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

[snaebjorn_h]

I went back and read this. I don't think the question is whether the
cost of submission was a problem. We all know that that has to be paid
for.

I think the question is really can a requirement to fight crown be put
in place that makes it so you MUST pay the submission fee? This means
in order to fight crown that you must pay more then the required
membership fee. 

Somehow I don't think its truly an issue though. I think that the
requirements are fully legal though I may disagree with some of them
personally.

In service,
Lord Snaebjorn

--- In sca-aethelmearc at yahoogroups.com, "Rich G" <calvertdegrey at ...>
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.
> 
> ------------------------
> 
> Since the submission of an heraldic device requires a financial
contribution 
> to the treasury of the realm, specifically the Æthelmearc CoA, it would 
> appear that this provision may not comply with Corpora. If the
Kingdom's 
> portion of the submission fees were waived or reimbursed for
entrants then I 
> think this might pass muster. As written it seems very hazy and
subject to a 
> great deal of interpretation.

> Rich Goranson (Lord Stephan Calvert deGrey)
> Amherst, NY, USA (Barony of the Rhydderich Hael, Æthelmearc)