ORGANIZATIONAL HANDBOOK Including Corpora, the By-Laws, Corporate Policies, and the Articles of Incorporation Revised March 3, 2021 © Copyright 2020 - The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed copies of this document can be ordered from SCA Marketplace, PO Box 360789, Milpitas, CA 95036-0789 Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. may photocopy this work in whole or in part for SCA use provided copyright credit is given and no changes are made to the text. The contents of this document will be posted at http://www.sca.org and further reproduction on other Internet sites is expressly forbidden. March 3, 2021 Revision TABLE OF CONTENTS A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM ............................................................................... 6 GLOSSARY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 THE CORPORA OF THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM, INC. ................................................................ 9 I. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9 A. Precedence of Law ........................................................................................................................................ 9 B. Role of Corpora .............................................................................................................................................. 9 C. Role of the Board ......................................................................................................................................... 10 1. Rules.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 2. Intervention ................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 3. Publication of changes ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 4. Relationship with branches ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 5. Right of appeal ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 6. Impeachment ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 7. Communications with the Board of Directors of the SCA, Inc. .............................................................................................. 11 8. Operations outside the USA ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 D. Membership Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 12 1. General .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2. Officers .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 3. Awards .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 E. Unofficial Entities ......................................................................................................................................... 12 F. Sanctions ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 II. EVENTS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13 A. Society Events Defined ............................................................................................................................... 13 B. Requirements for Participants at Society Events .................................................................................... 13 C. Business Requiring Prior Announcement ................................................................................................ 13 D. Individuals in Charge of Events ................................................................................................................. 13 E. Duty to Enforce Requirements ................................................................................................................... 13 F. Policy on Religion ........................................................................................................................................ 14 G. Waterbearing ................................................................................................................................................ 14 III. BRANCHES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14 A. General .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 B. Borders ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 C. Branch Designations ................................................................................................................................... 15 D. Establishment and Advancement .............................................................................................................. 17 E. Reservations to the Board .......................................................................................................................... 18 IV. ROYALTY ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19 A. Selection ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 B. Qualifications ............................................................................................................................................... 19 C. Duties ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 D. Privileges ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 E. Limitations .................................................................................................................................................... 20 F. Kingdom and Principality Law ................................................................................................................... 21 G. The Crown .................................................................................................................................................... 21 H. The Coronet .................................................................................................................................................. 22 V. TERRITORIAL BARONS AND BARONESSES ........................................................................................................... 23 A. Appointment and Removal ......................................................................................................................... 23 B. Responsibilities ........................................................................................................................................... 24 VI. SOCIETY OFFICERS ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Page 2 March 3, 2021 Revision A. General .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 1. Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................................................ 24 2. Requirements and Benefits ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 3. Sanctions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 B. Society Seneschal ......................................................................................................................................