Laws of the Kingdom of Lochac

This is the second draft alpha release test version of the proposed Laws of the Kingdom of Lochac. We are after extensive public comment on these laws. There are also probably typos and other errors that we need to get fixed.

Some of the major changes from current Lochac Law include the following. We particularly want comments as to whether you think these changes are good or bad:

• Changed references from "Principality" to "Kingdom", "Coronet" to "Crown", etc.
• Added a section relating to a Royal Advisory Council
• Removed sections relating to to Privy Council, and inserted sections for a Royal Advisory Council.
• Removed reference to Champions and 12 Century list as methods of selecting the Crown
• Removed the reference to smoking
• Combined the Minister of Arts and the Minister of Sciences into one office.
• Removed the administrative bit about memberships having to be in by the 20th of the month.
• Lochac Seneschal is ineligible to enter Crown Lists.
• Allowed the Earl Marshall to appoint deputies, known as Knights Marshall. (The Earl Marshall has the "sole responsibility" for publication of Kingdom weapon standards.]
• Reinserted "Hospitaller", as a subsiduary office to the Kingdom Seneschal.
• Brought the Lochac financial reporting requirements into step with the SCA Inc reporting requirements.
• Inserted a section on fealty.
• Removed the power of the Regent to give awards or change the Laws.
• Inserted the requirement for Baronial reporting.
• Reworded the section relating to bids for kingdom events.
• Deleted everything to do with Awards. The Awards Committee will be providing Article VI.
• Defined Seneschal as the Lochac kingdom Seneschal and replaced reference to Kingdom/Lochac Seneschal with Seneschal.

We welcome comments regarding these laws by e-mail or by post. Address comments to: "the Laws Committee" at PO Box 526 Unley SA 5061, or by e-mail to laws@sca.org.au.

• Table of Contents

  ARTICLE I -- DEFINITIONS

  Section 1 Royalty

  (i) The Crown
  (ii) Sovereign
  (iii) Consort
  (iv) Regent
  (v) Crown Prince and Crown Princess

  Section 2 SCA Definitions

  (i) Laws
  (ii) Pegasus
  (iii) SCA
  (iv) Subscribing Member
  (v) Official Event
  (vi) Mail

  ARTICLE II -- THE LAW

  Section 1 Precedence of the Law

  Section 2 Source of the Law

  (i) Word of the Crown
  (ii) Proclamations

  Section 3 Changes to the Law

  (i) Proposed Laws
  (ii) Proclamation and Publication of Law Changes
  (iii) Seneschal's Advice to the Crown.

  Section 4 Publication

  Section 5 Combat

  ARTICLE III -- THE CROWN

  Section 1 Eligibility for the Crown Tournament

  (i) Requirements for Entry
  (ii) Membership Requirements
  (iii) Fealty
  (iv) Intent to Reign
  (v) Successive Reigns

  Section 2 Succession

  (i) Failure to Attend Coronation
  (ii) Crown Prince and/or Princess Unwilling to Reign
  (iii) Sovereign or Consort Unable to Reign by Cause of Illness or Death
  (iv) Inability to Complete Reign
  (v) The Regent
  (vi) Duties of the Regent

  Section 3 Selecting The Crown

  (i) Conduct of Combat
  (ii) Tournament Form
  (iii) Standard List
  (iv) Entry in Crown lists
  (v) Opponents
  (vi) Crown Prince and Princess
  (vii) Champion of lochac

  Section 4 Coronation

  (i) King and Queen

  ARTICLE IV -- OFFICERS

  Section 1 Kingdom Officers

  (i) Term of Office

  Section 2 Responsibilities

  Section 3 Reporting

  (i) Written Reports
  (ii) Rosters
  (iii) Financial Reports

  Section 4 Appointment of Officers

  (i) Warrants
  (ii) Removal of an Officer
  (iii) Suspension of an Officer

  Section 5 Duties of Officers

  (i) The Seneschal
  (ii) The Crux Australis Herald
  (iii) The Earl Marshal
  (iv) The Minister of Arts and Sciences
  (v) The Chancellor of the Exchequer
  (vi) The Chronicler
  (vii) The Chirurgeon
  (viii) The Constable
  (ix) The Keeper of the Lists
  (x) The Hospitaller
  (xi) The Provost of Scribes
  (xii) The Knight Marshall Archery
  (xiii) The Knight Marshall Rapier
  (xiv) The Knight Marshall Heavy Combat
  (xv) The Keeper of Regalia
  (xvi) The Historian

  Section 6 Territorial Barons and Baronesses

  (i) Appointment
  (ii) Vicars
  (iii) Membership
  (iv) Reporting

  Section 7 Requirements for Holding Office

  (i) Conflict of Interest
  (ii) Officers may not be Local Seneschals
  (iii) Communication
  (iv) Deputies
  (v) Membership

  ARTICLE V -- BRANCHES

  Section 1 Creation of Branches

  ARTICLE VI -- AWARDS

  ARTICLE VII -- FINANCES

  Section 1 Financial Policy

  Section 2 Financial Reporting

  (i) Groups reporting to the Lochac Exchequer
  (ii) The Lochac Exchequer
  (iii) Failure to Report

  Section 3 Council of the Purse

  ARTICLE VIII -- KINGDOM EVENTS

  Section 1 Crown Events

  (i) Crown Events
  (ii) Event Hosting
  (iii) Bids
  (iv) Budget
  (v) Finances
  (vi) Profit
  (vii) Loss
  (viii) Variations

  ARTICLE IX -- CURIAS AND COUNCILS

  Section 1 Curia Regis

  (i) Composition of Curia Regis
  (ii) Notice of Curia
  (iii) Conduct of Curia
  (iv) Decisions of the Curia

  Section 2 Royal Advisory Council

  (i) Purpose
  (ii) Membership
  (iii) Appointment of State Representatives
  (iv) Convening
  (v) Notice of Deliberations
  (vi) Procedure For Deliberations
  (vii) Procedure For Decision
  (viii) Result of Deliberations

  Section 3 Council of Regalia

  (i) Composition
  (ii) Council for Regalia

  ARTICLE X -- CONDUCT OF PERSONS

  Section 1 Fealty

  Section 2 Clothing

  Section 3 Campsites

  (i) Lights
  (ii) Guy Ropes

  Section 4 Grievances

  (i) First Stage
  (ii) Second Stage
  (iii) Third Stage
  (iv) Serious Disputes