Inter-Galactic News

April 1999 Issue 46

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Acting on advice from our legal department Imperial law has been revised and re-codified. Revision 12/199 supersedes and replaces all previous revisions and becomes effective week 15/199. IND positions should note Section 2, Paragraph X. Copies will be available from the Viceregal Administration from week 15/199.

IMPERIAL LAW

CAPELLAN PERIPHERY

- Imperial Laws - 193.22 (Revised 194.09, 195.21, 196.01 & 199.12)

Section 1 Definitions
Section 2 Colonies, Starships & Ground Parties
Section 3 Conflict
Section 4 Narcotics
Section 5 Contagion and Infestation
Section 6 Alien Contact
Section 7 Slavery
Section 8 Taxation

Section 1 - Definitions

I) The lawful Emperor of the Imperial Stellar Empire shall be deemed to be His Imperial Majesty Jasil I or his lawful heirs and successors.
II) The Borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire, Capellan Periphery, shall be deemed to encompass all star systems beyond the borders of the Inner Empire lawfully claimed by any Affiliation, Race or Individual for and on behalf of the Imperial Stellar Empire
III) The Imperial Viceroy shall be empowered to issue Orders in Council. Such Orders in Council shall have the full weight of Imperial Law until incorporated into the body of the law or withdrawn by the Imperial Viceroy.
IV) Enemies of the Empire are deemed to be all Affiliations in revolt against the rule of the lawful Emperor of the Stellar Empire, those who have betrayed the Empire's trust by overt acts of aggression and any Affiliation, Race or Individual with whom the Stellar Empire and/or the Imperial Services are in a State of Conflict or War.
V) A Hostile act shall be deemed to include, but not be restricted to, Theft, Assault, Destruction of Property or any other act that could be considered as having a detrimental effect on beings or property.
VI) Piracy shall be deemed to be the seizure, not necessarily by force, of starships, outposts and/or materials without prior permission from the lawful owner of the property.
VII) An Imperial Citizen is any being who is a colonist, member of the armed forces or crew member of any colony, starship or ground party which is the property of the Imperial Services or an Affiliation possessed of a Charter issued by the lawful Emperor of the Stellar Empire.
VIII) A Legal Resident is any being who is a colonist, member of the armed forces or crew member of any colony, starship or ground party which is lawfully located within the borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire.
IX) Stimulants are deemed to be any Substance or Compound, Chemical or Biological, used to engender a temporary feeling of well being or euphoria in the being partaking of the said stimulant. Such a substance shall be classed as Non-Addictive.
X) Narcotics are deemed to be any Substance or Compound, Chemical or Biological, used to engender a
feeling of well being or euphoria in the being partaking in the said narcotic and which causes symptoms of distress when access to the said narcotic is withdrawn. Such a Substance/Compound shall be classified from Mildly to Extremely Addictive.
XI) Slavery shall be deemed to be the holding of any sentient being against the said beings own free will. Excepting the holding of criminals, alleged or convicted, and prisoners of war.

Section 2 - Colonies, Starships & Ground Parties

I) All colonies established with the approval, direct or implied, of the Imperial Services within the Boundaries of the Empire as defined in Sect 1(II) of Imperial Law are to conform with all aspects of Imperial Law with regard to their dealings with individuals, affiliations, starships, ground parties or other races external to the colony, including all transactions completed within the colony's starport or by interaction with the colony's hiport.
II) Any Colony established with the approval, direct or implied, of the Imperial Services within the Boundaries of the Empire as defined in Sect 1 (II) of these laws may set their own by-laws, effective only within the boundaries of the colony, in accordance with the custom and practice of the Colony's Affiliation or Race.
III) Where such Custom and Practice is at variance with the requirements of Imperial Law the Colony's Governing Body has a duty under Imperial Law to ensure that Section 2(I) is strictly complied with.
IV) Any colony established within the Borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire as defined in Sect 1(II) of these laws by any Affiliation, Race or Individual, excepting the Imperial Chartered Affiliations, must be registered with the Viceregal Administration prior to its establishment. Such registration to include details of the System, Planet or Moon, Sector and Square of the intended colony. The acceptance in writing of a proposed colony's registration by the Viceregal Administration may be considered as approval to establish the colony at the place identified in the application for registration.
V) Any colony lawfully established within the Borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire with explicit or implied permission of the Imperial Viceroy by any Affiliation, Race or individual shall not be eligible to be used as the basis of a claim to the star system wherein it is established. Excepting that such a claim be on behalf of the Imperial Stellar Empire.
VI) The establishment of colonies in the Capellan (1) System, the Inferno (170) system and the Kasmer (163) system by any Affiliation, Race or Individual other than the Imperial Chartered Affiliations is strictly forbidden except with the prior permission, in writing, of the Imperial Viceroy. Such permission to be copied to the Imperial Colonial Office, Sparta. The Imperial Viceroy may refuse such permission at his own discretion without stating the reason for doing so. The Imperial Services reserve the right to take appropriate action against any colony established in the Capellan (1) system, Inferno (170) or the Kasmer (163) system without the prior permission, in writing, of the Imperial Viceroy.
VII) The Starships and Ground Parties of all Affiliations, Races and Individuals are permitted free access to the Imperial Stellar Empire excepting the starships and ground parties of those affiliations and races in a state of conflict or war with the Imperial Stellar Empire, any affiliation or race declared to be enemies of the Imperial Stellar Empire and any Affiliations, Races or Individuals who have been denied entry to the Imperial stellar Empire by the Viceregal Administration.
VIII) All starships and ground parties operating within the borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire are required to comply with all aspects of Imperial law.
IX) Starships becoming derelict within the borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire are subject to the civil laws of salvage in as much as the derelict starship shall become the property of the first party to board and assume control of the said starship.
X) Independent starships and ground parties operating within the boundaries of the Imperial Stellar Empire are required to register with the Viceregal Administration. Independent starships and Ground Parties failing to register shall be liable to be posted.

Section 3 - Conflict

I) In the event that a conflict or State of War should exist between the Imperial Services or the Empire and any Affiliation, Race or Individual it is an act of treason to supply the said Affiliation, Race or Individual with goods of strategic value. Such goods shall include, but not be limited to, those listed in Section 3(II).
II) Goods of Strategic Value are deemed to be Ships of All Classes, any form of offensive or defensive space or ground weapon, Shields, Untooled Factories, Mines and raw materials including, but not restricted to, Processed Thorlium, Pulac Crystals, Fissionables, Fibrillium, Strion, Celesium and Waste.
III) In the event that a conflict or State of War should exist between the Imperial Services or the Empire and any Affiliation, Race or Individual it is an act of treason to supply the said Affiliation, Race or Individual with any form of aid or comfort including, but not restricted to, ship repairs, ship maintenance, food for ground parties and the general use of Colony Starports.
IV) Any Individual found guilty of committing an offence under sections 3.(1) and 3(III) above shall be liable to suffer death. Any ships engaged in the act of committing an offence under sections 3(I) and 3(III) above shall liable to be posted. If the Individuals or Ships found to have been engaged in committing an offence under sections 3(I)) or 3(III) above are members of a Chartered Affiliation the said Chartered Affiliation shall be deemed liable for their actions and subject to legal action at the discretion of the Viceroy to the Capellan Periphery.
V) The Imperial Services shall have a duty to protect, to the best of their ability, any lawfully established Colony or outpost within the borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire.
VI) Any starship or ground party pursuing its lawful occasions within the borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire shall be entitled to the protection of the Imperial Services.
VII) Any lawfully established colony within a star system within the borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire shall have a duty to help protect the said star system from armed intrusion by third parties attempting to wrest control of the system from the Imperial Stellar Empire.
VIII) Any Affiliation, race or individual committing a hostile act or an act of piracy against beings or property under the protection of the Imperial Stellar Empire shall be liable to be posted.
IX) Any Affiliation, Race or Individual giving aid and comfort to known pirates shall be deemed to be in a state of conflict with the Imperial Services and shall be liable to be posted.
X) Enemies of the Empire are banned from entering the Imperial Stellar Empire and from holding land
within it. The holding of land shall include, but not be restricted to, the establishment of Colonies and Outposts within the Empire. Any enemies that enter the Empire without the express permission of the Imperial Viceroy shall be liable to be posted and destroyed or removed from the Empire.

Section 4 Narcotics

I) Stimulants can be produced without license by any production facility and include, but are not limited to, GRASS JUICE, HEAVEN HERB, STIMBREW, NAPLE JUICE and INTOXICANTS.
II) It is illegal to manufacture, hold, transport or deal in any narcotic within the borders of the Imperial Stellar Empire without a licence issued by the Viceregal Administration. Any party may apply to the Viceregal administration for a production and/or carriage licence for narcotics by stating the nature and intended use of the said narcotic.
III) Any narcotics license application may be refused at the discretion of the Viceregal Administration.
IV) The license shall only be valid within the terms laid down in the particular license.
V) Any licensee found to be manufacturing or transporting narcotics outside the terms of their licence shall have the sad license withdrawn.

Section 5 Contagion and Infestation

I) The Viceregal Administration must be informed in the event of an outbreak of the Alien Plague, or other such contagious virus or bacillus or non-sentient Infestation, on a starship, ground party or colony within the borders of the Imperial stellar Empire.
II) Any colony with an outbreak of Alien Plague, or any other contagious infection, shall be deemed to be quarantined and is forbidden to deal with third parties until such time as the epidemic has been brought under control and the colony declared free of the contagion.
III) Any starship or ground party with an outbreak of Alien Plague, or any other contagious infection, shall make its way to a suitably equipped colony and, with the permission of the colony governor, enter the colony and be cleansed of infection.
IV) Any Starship or ground party known to be, or suspected of being, a carrier of the Alien Plague, or any other contagious infection, is forbidden to trade with, land at or enter any colony within the boundaries of the Imperial Stellar Empire without the specific permission of the of the Governor of the said colony.
V) Any starship or ground party delivering infected goods or materials to a colony or starship within the boundaries of the Imperial Stellar Empire shall be liable to be posted.

Section 6 Alien Contact

I) Upon any vessel encountering a sentient Alien Race, Space faring or otherwise, the Viceregal
Administration at Jax colony must be informed within two weeks.
II) If any vessel is attacked by the aforementioned alien race the Viceregal Administration must be informed immediately so that a general warning and threat estimate can be formulated and disseminated.
III) Upon contacting an alien race, the party involved has the right to act as Imperial Ambassador to this alien nation and, provided that fully documented reports are dispatched to the Viceregal Administration on all findings, hold the rank of Acting-Ambassador and may rightfully claim full expenses from the Imperial Paymaster General until such time as full diplomatic relations are established.
IV) It is illegal to interfere with the natural evolution of any form of sentient life such as the giving, exchanging or trading of any level of technology superior to that already possessed by the said sentient life.

Section 7 Slavery

I) It is unlawful to own, transport, sell, buy or otherwise possess slaves within the Capellan Periphery. The exception to this is that Prisoners convicted of criminal offences and confined to a duly registered Penal Colony may be employed as Work Slaves. All penal colonies must be registered as such with the Imperial Services and Prisoners convicted of criminal offences may only be reclassified as Work Slaves on arrival in a penal colony. Prisoners of War may not to be used as work slaves.
II) Any starship or ground party found to be possessed of slaves of any nature without having made prior arrangements with the Imperial Services and being in possession of a written authorisation issued by the Imperial Services shall be liable to being posted by the Imperial Services. The said Posting Order shall remain in force until such time as documentary evidence has been supplied to the Imperial Services showing that the said slaves have been freed and any fines imposed by the Imperial Services after due process of law have been paid.

Section 8 - Taxation

I) All colonies established within systems lawfully claimed by the Imperial Stellar Empire shall be required to pay an Empire Defence Tax, payable to the Imperial Administration.
II) Empire Defence Tax shall be charged at a rate per colony level to be set by the Imperial Viceroy. The Imperial Viceroy shall not raise the said tax level above a base rate of 20 stellars per colony size without a majority vote in favour by the leaders of the Imperial Chartered Affiliations.
III) All revenue from the Empire Defence Tax shall be exclusively used to defray the costs of such Letters of Marque, Posting Orders and the maintenance of Posting Orders as may be required in the interests of the defence of the Empire's Star Systems. Additional expenditure to support offensive operations in the best interests of the Empire shall require the joint approval of the Imperial Services and all the Imperial Chartered Affiliations. Any surplus tax income shall be paid into a contingency fund which shall only be available for expenditure in support of the Empire's joint military operations.
IV) The Viceregal Administration shall provide monthly accounts to the leaders of the Chartered Affiliations detailing all receipts and expenditure of the Empire defence tax. Colonies of other affiliations within the borders of the Empire with their Empire Defence Tax paid up to date shall have the right to receive a summary of the current monthly Empire Defence Tax accounts on demand.
V) Colonies within the borders of the Empire of size 4 and below shall be exempt from paying the Empire Defence Tax.
VI) The Empire Defence Tax shall be in addition to and separate from any Affiliation Factory Taxes set by individual Affiliation leaders and collectable by the said leaders.

Certified that the forgoing document is a true copy of Imperial Laws as appertaining to the Capellan Periphery as amended 195/21, 196/01, 198/29 & 199/12 and approved by Admiral Baron Simms of Baranov, Imperial Viceroy of the Capellan Periphery. BA Rister, Secretary of State for Legal Affairs, Imperial Administration.

To: All Players
From: FCN PD

Before being allowed to join the FCN, you now need to write a letter to the PD or Vice PD. Only after we have told Mica, that you are allowed to join, will you be allowed to do so. The reason for this is not to conceal anything. The PLAGUE that our positions have, can be used to get us into trouble or to hurt someone that we are on good terms with so its actually a security measure for us all, except the DEN I guess, due to them being immune.
To join the FCN, then contact me Dan Larsen on this email address sarek@post3.tele.dk or to Jan Rasmussen Eagle@Jiffy.dk . Any questions can be sent to both of us.

Priority Markets

S.O.ColonySys.S.S.ItemBuyingSellingPrice
CLNCLN Antioch (4822)25839Fissionables286610
Structural Units198020
CLNCLN Skypoint (1824)383032Processed Thorlium1000125
CLNCLN Sabeltand (1412)972349Chemicals100030
Fibrillium300300
CLNCLN Gomorrah (3170)981555Fissionables186620
Pulac Crystals500030
CLNIND High Star (1971)1031841Condensed Metals400012
Metals/Non-Metals300002
CNFCIA Serpent's Hold (4341)4251Chemicals10000100
Mines1003000
CNFIND Weregild (2332)42349Hive Eggs100200
Mines103000
CNFCIA Shadowland (4748)42349Alien Pets35005
Colonists150015
CNFCIA Langley (2301)171636Fissionables100005
Untooled Factories105000
CNFIND Thorn (140) 172258Ambrosia50050
CNFCNF Kapitol (1491)172258Precious Metals60090
CNFCIA Armoury (179)172456Waste200030
Luxury Foodstuffs60008
CNFBHD Osgiliath (1440)173047Fissionables950040
CNFBHD Opacus Custos (3012)182352Indigon100500
Mines564000
CNFCIA Entropy (488)242342Colonists200010
CNFAFT Return (4313)411850Heaven Herb1000015
FCNFCN Dark Sun City (586)1621148Luxury Foodstuffs200004
Processed Thorlium 500300
FCNFCN Falencia (3351)1621148Jacium300600
Precious Metals470150
IMPSMS Moria (1565)1349Luxury Foodstuffs958625
IMPFET Tortuga (4734)1349Colonists100007
IMPGTT HQ (467)11440Colonists20001
Luxury Goods10007
IMPEEM Hypso (4802)11939Ambrosia50050
Luxury Goods10005
IMPFET Serendipity (3379)132357Euphoria800040
Medical Supplies800040
IMPFET Dragonnest (227)1472832Colonists1000020
IMPIND Freedom City (2653)1492150LBCM1000600
Photon Guns1000@2001934@360
IMPGTT Outcasts (1821)1501034Artworks10008
BCMs100300
IMPAFT Eclypse (1124)1502232Photon Guns719180
Waste2086150
IMPGTT Xanadu (4810)1581146Ambrosia1000250
Fissionables150040
IMPIMP Sevastopol (4997)1592438Medical Supplies732450
IMPIMP Leeward (4871)1592438Clothing40005
Green Troops45060
IMPFET Port Royal (1571)160 740Luxury Foodstuffs400045
IMPCLN Outreach (1758)160740Pulac Crystals50040
IMPGTT Bannockburn (3411)160740Luxury Foodstuffs300005
Colonists300005
IMPSMS Ironhold (1512)1602557Processed Thorlium1100
IMPDEN Aslan (1665)1632856Stargate Key 163230000
Teleporters425000
IMPFET Falconhaven (4806)1652259Colonists1000010
Luxury Goods100020
IMPGTT Liberty (3240)1652936Xbureaucrat80@50080@500
IMPIND Amity (1831)1661745Metals/Non-Metals61805
Processed Thorlium100170
IMPFET New Hope (951)1661745Strion7647160
IMPAFT Mare's Nest (848)167647Luxury Goods14010
Luxury Foodstuffs14810
IMPHeartbreak Ridge (2963)1721642Medical Supplies100080
Metals/Non-Metals10005
IMPAFT Amythest (282)173532Life Supports9020
IMPIMP Cezta (2625)173532Fissionables199620
Warbots50050
IMPGTT New Christiania (4707)173532Veterans100600
Maintenance bots10500
IMPIND Oasis (3173)1752150Colonists160040
Pulsar Tanks1961400
IMPGTT Thermopylae (1152)1781742Teleporters326000
Alien Pets35003
KASCIA Sin City (209)146631Veterans80500
KASEEM Balmoral (4100)1462857Condensed Metals10006
Untooled Factories10@80005@10000
KASSQM Windhooks (2071)1461947Luxury Foodstuffs50004
KASCNF Sarajevo (3874)1462857Celesium10030
Crew70100
KASKAS Rubis (4063)1462951Chemicals6400100
Jacium9370300
KASGTT New Atlantis (2069)1462951Processed Thorlium 500150
Teleporters515000
KASAFT New Aurora (4428)1462951Food19253
KASFET Alliance Station (604)1462951Jac/Thor Alloy10050
KASDEN Minotaur (1322)1462951Stargate Key 1211030000
Teleporters425000
KASDTR Babylon (2350)1462951Small Arms1770@101848@12
Veterans70400
KASDOM Mycenae Sound (3114)1462951Jacium250325
KASCIA Atlantis (3315)1711433Colonists1999210
Condensed Metals500015

Space Academy XIX

This months new arrivals to BSE are as follows:

Ship NameShip NumberAddress
Mojo3896P Heaps, 14 Shields Crescent, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2JS.
Tiger Flight3640Grahame Christelow, 7 Avondale Avenue, Eastam, Wirral, Merseyside, L62 8DB.
Goldwing1417Peter Singleton, 9 Station Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8LG.
Corinthia3583Ian Waterfield, 2 Burton Avenue, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 1NH.
Warp Star V950Gary Lovell, 24 Caldbeck Court, Field Lane, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 5NH.
Alucard2480Chris Thomas, Flat 8, 18 Shrubbery Road, Weston-S-Mare, BS23 2JH.
Dies Irae307Tony Watson, 141 Nicolas Road, Manchester, Lancs, M21 9LS.
Valkyrie692David Sparks, 1 Birchfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7SX.
Hector2658Rob Beaverstock, 70 Sir Evelyn Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3LZ.
Black Wolf1215Paul Ryan, 57 Old Farm Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 3LL.
Auotcryism3433Daniel Beecher, 98 Brookside Avenue, Ashford, Middx, TW15 3LY.
Star Master3808Phillip Lewis, 27 Gadlys Road, Aberdare, Mid Glam, S Wales, CF44 8AE.
Black Eagle1436Andrew Fraser, 10 Dunthreath Drive, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G15 6SB.
Beeefcaaake3280Colin Havard, 9 Isaacs Road, Cobholm, Gt Yarmouth, NR31 0BT.
Nameless1140David Hammond, 42 Greenways, Abbots Langley, Herts, WD5 0EU.
Albion Angel960Nick Jones, 39 Deane Drive, Taunton Somerset, TA1 5PQ.
The Eternity4609Stewart Gibson, 45 Dryburgh, Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE38 7PU.
Landsknecht2084Stefan Bettingen, Gregor-Mendel-Str.54, 50226 Frechen, Germany.
Hellcat4246Chris Carter, 67 Edmeston Close, London, E9 5TL.
Armageddon1984Chris Kentlea, 72 Strongbow Crescent, Eltham, London, SE9 1DP.
Excelsior3571George Loudaros, 7-9 Astidamantos Str., Athens, Greece/116 34.
Blank2673Wayne Robertson, 39 Rodes Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 1LE.
HMS Iron Fist3812Ken Lovegrove, IBC UK Conferences, 57-61 Mortimer Street, London, W1N 8JX
Crater Bere II1380Mike Crowe, Strawberry Bungalow Exeter Cro, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon.
Rand Ecliptic1870David John Smith, Flat 7a6 Sir Peter Hilton Crt, Agard Street, Derby, Derbyshire.
SS Northstar3526Ian Conway, 97e The Loan, Loanhead Midlothian, EH20 9AH.
Lady Godiva2429J.W. Van De Langemheen, Tapirstraat 42, 1338 JP Almere, The Netherlands.