Laws

Translated version of Danske Lov.docx
Danish Law
Lovkompendium of anno Domini 1459 the Kingdom of Denmark, containing:
Royal Law, Lex Regia
Criminal Law
Adel Law
Royal Law, Lex Regia
This law provides the legal and secular basis of the Danish kingdom. The Act establishes the kingdom of power and the Danish people's rights and obligations.
I. Introduction
§ I, 1: This Act shall under no circumstances be disputed or questioned by no other laws or individuals, such cases can be described as treason and punishable by death.
§ I, 2: It is every Dane's duty to defend this law and the rights of the issuer.
II. Power Distribution
§ II, 1: The true king is the head of the kingdom. King's true heir to the throne is his first-born child, or other officially selected person.
§ II, 2: Laws applicable nobility and heraldry is found in Adel Act.
§ II, 3: The King may appoint the following officers to assist with various responsibilities, functions and management of the Royal Institutions. The individual posters responsibilities and descriptions can be found in the following sections: rigshofmester (Eng.: Steward of the Realm), Chancellor (Eng.: Chancellor of Justice), Chancellor (Eng.: Chancellor) and the National Herald (Eng.: Herald of the realm).
§ II, 4: Rigshofmesteren is the kingdom prime minister, accounting officer and director of the National Council. Rigshofmesteren appointed solely by the Crown for life, or for dismissal sought by the king. Rigshofmesteren's kingdom standing on top official.
§ II, 5: Imperial Chancellor is Empire's top judge and represents the king as the supreme judge of the Courts parliament if he does not even exist. Reich Chancellor appointed solely by the Crown for life, or for dismissal sought by the king.
§ II, 6: The chancellor is the king's high representative for foreign policy matters, in addition, Chancellor Head of the Embassy and its Ambassador loss. Chancellor shall be appointed solely by the Crown for life, or for dismissal sought by the king.
§ II, 7: Rigsherolden's Empire head of heraldry and nobility statement Rigsherolden is also leader of Heraldikkollegiet. Rigsherolden appointed solely by the Crown for life, or for dismissal sought by the king.
§ II, 8: King's aforementioned officers face every noble, elected officials and citizen.
III. Royal Institutions
§ III, 1: The King and His purpose selected officials responsible for the following institutions, each responsible for different tasks in the kingdom. Each institution's tasks and descriptions can be found in the following sections: Privy Council (Eng.: Privy Council), precooked Thing (Eng.: Supreme Court), Embassy (Eng.: Embassy) and Heraldikkollegiet (Eng.: College of Heraldry).
§ III, 2: National Council is the king's personal advice that takes a position on state issues such as legislative changes, economic decisions, foreign policy decisions, etc. The National Council is also responsible for the management of the Empire in case that the kingdom is well reigned in a period, for example in period between a previous king's death and a new king's coronation. The National Council members, called rigsråd are chosen by the king for life, or for dismissal sought by the king. Rigshofmesteren serves as the National Council leader, taking the king.
§ III, 3: Fix the Thing is the kingdom's highest court, as judges in court cases that have been appealed after judgment on Count creators / county courts. The king is the supreme judge of the Courts parliament, he may let the Imperial Chancellor judge on behalf of him. The National Council members rigsråderne may be called as judges in the Courts parliament.
§ III, 4: The Embassy is headed by the Chancellor on behalf of the king. The embassy is responsible for carrying out the king desired foreign policy. Chancellor may appoint ambassadors to help him in the foreign policy work.
§ III, 5: Heraldikkollegiet's Realm upper heraldikansvarlige institution headed by Rigsherolden on behalf of the king. Heraldikkollegiets job is to keep track of titles, len, castles, manors, churches, and to design coats of arms or other heraldic material on request. Rigsherolden may appoint heralds to help him.
§ III, 6: Any decision made by a Royal Institution, which the king has approved, shall be honored and respected by both nobles, elected officials and citizens. Failure to comply may be regarded as treason, which can be punished with death.
IV. Rights and obligations
§ IV, 1: The rights described in subsequent sections is the king's signature guaranteed by a monarchy, and any violation of them are illegal.
§ IV, 2: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to vote for mayor elections, county elections and other public elections organized by the King, the Privy Council, a regional council or a mayor.
§ IV, 3: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to have a his case individually when dishes parliament. Unless the accused himself can produce such a person, the National Council are obliged to make a coat of disposal available.
§ IV, 4: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to trade freely on the Danish markets.
§ IV, 5: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to bear arms.
§ IV, 6: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to run for mayor elections, county elections and other public office elections.
§ IV, 7: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to speak freely.
§ IV, 8: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to condemn another individual for a direct or indirect insult and require avenge honor.
§ IV, 9: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to travel freely in and leave the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Finland.
§ IV, 10: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has the right to have his case brought to trial and the right to appeal by the Courts parliament.
§ IV, 11: The duties described in subsequent sections is the king's signature applies to all citizens of the Empire, and denial of them can be regarded as treason, which can be punished with death.
§ IV, 12: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark is obliged to pay taxes to the city, county, national council, or king, if charged.
§ IV, 13: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark is obliged to follow the law.
§ IV, 14: Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark has a duty to defend the country at war.
V. Conclusion
§ V, 1: This Law shall enter into force upon the king and Rigshofmesterens below signature
Johan Kashmir, the witch, King of Denmark
Signed on 25 February anno Domini 1459
Baroness Tina Hedegaard Jensen, rigshofmester of Denmark
Signed on 25 February anno Domini 1459
Criminal Law
This law establishes the laws and penalties for violation of these laws in the Kingdom of Denmark.
- The responsibility for exercising the law rests with the king and his officers and employees thereof counties and the mayors and their related staff officers.
- Responsibility for reviewing and determining the laws lies with the King and Privy Council.
- Responsibility for judging from the established laws and framework lies with the county courts and Courts parliament.
Subsequent laws and penalties apply to all citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark. When a law is adopted by the National Council or the king, it shall enter into force the following day.
Litigation takes place at the county court. If the accused is not satisfied with the judgment by the county court, has accused the right to seek appeal by the Courts parliament.
I. Crimes
§ I, 1: Any criminal who is found guilty will be punished. The punishment fits the crime, however, repeated attempts, completed or not, the same crime, would mean a higher penalty. In return, the admission of a crime of lowering the penalty.
§ I, 2: The following criminal categories of:
- (Criminal Category I) Public apology
- (Criminal Type II) fine
- (Criminal Category III) Prison Punishment
- (Criminal Category IV) Exile
- (Criminal Category V) Capital punishment
§ I, 3: accomplices would be convicted as accomplices and will be sentenced to a lower sentence.
§ I, 4: A penalty means that the primary punishment must be within the given framework, but the punishment would have to be complemented with lower penalties. For example: "... punishable under the criminal category III-IV. "In this case, the primary sentence either imprisonment or exile, but the sentence may well be supplemented by a public apology and / or a fine.
§ I, 5: If a crime has meant a financial loss for the prosecutor / victim, then accused replace this. Can the accused does not replace this loss, the county required to replace the loss from that county convicts the accused an equivalent fine.
§ I-6: In wartime all highlighted sentences to include criminal category V.
II. Crimes against people
§ II, 1: accusation against a fellow citizen on the basis of false or nonexistent evidence punishable under the criminal category I-II. Indictment of a noble on the basis of false or nonexistent evidence punishable under the criminal category I-II. Indictment of a royal on the basis of false or nonexistent evidence punishable under the criminal category II-III.
§ II, 2: Robbery against a fellow citizen punishable under the criminal category II-III. Robbery of a noble punishable under the criminal category III-IV. Robbery of a Royal punishable under the criminal category of III-V.
§ II, 3: Violence against a fellow citizen punishable under the criminal category II-III. Violence against a noble punishable under the criminal category II-IV. Violence against a royal punishable under the criminal category of III-V.
§ II, 4: Deliberate killing and violence leading to death against a fellow citizen punishable under the criminal category of III-V. Deliberate murder and violence leading to death from a nobleman punishable under the criminal category IV-V. Deliberate murder and violence leading to death against a royal punishable under the criminal category V.
III. Crimes against public institutions
§ III, 1: An unauthorized rebellion against an elected mayor and / or a city hall punishable under the criminal category of III-V.
§ III, 2: An unauthorized attack on a county elected councils and / or slot punishable under the criminal category of III-V.
§ III, 3: Not approved the disclosure of sensitive military, economic or political documents and information punishable under the criminal category III-IV.
§ III, 4: Any non-economic abuse of an official post, for example, mayor or bailiff shall be punishable under the criminal category IV.
IV. Economic crimes
§ IV, 1: Any sale of products at a higher price than the local maximum price punishable under the criminal category I-III.
§ IV, 2: Any employment of people below the locally established minimum wage punishable under the criminal category I-III.
§ IV, 3: Any attempt to recruit people below the locally established minimum wage punishable under the criminal category I-II.
§ IV, 4: Any economic abuse of an official post, for example, mayor or bailiff shall be punishable under the criminal category I-IV.
V. Conclusion
§ V, 1: This Law shall enter into force upon the king and Rigshofmesterens below signature
Johan Kashmir, the witch, King of Denmark
Signed on 25 February anno Domini 1459
Baroness Tina Hedegaard Jensen, rigshofmester of Denmark
Signed on 25 February anno Domini 1459
Adel Law
This law establishes rules and regulations of the Danish nobility and heraldry.
I. nobility and gentry
In the Kingdom of Denmark is a nobility divided into two main groups: nobility and gentry.
In among the nobility, the following titles:
Duke / Duchess *
Count / Countess
Baron / Baroness
* Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein will be added to the Kingdom of Denmark, which will allow the titles Duke / Duchess of Schleswig and Duke / Duchess of Holstein. But these titles will not be added until the duchies actually added to Denmark.
Among the gentry, the following titles:
Knight / Dame
Lord / Lady *
* The title of Lord / Lady can only be purchased for tokens in the game itself. The title exists only as long as the payment tokens for it. Kingdom of Denmark supports only Lord / Lady titles that follow this pattern "(player's name), Lord / Lady of (CITY), people with other unrealistic or already taken the Lord / Lady titles may not be prosecuted and punished, but the citizens of Denmark does not need respect their titles, nor treat them as noble.
II. Len
In among the nobility, it is possible to land with the title. If you get land together with the title, the title will be added prefix Lens. This is because the Kingdom of Denmark is divided into 44 so-called County (per January 21, 1459)
For example: Count / Countess XXXX assigned county XXXXX, and therefore he / she will be indicted Count / Countess instead of Count / Countess. The same goes for the barons / baronesses (skull barons / lens baronesses) and dukes / duchesses (lenshertuger
/ Lens Duke of thousands).
III. Marriage and inheritance
The following rules for marriage and inheritance are among the nobility:
It is not forbidden, to nobles and ordinary citizens to marry.
If a male noble marries a normal female citizen, she will get the same title as her husband (whose husband is a land owner, her title does not include the prefix Lens-unless he officially makes her co-owner.).
If a female noble marries a normal male citizen, he will not get the same title as his wife.
If a male noble and womanly nobility marries, they will both retain their titles, and she will get the same titles as her husband (whose husband is a land owner, her title does not include the prefix Lens-unless he officially makes her co-owner.). The man may not use the wife's titles.
As a rule inherit the firstborn county / lenene whether the firstborn is male or female. But land owners are allowed to write in his / her will, that another of his / her children will inherit county / lenene. If the land owner has no children, the county / lenene automatically proceed to the closest family member (brother / sister) and always the oldest. If there are no siblings, will the county / lenene proceed to the closest family member, for example. cousins, uncles, etc. If no family is will the county / lenene proceed to his / her partner (husband / wife). Is the land owner not related to anyone, will the county / lenene be given back to the king.
As for female nobility who inherited / acquired land (len) from their husband, they can not give it to their future child with another man, instead it will be given back to the king. Land which she inherited from her family, can be passed to her eldest son / daughter when she dies. If she does not have a son or daughter, the rules that applied to male nobles did not come into force in place will the county / lenene be given back to the king.
The title of Baron / Baroness, Count / Countess or hertuge / duchess will be automatically passed to all sons and daughters. If you have more than one title, these titles will be distributed to your children, given to them all or only some of them. You can also decide not to give your title / titles on to your children, but then the title will be lost and be returned to the king. Titles that her mother has inherited, does not follow these rules and will be automatically returned to the king.
But the country which her mother has inherited, however, will be given to her heir. The new land without title can then be added to another barony, county or duchy after the heirs' request.
Titles from the father may be given to all children. Land of the father can only be given to a child. If he has more than a province, they can be shared between the children and still only one of them. Titles from the mother will be lost. Land of the mother can be passed on to her child if she has more than a province, it may be distributed among her children or remain just one of them.
Land inherited from the mother does not have a title, but should he / she will inherit a title from his / her father, this title is used for county inherited from the mother. But is this country can rise or fall in value, for example:
A child inherits the title of Count from his / her father and a province without title from his / her mother. Mother's County was originally a barony, but now it is just land without title. But now he / she may choose to make the county a county. Conversely, should the county from the mother was a county and title from his father a baron, the county does not remain a county but instead be turned into a barony.
Knight titles are not inherited, and a knight's wife is not a lady and a lady's husband is not a knight.
IV. Adling
Only the Crown (Queen, or if there is no VIP) may be noble citizens in nobility. This will be done by a role-play session at the Forum and the new nobility must swear allegiance to the King and Privy Council.
As mentioned before, can be any lord / lady as long as rules are followed and respected.
Every noble (with the exception of Baron / Baroness) can create his / her own knighthood. The number of individuals to whom they can turn to the knight / lady depends on their title:
Duke / Duchess: 6 knights / ladies
Count / Countess: 4 knights / ladies
They can not beat himself knight / lady, nor family members with the same title as them. But they can beat someone from their family who do not have a title of knight / lady.
No one can be a knight / lady of two or more chivalrous implications / military orders while being Forest Knight.
Ridder / ladies may appoint a "Squire" to help them in battle. They are in no way noble.
King / Queen are the only ones that can create military orders and cast an unlimited number of citizens knight / lady.
Princes and princesses / crown princes and crown prince aces can not ennoble anyone whether nobility or gentry.
Gentlemen / ladies do not need to be officially knighted at the Forum, as their titles considered to be created before the year 1457 (Denmark's founding in the game).
King / Queen may at any time withdraw a title back without any kind of reason or excuse. However, it must go at least seven days between announcement and actual withdrawal of the title.
V. Knight Consequences, knightly orders and forest knights
The difference between the knight follow military orders and forest knights are as follows:
Knight Follows: Small group personal protection of a noble. Limited number, rank systems are not allowed (no chains or other symbols to symbolize their status) and they will add a little detail, from the nobles coat of arms, their own coat of arms. They need the founding crest and helmet - detailed rules on heraldry follow.
Knight's Orders: Large group (unlimited) of military-oriented Knights / Ladies of the rank system. Chains and other symbols are allowed to be used to symbolize their order and helmet / shield / and other things are allowed to be used to symbolize their status in order. May only be created by the ruler. Detailed rules on heraldry follow.
Forest Knights: Knights / ladies who are knighted by the Regent and do not serve any order to travel as they please, to protect the borders and catching bandits. They use the lowest rank of the helmet and shield, and no other symbols. The shield is their own. Detailed rules on heraldry follow.
VI. Royal
The following royal titles in the Kingdom of Denmark:
King
Queen
Crown
Crown Princess
Prince
Princess
Prince Consort
The man is always the woman when it comes to inheritance. This means that there can only be an heir to the throne, and the prince comes before the princess, even if she is the firstborn. The king is higher queen, unless the king is dead and that the queen controls the Empire.
A prince who marries a noble or ordinary citizen does not give his title on to his wife.
A princess who marries a noble or ordinary citizen will lose her title.
A CROWNPRINCESS wife gets the title of princess and later queen.
A crown princess' husband do not get the title of prince or king, but instead prince consort.
Kings / queens are allowed to abdicate and give the throne on to the heir. In this case they will automatically be appointed to the Count / Countess of Rosenborg, a title without a country.
Coronation of kings to be made by someone who represents the Church. If no members of the Church is to find, the coronation made by Rigshofmesteren (read Royal Law).
Sons and daughters of princes and princesses will also be appointed to the counts / Province of thousands of Rosenborg.
VII. Indictment of aristocratic and royal
There are no rules, except that you must show the proper respect for a higher title than yourself, even if it is not itself admissible. Tiltal aristocratic in style.
All royal should be prosecuted "Your Royal Highness" and the kings and queens "Your Majesty".
VIII. Conclusion
This Act shall enter into force upon the king the following signature
Johan Kashmir, the witch, King of Denmark
Signed on 3 december anno Domini 1458