[SCA-AE] Crown Tourney Question/personal banner display?

[Alheydis von Körckhingen]

Rich G wrote:

>> > - All participants in Crown Tournament must display a personal banner.
>> > Use of the Kingdom's Arms will not suffice. You must have a personal
>> > device. It does not have to be passed but it must be submitted.
>
>
> Forgive me for bringing this up, but does this requirement not violate 
> Corpora? Specifically IV.F.4:
>
> 4. No law may require members or branches to make donations to the 
> treasury of the realm.
> Laws which discuss voluntary donations are acceptable, as are those 
> which mandate reasonable fees for events and services or discuss 
> financial arrangements for the realm’s main events sponsored by local 
> branches.

Greetings!

You raise an excellenct point. However, speaking as Garnet Herald 
(submissions herald) for the moment, I would think that the fee for 
heraldic submissions falls under the exception for "reasonable fees for 
events and services". The photocopying and postage alone for the mass 
mailing of our outgoing submissions letter has probably come close to 
exceeding the revenues taken in each month, especially when you consider 
that a number of submissions involve multiple attempts at registration, 
only the first of which incurrs the fee (resubs are free). Our lovely 
and able college exchequer could probably give your more concrete 
numbers, but I seriously doubt that the realm's treasury is swelling 
through the College of Heralds.

In service always-
Alheydis

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THLady Alheydis von Körckhingen
Garnet Herald to the Kingdom of Æthelmearc
Windmill Pursuivant to the Barony of Delftwood