Punishments of the Guilty

Purpose

To warn those who break the laws of the Vatian Empire shall be punished accordingly by the law.

Document Structure

Clauses

The documents is divided in to several different categories to determine the severity of the punishment of the criminal in question.

Caveats

Any who break these laws will be punished by the full extent of imperial law,

References

Judicators often look at copies of this simply know as the imperial records of crimes.

Publication Status

This is only accessible in the Imperial Archives in Vatia with only high ranking officials have access to.

Legal status

These laws are valid in the lands of the Vatian Empire.

Historical Details

Background

This document was made to keep law and order across the empire and that all those break them are punished and made examples of to ward of future offender

History

As the empire expanded over the first century of it reign it power was not as centralized as it was meant to be. The territories and provinces at the time controlled by noble and governors and their own laws where made to suit their style of ruling. With bribery of being used to get away with a crime. Crime often ran rampant as well since their regional leaders had only had so much influence to deal with it. The finally the Imperial Senate and the ruling emperor at the time, Cadmus Aurelius wanted to centralized laws throughout the empire to ensure that all where treated equally under it with no exception. The Punishments of the Guilty was that document that changed all that. When it was finally released the empire's regions went through crackdowns on crime and corruption. Bringing stability to them and order across the empire. Though some believed that the laws are somewhat harsh very few people spoke out about it.

Public Reaction

The people where mostly relieved that order was restored and criminals where being keep of the streets and bringing safety to the land.

Legacy

Crime has been keep at a minimal since these laws have be put into place.

Term

The document is permeant until the Imperial Senate says other wise.

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Punishments of the Guilty

All crimes that are committed within the empire are consider punishable by the following. All of which will be decided by judicator during the trail. There will be exceptions unless under special circumstances. Final verdicts are irreversible unless changed by a high ranking official.

Thievery and Smuggling

• Hard labor for a number of years in a quarry or mine

• Indentured servitude for stolen property until debt is payed

• Removal of fingers or hands

• confiscation of land and property

• Imprisonment in penal prison for a number of years

Bribery

• Removal of Tongue

• Beheading

• A fine of one hundred gold imperial crowns

• Public Humiliation

Adultery

• Public Humiliation

• Beating

• Twenty lashes

• Castration

• Trial by combat with adulterer's spouse

• Divorce from current spouse

• Fine of fifty silver imperial crowns

• Atone for sins by becoming a member of the church

• Banishment from settlement or empire

Murder, Banditry and Piracy

• Beheading

• Hanging

• Conscription into the military without pay

• Slavery

• Conscription into the Gladiatorial Arena until freedom is earned

• Sent to penal colony to build a colony

• Forced prositution

Treason, Rebellion and Hersey

• Indefinite hard labor

• Burning at the stake

• Crucifixion

• Indefinite conscription into Gladiatorial arena

• Beheading

• Decapitation

• Impalement

• Decapitation of limbs and thrown into fire pit

• Death by wild animals

• Removal of heart

• Slavery

• Indefinate imprisonment

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Type

Decree, Governmental

Medium

Papyrus

Authoring Date

2/21/1182 BCA

Ratification Date

8/9/1182

Location

Vatia, The Empire's Heart

Signatories (Organizations)

• Vatian Empire