TCT-Law/reclamationNew.tex

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% Original (amendment) 16th May 2020
% Amendment: 9th Jan 2021; Investiture of Juris

\begin{document}
	\settitle{Land Reclamation 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 concluded that a large quantity of land is claimed; having determined that the existing land claims prevent newer players from settling in large settlements; having concluded that such practices lead to an unorganized land; having discussed the matter in the Crafty Council; having come to the consensus that a system of land reclamation must be implemented;\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 Administration as follows: \bigskip}%
	
	\article{Definition}{\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.
		\end{enumerate}}
	
	\chapter{Right to Land Reclamation}
	\paragraph{Reclamation Rules \& Procedure}
	%\article{Foundation}{Land claims belonging to a player who hasn't been online on the server within the last 1 month period for at least 4 hours shall be eligible to land reclamation. The following land claims are exempted from land reclamation:\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*.]
	%		\item land claims belonging to a Mayor for the purpose of protecting or keeping that land as part of a Town
	%		\item land claims belonging to a player without the rank of Mayor, for the purposes stated in the previous member;
	%		\item land claims belonging to a Governor for the purpose of protecting or keeping that land as part of a Governorate;
	%		\item land claims belonging to a Citizen registered by the Administration on the reclamation exemption registry, shall not be eligible for land reclamation for an additional 5 months; unless the land claims do not contain any artificial structures.
	%\end{enumerate}}
	\article{Foundation}{\begin{enumerate}
			\item Land claims belonging to a player who hasn't been online on the server within the last 1 month period for at least 4 hours shall be eligible to land reclamation. The following land claims are exempted from land reclamation:\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*.]
				\item land claims belonging to a Mayor for the purpose of protecting or keeping that land as part of a Town
				\item land claims belonging to a player without the rank of Mayor, for the purposes stated in the previous member;
				\item land claims belonging to a Governor for the purpose of protecting or keeping that land as part of a Governorate;
				\item land claims belonging to a Citizen registered by the Administration on the reclamation exemption registry, shall not be eligible for land reclamation for an additional 5 months; unless the land claims do not contain any artificial structures.
			\end{enumerate}
			\item Land claims, belonging to a player currently not online on the server, containing no or only minimal artificial structures, shall be eligible to land reclamation instantly
			\item Land claims, belonging to a banned player with no more means of appeal, shall be eligible to land reclamation instantly.
			\item Land claims that are needed for the construction of a community project shall be eligible to land reclamation instantly.
	\end{enumerate}}

	%\subarticle{Claims without value}{Land claims, belonging to a player currently not online on the server, containing no or only minimal artificial structures, shall be eligible to land reclamation instantly}

	\subarticle{Transfer of claims}{\begin{enumerate}
			\item Any land claims held by a former Mayor, belonging to the Town, shall be transferred by the Administration to the current Mayor.
			\item Any land claims held by a former Governor, belonging to the Governorate, shall be transferred by the Administration to the current Governor.
	\end{enumerate}}

	%\subarticle{Banned players}{Land claims, belonging to a banned player with no more means of appeal, shall be eligible to land reclamation instantly.}

	\article{Procedure}{Citizens submit a reclamation request to the Administration using the in-game chat or a designated Discord channel.\begin{enumerate}
			\item The reclamation request shall contain the following details: \begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
				\item the name of the requesting Citizen;
				\item coordinates of the land claim;
				\item the current owner of the land claim;
				\item the length of inactive time of the current owner.
			\end{enumerate}
			\item The reclamation request shall be processed by the Administration within 2 days.
			\item The Administration may refuse the reclamation request based on the grounds of article 2.
			\item If a reclamation request is approved, the Administration shall first get the opportunity to remove all designated property in accordance with chapter II if the Administration deems that necessary. The Administration may also alter the land claim to blend more into its environment. Afterwards the land claim is removed.
	\end{enumerate}}

	%\article{Administrative Initiative}{The Administration may alternatively remove a land claim at their discretion, without a removal reclamation request, as long as the criteria of article 2, 2a or 2c are met.}
	\article{Administrative Initiative}{The Administration may alternatively remove a land claim at their discretion, without a removal reclamation request, as long as the criteria of article 2 § 2, 2 § 3 or 2 § 4 are met.}

	\article{Auctioning}{If the Administration deems a land claim of particular high value, it may alternatively decide that an auction shall be held. This auction shall be held within a designated Discord channel.}
	
	\subarticle{Conditional Auction}{If the Administration deems a land claim to be of extraordinary value, it may alternatively decide that it may only be conditionally auctioned. Such conditions shall be explicitly stated before the auction and in the transaction log.}

	\paragraph{Exemption Registry}
	\article{Foundation}{A Citizen may be added to the reclamation exemption registry, provided they meet the following criteria:\begin{enumerate}
			\item the Citizen expects to return within 6 months of filing the request;
			\item the Citizen has been an established player, having played for more than 16 in-game hours;
			\item the Citizen has land claims containing structures of considerable effort.
	\end{enumerate}}

	\article{Procedure}{A Citizen may submit a request to be added to the reclamation exemption registry using a direct Discord message to a member of the Administration.\begin{enumerate}
			\item The request shall contain the following details:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
				\item the name of the Citizen;
				\item the expected length of absence;
				\item the reason for the absence.
			\end{enumerate}
			\item The request shall be processed by the Administration within 2 days.
			\item The Administration may refuse the request on the grounds of the previous article. The Administration may also refuse the request in case of considerable doubt whether the applicant shall return within 6 months.
			\item If a request is approved, the Citizen shall be added to the reclamation exemption registry.
	\end{enumerate}}

	\article{Administrative Exemptions}{The Administration may add a Citizen to the reclamation exemption registry if they deem a Citizen will meet the criteria if the Citizen were to file such a request.}
	
	\subarticle{Removal}{The Administration will remove a Citizen from the reclamation exemption registry if the Citizen returns to the server for at least 4 hours during the time they have been registered on the reclamation exemption registry.}
	
	\chapter{Resource Reclamation}
	\article{Foundation}{Upon approving a reclamation request, certain resources belonging to the current owner of the land claim may be taxed by the Administration.}
	
	\article{Eligible resources}{\begin{enumerate}
		\item All resources found within storage containers shall be eligible to reclamation by the Administration.
		\item All resources, in the form of an item, outside of a storage container, shall be eligible to reclamation by the Administration.
		\item All blocks or entities not contributing to the natural or artificial structure of the land claim, shall be eligible to reclamation by the Administration.
		\item All blocks or entities belonging to an artificial structure without any artistic value, shall be eligible to reclamation by the Administration.
	\end{enumerate}}

	% New in amendment
	\subarticle{Compensation}{In the case of reclamation based on article 2 § 4, the reclaimed resources shall be delivered to the owner of the land claim and not be taxed by the administration, provided that:\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
			\item the owner of the land claim has been online for at least 4 hours within the last 1 month period; and:
			\item the owner of the land claim has requested the resources be returned to them.
	\end{enumerate}\medskip%
	If these conditions can no longer be met, the administration may tax the resources in accordance with article 9.}	
	
	\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 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;
			\item remaining resources without value shall be disposed off.
	\end{enumerate}\medskip%
	The Administration may enact a decree stating the exact redistribution of resources.}

	\chapter{Final Provisions}
	\subarticle{Regional Governance}{Any provision in this Law may be overruled by a regional decree of a Municipal Council or by the order of a Governor, after receiving approval from an Administrator of the Realm.}
	
	\article{Adjudication}{Upon a dispute between a Citizen and the Administration arising from the Law, the Crafty Court shall adjudicate. The Court may ask a jury of neutral citizens on their opinion on the dispute.}
	
	\article{Amendment}{This Law may be amended by the Crafty Council at any instance. The Crafty Council shall ask the Administration for advice on any amendment.}
	
	\article{Citation}{This Law shall be cited as the Land Reclamation Law*}
	
	\oldsignature{Juris\_LLM}


	
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