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Disclaimer: Any and all rules below here broken run the ri= sk of sanctions, fines, and the revoking of license to do business by the A= rtisan=E2=80=99s Union. Further, Union members and licensees discovered to = be breaking any civil or legal law of Laketown will be accorded to punishme= nt on such offenses.
Members must remain citizens of good standing by Laketown law.
=Members who break laws shall willingly submit to the orders and decision= s of the magistrates and the Watch for punishment to be determined.
Members shall obey any punishment in fine, civil (AKA community) service= , or time in jail required to clear their name and debt from law breaking. =
Members who receive a bail bond in exchange for jailing until court appe= arance are expected to obey all terms and to repay any fees or interest acc= rued.
Members can and are encouraged to retain the services of a litigant to n= avigate the court system and to petition in their defense.
No Artisan shall knowingly employ or do business with those known to bre= ak the legal, civil, or commercial laws of Laketown.
Business owners are deemed responsible for the acts of their employees. = To employ (and keep employed) a law-breaker is to condone them.
Business owners shall submit errant employees to all rules and expectati= ons they themselves would face as seen in Section I: 1 - A-D above.= p>
Business owners are responsible for the business conducted by themselves= and their employees on their behalf and in their name. All business shall = follow all laws and expectations as laid out herein.
Union members will only sell items via their = business (IE - stall or shopfront) as laid out in the specific terms of the= ir license. Selling applies to good for coin. Bartering is good for good.= p>
OOC: Players of Union Members are expected to submit a Weekly Player Rep= ort when PC to PC sales are conducted outside of their License. This is con= sidered OOC and not to be assumed it will get the Character in trouble. Fai= lure to notify staff or false information given will be dealt with in an OO= C capacity.
Union members will not buy, sell, or trade in any items forbidden by gen= eral Laketown law (AKA contraband)
Union members are forbidden to acquire or build restricted workshop tool= s without the proper licensure and fees, and to do so risks the tool=E2=80= =99s forcible removal or destruction.
Members will keep current on their membership dues and licensure renewal= s.
Members will maintain proper payment on their debts and complete the ter= ms of any signed and witnessed contracts to which they are a party. Should = such agreements end in litigation, they will adhere to any and all tenets o= f decision met by the counselor or magistrate assigned. To do otherwise is = to abrade the law and be an oathbreaker.
Members will maintain a reputation for fair business that reflects well = on the Artisan=E2=80=99s Union. Those involved frequently in frivolous liti= gation or with a reputation for shoddy work or price gouging face disapprov= al and sanctions.
Union members will not willingly allow non-members into member-only work= shops or work areas or allow them to bypass expected fees or payments to do= so is to lose one=E2=80=99s own privileges of access..
Union members will not hire outside of their Union-Sanctioned License.= p>
a. Hiring within your license is defined as having employee= s who can actively participate in the creation of items that can be placed = for sale within your shop.
b. Union artisans are invited and indeed encouraged to create agreements= and contracts with other external parties to fulfill their internal needs = for the fairness of the market for all Union businesses.
c. Freeman License Holders will not hire more than= 3 employees and only hired within their Licensure. OOC: This pertains to P= C Shops.
Management License Holders will not hire more than= their clan can employ =E2=80=93 a number which varies from clan to clan an= d only within their Licensure. OOC: This pertains to NPC owned Shops and Cl= ans
d. A designated legal Apprentice must be able to actively create the= items the shop is designated to sell. If the licensed shopowner dies away = or is unable to participate in business, a direct license transfer cannot b= e completed to an Apprentice unable to complete job functions.