S
19 years ago
Just an update to keep in tune with the militia additions. Since Jiyyd is still a lawful town, this would be public knowledge.
**Current Book of Laws as decreed by the Council
_Public punishments may include and are not restricted to, flogging, stocks, imprisonment and stoning.
When fines are exacted and cannot be paid for, the set jailtime for the offense will be doubled. In case no jailtime is set, this will translate for IC 1 day of jail for every 50GP of fines overdue._
@c941e8a76d=Used:
1 IC Day = 1 OOC Hour
1 IC Week = 1 OOC Day
1 IC Month = 1 OOC Week
1 IC Year = 1 OOC Month
Traitorist Act
Betraying the City of Jiyyd by giving information, aiding, or conspiring with an enemy faction of the city is a violation of the law.
Recommended Sentence: Ban and public punishment/Death
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender.
Murder or Conspiracy to Murder:
Plotting and executing a plan to kill a person is a violation of the law.
Killing a person without premeditation but with intent to kill is a violation of the law.
One who does not participate directly in a murder, but help plots or mastermind it, is in violation of the law.
Killing a person by inflicting harm upon them, without intent to kill, is a violation of the law.
To act without regard for a person's safety and, in doing so, directly cause their death is a violation of the law.
One who plans on murdering a person, but is stopped before they can do so, is in violation of the law.
Recommended Sentence: Banned and public punishment/Death
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender until trial can be set.
Necromancy
Individuals found practicing Necromancy, including the reanimation of the dead, corpse theft, or magic acts that utilize the dead.
Recommended Sentence: Banned
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender until trial can be set.
Kidnapping
Kidnapping a person against their will is a violation of the law.
Recommended Sentence: Banned and public punishment
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender until trial can be set.
Assault
Intentionally harming another person is a violation of the law.
Recommended Sentence: Public punishment
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender. Exact jailtime and fines.
Theft or Destruction of Jiyyd Property
Taking or destroying property owned by the Council or fair citizens of our town is a violation of the law. Pickpocketing is considered theft of property.
Recommended Sentence: The right hand on the thief will be severed and a fine.
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender. Exact jailtime and fines.
Fraud
An intentional perversion of the truth, in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right, is a violation of the law.
Recommended Sentence: Public punishment and fine.
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender. Exact jailtime and fines.
Trespassing
To enter a private area without permission from the owner is a violation of the law. For businesses and shops, permission is assumed to be granted for the storefront area unless the owner informs the individual otherwise, in which case the person must leave and not return to the private area without permission.
Recommended Sentence: Public punishment/Fine
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender. Exact jailtime and fines.
Uncontrolled Animals
An person is responsible for the acts of the animal that he/she brings into the town of Jiyyd. Disregard of or inability to control the animal resulting in damage to property or persons is a violation of the law. The same extends to creatures being summoned within the town's borders.
Recommended Sentence: Public punishment/Fine
Militia Rights: Capture and Jail the offender. Exact jailtime and fines.
–-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**Council Ordinances
Use of Elementals within the town
No elementals are permitted in town until further notice. Those who choose to ignore this will be banned from town until it is deemed that they are no threat, as an extension of the decreed law upon the control of animals.
Recommended Sentence: Banned
Militia Rights: Remove the offender from the town. If resisting, capture and Jail the offender.
Adherance to Banite Faith
From this point on all Banites to be banned from town due to their factions attacks on our city.
Recommended Sentence: Banned
Militia Rights: Remove the offender from the town. If resisting, capture and Jail the offender.
Heresy to known Evil Faiths
By Order of the town Council, preaching, teaching or speaking the names
of known Evil Gods shall NOT be permitted within the walls of Jiyyd. Those
who do not heed this town ordinance shall be banned from the town of Jiyyd. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Those who worship in silence and not within the walls of Jiyyd are still welcome to spend time here if you so choose, as long as you can obey the Ordinance. The Council will not address your concerns regarding
this matter so do not attempt to seek council. There is enough evil
within the lands of Narfell and Jiyyd will not fall prey to those with evil
intent.
Our children will not be corrupted or influenced by such individuals.
There are exceptions with regard to education but if you are a follower and believer to a God of evil intent, then your words are not welcome.
Recommended Sentence: Banned
Militia Rights: Remove the offender from the town. If resisting, capture and Jail the offender.
–-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**Council Decrees regarding the Town Watch
Resisting a lawful arrest by the militia
Resisting a lawful arrest is in violation of the law. If you are being charged of a crime you did not commit, then you must still adhere to the proceedings of the militia, and appeal your case to the Council. When there is doubt, resisting an arrest will be taken as a sign of guilt.
Recommended Sentence: For all offenses, loss of weapon.
Militia Rights: Execute arrest as per the original crime.
Fleeing an arrest from the militia
Resisting an arrest and fleeing, resulting in the need of pursuit by the militia, is in violation of the law.
Recommended Sentence: For all offenses, loss of weapon. Double the sentence.
Militia Rights: Execute arrest as per the original crime. Double the jailtime/fines.
Disobeying a reasonable request from militia
The militia is entrusted with keeping the peace within the town of Jiyyd. Henceforth, violating a reasonable request from the militia, is in violation with the law.
Recommended Sentence: Fine.
Militia Rights: Exact fine.******
