Laws of Raingate

The Rights of the People:

 

Each citizen of Raingate has the right to being a free man, under the circumstance that the laws of the City-State are upheld. Each citizen has certain rights that they receive as part of the unwritten contract of being a citizen of Raingate.

 

These Rights include:

Personal freedom- The idea that each man, woman, and child is their own person. They are not owned, under, or enslaved by any other for any circumstances. Serfdom, Indentured Servants, and Slaves are not legal in the City-State of Raingate.

Freedom to Work: Each citizen has the right to work. If a citizen is willing and able to work, work will be found for the citizen. No citizen will go without a way to provide for itself or the family the citizen supports.

Right to Council: This is a bit of a play on words, as this is both a right to attend the Council meetings, to know what is going on in the City-State of Raingate, as well as having rights to counsel if the citizen is being charged with a crime.

Basic Citizen Rights: Every citizen has rights to fresh water, basic food supplies, shelter, and clothing. If a citizen is unable to work for any reason, or is a single parent with small children, basic life supplies will be provided. If the citizen is unable to retrieve supplies, they will be delivered to the citizen.

Rights to Basic Health Care: Each citizen is entitled to free visits from a local clinic to ensure the best of care. All injuries and illnesses will be taken care of free of cost.

Right to Living Wage: No employer shall pay an employee less than the standard cost of living, adjusted yearly for inflation.

 

General Laws of Raingate:

Life is precious. Taking away a life, or impeding that life’s right to grow is of the highest crimes of Raingate. This includes all heinous crimes that either end a life or damage the life’s emotional ability to grow.

Theft in Raingate is considered the taking of property that does not belong to the person charged with taking it.

Weapons are not allowed within the city limits of Raingate without proper permits.

Magic that impedes another’s right to life, or corrupts the general area are strictly prohibited. Magic that corrupts the user is strictly forbidden. A list of spells that are acceptable can be provided if there are questions. See the Library of Lissandra for further detailed list.

Technology that harms the rights of others, or corrupts or pollutes the area are strictly forbidden.

Technolgy is on a free to experiment basis, and so are spells. This leaves all members of society the ability to tinker with known inventions to improve them. All inventions and approved improvements will be given a special stipend for contributing to society as a whole.

(WIP)