(c) Copyright 1989, 1991, 1992 -- The Society for Creative Anachronism, Incorporated. Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism may copy and distribute this document to other members of the Society so long as copyright credit is given and no changes are made in the text. The governing version of this document is the SCA ORGANIZATIONAL HANDBOOK, published 1989, and the official update sheets released subsequently. Printed copies are available from the SCA Stock Clerk, P.O. Box 360743, Milpitas CA 95036, for $3.50. Any disputes over the actual content of the document will be decided in favor of the printed version. CORPORA UPDATES as of 8/92 20 January '91, G&PD #10 was edited to clarify the wording: 10. REVOCATION/DENIAL OF MEMBERSHIP (8-85; Revised 10-89 & 1-91) 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 war- rants 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. 20 July '91, the following changes were made to clarify the rules on interkingdom awards: VI.A.1.a.9) Armigerous award. An award that can convey Arms by Award, Grant, or Patent. The status of the current recipient is not a factor. [New location; wording transferred from VI.A.2.a.7.] VI.A.1.f.5) Royalty may grant armigerous awards to subjects of other realms only if all the following conditions apply: a) The service or achievements being recognized must have taken place in the realm of the conferring royalty. b) The conferring royalty must comply with all consultation provisions and other restrictions in the law of its realm. c) The conferring royalty must obtain prior written consent from the Crown of the realm of the recipient. (See also VI.A.3.b.3.) d) For patent orders, the Crown of the realm of the recipient must likewise comply with any consultation provisions and other restrictions in its own law. VI.A.2.a.7) [Deleted; replaced by paragraphs given above.] VI.A.3.b.3. X-ref changed from VI.A.2.a.7 to VI.A.1.a.9. [Note from the Steward - the word "royalty" here means the Crown or Coronet, not a single royal person. It may be desirable to edit the opening of VI.A.1.f.5 to clarify this point.] 19 October 1991, the By-Laws were changed to allow for a regular schedule of turnover on the Board: VI.E.2. Term of Service. Directors' terms shall be staggered so that one term ends each six months. No director shall serve more than fourteen quarters, dating from the meeting at which he or she is elected. A Director's term begins immediately upon elec- tion and acceptance. Should a Director be unable to serve his or her full term, the remaining Directors shall either leave the position vacant until the end of the term (as long as the number of active Directors does not go below 5, as specified in VI.B), or elect someone to fill the remainder of the term. During the period between acceptance and his or her first meeting, a Direc- tor shall receive information routinely distributed to the Board, and shall be bound by its policies regarding behavior of Direc- tors. No one who has served as a Director of the Society may be re-elected to the Board until a period of at least one (1) year has elapsed from the end of the previous term.19 October '91, the By-Laws were amended to describe the current arrangement for the Corporate Business Office: VII.B. CORPORATE BUSINESS OFFICE. The Secretary Society shall maintain a Corporate Business Office to carry out regular admin- istrative work of the Society. Such duties as are not explicitly assigned to other Corporate officers shall be assigned to and performed by this office. The office of Registrar shall report to the Secretary and may be performed directly by the Secretary. 19 October '91, the following provision was added to the Corpora section governing corporate officers: IV.A.2.e. No Corporate Officer may serve as Crown or Coronet during their tenure in office. In order to fight or be fought for in a Crown or Coronet Lists, the officer must have an ap- pointed deputy, approved by the Board, who is ready and willing to accept all responsibilities for that office. 19 October '91, the Corpora section on banishment from the realm was amended to clarify the type of behavior it is meant to ad- dress. VI.A.1.a.h.2 - ADD AFTER REFERENCE TO AUTOMATIC REVIEW - Such a banishment must be imposed only in response to serious transgres- sions against Society rules or standards of behavior at a Society event or in the course of performing official duties on behalf of the Society. If the Board determines that such a banishment is without merit or has been unfairly imposed, the banishment will be lifted and the royalty that imposed it may be subject to sanctions. 18 November '91, the By-Laws provision on filling vacancies on the Board was amended to remove text made redundant by the revi- sion of VI.E.2. The remaining text reads: VI.F.2. Filling Vacancies. All vacancies may be filled by unanimous vote of the Directors then in office, whether or not their numbers constitute a quorum. 18 November '91, the membership definitions in the By-Laws were amended to support the new rate structure. Sections V.B.3 and V.B.5 were deleted, and the remaining sections renumbered accord- ingly. Section V.B.2 and the new V.B.5 were amended as follows. V.B.2. Contributing Membership conveys the privileges of Article V.B.1, together withthe thanks of the Society. V.B.5. Family Membership extends the privileges of Article V.B.4 to the immediate family of a member defined in paragraphs B.1 through B.3 of this Article, who live at the same physical ad- dress as the member. 12 January '92, the Corpora section on royal delegation of power was amended to specify the reference to both members of a royal couple. VI.A.1.f.4 - A Crown or Coronet may not delegate the decision- making powers on legislation, distribution of armigerous awards and orders, or banishment, nor may it delegate signature authori- ty for warrants and rosters, except to another royal couple within the realm of the latter. 12 January '92, the Corpora provision on local officer appoint- ment and removal was replaced with: VI.C.5.a Tenure 1. Appointment. Local officers shall be appointed by their kingdom, principality, baronial or provincial superiors, as kingdom law provides, and their appointments shall be confirmed by roylty of the level required by kingdom law. If the Crown chooses, the law may waive the requirement for specific confirma- tion of individual appointments, while retaining overall authori- ty to intervene in specific cases. Local officers must not be substantively opposed by the people of the branch, but the final decision regarding their tenure remains with the superior offi- cers and royalty. 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. 12 January '92, the age definition in G&PD 12 was amended as follows: No person below the age of sixteen (16) who has not attained his or her sixteenth (16th) birthday ... [and likewise for 14-yr-olds.] 12 January '92, the By-Laws were amended to redefine the chair- manship and vice-chairmanship of the Board as follows: K. CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: The post of Chair- man shall be held for such period as the Board shall from time to time determine. No member shall be required to serve as Chair- man. If the Chairman is not present or may not serve as Chairman for any reason, the Vice-Chairman shall act as Chairman. Both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be selected by unanimous consent of the Board. .