The House Charter Act

[Treize Dreizehn]

As passed by the Deshret, and as per Section 2.7 of the State Code of Osiris, I submit the following legislation to the Pharaoh:

The House Charter Act

Section 1: General

1. The House Charter will be the fundamental document governing the creation of Houses for the Fraternal Order of Osiris.

2. This Charter empowers the Citizens of Osiris to declare a familial allegiance or apply for residency in a named city of Osiris, or to found a city of Osiris if they meet the conditions set down by this act.

3. The Registrar, who will be appointed and may be removed by the Pharaoh, will be primarily responsible for executing this Charter, as well as maintaining living records of any and all officially recognised houses.

4. A Major House is defined as a House which has seven or more members. If no house meets that criteria, then the four houses with the highest number of members will be considered Major Houses. Houses of current or former Pharaohs will always be considered Major Houses. Minor Houses are defined as any house which does not meet the above criteria. Further criteria may be set by the Registrar at their discretion.

5. A House can only be defined according to the number of Osiran Citizens that count themselves amongst its numbers. A House may not use foreign numbers in official requests.


Section 2: Recognition of House Status


1. Houses may be recognised by the Pharaoh upon petition, without obligation of the Pharaoh to officially recognise them.

2. Houses may be recognised by the Pharaoh upon the conferring of an award to a member of a house.

3. The Pharaoh may declare the creation of a House when gifting a city to that house.

4. Citizens may apply for official "House Status" according to Guidelines set down by the Registrar.

5. Foreign Houses may be recognised at the discretion of the Pharaoh, if and only if they meet the conditions set down by this Act and the Registrar's Guidelines.


Section 3: Loss of House Status


1. House Status may be revoked from houses who contain members who have committed high-crimes against the Osiris Fraternal Order.

2. House Status may be suspended for a length of time decided by the Pharaoh for actions which infringe against Osiris or damage Osiran standing internationally.

3. House Status may be lost, or declared "Dormant" according to the Guidelines established by the Registrar, which must be uniformly applied to all Houses.


Section 4: Creation of Cities, Nomarchs and Towns


1. A house of fourteen or more members may petition the Pharaoh for the Creation of a new city in their name.

2. A house of seven or more may request a residential town in accordance with this charter.

3. Houses must exist for longer than three months before being able to request residential cities.

4. The Pharaoh and forum administration may organize the placement of cities and towns on the forum as they deem appropriate.

5. The Registrar may amend the requirements for residential cities and towns as necessary, provided such requirements do not contradict this Charter.

We await the signature of the Pharaoh.

[Lord Ravenclaw]

I am very pleased to see this pass the Deshret. Keeper, you and the Councillors have my thanks the time you have given with this Act.

Signed into law, 22:34, 10/03/2014