Amtgard: The Kingdom of the Wetlands
Official Corpora of Bylaws
Last Updated November 20, 2000
Appendix A – Update history (incomplete)

• May 2003
  • #1
    Add § 4.3.1.3: Must be 18 years of age or older to hold office. Kingdom Monarch may grant permission for minors to hold office.
  • #2
    Changes § 1.2.1.2 From: "Must have signed in at Wetlands provinces or events 8 times in the last six months."
  • To: "Must have 12 credits in the last 6 months. Eight of these must be from provincial sign-in."
• November 2002
  • 7.2.4 (Voting Process) was removed and renumbering to accomidate it was restored to its original flow.
  • Vote passed to give the Monarch a veto on knightings.
  • Vote passed to remove the Circle of Steel from the corpora and replace with:
    • Weapon Safety standards are to be written by the GMoR, and approved & enforced by the Champion.
      If the Champion disapproves of any standard(s), he may then ask the Monarch to make the neccessary change(s).
      Weapon Safety Standards are no longer to be vague, (i.e. "Larger than an eye socket") but are now to have actual measurements. (i.e. "Minimum of 2.5 inches").
      Weapon Safety Standards (once approved) are to be published (i.e. Written on paper and handed out to the populous) once every six months.
      Weapon Safety Standards need to cover the following topics of many discussions:
      Legal striking surfaces (length and diameter) for each weapon type (i.e. Short Sword, Long Sword, Spear, Polearm, Javelin, Staff, Madu and the ever-controversal Zulu Spear)
      Sword handel lengths (maximums for: Short, Long, and Great)
      Pommels
      Curteousy-padding on polearms
      Thrusting Tips (both swords and polearms)
      Hinged weapon heads (length, diameter, hardness, and weight)
      Defining what is meant by "cloth" covered
      Throwing weapons (core or no-core, and do they need cloth covers?)
      Bows and Arrows
      Plus, answer questions like:
      If a flail's shaft meets the Standards for a legal striking surface, then can it also count as a legal hit when an opponent is struck by the shaft? (i.e. "Club")
      If a Red Weapon (Great Sword or Polearm) is used one handed does it still cause Red Damage?
      If a weapon is deemed legal, but it still hurts, can it be romoved from the field?
  • Vote passed to remove the Guild of Heraldry from the corpora
• May 2002
• December 2001
  Supplementary amendments passed by popular vote at Quals on 12/01/2001 added to corpora by Harlan Quicksteel
  Renumbered section 7.2 (Circle of Knights) to include the current section (This was removed at the November 2002 althing and numbering was resumed)
  • 7.2.4 (Voting Process) . This amendment was worded as follows:
    7.2.4 Voting Process - Once each reign the Circle of Knights will determine who will be awarded knighthood by the following procedure:
    7.2.4.1 The Guildmaster of Knights will provide a list of eligible candidates for knighthood ordered by the date each attained eligibility ascending from the earliest to the latest. If two candidates attained eligibility on the same date, the candidate who has an earlier waiver date will take precedence.
    7.2.4.2 The Circle of Knights will vote on each candidate on the list in order until either they have approved an agreed upon number of candidates for knighthood or they have voted on every
    candidate on the list. Candidates who are eligible for multiple orders of knighthood will be voted upon for all eligible belts the first time they are voted on each reign.
    7.2.4.3 Each knight's votes shall be made available to all members of the Circle of Knights by the Guildmaster of Knights when voting is complete. This information is strictly confidential and may never be disclosed to anyone who is not a member of the Circle of Knights by any means.
    Also added by separate amendment was a new section 7.2.4.1, which read as follows (existing sections
    7.2.4.1 through 7.2.4.3 were renumbered 7.2.4.2 through 7.2.4.4):
    7.2.4.1 All knights who are eligible for an additional order or orders of knighthood will be voted on by the
    Knights' Circle for the possible bestowal of those orders once each reign.

Added by errata approved by Althing at Quals on 12/01/2001 - A note to section 1.4 (Provinces) which reads:
• Note: New provinces must be sponsored by the Kingdom. Provinces may not sponsor other provinces.
• 11/20/2000
  Supplementary amendments, known as Draft 11, passed by popular vote at Quals on 11/18/2000 added to corpora by Lakus Farstrider
  • Changed 3.3.2.3 from
    Only five amendments can be proposed by althing each reign To:
    • The althing shall approve for ballot only those amendments that have been proposed by written
      petition of 20% of the kingdom’s contributing members.
  • Changed 2.1.4 from percentage splits for dues To:
    • Membership dues are split between the kingdom and the provinces at a rate of one dollar for the kingdom and five dollars for the province
  • Made Champion the autocrat of Weaponmaster and the Reeves guild responsible for Relic Quest
  • Eliminated section 9.2.5 (knights choose which belt for Jovius and Hydra)
  • Master Jovius added to possible qualifications for Knight of the Flame
  • Master Hydra added to possible qualifications for Knight of the Crown
• Changed 9.2.1.2 From:
  Requirements: Exceptional completion of three terms in one or more kingdom level positions (Monarch, Regent, Prime Minister, Champion) or Master Lion. Exemplary and continuous service in provincial positions (i.e. Duke, Baron, kingdom GM of Reeves, etc.) may merit consideration by the knights circle.
  • To:
    Requirements: Exceptional completion of three terms in one or more kingdom level positions (Monarch, Regent, Prime Minister, Champion); or exceptional completion of two terms in one or more kingdom level positions and exceptional completion of three terms in provincial or lesser kingdom positions; or Master Lion; or Master Hydra.

Definitions
1.0 Club Membership
2.0 Dues and Policies of the Treasury
3.0 Kingdom Althings
4.0 Selection and Removal of Club Officers
5.0 Kingdom Officers
6.0 Provincial Officers
7.0 Kingdom Councils
8.0 Kingdom Calendar
9.0 Honors and Awards
Appendix A - Update history

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