ANST - Other Sanctions: Current Rules
Leslie Miller
Miller at pp.okstate.edu
Thu Oct 29 14:31:32 PST 1998
Here are other current sanctions pertaining to the banishment issue.
Gunhilda
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GOVERNING AND POLICY DOCUMENTS
10. REVOCATION/DENIAL OF MEMBERSHIP (August 1985, Rev. October 1989
&January 1991)
1. The Board will consider a request for revocation or denial of
membership in the Society as provided in Article V.C.3(4) of the
By-Laws, under any of the following circumstances:
a. Petition to the Board by 30% or more of the
membership of the kingdom of residence of the person being considered
for such revocation or denial who are currently members of the Society;
b. Petition by a majority of the kingdom great officers
and peers of the kingdom of residence who are currently members of the
Society;
c. The recommendation of a duly-constituted kingdom
court.
d. Documentation of cause for absolute banishment.
2. Upon initiation of such proceedings, the Board shall notify
the person(s) in question of when the matter will be considered and
invite all relevant documentation and appeals.
3. The Board will discuss and decide such a petition in
accordance with its rules (see By-Laws VI and XIV).
4. Regardless of how the process is initiated, a revocation or
denial of membership by the Board enforces absolute banishment from all
Society events in all Society kingdoms. (See VI.A.1.h.3 for absolute
banishment.)
5. Such a revocation or denial of membership may be appealed,
but such appeal must be accompanied by new evidence which warrants
re-examination by the Board.
6. At the conclusion of the imposed term of revocation or
denial, or if an appeal as provided above is accepted by the Board,
automatic banishment from Society events shall be lifted, and the
individual allowed to (re)apply for membership in the Society, unless
membership is again denied.
CORPORA
II. D. REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS.
Anyone may attend Society events provided he or she wears an attempt at
pre-17th century dress, conforms to the provisions of the By-Laws and
Corpora, complies with any other requirements (such as site fees or
waivers) which may be imposed by the Society, and behaves as a lady or
gentleman. However, the responsible officers may exempt attendees at
business meetings and informal classes from the requirement to wear
pre-17th century dress.
II. E. DUTY TO ENFORCE REQUIREMENTS.
The officers (and presiding nobles, if any) of the sponsoring
branch shall ensure that each event operates according to the rules set
forth in the governing documents of the Society. If transgressions
occur which seriously compromise the integrity of the event or endanger
the health and safety of the attendees, the responsible officials shall
correct the problem immediately, if necessary by closing down the
event. If they cannot or will not do so, the Kingdom Seneschal or
senior Seneschal present, or (in cases involving the Rules of the Lists)
the Earl Marshal or senior Marshal present shall do whatever is
necessary to end the transgressions, up to and including removing
Society sanction for the event and notifying the responsible officers
and the owner of the site or the owner's agent that the Society will no
longer be responsible for the event. In such a case, all official
actions properly performed prior to the point when sanction was removed
will be considered valid. However, no action taken after that point,
including transfers of office or bestowal of awards, will be considered
valid. If an event is terminated in this manner, the person(s) removing
sanction must file a complete written report of the circumstances with
the Board and the appropriate kingdom and corporate officers.
III.B.2. Right of appeal.
The Board is the ultimate determiner and arbiter of the rules of
the Society,
regardless of what authority it may delegate elsewhere.
All members of the Society shall therefore have the right of
appeal to the Board, provided they follow proper channels for complaint
and appeal.
III.B.3. Relations with kingdoms.
The Board will maintain a policy of non-interference with the
kingdoms, but reserves the right to intervene in kingdom affairs if a)
the events leading to such intervention appear to cause a threat to the
integrity of the Society, b) the governing documents of the Society
appear to have been violated, c) there is a threat to the Society's
legal standing, or d) the Board is asked to become involved.
VI.A.2.b
(1) The Crown may appoint, remove, and replace Great Officers of
State, in conjunction with the appropriate Corporate Officers, if any.
The Crown may appoint, remove, and replace lesser officers of the
kingdom in conjunction with the appropriate Great Officers, if any.
(See VI.C.1.c.1 and VI.C.3)
(2) The Crown may either control the appointment, removal, and
replacement of principality officers directly, or it may delegate this
authority to the Coronet.
(3) The Crown may appoint, remove and replace territorial Barons
and Baronesses in accordance with Corpora and kingdom law and custom.
(See VI.B)
(4) The Crown may suspend any officer of the kingdom for just
and stated cause for the duration of the reign. (See VI.C.1.c.5)
VI.A.2.c. Courts.
The Crown may establish and call such courts as may be necessary
for the governance of the realm, in accordance with kingdom law and
custom. (See Governing and Policy Decision #3.)
VI.A.3.c. Offices
(1) If authority has been delegated by the Crown, the Coronet
may appoint, remove, or replace Great Officers of the principality, in
conjunction with the appropriate kingdom Great Officers. The Coronet
may likewise appoint, remove, and replace Lesser Officers of the
principality, in conjunction with the appropriate kingdom or
principality Great Officers, if any. The Crown may require
consultation and prior approval for any or all of these steps. See
(VI.A.2.b.2) and VI.C.4.
2) The Coronet may suspend any officer of the principality for
just and stated cause for the duration of the reign.
VI.A.3.d. Courts.
The Coronet may call courts of inquiry only if the Crown
approves.
VI.C.1.c
(4) Removal for Cause: Great Officers of State may be removed
for cause by joint action of the Crown and the corresponding Corporate
Officer. An officer so removed may appeal to the Board. If a Great
Officer has no corporate superior, the Crown may act unilaterally
according to the laws and customs of the kingdom; appeals may be
directed to the Board via the Society Seneschal.
(5) Suspension: Great Officers of State may be suspended by
either the Crown or the corporate superior for just and stated cause.
Suspensions by the Crown are for not more than the duration of the
current reign; suspensions by the corporate superior are for not more
than 90 days. A suspension takes effect upon declaration to the
officer, but the Crown or the corporate superior must be informed as
soon as possible thereafter, and it must be announced in the next
available issue of the kingdom newsletter. If a deputy has been
designated as successor for the post, the deputy shall automatically
assume the duties of the office at the moment of such suspension and
shall continue fulfilling said duties until the suspension is
terminated. If no designated successor exists for the post, the Crown
and Corporate Officer (if any) shall reach an agreement as to how to
carry out the duties of the post, or shall appeal to the Board. The
suspended officer retains the right of appeal, but the suspension stands
until and unless overruled by the Board.
VI.C.5.a
(2) Suspension and Removal. If kingdom law makes no other
arrangement, the procedures for suspending or removing local officers
shall parallel those for kingdom officers, with the kingdom officer
taking the place of the corporate officer in the process. The Crown may
enact law delegating this process to the Coronet and principality
officers, and may include a provision regarding levels of inactivity or
non-reporting which may be regarded as equivalent to resignation.
VII.A.3.b. Degradation and Reinstatement.
The Board reserves the right to degrade a person from the
Peerage. However, kingdom law may define conditions and procedures under
which a recommendation for such action may be made to the Board. Unless
stipulated otherwise by the Board, the Board's decision in such a case
applies only to the matter at hand, and nothing prohibits a person who
has been degraded from any order of the peerage from being elevated to
the peerage at a later date, should the Crown determine that the person
in question now meets the requirements of VII.A.1 &4.
VII.B.2.d. As with Peerages, the Board specifically reserves the right
to revoke any Award or Grant of Arms. Kingdom law may make provision
for offering such a recommendation to the Board.
GOVERNING AND POLICY DECISIONS
3. COURTS OF INQUIRY AND CHIVALRY (August 1979, revised July 1988 and
July 1989)
1. No court of inquiry or chivalry shall be established at the
corporate level of the Society. Any courts within the Society are
presumed to be within the medieval context of the Society and pertain
only to conduct within the structure and definitions of the Society.
2. The primary purpose for these courts within the Society is
for the investigation of questions and issues, much as a "Commission" in
the 20th Century; for opening communications on issues; and for the
clarification of issues. Only secondarily are courts considered to be
for the purpose of trying members of the Society for alleged behavior or
incidents. No courts of the latter type are to be established by any
branch below kingdom level.
3. No court shall be held within any kingdom on individual
behavior that falls within the jurisdiction of a civil or criminal court
maintained by the nation or other political division where it takes
place, nor shall any recommendation about individuals be made on such
issues. However, the Board recognizes that a given action may have
implications both in law and in the Society's rules of courteous
behavior, and will recognize a court which restricts itself to the
latter as long as the act in question occurred in a Society context.
4. If a court concludes that the appropriate action is one
reserved to the Board, the judgment should be issued in the form of a
request that the Board exercise the reserved power in question.
5. The Board of Directors remains the ultimate level of appeal
for all issues and all members of the Society. (See By-Laws II.C. and
Corpora III.B.2)
15. RESPONSE TO ACTIONS ENDANGERING THE SOCIETY (May 1987)
If the Board finds it necessary to intervene in kingdom affairs to
protect the Society's legal standing, its action will be directed as
nearly as possible at the individuals responsible for the lapse. The
Board will move against a kingdom as a whole only if repeated failures
prove it incapable of locating and supporting reliable officers.
For example, in the case of the annual financial survey, which is
the area most likely for individual errors to affect the status of the
Society, the Board may take any or all of the following actions if
failure to report delays the Society's filing with civil authorities:
1. Order the replacement of the Kingdom Treasurer, and ban that
individual from holding any kingdom office, including the Crown or
Coronet, for a period of up to three years.
2. Order the replacement of the Kingdom Seneschal, and ban that
individual from holding any kingdom office, including the Crown or
Coronet, for a period of up to three years.
3. Declare the reign incomplete, and hold that the current Crown
will derive no status from the reign and will be banned from holding
any kingdom office, including the Crown or Coronet, for a period of up
to three years.
4. Place the kingdom under a regency, wherein no peerage-level
awards may be granted for a minimum of one year.
5. Divide the lands of the kingdom among such of its neighbors
as may be suited to take over their permanent administration.
The application of these sanctions will depend upon the severity
of the lapse, and the degree to which the affected parties were involved
in either causing the problem or attempting to solve it. (See Corpora
III.B.3 and VI.A.1.h)
16. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REDRESS.
It is the policy of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. to
vigorously pursue legal action and redress on the part of the Society
for Creative Anachronism, Inc. and its members in any case of financial
malfeasance or misfeasance involving Society funds.
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Leslie A. Miller
Safety Training Coordinator
Environmental Health and Safety
Oklahoma State University
miller at pp.okstate.edu
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/
(405) 744-7241
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