[MR] Law and Policy changes from May, June and July 2007
Lady Courtney de Houghton
courtneydehoughton at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 6 16:23:42 PDT 2007
Greetings to all,
The following Law and Policy changes from the Acorn
from May, June and July have been posted to the Clerk
of Law website:
http://law.atlantia.sca.org/index.html.
Please direct any questions concerning these changes
to the Officer in charge of the policy.
Warm regards,
Lady Courtney de Houghton
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The following Policy changes or additions were
published in the May 2007 Acorn.
3.11.3.2.3 A Valid Blow (thrust or cut) to an arm or
leg will cause the loss of the use of that limb. For
cut and thrust bouts, any valid blow to the leg or
foot will result in the fighter being incapable of
further combat.
Addition of this sentence at the end of the paragraph:
3.8.3.6.5 Youth fighters must authorize with all
weapons forms of their current division before they
can be elevated into the next division.
3.8.4.2 Blow force to be used is defined in the
following table:
Cutting Blow
Body Thrust
Face Thrust
Division 1 (7-9)
Touch
Touch
Not Allowed
Division 2 (10-13)
Positive Contact
Positive Contact
Not Allowed
Division 3 (14-17)
Light Armored Force
Positive Contact
Touch
3.8.6.2 All single-handed weapons will be made of a
single golf tube with one layer glass strapping tape
on the golf tube and covered with closed-cell foam
(1/2" thickness or greater) extending 1.5 in. past the
end of the tube. The rolled-edge side of the golf tube
must be on the hilt end, not the sword tip end. The
sword edge must be taped in a contrasting color. As an
additional option, non-rigid material may be used
inside the golf tube for the handle, not to extend
past the quillions or cross-hilt.
3.8.7.1 All weapons on the field or at practice must
meet Youth Fighter Rules and Regulations and pass a
Youth Fighter Marshallate inspection. Acceptable
weapons forms for Division 2 are sword and shield,
two-sword, one-handed mace, war-hammer, axe,
two-handed great weapons, and pole arms. Acceptable
weapons forms for Division 3 include all of previous
weapons forms. All surfaces of weapons, including
non-striking surfaces, must be covered in foam, with
the exception of handles and grasping spaces on hafts
which must be covered by the fighter's hand and glove
while fighting.
3.8.7.2.6 Either quillions or basket hilt (of same
construction)
3.8.7.3.3 The outer duct tape layer should not
pre-compress any part of the padding, with the
exception of the haft of pole arms, which may be
optionally taped in a way that slightly compresses the
foam no more than 25% and no less than 1.5 inch
diameter to aid in grasping.
3.8.7.3.4 Minimum 3/4" I.D. Schedule 40 PVC
Youth Rapier
There is an entirely new section concerning Youth
Rapier, and the new policy can be found at section
3.8.5
(http://law.atlantia.sca.org/Policy.html#youthrapier).
In addition to the changes listed above, these same
sections were also renumbered to welcome the Youth
Rapier policy.
3.1.1.2.1 Combat Disciplines are Armored Combat,
Combat Archery, Rapier Combat, Target Archery, Youth
Armored Combat, Youth Rapier Combat, and Thrown
Weapons.
Renumbering:
Move 3.8.3.6.5 to 3.8.4.1
Move 3.8.4 to 3.8.4.21
Move 3.8.5 to 3.8.4.31
Move 3.8.6 to 3.8.4.41
Move 3.8.7 to 3.8.4.51
Move 3.8.8 to 3.8.4.6
The following Policy changes or additions were
published in the June 2007 Acorn.
6.4.3.6 Event conflicts. The first group to submit a
fully completed Event Registration Form and an event
flyer to the Kingdom Chronicler may request that other
groups be required to obtain permission to hold an
event on the same date within the distance
restrictions stated in the Atlantian Great Book of
Law. Groups submitting an Event Registration Form that
does not include a site location (TBA) may not request
this restriction until they locate a site and inform
the Kingdom Chronicler of the change.
6.7.1 Advertising is accepted on a space-available
basis, at the rate of $70 for a full page, $50 for a
half page and $35 for a quarter page ad and must be
pre-paid.
6.11.7 Reports
All warranted Chroniclers are required to submit
quarterly reports (either mailed or emailed) to the
Kingdom Chronicler, with copies to their Seneschal and
Exchequer. If the reports are mailed, they must be
mailed separately, and not as an insert to the
newsletter. These reports will be due as follows and
will refer to any and all activity that took place
during the reporting time period:
*April 15 (January 1- March 31) - First Quarter
*July 15 (April 1- June 30) - Second Quarter
*October 15 (July 1-September 30) - Third Quarter
*January 15 (October 1-December 31) - Fourth
Quarter
The following Policy changes or additions were
published in the July 2007 Acorn.
3.11.2.3 In addition to the society requirements, all
heavy rapier and cut and thrust blade tips must
include adequate protection against punch-through of
the blade. This may include:
*A metal disc (such as a washer) placed between
the end of the blade and the tip.
*A nut or other blunt metal object welded to the
end of the blade in compliance with the Corporate
Rules for Rapier in the Society for Creative
Anachronism, Incorporated.
*Any approach specifically approved by the Deputy
Earl Marshal for Rapier Combat.
The following Law changes or additions were published
in the July 2007 Acorn.
1.6 The Atlantian Great Book of Law
The Atlantian Great Book of Law, the compilation of
Kingdom Law, shall be published at the beginning of
each reign on the Atlantian Web site. Members can then
request in writing a printed copy sent to them by the
Kingdom Chronicler at the Kingdom's expense.
Additional copies will be available at cost, through
the Chronicler's office. Law and Policy will both be
updated on the Kingdom web site a minimum of once per
reign.
2.1 Outgoing Crowns and Kingdom Records
All outgoing Crowns shall turn over a complete record
of their reign and all previous files of the monarchy
to the incoming Crowns no later than one week after
Coronation. The records and files include information
and commentary from order pollings (orders of merit,
orders of patent), Baronial pollings and Votes of
Confidence, treaties and charters, and any records or
notes from sanctions started or completed during the
reign.
4.1 Offices of State and the Curia Regis
An Office of State cannot be created or abolished
without consulting the Curia Regis. The Kingdom
Seneschal will be responsible for notifying affected
parties before the Curia Regis that the change will be
discussed.
4.8 Ensuring Membership of Local Officers
Officers of State shall ensure that all appointed
officers of local groups are either patron,
contributing, or sustaining members of the SCA, Inc.,
or are associate or family members with immediate
access to the Kingdom newsletter provided by a
subscribing membership at their residence. This shall
be checked at least once per reign. Each Kingdom
Officer of State shall submit a roster of warranted
officers to Their Majesties and the Kingdom Seneschal
at the beginning of each reign.
4.10.9 Kingdom Web Minister
4.10.10 Kingdom Chatelaine
4.11.9 The Kingdom Web Minister. The Kingdom Web
Minister shall have the following duties:
4.11.9.1 Maintain and monitor the Kingdom's
Internet resources and interests to include the
sub-domain names, Atlantia.sca.org and Atlantia.org,
and the Kingdom email aliases.
4.11.9.2 Monitor the recognized web pages of
the Kingdom to ensure that they are in compliance with
current SCA and Atlantian policies.
4.11.9.3 The Kingdom Web Minister shall be the
authoritative advisor to the Kingdom in matters
concerning the Internet. The Web Minister shall lend
technical assistance to the recognized web ministers
and other Atlantian groups desiring to create a web
presence as needed.
4.11.9.4 Provide required reports to the
Kingdom Chronicler as outlined in the Kingdom
Chronicler's Policies.
4.11.10 The Kingdom Chatelaine shall coordinate
materials and information for the assimilation of new
members to the Society and be responsible to the
Kingdom Seneschal.
6.2.2.1.3 Spring Coronation - held on the weekend of
the first Saturday in April, unless this is an Easter
weekend, then it is moved to the second Saturday in
April.
6.2.2.1.8 Winter University - held on the weekend of
the first Saturday in February.
6.2.2.1.9 Summer University - held on the weekend of
the first Saturday in June.
6.2.2.1.10 Fall University - held on the weekend of
the first Saturday in October. Exception: Those years
in which the first Saturday of October falls during
Columbus Day weekend, University will be held on the
second Saturday of October.
6.2.2.1.11 Unevent - held on the weekend of the
first Saturday in December.
6.2.2.2.1 Tournament of Chivalry - held on the
weekend of the third Saturday in April (unless this is
Easter weekend, then it is moved to the 4th Saturday).
All martial activities including the tournament format
for the Tournament of Chivalry shall be approved by
the Royalty before publication in newsletter or on the
internet.
9.1.2 Complaints are registered when presented in
writing to the Crown, Baronage, or an officer of the
seneschallate. Complaints should not be anonymous, but
can be accepted on paper or via email as long as the
complainant is fully identified.
9.1.6 Complaints resulting from a single incident
must be registered within 60 days of the incident.
Complaints resulting from a series of incidents must
be filed within 60 days from the last cited incident.
All cited incidents must have taken place within a
reasonable period of time.
10.2.1 No combat, staged or otherwise, using live
steel shall occur within the specified boundaries of
any Society event in the Kingdom of Atlantia, except
under the purview of the Society Historical Marshal
Arts Policy.
Appendix F - Charters for the Atlantian Kingdom
Notables
The Atlantian Kingdom Notables are positions held in
service to the Crown of Atlantia for the tenure of one
year. The competitions are held annually at Kingdom
Level Events, unless the Crown sees need to do
otherwise. Competitions are to be run by the current
Kingdom Notable in conjunction with the Kingdom
Minister of Arts and Sciences (or Kingdom Triton
Herald for the Scrivener Royal) as a representative of
the Crown. If the Notable is unable to fulfill that
obligation, the Crown in consultation with the Kingdom
Minister of Arts and Sciences (or Kingdom Triton
Herald for the Scrivener Royal) will find a suitable
alternative. The Crown may remove a Notable at Their
discretion. If the Notable is unable to complete his
or her term or is removed early for any reason, the
Crown shall direct the Kingdom Minister of Arts and
Sciences (or Kingdom Triton Herald for the Scrivener
Royal) to hold a competition at the next convenient
Kingdom Level Event, or the Crown may choose a
successor.
The Crown may choose to modify the list of Notables in
consultation with the Kingdom Minster of Arts and
Sciences (or Kingdom Triton Herald for the Scrivener
Royal), to encourage any art they see fit.
The Royal Notables are selected by competition in
their field at a Kingdom level event. The competition
should be announced in the Acorn at least twice before
the event where the competition takes place. The
current Notable, in conjunction with the Kingdom
Minister of Arts and Sciences (or Kingdom Triton
Herald for the Scrivener Royal) as representative of
the Crown, will set the details of the competition and
judging standards.
Lady Courtney de Houghton
Clerk of Law
Kingdom of Atlantia, SCA
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