MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER OF 2007 MEETING OF THE 
IMPERIAL ESTATES OF THE EMPIRE OF CHIVALRY
AND STEEL, INC.

I.	Roll Call
	A.	Sovereigns of the Kingdoms.
		1.	HRM Sanguinius Incarnadine (Galandor)-Present
		2.	HRM Mina Vaughn (Galandor)-Present
		3.	HRM Elric Bishop III (Ostgard)-Present
4.	HRM Sir Kavin FitzMattlocke (Vega)-Present
	B.	Imperial Electors and Members of the Imperial Estates
		1.	Earl Sir Maxmillian Des Pegases-Present by Proxy
		2.	Contessa Dame Isabeau Des Pegases-Present by Proxy
		3.	Dame Emlyn Vigamor Enke Ulfgud-Present
		4.	Contessa Dame Chimera the Cleric-Present
		5.	Earl Sir Siegfried Von Lubeck-Present by Proxy.
		6.	Marquessa Dame Kyrie McKay-Present
		7.	Dame Ginevra Della Cascata-Absent
		8.	Lord Sir Otto de Bear-Present
9.	Duke Don Sir Michel de Pictramala-Present
	C.	Members of the Board of Directors
		1.	Earl Sir Vladimir Tolos-Present
		2.	Lady Dame Vladis Gydja-Present
3.	Lord Sir Coniach McCleod-Present
4.	Baron Sir Gaelen O’Flaharty-Present but non-voting.
		5.	Baron Sir Ian Michel Pact-Present

II.	Announcements
A.	Announcement from President of the Board of Directors
There was no announcement by the President of the Board.

III.	Reports from Imperial Officers
A.	Imperial Minister of Combat
Viscountess Dame Mynwyn verch Gruffydd announced that there had been no injuries during the last year within the Empire.  There was a discussion of the use of plastic armor within the ECS as well as the pros and cons of the utilization of plastic armor.  
B.	Imperial Mistress of Arts
Everything remains status quo.
C.	Imperial Mistress of Rolls
HRM Mina Vaughn reported that there are currently 86 members within the Kingdom of Galandor, 162 members within the Kingdom of Vega and 9 members within the Kingdom of Ostgard for a total of 254 members within the ECS.  The Imperial Database project is proceeding as planned and will be operational within the next year or two.
D.	Imperial Exchequer
Lord Sir Coniach McCleod reported that the requests for spending reports will be responded to within the next few weeks.
E.	Imperial Sovereign of Arms
Duke Don Sir Miguel reported that the few requests, which have been submitted within the last few months, would be responded to within the next 30 days.
F.	Imperial Web Minister
Baron Sir Sir Gaelen O’Flaharty reported that he has funds for the new website.  He is currently working out details dealing with the domain issues.

IV.	Old Business
	There was presently no old business on the Agenda.

V.	New Business

A.	Ministry Projects for Imperial Officers and Members of the Board of Directors

		1.	Motion to Appoint Judges and/or Approve Ministry Projects for the following Imperial Officers:
a.	HRM Dame Mina Vaughn (Imperial Mistress of Rolls);
The Imperial Estates approved this ministry project.
b.	VisCountess Dame Mynwyn verch Gruffydd (Imperial Mistress of Combat);
The Imperial Estates approved this ministry project.
c.	Barra Dame Selene Ravenscar (Imperial Mistress of Arts and Sciences);
The Imperial Estates approved this ministry project.
d.	Baron Sir Gaelen O’Flaharty (Imperial Web Master);
The Imperial Estates approved this ministry project.
			e.	Duke Don Sir Michel (Imperial Sovereign of Arms).
				This proposed project was withdrawn by Duke Don Sir Michel.

		2.	Motion to Appoint Judges and/or Approve Ministry Projects for the following members of the Board of Directors:
a.	Earl Sir Vladimir Tolos (President);
The Imperial Estates approved this ministry project.
b.	Lady Dame Valdis Gydja (Vice President);
The Imperial Estates approved this ministry project.
c.	Lord Sir Paul de Marseilles (Secretary);
The Imperial Estates approved this ministry project.
d.	Lord Sir Ian Michael Pact (Sgt. of Arms)
The Imperial Estates approved this ministry project.

B.	Election of Members for the Imperial Board of Directors and Imperial Officers.
		1.	President
			a.	Earl Sir Vladimir Tolos, KP, KMn-Elected.
			b.	VisCount Sir Justin Case, KCv, KA-Withdrawn.
2.	Vice President
			a.	Baroness Dame Anne of Brackley, KMn-Elected.
		3.	Secretary 
			a.	Lord Sir Paul de Marseilles, KCv, KB-Withdrawn.
b.	Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB
As a result of a recent Court in the Kingdom of Vega, Lord Lassidor has lost his knighthoods.  If either of his knighthoods are restored by either of the applicable peerages, he will become Secretary.  If neither of his knighthoods are restored, a general election will be held for this position.
		4.	Treasurer
			a.	Lord Sir Otto der Bear, KP-Elected.
		5.	Sgt of Arms
			a.	Viscountess Dame Mynwyn verch Gruffydd-Elected.
		6.	Minister of Combat
			a.	HRM Sanguinius Incarnadine, KMn, KB-Elected
		7.	Mistress of Rolls and Lists
			a.	HRM Mina Vaughn, KA, KMn-Elected.
		8.	Sovereign of Arms
			a.	Duke Sir Michel de Pietramala, KA, KP-Elected.
9.	Other Offices
There will be a general election for the other offices that are currently vacant.

C.	Approval of Revised Imperial Manuals and/or Handbooks

		1.	Motion to Adopt the Revised Imperial Handbook of Ministry [submitted by Baroness Dame Mina Vaughn]
			Result:  The Imperial Estates approved this proposed document.

		2.	Motion to Adopt the Revised Imperial Manual of Combat [submitted
			by Viscountess Dame Mynwyn verch Gruffydd]
			Result:  The Imperial Estates approved this proposed document with the friendly amendment that the section dealing with fighter authorization cards be removed from the document.

3.	Emergency Motion to Consider the Revised Imperial Manual of Court Procedures
By Lord Sir Lassidor Vandolini
Result:  The emergency motion to consider the revised Imperial Manual of Court Procedures was approved by the Imperial Estates.  After due consideration, the Imperial Estates rejected the proposed revised manual.

D.	Proposals for Adoption by the Imperial Estates-Kingdom Status

		1.	Proposal No. 1 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Documents (Formerly No. 23)
		Proposal for modifications to the L.I. and related documentation governing the ECS:
		To formally revoke the Kingdom status for the Kingdom of Ostgard. This geographical area is to revert to a Territory of Galandor until such time as (1) Ostgard increases its membership to at least 20% of paid memberships for a period of time of one year, (2) registers as a foreign corporation in all states where it has membership and (3) provides quarterly financial statements to the Imperial Treasurer/Exchequer.
		This proposal was withdrawn by Contessa Dame Chimera the Cleric, KP.

E.	Proposal for Adoption by the Imperial Estates-Knighthoods and Related Privileges

		1.	Proposal No. 2 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Documents (Formerly No. 9)
		Change Section VII (B) (1) (a)-Advancement & Knighthood, Kingdom and Imperial Peer Circles, which provides as follows:
		“For the first and second ranks of Knighthood, the Peers of the Kingdom where the petitioner resides shall sit in Circle to determine the petitioner's eligibility for advancement. The petitioner shall have the right to present their case for advancement to this Peer Circle. This can be done in person, print, or electronically-whatever is deemed appropriate by the Peers. Any approval of a candidate must be made by 2/3 majority of the Peers in attendance either by person, by phone, or by proxy. The votes of all Peers not in attendance shall be considered as abstentions and Abstentions are not valid votes; Abstentions do not affect the outcome.”
		Change to the following:
		First Level Knighthoods
		The Peers of the Kingdom from all three tiers of Knighthood, where the petitioner resides shall sit in circle for all first level petitioners to determine their eligibility. The petitioner shall have the right to present their case for advancement to this Peer Circle. This can be done in person, print, or electronically-whatever the Peers deem appropriate. The vote for approval or disapproval of the petitioner shall fall to the tier of Knighthood that the Peers in attendance either in person, by phone, or by proxy. The votes of all Peers not in attendance shall be considered as abstentions. Abstentions are not valid votes; Abstentions do not affect the outcome.
		Second Level Knighthoods
		The Peers of the Kingdom from all three tiers of Knighthood with rank of second and/or third level, where the petitioner resides shall sit in circle for all second level petitioners to determine their eligibility. The petitioner shall have the right to present their case for advancement to this Peer Circle; this can be done in person, print, or electronically-whatever the Peers deem appropriate. The vote for approval or disapproval of the petitioner shall fall to the tier of Knighthood that the petitioner is advancing into. Any approval of a candidate must be made by 2/3 majority of the Peers in attendance either in person, by phone, or by proxy. The votes of all Peers not in attendance shall be considered as abstentions. Abstentions are not valid votes; Abstentions do not affect the outcome.
		Submitter: Duke Don Sir Michel de Pietramala, KA, KP
		Result:  The Imperial Estates rejected this proposal.

		2.	Proposal No. 3 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Documents (Formerly No. 19)
		Change Section V-B.8 to the following:
		8. In the event that a member holds multiple voting privileges in the Imperial Estates due to elected position, rank, past service or Crown, the member shall be limited to only voting in a single capacity; all others are forfeit.
		a. This does not preclude the member from holding another member's proxy.
		b. A sovereign position must be the predominant position and anyone holding multiple votes must forfeit all save the Sovereign Position.
		c. If a co-sovereign also holds a Board position, They must exercise the Board Vote and the other Co-Sovereign must exercise the Sovereign vote.
		Submitter: Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB
		Result: The Imperial Estates rejected this proposal.

		3.	Proposal No. 4 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Polices (Formerly No. 16)
		Modify Section VII, D, 5 to the following:
		"5. During combat Tournaments. All members of any Peerage will give Chivalry, or a warning that they do not, to all combatants prior to the match".
		Submitter: Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB
		Result:  The Imperial Estates rejected this proposal.

F.	Proposals for Adoption by the Imperial Estates-Financial Proposals

		1.	Proposal No. 5 for Amendments to the L.I. and Related Policies (Formerly #21)
		“Add Section IV.F.2.e (Territorial Exchequer)
		e.  deposit membership checks from their territory into the Imperial Bank Account.
		f.  provide copies of deposited checks and membership forms to their Imperial counterpart by any of the following methods:
		1.  Email a copy of the membership form and check and send a copy of the check and original membership form to the Imperial Exchequer or
		2.  Email a copy of the check and membership form to the Imperial Exchequer and Imperial Rolls Minister/Mistress.
		Submitter: Samantha Revena, Exchequer and Castelian of Polaris.
		Result:  There was no motion to vote upon this motion.

		2.	Proposal No. 6 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Formerly #11)
		“Change Section II, F, 6 of the L.I. (Membership and Dues) which provides,
		6.  The division of Membership dues is:
		     a. 	Per adult participating member:
			i. $10.00 ($100.00 from Lifetime memberships) to the Corporation for insurance and operating costs;
			ii. $5.00 ($50.00 from Lifetime memberships) to the Imperium for the membership Cards and other operating costs;
			iii. $10.00 ($100.00 from Lifetime memberships) to the Kingdom for operating costs. And
		b. 	All additional funds from family memberships to the Corporation for insurance and operating costs.

		Do away with any refunding of any part of the dues paid to the Empire to be paid out to any part of the Empire as stated in Section F EXPENDITURES, subsection 6 of the L.I.
		Submitter: Duke Don Sir Michel de Pietramala, KA, KP
`		Result:  The Imperial Estates passed this proposal.

		3.	Proposal No. 7 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Formerly #4)
		To Change the following Policy of the Imperial Estates:
		“9. To insure the fiscal solubility of the Imperium, the dues split mentioned in the Leges Imperium Section II E 6 a & b are waived.  All funds from memberships will be maintained by the ECS Inc. Imperium.  Kingdoms with financial need are able to request funds from Imperial in order to protect from damage. Otherwise, Kingdoms are encouraged to seek other means of insuring fiscal solubility. This item is to be stricken unless upheld after one year and be reviewed each year by the Imperial Estates. [Published January 2003]”
		Change to:
		“Any Kingdoms’ request for membership funds approved by the Imperial, the
		Imperial Exchequer will remit the funds to the Sovereign Territory, their share of
      		Dues collected for the year.  It is the responsibility of the sovereign territory to
		partition the monies to their subject territories.”
		Submitter: Duke Don Sir Michel de Pietramala, KA, KP
		Result:  This proposal was rewritten by its author.  The new proposal provided as 
		follows:  Kingdoms may request funds from the Imperial for emergency reasons 
		only.  These requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Board of 
		Directors to be approved or declined by simple majority within no more than 60 
		days.  The Imperial Estates passed this revised proposal.

		4.	Proposal No. 8 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Former #12)
		Change Section II (F)(9) of the L.I. which provides,

		“9. The unexpired portion of membership dues for a current member may be refunded upon receipt of a written request for refund from said member.”

		Proposal is strike this provision and do away with the refunding of dues to anyone for any reason and should indicate that on the membership forms and remove any reference to refunding dues from the L.I.
		Submitter: Duke Don Sir Michael de Pietramala. KA, KP
		Result:  This proposal was withdrawn by its author.

		5.	Proposal No. 9 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Former #13)
		Change Section II (F)(5) of the L.I. which provides,

		“5. Membership dues may be increased only by 2/3rds of the Imperial Estates.

		The proposal is to raise the membership dues to $35 full, $25 family with no cap due to the increase of costs that the Empire has encountered with insurance, web site, etc..
		Submitter: Duke Don Sir Michel de Pietramala, KA, KP	
		Result:  This proposal had a friendly amendment that lowered the full amount to
		$30.00.  The Imperial Estates passed this amended proposal.

		6.	Proposal No. 10 for Amendments to the L.I. (Formerly #2)
		“Due to the rising cost of membership in the Empire and the desire of the Empire to keep the membership dues at a minimum, the Empire should retain 100% of the membership dues of each member. Any funds remaining at the end of the year are to be split between the kingdoms equally or are to be used to have a non-interested third party CPA do the annual taxes for the Empire on a yearly basis. It is the responsibility of the Imperial Exchequer to provide said CPA with everything they need to do the annual taxes in a timely manner. It is the responsibility of each of the Kingdoms to do their own fundraisers, demo, et. al. to raise money for their own Kingdom events.”
		Submitter:  Dame Isabella Marie, KMn
		Result:  There was no motion to vote upon this proposal.

		7.	Proposal No. 11 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Formerly #24)
		To delete the following sections of the L.I. and renumber the L.I. accordingly:

		Section V, B, 2, f;

		Section V, B, 6, g; and

		Section V, E, 3, g.
		Submitter: Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB
		Result:  There was no motion to vote upon this proposal.

		8.	Proposal No. 12 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies  (Formerly #8)
		
		Revisit Section IX, Part B, Item 8 of the L.I. The proposal is to either delete or rework this section as decided by the Imperial Estates.
		Submitter: Marquis Squire Gerrit Kendel
		Result:  The author of this proposal withdrew it.

		9.	Proposal No. 13 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Former #3)

		To change the following Policy of the Imperial Estates:

		“8. Effective May 1, 1998, all membership dues are to be paid directly to the Imperial P.O. Box. On a weekly basis, the Imperial Exchequer will process all memberships received and will transfer the original signed copy of the membership form to the Imperial Rolls Officer, keeping a photocopy of the form on file for the Imperial Exchequer's office. The Imperial Rolls office will then, on a weekly basis, update the rolls information and send out Imperial membership cards directly to members. Once a month, the Imperial Exchequer will remit to the Sovereign Territories, their share of dues collected that month. It is the responsibility of the sovereign territory to partition the moneys to their subject territories. It is the responsibility of the Imperial Rolls officer to provide updated information to the territorial rolls officers and chroniclers on a monthly basis. This can be done by either sending out mailing labels to each, or the information can be transmitted electronically, and it will be their responsibility to update their files. Approved by the Board of Directors 02/01/08"

		Change to:
		“Effective January 1, 2007, all membership dues are to be paid directly to a Imperial P.O. Box located in the area of the Imperial Exchequer. It will be the responsibility of the Imperial Exchequer to update the address section on the membership form and to send to all appropriate officers. On a weekly basis, the Imperial Exchequer will process all memberships received and will transfer the original signed copy of the membership form to the Imperial Rolls Officer, keeping a photocopy of the form on file for the Imperial Exchequer's office. The Imperial Rolls officer will then, on a weekly basis, update the rolls information and send out Imperial membership cards directly to the members. It is the responsibility of the Imperial Rolls officer to provide updated information to the Territorial Rolls Officers and chroniclers on a monthly basis. This can be by either sending out mailing labels to each, or the information can be transmitted electronically, and it will be their responsibility to update their files.”
		Submitter: Duke Don Sir Michel de Pietramala, KA, KP
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to pass this proposal.

		10.	Proposal No. 14 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Formerly #14)

		To change the following Policy of the Imperial Estates:

		From the following:
		“8. Effective May 1, 1998, all membership dues are to be paid directly to the Imperial P.O. Box. On a weekly basis, the Imperial Exchequer will process all membership received and will transfer the original signed copy of the membership form to the Imperial Rolls Officer, keeping a photocopy of the form on file for the Imperial Exchequer's office. The Imperial Rolls office will then, on a weekly basis, update the rolls information and send out Imperial membership cards directly to members. Once a month, the Imperial Exchequer will remit to the Sovereign Territories their share of dues collected that month. It is the responsibility of the sovereign territory to partition the monies to their subject territories. It is the responsibility of the Imperial Rolls officer to provide updated information to the territorial rolls officers and chroniclers on a monthly basis. This can be done by either sending out mailing labels to each, or the information can be transmitted electronically, and it will be their responsibility to update their files.”

		To the Following:
		“8. Effective January 1, 2008, all membership dues are to be paid directly to the Territorial Exchequer.

		On a weekly basis, the Territorial Exchequer will process all membership received, and make photocopies of the membership forms, and provide them to the Territorial Rolls officer.

		On a monthly basis, The Territorial Exchequer will write a check from the local funds in the total amount of membership monies collected during that month, and send that check, with the original signed copies of the membership form to the Imperial Exchequer via the Imperial P.O. Box.

		On a weekly basis, the Imperial Exchequer will process all membership received and will transfer the original signed copy of the membership form to the Imperial Rolls Officer, keeping a photocopy of the form on file for the Imperial Exchequer's office. The Imperial Rolls office will then, on a weekly basis, update the rolls information and send out Imperial membership cards directly to members.

		It is the responsibility of the Imperial Rolls officer to provide updated information to the territorial rolls officers and chroniclers on a monthly basis. This can be done by either sending out mailing labels to each, or the information can be transmitted electronically, and it will be their responsibility to update their files.

		Once a month, the Imperial Exchequer will remit to the Sovereign Territories, their share of dues collected that month.

		It is the responsibility of the sovereign territory to partition the moneys to their subject territories.

		Submitter: HE Sir Justin Case, Viscount to the Kingdom of Vega, KCv, KA     
		Result:  There was no motion to vote upon this proposal.

		11.	Proposal No. 15 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Polices (Formerly #29)

		Proposal is to change and/or modify the following Sections of the L.I. and/or
		 Imperial Manuals and Bylaws as follows:

		“Section IX: Policies of the Imperial Estates
		8. Effective immediately, all membership dues are to be paid directly to the Imperial P.O. Box. On a weekly basis, the Imperial Exchequer will process all memberships received and will transfer the original signed copy of the membership form to the Imperial Rolls Officer, keeping a photocopy of the form on file for the Imperial Exchequer's office. The Imperial Rolls officer will then, on a weekly basis, update the rolls information and send out Imperial membership cards directly to the members. Once a month, the Imperial Exchequer will remit to the Sovereign Territories, their share of dues collected that month. It is the responsibility of the sovereign territory to partition the monies to their subject territories. It is the responsibility of the Imperial Rolls officer to provide updated information to the territorial rolls officers and chroniclers on a monthly basis. This can be done by either sending out mailing labels to each or the information can be transmitted electronically, and it will be their responsibility to update their files.

		Section F: Ministry of the Exchequer
		1. The Imperial Exchequer shall
		a. Be the legal Officer representative of the Empire regarding Imperial/National matters. However, their deputies have no mundane legal authority in regard to the Empire. The Sovereign Crowns, and territorial rulers are the mundane Legal Representatives for their respective Territories.
		b. Publish and maintain the Manual of the Exchequer which shall provide a complete description of operating procedures.
		c. Submit a written report to, and is encouraged to attend, each Meeting of the Imperial Estates.
		2. Each Territory shall have an Exchequer who shall:
		a. Be the officer of the respective territory responsible for all financial obligations of the territory.
		b. Be required to attend or be represented by a Warranted Deputy at all events and shall be responsible for collecting all monies, and advising the Crown and/or ruler in regard to monetary affairs; and
		c. Must be qualified in bookkeeping or accounting; and
		d. Submit a written report to the Imperial Exchequer quarterly, and is encouraged to attend each Meeting of the Territorial Estates.

		Exchequers Manual 

		All membership dues are to be paid to the Exchequer’s P.O. Box and/or to the Territorial or Kingdom Exchequer who will forward the dues and original signed copy of the membership form to the Imperial Exchequer keeping a photocopy of the form on file for all memberships received and will transfer the original signed copy of the membership form to the Imperial Rolls Officer, keeping a photocopy of the form on file for the Imperial Exchequer's office. The Imperial Rolls officer will then, on a monthly basis, update the rolls information, and send out Imperial membership cards directly to the members.

		If the dues are paid to a Territorial or Kingdom Exchequer, then they shall give the member a written receipt of payment and make a note of the payment being received in their report to the Estates and their reports to their superiors. Dues will only be accepted in the following forms: personal check, business check, money order or cashiers check. No cash will ever be accepted.
		Submitter: Duke Don Sir Michel de Pietramala, KA, KP
		Result:  A friendly amendment changed this proposal so that the membership dues 
		would be paid to the Exchequer’s P.O. Box and that the timing requirement would 
		be changed from weekly to monthly as set forth above.  The Imperial Estates voted 
		to approve this proposal with this friendly amendment.

		12.	Proposal No. 16 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Formerly No. 22)

		Proposal to Amend the L.I and Corporate Bylaws as follows:

		From Section IV, Officers, strike the following:
		F 1 a: Be the legal Officer representative of the Empire regarding Imperial/National matters. However, their deputies have no mundane legal authority in regard to the Empire, the Sovereign Crowns and Territorial rulers are the mundane Legal Representatives for their respective Territories.

		Add to Section V, the Imperial Society:

		B, 2, c-Further, it is preferred that the Treasurer of the Board of Directors have mundane qualifications and/or experience in bookkeeping or accounting.

		Add to the ECS Corporate Bylaws the following:
		The Treasurer shall be the legal Officer Representative of the Empire regarding Imperial/National financial matters.
		Submitter: Lady Dame Valdis Gydja, KCv, LoC
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to approve this proposal.  The Board of 
		Directors voted to approve this proposal.

	G.	Proposal for Adoption by the Imperial Estates-Points and Judging

		1.	Proposal No. 17 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies
			(Former No. 7)

		Change Section VI, Part D, Item 2 from:

		f. 0 to 10 points shall be awarded to Event, Demonstration or Class autocrats by average the votes of the Territorial Estates members who attended;

		To:

		f. 1to 10 points shall be awarded to Event or Class autocrats by averaging the votes of the Territorial Estates who attended;

		g. 1 to 10 points shall be awarded for a full, single day Demonstration to the Autocrat by averaging the votes of the Territorial Estates members who attended.

		Renumber the remaining sections as necessary.
		Submitter:  Marquis Squire Garrit Kendel
		Result:  A friendly amendment was made to change the 0 within this proposal to 1 as provided above.  The Imperial Estates voted to approve this proposal with this friendly amendment.

		2.	Proposal No. 18 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies
			(Former No. 6)

		To Change the Arts Judging System as follows:

		1. Each Judge will give a point value (1-10: 1=lowest, 10=highest) in Function, Periodness and Craftsmanship.
		a. Difficulty will be judged a .5, 1. 1.5, 2, 2.5 or 3 (.5 being an easy item and 3 being a hard item).
		2. Tally each judge's sheet
		a. Average Function, Craftsmanship and Periodness (F + C + P divided by 3) to get a subtotal.
		b. Multiple subtotal by Difficulty to get the total for each judge.
		3. Average the three judge's scores and round to the next whole number to get the total score for the item (.4 and below rounds down and .5 and above rounds up).
		Submitter: Lady Lark
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to reject this proposal.

		3.	Proposal No. 19 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Polices (Formerly No. 17)

		Change Section VI, B, 6 to the following:

		6. Combatants may gain points from only one tournament that they participate in any given day, and the choice will be made at any time during the event or default to the form yielding the best results.
		Submitter: Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to reject this proposal.

		4.	Proposal No. 20 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Polices
			(Formerly No. 20)

		Remove (6.) from the LI Section VI B Combat Points
		Move 6 a. to Section VI. B. 5, and rename to (b.)
		Section VI: Point System
		B. Combat Points
		6. Combatants may gain points from only one tournament that they participate in any given day, and the choice will either be made before the tournament begins or default to the highest form fought in order of Shinai to Rapier to Steel (lowest to highest).
		a. Only when a Shinai tournament is the only official list available may points for a Shinai tournament be earned by Sergeants or higher.
		Submitter: Sir Justin Case, Viscount of the Kingdom of Vega, KCv, KA
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to reject this proposal.

	H.	Proposal for Adoption by the Imperial Estates-Imperial Judicial

		1.	Proposal No. 21 for the Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies (Formerly No. 25)
		
		To Modify Section VIII (Courts Judicial) of the L.I. as follows:

		1. Subsection A-Change all references of Presiding Noble to Magister.
		2. Renumber Subsection C to new Subsection B.
		3. Renumber Subsection B to new Subsection C.
		4. Change VIII, C, 2 from " and at least one of the Judges will be a Peer in the area of question to "and the jurors shall be peers in the area in question".
		5. Remove from Subsection D and create a new Subsection G as follows: "The procedures are further detailed in the Imperial Manual of Court Procedures, and that work takes precedence over these laws"
		6. Delete from Subsection D the following: "provided such charges are not frivolous." and create a new Subsection H which provides as follows:

		H. Frivolous Charges: If the accused feels that the charges are frivolous, the final decision on the propriety of the charges rests with the Crown Estates. The court shall not wait for the Crown Estates to meet and render its decision.
		Submitter: Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to reject this proposal.

		2.	Proposal No. 22 for Amendment of the L.I. and Related Polices (Former No. 26)

		Proposal is to add the following to Section VIII and the Imperial Manual of Court Procedures and renumber as needed:

		B. Court of Justice

		1. A Court of Justice may be called by any Estate Holder or Knight at the request of any member desiring resolution of an issue regarding an honor or rules violation.

		2. The Court shall be held in the same manner as a Court of High Justice except that the Territorial Ruler shall preside and jurors shall be landed estate holders.

		3. Each side will present its view of the issue, calling witnesses as appropriate, and then the Court shall render a ruling.

		4. In the case that the accused is found guilty, the Court shall have the right to cause the member to be reduced in Rank and Points as deemed appropriate to a maximum of fifty points. A points, titles, KL, MP, or MW removed must be directly connect to and gained from the offense in question. The Court may alternatively render a sentence as noted for a Court of Low Justice.

		5. If a member feels that the sentence is too harsh, they may appeal to the Crown Estates to overrule the Court's decision by 50% +1.

		6. Notification requirements are a simple letter or e-mail. However, confirmation of delivery is required. Publishing of the Court must occur as a standard event and the outcome of the Court shall be published in the local newsletter.
		Submitter: Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB	
		Result:  There was no motion made to vote upon this item.

	I.	Proposal for Adoption by the Imperial Estates-General Items

		1.	Proposal No. 23 for Amendment to the L.I. and Related Policies
			(Former No. 18)
		
		Delete Section IV Officers, E. Minister of Arts and Sciences, 3.(b)-"report Arts points to the Territorial Minister of Lists".
		Submitter: Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to approve this proposal.

		2.	Proposal No. 24 for Amendment to L.I. and Related Policies (Formerly No. 15)

		To un-table the following:

		1. To redraw the "map of the world" showing the Kingdom's area of influence.
		Submitter: Sir Lassidor Vandolini, KMn, KB
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to approve this proposal.  Duke Don Sir 
		Michel and HRM Mina have both volunteered to perform this task and present the 
		results of their work at the next Imperial Estates meeting.

		3.	Proposal No. 25 for Amendment of the L.I. and Related Polices (Formerly No. 10)
		
		Change in Sumptuary Laws:

		Proposal is to put back the gold for landed titles and the silver back for non-landed crowns.
		Submitter: Duke Don Sir Michel de Pietramala, KA, KP
		Result:  The Imperial Estates voted to table this proposal until the next Imperial Estates meeting.

VI.	General Discussion
	The Sovereigns of all three Kingdom 	agreed to meet with their Kingdom and Territorial 
	Web Masters and give the override passwords for the various Kingdom websites to the 
	Imperial Sovereign of Arms to prevent situations in which there may be defamatory 
	remarks posted upon the various Kingdom and Territorial websites.  The Kingdom of 
	Ostgard indicated that he would begin to start over in building up the Kingdom of Ostgard 
	in terms of its membership.

VII.	Adjournment