Statutes of the Holy order of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
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The Statutes the Holy order of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus are formal written enactments of the legislative authority of the Holy order of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus. They were written and ratified in 26.01.22.
The Statutes
1. Knights and knighthood.
1.1 A knight must give away all his items and land, and live in poverty
1.2 A knight must honor celibacy, and not marry or have sexual relations
1.3 A knight must fight the unbelievers for life
1.4 A knight must follow unconditional orders, and not disagree with these orders, unless they break the statutes
1.5 A knight must live in chastity
1.6 A knight must dress simply
1.7 A knight must sleep with clothes on, and a weapon by his side
1.8 A knight must eat simply
1.9 A knight must avoid pleasure, and such things as parties and other things
1.10 A knight may not lock doors
1.11 At night, the room must be lit
1.12 A knight must not talk, unless in a meeting or during a battle
1.13 A knight must take the oath of chastity
1.14 A knight must pray every day
1.15 A knight may not leave the castle or fort he is assigned to, without being allowed to by the Knight Commander.
1.16 A knight may receive land, and exit the order if needed
1.17 A knight may never steal, pillage, rape, murder civilians, or else. If broken, it is punishable by death.
1.18 A knight may never flee the battlefield.
1.19 A knight must train every day.
1.20 A knight may protect the land of the Order.
2. Peasants and Farmers
(Sidenote - Farmer and peasant refers to the same thing, and means the same in this situation.)
2.1 The Land of a Farmer is inherited from the father of the person.
2.2 A farmer cannot freely choose what to do with personal land. The issue can come into the hands of a local Farmers/Peasant court.
2.3 A farmers/peasant court is allowed to use local traditions.
2.4 The inheritence of a farmers relative is also debt the dead relative had.
2.5 A farmer may not be a serf, or slave.
2.6 If a farmer does not have a son, the daughter inherits the items of the farmer.
2.7 A farmer is allowed to use inherited land.
2.8 The inheritence of a peasant is mostly items, animals, and else
2.9 A farmer must bring issues to a Peasant court, and not a city court, or other type of court.
2.10 A farmer is allowed to buy and sell land.
2.11 Farmers are supposed to follow the statutes, and criminal codex otherwise they will be punished.
3. Nobles and Nobility
3.1 A person and his family may be recognized as nobility, if they participate in war.
3.2 Nobility are allowed to own large amounts of land, build manor homes, and get farmers and peasants to work for them, while not being serfs.
3.3 Nobility are supposed to follow the statutes, and criminal codex, otherwise all land, items and nobility status will be taken from them, aswell as punishment.
3.4 A noble must participate in war
3.5 A noble must give his farmers to the order in war
3.6 A noble must give his food to the order, and the farmers he sends
3.7 A noble must stay loyal to the order
3.8 Nobility must be Catholic
3.9 If a Noble commits heresy, his noble rights will be taken, land will be siezed, and he will be punished
3.10 Noble rights are not to be sold, and sold nobility rights are illegal
4. Judicial system
4.1 There are 6 types of courts, these being: Local peasant courts, Manor/Noble courts, City rat (rāte) court, City Vogt court, Mantag court, and the Langtag court.
4.2 The most important court is the Fogta court, which has the most power.
4.3 Peasants have to attend the local peasant court.
4.4 Nobles have to attend mantāgu courts, manor and Landtag courts.
4.5 Those in the cities must attend the rat (rāte) court and Vogt court.
4.6 Manor courts invite the 'elder farmers/peasants', and operate under the noble.
4.7 The Vogt court an have a trial for anyone, and gets the elders of the land is operates in, it is under the countries law, and government.
4.8 City Vogt courts are under the rāte, just as the city rat (rāte) court.
4.9 Peasant courts operate under ancient traditions of the land it's in.
5. Land and Land rights
5.1 A Knight may gain 1/3 of conquered land, aswell as nobility status.
5.2 Peasants may own land, but are not free to choose what to do with it.
5.3 The Clergy (And Roman Catholic church) is the only one which can own cathedrals, churches, and the land around them.
5.4 The order may own and sell land.
5.5 Land may be siezed from those in debt.
6. City laws
6.1 Cities may have some differing laws from the rest of the order
6.2 Stadtluft macht frei
6.3 The main legislature of cities is the city council, or Rat.
6.4 Cities have autonomy, although it depends on the city
7. Burghers
7.1 Burghers are free to do trade and craftsmanship
7.2 Burghers are free to travel to other countries for trade
7.3 Burghers pay a 12.5% tax to the state.
8. Merchants
8.1 Merchants meet and group at the Guild building, that is the only area they are legally allowed to group and have meetings at.
8.2 Merchants are allowed to travel to other countries for trade
8.3 Merchants pay a 7.5% tax to the state.
9. Workers
9.1 Workers may form worker brotherhoods.
9.2 Workers have to pay the same amount of money, as tax, as normal civilians.
10. Craftsmen
10.1 Craftsmen also meet and group at the Guild building, that is the only area they are legally allowed to group and have meetings at.
10.2 The legal 'leader' of Craftsmen is the 'craft master', he is elected every 2 years.
11. Clergy
11.1 The clergy has to pay no tax.
11.2 In case of war, the Clergy must pay 50% of the donations they have received to the state.
11.3 In case of war, the Clergy must give their young monks to the order, for fighting.
12. Criminal codex and punishments
12.1 Stealing - Imprisonment for 1 year
12.2 Rape - Imprisonment for 35 years
12.3 Murder - Death sentence
12.4 Arson - Imprisonment for 3 years
12.5 Witchcraft - Death sentence
12.6 Assault - Warning
12.7 Heresy - Death sentence
12.8 Cheating (in marriage) - Imprisonment for 15 years
12.9 Hostage taking - Imprisonment for 5 years
12.10 Apostasy - Death sentence
12.11 Breaking trust - Taking away fief
12.13 Betraying your fief lord - Death sentence
12.14 Polygamy - Death sentence
(In cities)
12.14 Counterfeit money - Imprisonment for 2 years
12.15 Counterfeit in trade - Death sentence
12.16 Murder - Death sentence
12.17 Witchcraft - Death sentence
13. Government
13.1 The Grand master is responsible for leading, supervising and helping the Holy order, and it's territories.
13.2 The Grand master is responsible for leading the army, seeing if there are enough supplies and food, and leading armies into battle.
13.3 The Grand master is responsible for supervising the Knight commanders, and vogts, aswell as brothers of the knighthood being teached in a Christian way, and see if Christian holidays, and sundays are being observed.
13.4 The Legislature of the Holy Order is the Capitell, a council of important members of the order. The council is made up from 5 members, elected vogts and Knight commanders.
13.5 The Capitell meets twice a year.
13.6 Elections for members of the Capitell happen twice a year.