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

[Krista Traini]

Herald Exchequer here, hi!

The heraldic submission fee associated with a submission covers 
administrative fees, postage and printing costs specifically. It is not a 
fund-raising endeavor.  The submission fee is a "reasonable fee for ... [a] 
service."

As to whether this violates Corpora, I am not the authority, but I do not 
believe so, as all Heraldic submission income is reported in the same 
category as event income.  Donations are reported under a separate category. 
  So if event fees are legal, then so are heraldic submission fees, it 
stands to reason.  Again, that determination is not made by me.

~Hilda


>From: Alheydis von Körckhingen <alheydis at frodelius.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at aethelmearc.org
>To: discussion at aethelmearc.org
>Subject: Re: [SCA-AE] Crown Tourney Question/personal banner display?
>Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:08:20 -0400
>
>
>
>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
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