Kingdom Law - Officers

Officers

Kingdom Officers

Greater Officers

Great Officers is the term used in Corpora There shall be tennine Great Officers in Lochac. They shall be:

1. The Kingdom Seneschal
2. the Crux Australis Herald
3. the Earl Marshal
4. the Minister of Arts and Sciences
5. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
6. the Kingdom Chronicler There are group level officers with the same name
7. the Kingdom Chirurgeon
8. the Kingdom HospitallerChatelaine
9. the Kingdom Constable.
10. and the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity) Officer. This is a corporate office, not a kingdom one.

Lesser Officers

1. There shall be four Lesser Officers in Lochac. They shall be:
   1. the Provost of the College of Scribes
   2. the Keeper of Regalia
   3. the Kingdom Historian
   4. and the Kingdom Web Minister.

Term of office

1. The normal term of office for a Kingdom Officer shall be two years
2. This term shall only be extended in exceptional circumstances.
3. No Kingdom Officer may serve for more than four years consecutively.

Required Offices (Baronies)

Moved under new heading to distinguish from Kingdom Officers

Responsibilities

Moved up to make it clear that this is for Kingdom Officers, not group officers.

To the Crown

1. The Greater and Lesser Officers are responsible to the Crown for carrying out the Laws and administering the affairs of Lochac.
2. They owe allegiance to the Crown in the performance of their offices.
3. In addition to the specific duties defined hereunder, each officer shall carry out such other duties as are appropriate to the office, or as are directed by the Crown.

Documentation of the office

As part of their responsibility to the administration of the kingdom, the Greater and Lesser Officers shall produce and/or maintain governing documents or written policies of their office (which shall include an office Statement of Responsibilities) and seek approval of both the Crown and the Kingdom Seneschal for any changes to the governing documents or written policies of their office.

Communication

It shall be the responsibility and duty of each Great and Lesser Officer of the kingdom to maintain regular contact with, provide support to and collect reports from the local officers below them.

Deputies

It shall be the duty of each Great and Lesser Officer, within six months of assuming office, to obtain a deputy capable of assuming their office in case of emergency.

Group officers

Baronies

1. Baronies are required to have at least seven officers. TheyThe required offices shall be:
   1. the Seneschal
   2. the Reeve
   3. the Herald
   4. the Marshal (of any discipline) Clarification from Society Marshal that this is just one marshal of any flavour, could be a TAM.
   5. the Arts and Sciences Minister
   6. the Chronicler
   7. the HospitallerChatelaine.

All other groups, excluding hamlets

1. All other groups are required to have at least three officers. The required offices shall be:
   1. the Seneschal
   2. the Reeve
   3. one of Herald, Marshal (of any discipline), or Arts and Sciences Minister.

Term of office

Added to clarify that expectations of term for group officers is the same as kingdom officers

1. The normal term of office for a group officer shall be two years
2. This term shall only be extended in exceptional circumstances.
3. No group officer may serve for more than four years consecutively.