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| - Hear ye the words and the Law of Yllig, Emperor and Padishah of Xalar, Sultan of Sultans, inscribed in the Great Temple, under the seal of the Thousand Gods. His Laws govern the proper order, ensure the prosperity of his Empire, and justice for its citizens. If forced to commit a crime against his will, the one who was forced shall be treated as another victim of the crime, and all those who forced him shall be subject to the same penalties he was. Rents, fines, and other levies demanded and collected by a noble shall count as taxes.
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| - Hear ye the words and the Law of Yllig, Emperor and Padishah of Xalar, Sultan of Sultans, inscribed in the Great Temple, under the seal of the Thousand Gods. His Laws govern the proper order, ensure the prosperity of his Empire, and justice for its citizens. When considering a crime, the word of four impartial witnesses to the actual crime, the presence of four incontroveritable pieces of evidence gathered by an impartial person, or the uncoerced and freely offered confession of the criminal himself while possessing a healthy body and sane mind and given four times with at least a day between them and witnessed by two impartial witnesses, or any four-fold combination of the prior, shall be conclusive proof of the crime. If the criminal confesses, he may retract his confessions at any time before his punishment is executed. The word of a greater noble is worth three of a normal free citizens, while a lesser nobles is worth two of a free citizens. Slaves cannot bear witness. If forced to commit a crime against his will, the one who was forced shall be treated as another victim of the crime, and all those who forced him shall be subject to the same penalties he was. The Emperor, who is the source of all Law, can commit no crimes. To prove a crime against a lesser noble, half again the normal amount of proof is needed. To prove a crime against a greater noble, twice the normal amount. When possible, all confessions shall be verified through the power of wizardry. To ensure the prosperity of the Empire, the Emperor and his nobles may levy taxes on their subjects. The emperor's taxes must be paid first, then his noble's taxes in descending order of rank. If the total tax on a subject for the year exceeds 8 months of his wages, or his life price, whichever is greater, the excess shall be deferred until the following year. Excess taxes that have been deferred for four years shall be forgiven. The current year's taxes shall always be paid first. The land, building, holy items, and ritual objects and vestmestments of the Court of the Thousand Gods shall be exempt from all taxes. Those of other religions shall only be taxed at one-half the normal rate. Nobles pay their taxes, and one-third of the tax they have collected, to their liege. Soldiers pay their taxes to their superior officer. Free citizens pay their taxes to their lord. Slaves pay no taxes. Rents, fines, and other levies demanded and collected by a noble shall count as taxes. The age of inheritance and majority for the Emperor's subjects shall be 16. Crimes commited by the child shall be as if the child's parent has committed them, though the child must attend the punishment. If the child's parents cannot be tried, the child shall be tried himself. If a noble's heir is not yet 16 when he inherits, a regency council of 4 of his peers and relatives shall be appointed. If the Emperor's heir is not yet 16 when he inherits, a regency council of 8 of his nobles and relatives shall be elected. No regent shall ever be the liege of another, save that they may all be liege to the heir, who also sits on his regency council, and possesses the tie-breaking vote. Yllig's successors, and the Emperor's nobles, may enact other laws as they shall see fit; none shall contradict Yllig's Law.
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