposed.
\item If a rule is proposed as a legal text, the literal text shall be passed using a majority vote of the Council. The legal text may be altered after the passing of the vote by the Owner of the Crafty Table to bring it into compliance with legal standards.
\item If the proposed legal text is a constitutional amendment, the required majority in the Council shall be two-thirds.
\item If a rule is proposed in its essence, the Host shall, in the next meeting, put before the Council a proposal of a legal text that implements this essence. The essence of these rules shall not go into effect until the exact legal text has passed the Council, but citizens are expected to act in good faith in accordance with the new rules until the passing of the exact legal text.
\item Any rules that are passed by the Council, but are not codified in the Constitution, Statutes or Regional Ordinance shall remain without effect.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Motions}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Motions shall be general or specific assignments, aimed at all or a specific subset of players or institution, which that group is stimulated to act in accordance with.
\item If a motion is targeted towards a specific subset of players, representatives of that subset, if present, shall be able to provide comments on the motion and its desirability.
\item If a proposed motion is a motion to reset the overworld, the required majority in the Council shall be two-thirds.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Motion of no-confidence}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The passing of a motion of no-confidence shall result in the resignation of all members of the Administration.
\item If the Host of the meeting is a member of the Administration, the Host shall be replaced for the remainder of the meeting by a Host appointed by the Owner of the Crafty Table. The meeting shall be suspended until this appointment has been made.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Motion of disaproval}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The passing of a motion of disaproval shall result in the resignation of the member of the Administration to which it is directed.
\item If the Host of the meeting is the member of the Administration to which the motion is directed, the Host shall be replaced with the next person following article 5. The meeting shall be suspended until this replacement has been made.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Proposal procedure}{Members of the Council may propose a topic by posting a message under a designated Discord channel, or by bringing the topic forward during the open debate or as a procedural change during a meeting. A proposal for a topic must at least contain the following elements:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item the essence of what ought to happen or change;
\item a motivation and reasoning for this.
\item the essence of what ought to happen or change;
\item a motivation and reasoning for this.
\end{enumerate}\medskip}
\article{Limits to topics}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Host retains the right to dismiss a topic if it is:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item not a serious topic and clearly meant as a form of humor; or
\item in violation of the Constitution; or
\item a change that has already happened or is in the process of happening; or
\item a topic that has already been discussed and not enough time has passed to warrant re-discussing the topic; or
\item a topic for which a fixed timetable exists on when the topic is to be discussed.
\end{enumerate}
\item If the proposer does not agree with the dismissal of the topic, they may request a procedural change during the meeting to get the topic on the agenda. The Council shall vote on this request using a majority vote.
\item The Host retains the right to dismiss a topic if it is:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item not a serious topic and clearly meant as a form of humor; or
\item in violation of the Constitution; or
\item a change that has already happened or is in the process of happening; or
\item a topic that has already been discussed and not enough time has passed to warrant re-discussing the topic; or
\item a topic for which a fixed timetable exists on when the topic is to or may be discussed.
\end{enumerate}
\item If the proposer does not agree with the dismissal of the topic, they may request a procedural change during the meeting to get the topic on the agenda. The Council shall vote on this request using a majority vote.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Veto of the Owner}{The Owner of the Crafty Table may, at any point in the legislative process, veto a proposal for any reason. The topic shall then no longer be discussed and the veto shall be noted in the meeting log.}
\paragraph{Rules and Laws}
\article{Types}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Rules shall be proposed either as a legal text or as the essence of the rule to be imposed.
\item If a rule is proposed in its essence, ()...
\end{enumerate}}
% Rules that need to be turned into a Law, may be passed by the Council, and a proposal for the exact legal text shall be put before the Council at the following meeting.
% Rules shall not go into effect until exact legal text is passed, but citizens are expected to act in good faith in accordance with new rules.
% Laws are put in Laws (duh)
% Rules are put in statutes
\paragraph{Motions}
\paragraph{Special Motions}
% Motion of no-confidence
% If Host is of the Administration, Host shall be replaced for remainder of meeting with a Host appointed by Juris.
% ^Meeting shall be suspended until Juris appoints a Host
% Motion of disapproval
% = motion of no confidence aimed at moderator
% If that moderator is Host, go down chain of command
\section{Meetings}
\paragraph{Schedule of Meetings}
% Meetings shall take place weekly, at 8 PM GMT/BST based on DST
% Meetings shall not take place on the recognized public holidays
% Meetings may be moved an hour forward or backward at the Host's behest
% Meetings may be skipped once consecutively at Host's behest or by Council Majority
% When illegally skipping (not including holidays) or moving the time, complaint must be sent to His Majesty, and meeting shall be hosted by His Majesty at earliest opportunity.
%
\paragraph{Location of Meetings}
\paragraph{The Meeting Agenda}
% Meeting Agenda is created by the Presidium
% Topics to reverse decisions made by staff during the week
% Host may decide not to process a proposed topic if they deem it unnecessary.
% Proposer may complain during meeting by requesting a procedural change. Council shall vote on this.
\paragraph{General Procedures}
\article{Announcement}{At least 6 hours, and at most 3 hours before the meeting, an announcement shall be posted by the Host to Discord about the meeting taking place, the time of the meeting, the meeting location and the agenda.}
\article{Meeting time}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Meetings shall take place weekly on Saturdays, at 8 PM, in accordance with standard time observed in the Server.
\item Meetings shall not take place on officially recognized public holidays.
\item Meetings may be moved an hour forward or backward at the Host's behest.
\item Meetings may be skipped once consecutively at the Host's behest, or by Council majority.
\item If a meeting is skipped or moved in violation with members 1 to 4, a complaint may be sent to the Owner of the Crafty Table, who shall then organize a meeting at the earliest opportunity.
\end{enumerate}}
% Teleportations may be provided by the Administration to players to get to the meeting location.
% List of Presence: All present members shall notify the Host of their presence, which shall be noted in the List of Presence in the Meeting Log.
% Host shall open the meeting at designated meeting time precisely
% Check for quorum: 5 members (excluding staff) present
% ! UP FOR DEBATE/AMENDMENT, regarding number
% Consequence: If, on the hour of meeting, the required amount of members is not present, then the Host shall open the meeting and state that the meeting can not continue due to a missing quorum. This shall be noted in the Meeting Log. The meeting shall be suspended to a later time.
% Members shall be seated whenever the Host requests so
% Assemblies shall be seated together
% The Host shall go over each announcement as determined in the agenda
% At any moment after this between topics, a member may request procedural changes.
% Afterwards, topics shall be processed
% Topics, which one, what to pass unless objections raised, what to skip, what to move to next meeting, topics coming up at the meeting. Close topics with the hammer
% For controversial topics: proposer has to defend/motivate proposal
% Topics may be cut for time's sake
% Host shall notify Council which topics have been moved
% Host shall close the meeting with the hammer.
\article{Meeting Location}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Meetings may only take place in officially recognized meeting halls.
\item An official meeting hall must:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item contain a seat for the Host, with two empty spaces beside the Host's seat;
\item contain at least two designated seats for members of the Administration;
\item contain at least sixteen seats for participating citizens;
\item contain at least one speakers podium with at least one microphone;
\item be safe to members for its intended usage;
\item be inaccesible to monsters;
\item be quiet as to not disturb the process of the Council;
\item provide refreshments to members upon request.
\end{enumerate}
\item Players that have constructed a meeting hall that complies with the requirements of member two may request the Host that a meeting shall be hosted there. The Host retains the right to decide if the meeting hall shall be used for a meeting. If the player that constructed the meeting hall disagrees with the decision of the Host, they may put a motion before the Council to use that meeting hall at the next meeting. The result of this motion shall be binding on the Host.
\item The Owner of the Crafty Table may designate a meeting hall that shall always be used for meetings with a presidential election.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Meeting Agenda}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Presidium shall compose the agenda for meetings.
\item The following topics, if not dismissed in accordance with article 11, must be put on the agenda:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item any topics proposed in the week preceding the meeting the agenda is for;
\item any topics to reverse decisions made by the Administration in the week preceding the meeting, based on complaints received in any official communications channel;
\item any topics remaining from the preceding meeting.
\end{enumerate}
\item If a topic is dismissed in accordance with article 11, and the topic was proposed in a designated Discord channel, the meeting agenda must take note of the dismissal and the reasons for it.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Announcement of the Meeting}{At least 6 hours, and at most 3 hours before the meeting, an announcement shall be posted by the Host to Discord about the meeting taking place, the time of the meeting, the meeting location and the agenda.}
\article{Seating arrangements}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Members shall be seated whenever the Host requests them to do so.
\item Certain members, such as those with a designated role, may be provided with designated seats during the meeting.
\item Members of a Council assembly shall be seated together in the meeting hall. If not enough adjacent seats are available, the Host retains the right to move members to other seats to make room for the assembly.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Interruptions}{Members of the Council may interrupt a topic or announcement by standing behind a microphone at a speakers podium and, upon being given the floor by the Host, providing a short remark, without introduction, relating to the topic or announcement debated.}
\article{Procedures during the Meeting}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Administration shall, shortly before the designated starting time of the meeting, upon request, provide members with teleportations to the meeting hall. After the meeting has been opened, players may request a teleportation to the meeting hall to any member of the Administration, except the Host, who shall then provide that teleportation.
\item Upon the arrival of a player in the meeting hall, the Host shall welcome the player and note the player in the List of Presence in the Meeting Log.
\item The Council may only be in session when at least five members, excluding members of the Administration, the Owner of the Crafty Table and the Host, are present.
% ! UP FOR DEBATE/AMENDMENT, regarding number
\item The Host shall open the meeting at the designated starting time of the meeting by striking the hammer and stating the meeting is in session.
\item If, on the hour of meeting, the required amount of members is not present, then the Host shall open the meeting and state that the meeting can not continue due to a missing quorum. This shall be noted in the Meeting Log. The meeting shall be suspended to a later time.
\item After the opening of the meeting, the Host shall make all planned announcements as determined in the meeting agenda.
\item After completing all announcements, the Host shall go over each planned topic as determined in the meeting agenda.
\item After completing all planned topics, the Host shall open debate and ask members to put forward any other topics.
\item At any moment between topics, members may request procedural changes for the meeting.
\item If no new topics are provided by Members of the Council, or if the meeting is taking longer than sixty minutes, the Host shall close the meeting with the hammer and state that the meeting has been adjourned.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Processing of Announcements}{Announcements shall be provided by the Host as a short summarized text providing the essence of the message to be conveyed. An announcement may take no longer than two minutes to process. Members may additionally ask questions regarding the announcement using an interruption.}
\article{Processing of Topics}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Upon processing a topic, the Host shall provide a short summary of the change that the topic aims to implement and the reasoning and motivation for this change.
\item If the proposer of the topic is present at the meeting, or if the topic is particularly controversial, they shall have to motivate and defend the topic instead of the Host. If the topics is particularly controversial and the proposer is not present, the topic shall be moved to the next meeting.
\item After the initial introduction of the topic has been completed by the Host or the proposer, the Host shall open debate on the topic. Members may put forward questions, suggestions or remarks using interruptions. After any question, the Host or proposer shall have the opportunity to answer the question.
\item The Host may decide to limit the amount of interruptions if this is required for the sake of time.
\item If the open debate has finished, and a need for further debate on important aspects of the topic continues to exist, the Host shall move the topic to the next meeting.
\item If the open debate has finished and no more important aspects remain to be discussed, the Host shall initiate the applicable voting procedure.
\item Upon finishing all required voting procedures, and if the Host deems there to be no more reason for further debate, the Host shall move the topic and strike the hammer.
\end{enumerate}}
\subarticle{Topics without debate}{If a topic is particularly uncontroversial, the Host may instead ask the Council if any objections exist to moving the topic without debate. If no objections are raised, the Host shall move the topic and strike the hammer.}
\article{Meeting Log}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Host shall assign a scribe that compiles a Meeting Log of the meeting.
\item The Meeting Log shall contain at least the following details:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item the date of the meeting;
\item the location of the meeting and the name of the Host;
\item the Meeting Agenda;
\item the List of Presence;
\item a summary of the announcements made during the meeting;
\item a summary of the topics processed during the meeting, including a summary of the individual points discussed, any procedural changes regarding the topic and any results of votes taken regarding the topic;
\item a list and summary of all procedural changes proposed during the meeting, and the results of any subsequent votes taken.
\end{enumerate}
\item After finishing compilation of the Meeting Log, it shall be published in a designated Discord channel. It must be published at most 24 hours after the meeting has been adjourned.
\item For every 24 hours that the Meeting Log has not been published since the time it should have been published, for up to 98 hours, the Administration shall transfer 50 diamonds to the first player filing an injunction at the Crafty Court.
\item Players may file an injunction at the Crafty Court 24 hours after the time that the Meeting Log should have been published; up to 98 hours after that time.
\end{enumerate}}
\paragraph{General Conduct during Meetings}
\article{Sanctions}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Upon discovery of a violation from this chapter, the Host shall warn the member.
\item If the member again violates a rule from this chapter, the Host shall smite the member.
\item If the member continues to violate rules from this chapter, the Host retains the right to expel that member from the meeting for the duration of that meeting. Alternatively, the Host may silence the member if the Host deems that sufficient.
\item Upon discovery of a violation from this paragraph, the Host shall warn the member.
\item If the member again violates a rule from this paragraph, the Host shall smite the member.
\item If the member continues to violate rules from this paragraph, the Host retains the right to expel that member from the meeting for the duration of that meeting. Alternatively, the Host may silence the member if the Host deems that sufficient.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Rescinding words}{\begin{enumerate}
\item If a member deviates from the subject debated, then the Host shall request the member to return to the subject.
\item If a member uses offensive language or disturbs the order of the meeting, then the Host request the member to rescind their words.
\item If a member does not rescind their words, and continues with the offense, then the Host shall silence the member.
\end{enumerate}}
% Interruptions: allowed but don't talk out of turn. Short remarks without an introduction.
% Rescinding words
% If a member deviates from the subject debated, then the Host shall request the member to return to the subject.
% If a member uses offensive language or disturbs the order of the meeting, then the Host shall silence the member and request them to rescind their words.
% If a member does not rescind their words, and continue with the offense, then the Host shall silence the member.
\article{Attire}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Members of the Council shall enter Council meetings without any weapons or protective gear.
\article{Prohibited items and activities}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Members of the Council shall enter Council meetings without any weapons or protective gear equipped.
\item Elytra's or other attire not for the purpose of offense or defense are exempt from rule of the previous member.
\item Members of the Council are not allowed to use or throw any potions, or be affected by any of its effects, within the meeting hall.
\item Members of the Council shall not utilize any chorus fruit within or within close proximity of the meeting hall.
\item Members of the Council shall not fly around in the meeting hall, except if that flying is necessary to enter or leave that meeting hall.
\item Firework rockets may only be used in the meeting hall to celebrate the passing of a certain vote or to celebrate an announcement.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{No potions or status effects}{Members of the Council are not allowed to use or throw any potions, or be affected by any of its effects, within the meeting hall.}
\article{No chorus fruit}{Members of the Council shall not utilize any chorus fruit within or within close proximity of the meeting hall.}
\article{No flying}{Members of the Council shall not fly around in the meeting hall, except if that flying is necessary to enter or leave that meeting hall.}
\article{No rockets}{Firework rockets may only be used in the meeting hall to celebrate the passing of a certain vote or to celebrate an announcement.}
\article{Other disturbance}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Members of the Council may not disturb the meeting in any other way. If the Host deems certain behaviour to be disturbing the meeting, the Host shall warn the member to cease this activity.
\item If the member disputes the behaviour to be disturbing the meeting, the Host shall put forward a vote to the Council whether the behaviour is so. If the Council determines the behaviour to be disturbing, the member shall receive an official warning.
\item If the member disputes the behaviour to be disturbing the meeting, the Host shall put forward a vote to the Council whether the behaviour is so. If the Council determines the behaviour to be disturbing, the member shall receive an official warning and a smite.
\end{enumerate}}
\paragraph{Assemblies}
\article{Council Assemblies}{Definition()}
\article{Council Assemblies}{Assemblies shall be groups of Members of the Council that decided to form an assembly for any reason.()}
\article{Creation of Assemblies}{\begin{enumerate}
\item To create an assembly, members of the Council shall provide the Host with a Request to Assembly. This request shall at least contain the following details:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
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\item Members of an assembly can become independent members of the Council by notifying the Host of their intent.
\item When an assembly reaches a membership of one member, it shall automatically be dissolved.
\end{enumerate}}
\paragraph{Meeting Logs}
\section{Voting}
\paragraph{General Voting}
\article{General rules on voting}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Before commencing any vote, the Host shall state the topic of the vote, the options available to vote for and what those options result in.
\item The side of a vote that receives a majority of all votes cast within that vote shall be the result of that vote, except if explicitly and specifically otherwise stated in the Law.
\item Votes cast by those ineligible to vote must be ignored or discarded by the Host.
\item The Host shall abstain from voting. If a vote results in a tie between at least the top two results, the Host shall cast the deciding vote.
\item After determining the winning side of a vote, the Host shall announce the results of the vote to the Council and the result shall be noted in the Meeting Log.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Verbal voting procedure}{\begin{enumerate}
\item
\item Upon a dispute regarding the winning side of a vote, a new vote shall be held using the VoteBook voting procedure. If the winning side in the new vote does not differ from the winning side of the original vote, the person disputing the vote shall be smitten to death.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{VoteBook voting procedure}{}
\article{Ballot Box voting procedure}{}
% Vote by majority
% Host shall not vote, has deciding vote in a tie
% Vote by shouting AYE or NO in public, after commencement of vote
% Host shall determine which side has majority
% Upon a dispute over winning side of majority, VoteBook method shall be used
% If the new call does not differ from the original, the person requesting a new vote shall be smitten to death
% If the winnings side of the new call does not differ from the original, the person requesting the new vote shall be smitten to death
\subparagraph{Voting by VoteBook}
%\subparagraph{Voting by VoteBook}
% When specific numbers must be measured, the VoteBook method shall be used.
\subparagraph{Voting by Ballot Box}
%\subparagraph{Voting by Ballot Box}
% Used when needing a lot of people to vote over longer period of time
\paragraph{Special Votes}
% Constitutional amendments!
% Non-binary votes
\subparagraph{Voting on World Resets}
\article{Non-binary votes}{}
\article{Voting on World Resets}{}
\paragraph{Voting on Persons}
\subparagraph{Voting on the President}
% Special rule: activity required. 4 hours within the last 3 months.
\article{Voting on Persons}{}
\article{Voting on the President}{}
\section{Final Provisions}
\article{Adjudication}{Upon any dispute regarding the rules of conduct of the Crafty Council, the Council shall, unless otherwise decided in this Law, decide by majority rule. Any dispute that can not be resolved using this method shall adjudicated by the Crafty Court.}
\article{Adjudication}{Upon any dispute regarding the rules of conduct of the Crafty Council, the Council shall, unless otherwise decided in this Law, decide by majority rule. Any dispute that can not be resolved using this method shall be adjudicated by the Crafty Court.}
\article{Amendment}{This title may be amended by the Crafty Council at any instance without requiring the consent of the Administration.}
\title{The Administration}
\chapter{The President}
\article{Position}{The position of President shall be held by the elected President of the Crafty Table. If no president is currently elected, the Owner of the Crafty Table shall appoint a president to supervise until a president is elected.}
\article{Residence}{The President is entitled to reside in the President's official residence in the Overworld during the President's term of office.}
\article{Compensation}{The President shall receive a weekly salary of 64 diamonds, or any other resource of equal value, from the Treasury of the Administration.}
@ -357,8 +427,8 @@
\end{enumerate}}
\chapter{Administrative Powers}
\article{General Powers}{\begin{enumerate}
\chapter{Powers of the President}
\article{Powers of the Owner}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The President shall be provided access to the following powers of the Owner of the Crafty Table:\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*.]
\item all commands required to impose legally sanctioned punishments;
\item the ability to surveil and investigate the state of the world and communication channels for the purpose of a criminal investigation and other legally sanctioned purposes;
@ -372,12 +442,12 @@
\item all commands necessary to create custom items for the specific and limited purpose of events, and other items with a commemorative nature;
\item all commands needed for testing new functionality within a restricted non-public setting.
\end{enumerate}
\item The President shall be provided access to all powers that are necessary for the implementation of any provision following from the Law.
\item The President shall be provided access to all powers of the owner that are necessary for the implementation of any provision following from the Law.
\item The President shall be provided special powers by the Owner of the Crafty Table during times of emergency.
\item Flight and teleportation, and any other commands used for transport, may only be used for the purpose of surveillance and may not be utilized to gain an advantage in the survival experience, either for the person executing the command or any other person affected by the command.
\item Land management may only be utilized for the protection of private and public claims or for any other legally sanctioned alteration to the land.
\item The President must receive the Owner's permission before creating any custom item or before using special commands for testing new functionality.
\item The President may upon appointing a moderator delegate any of their powers to the moderator at the President's own discretion.
\item The President may, upon appointing a moderator, delegate any of their powers to the moderator at the President's own discretion.
\end{enumerate}}
\subarticle{Prohibition of Smites}{\begin{enumerate}
@ -387,6 +457,17 @@
\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.}
\article{Administrative Powers}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The President shall be provided with the following administrative powers:\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*]
\item management over the treasury, by collecting taxation and duties legally sanctioned in the Law, and by spending on community projects;
\item the recognition, establishment and dissolution of towns;
\item the creation and dissolution of governorates and the appointment of governors;
\end{enumerate}
\item The President shall be provided access to all administrative powers that are necessary for the implementation of any provision following from the Law.
\item Governorships may not be granted by the President to the President themself, or anyone personally close to the President, except with the explicit permission of the Council.
\item The President may delegate any of their administrative powers to a moderator or governorate.
\end{enumerate}}
% Administrative departments
% The Treasury
\chapter{The Treasury}
@ -476,7 +557,7 @@
\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
\item special quality of life commands that do not provide the player with an advantage over other players that have not donated.
\item special quality of life commands, to be determined by Administrative Decree, that do not provide the player with an advantage over other players that have not donated.
\end{enumerate}
\item The custom title shall not:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item exceed 12 characters in length; and
@ -536,6 +617,10 @@
% AFK is allowed, but kicks might be issued by Administration if tps drops too far or if server near full
\article{AFK Farming}{}
% Players are entitled to receive player head drops for legitimate PvP
% Players may not use player head drops to receive player heads with the appearance of another players skin, without their explicit consent
\article{Player Head Drops}{}
\title{The worlds of the Crafty Table}
\chapter{General provisions}
@ -569,6 +654,12 @@
\chapter{The Creative world}
\article{x}{x}
\chapter{The Resource world}
\medskip
\textit{These rules shall go into effect after the install of the 1.17 update.}
\article{x}{x}
% Transfer act
\subtitle{Transfer Rules}
\article{Temporary nature and purpose}{\begin{enumerate}
@ -593,12 +684,36 @@
\article{Status of Custom Heads}{The player that requested the transfer of custom heads has ownership of the custom heads in the New World.}
% New transfer rules
\subtitle{4th season transfer rules}
\medskip
\textit{These rules shall go into effect at the commencement of the fourth season.}
\article{Temporary Nature and purpose}{\begin{enumerate}
\item This title shall only be active until the dissolution of the world enacted by the fourth season.
\item This title provides regulations and procedures for the transferring of public builds and custom head collections from the worlds of the previous seasons into the world enacted by the fourth season.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Definitions}{\begin{enumerate}
%\item When referring to the 'Old World', it shall mean the Old World as defined in the New World Act.
%\item When referring to the 'New World', it shall mean the New World as defined in the New World Act.
\item When referring to 'public builds', it shall, for the purpose of this title, mean any artificial structure; which has taken at least reasonable effort to build; and which has, at any point, been utilized for a public purpose; and still primarily serves this public purpose, except for any industrial purpose of producing or aiding the production of any resources, with the exception of food production.
\item When referring to 'private builds', it shall, for the purpose of this title, mean any artificial structure; which has taken at least reasonable effort to build; and which has, at all times, been utilized for a private purpose, except for any primary industrial purpose of producing or aiding the production of any resources.
\item When referring to 'mixed-purpose-builds', it shall, for the purpose of this title, mean any ()...
\end{enumerate}}
% Regional Governance
% Municipal / Towns / Mayors
% Governorates / Nether / PVP
\title{Regional Governance}
\chapter{Municipal Regulations}
\chapter{Rules on Towns and Mayors}
\section{Definitions}
\article{Doriku's Law}{For the purpose of this title, towns shall bear the following descriptions:\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*.]
\item 'town': any town with a populace up to 9;
\item 'city': any town with a populace of 10 to 19;
\item 'nation': any town with a populace of 20 and above.
\end{enumerate}\medskip Within the legal text of this title, the term 'town' shall be utilized.}
\section{Creation, dissolution and modification of Towns}
\article{Creation}{\begin{enumerate}
\item Citizens of the Realm may, upon having created a community of at least five members within visual distance, request the Administration to create an official Town. The Town creation request shall contain the following details:\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*.]
@ -617,7 +732,7 @@
\item The Administration shall accept the request if all requirements are met.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Dissolution}{The Administration shall dissolve the official status of the Town when the number of Citizens of the Town reaches a number lower of three or lower.}
\article{Dissolution}{The Administration shall dissolve the official status of the Town when the number of Citizens of the Town reaches a number of three or lower.}
\article{Boundary}{The boundary of the Town shall automatically be moved with the organic growth of the Town. If this growth results in a conflict with another Town or other officially recognized region, the Crafty Court shall adjudicate.}
@ -734,6 +849,55 @@
\chapter{Governorates established by Law}
\section{The Shopping District}
% () Controversial topic
% Governance: Council appointed group of 3; term of 16 weeks. If one becomes inactive, new election. Appointment and dismissal by the Server Council. President shall chair meetings.
% Max one shop and one shared shop per player
% Builds within plotted areas must be within plots
% Well-lit to prevent spawning
% Builds may not be offensive; must be at least a minimal amount of effort;
% Don't intentionally undercut others in a non-sustaining way (dumping)
% Any changes made to environment and plot sizes that cause a shop to no longer meet the criteria of this section shall be given notice 3 weeks in advance.
% Subject to reclamation.
% Any shop that has has:
% - no progress on build
% - remained unstocked for a total period of 3 week
% If player still active with those 3 weeks, items get returned. If inactive, goes to treasury.
\section{The Recreational District}
% Governance: Council appointed group of 3; term of 16 weeks. If one becomes inactive, new election. Appointment and dismissal by the Server Council. President shall chair meetings.
% All chance-based games must clearly state the chances involved and may not be rigged.
\section{The Upper Nether}
\article{Enactment}{\begin{enumerate}
\item There shall be a Governor of the Upper Nether.
\item The Governor shall have jurisdiction over the Nether world between the Y-coordinates of 105 and 125.
\item The Governor shall be tasked with maintaining the Nether infrastructure. This shall consist of providing fast and secure travel; and making the area aesthetically pleasing.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Responsibilities}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Governor is authorised to create rules, by Regional Ordinance, on aesthetics, infrastructure and the layout of the Nether highways.
\item The Governor is authorised to remove any such structure which violates rules enacted by power of the previous member.
\item The Governor may ask the help of the Administration to remove claims in the Nether highway which violate any of the rules.
\item The Governor is tasked with implementing and expanding the Nether highways in accordance with Council decisions.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Grants}{The Governor may ask the Administration for grants in order to implement policy. The Administration reserves the right to refuse such requests.}
\article{Restitution}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Governor must, upon removing property of Citizens, take any effort within reason to return property to the owner.
\item If property can not be returned to the owner, it must be delivered to the Administration.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Delegation}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Governor may delegate all their responsibilities to other Citizens.
\item Delegates must be able to provide proof to the Administration of this delegation, by means of a signed book.
\item The Governor bears all responsibility for actions performed by a delegate.
\end{enumerate}}
\article{Term}{\begin{enumerate}
\item The Governor shall be appointed by the Administration for an indeterminate amount of time.
\item The Governor can be removed or replaced by the Administration by decree.
\end{enumerate}}