Appendix I - Imperial Laws

1. It is illegal to possess or transport slaves or sentient beings against
their will.

2. It is illegal to convey to a protected alien race, by any manner, 
any item which is of a superior technological level to their own or 
to train or show them any procedure which is inconsistent with their 
current developemental level.

3. It is illegal for anyone possessing an Imperial Charter to fail 
to report any hostilities with another sentient race, whatever its 
classification to the ISS Periphery Director. (You are not required 
to justify your actions.)

4. It is illegal to interfer with the internal politics of a protected 
alien race.

5. It is illegal to alter the ecology of a world without the express 
permission of the ISS Periphery Director. This includes nuclear bombardment 
of a world with an atmosphere, the use of biological and chemical 
weapons or substantial alteration of the original ecology by any means. 
Space battle with a colony is not considered to be nuclear bombardment 
of a world for purposes of this law.

6. It is illegal to commit an act of piracy. Piracy is defined as 
any aggressive act against a ship, colony, ground party or outpost, 
that is not posted by the attacker's chartered affiliation, the Imperial 
Services or does not possess a valid letter of marque from another 
affiliation.  Furthermore, any act that improperly converts the property 
of a person to another's use will be considered piracy.

7. It is illegal to trade with members of groups which engage in anti-Imperial 
activities.

8. It is illegal to trade with an Imperially posted ship, colony or 
ground parties.

9. It is illegal to not report a sighting of any Imperially posted 
ships, colonies or ground party.

10.  It is illegal to transport native drugs, beverages or other food 
items off-world unless said items are ISS approved for consumption. 
It is illegal to possess any item banned by the ISS. 

11. It is illegal to transport any native lifeforms off its homeworld 
without the express permission of the ISS Periphery Director.

12. All alien artifacts discovered in the Capellan Periphery are the 
personal property of the Emperor, and as such must be reported to 
the ISS Periphery Director. Failure to report artifacts to the ISS 
will result in their confiscation.

13. All heavenly bodies within the Capellan Periphery are the property 
of the Emperor and are held as public lands. Colonies gain ownership 
of the sector within which they are located, known as an exclusionary 
zone. Outposts own the square inwhich they are located. The establishment 
of a colony in the same sector as an existing outpost does not remove 
the title of the outpost. No one, save the ISS Periphery Director, 
can prohibit the construction of colonies or outposts on publically 
held lands or modify the above described exclusionary zone.

14.  Colonies or outpost owners may defend, by any legal means, their 
exclusionary zone against trespass. Futhermore, colonies must allow 
all Imperial subjects, citizens and affiliations to land at their 
starports and remain as long as desired. Ground parties may be prohibited 
but lawful passage of ships may not be.

15. Independent colonies which are loyal to the Stellar Empire are 
under the legal protection of the Imperial Services. Therefore, it 
is illegal to attack any IND colony located within the Capellan Periphery, 
without the express permission of the ICN Periphery Director. Company 
postings will be approved if just cause can be shown.

16. The manufacture, possession, sale or transport of chemical, genetic 
and bacteriological weapons by anyone who is not a member of the Imperial 
Services is illegal. The Imperial services are restricted to using 
these weapons only against foreign states and pirate organizations; 
never against their own citizens and subjects.

17. It is illegal to execute any prisoner without the express permission 
of the ICN Periphery Director. Furthermore, it is illegal to grossly 
or intentionally neglect sentient lifeforms under one's control, which 
results in its death. 

18. Treaties between the Stellar Empire and sovereign foreign states 
that have been ratified by the Emperor have the full force of Imperial 
law, and may only be recinded by the Emperor. 

19. The ISS Periphery Director has the right to quarantine any system, 
planet, continent or other land mass so as to restrict the movement 
of ships and ground parties. A listing of quarantined locations will 
be available from the ISS at anytime for the asking. 
 
20. The ISS Periphery Director has the right to ban the production, 
possession and/or distribution of any substance or item that is considered 
to be dangerous or immoral. A list of illegal items will be available 
from the ISS at anytime for the asking.
 
21. Freedom of travel throughout the Capellan Periphery is a privilege 
granted by the Emperor to his citizens and protected subjects. Foreign 
states, not covered by treaty to the contrary, are not permitted to 
travel within the Periphery, without a Visa granted by the ISS Periphery 
Director.

22. The ISP Periphery Director may, at his discression, excercise 
the purogatives of the ISS, ITS and ICN Periphery Director's or reverse 
their decisions.

23. It is illegal to attack any Imperial possession at any time, within 
or outside of the Periphery.

24. Imperials can only place Imperial Posted ships and affiliations 
on their enemy list. Imperial possessions will not be permitted to 
initiate combat unless the target has been officially posted by the 
ICN Periphery Director or the ISP Periphery Director.

25. The Capellan Periphery is defined as all systems continuous with 
the Capellan System by jump connections including but not beyond the 
Coral System (198). Specific systems within this area may be ommitted 
based on treaties.

26. A One Year statute of limitations applies to the enforcement of 
all laws and grievances.  If a year passes without the injured party 
specifically assigning guilt and asking for recourse, the guilty party 
will be free from prosecution.

27. Agent activity is not inherently illegal, however; each governor 
may legally place on his enemy list any non-Imperial position which 
he has determined is operating agents in his colony or has scouted 
his colony's defenses.

28. Any Imperial player who accepts an appointment to the ISP, waives 
all rights to the personal ownership of any ship, colony, ground party 
or outpost and is required to abide by all Imperial Laws under penalty 
of being relieved of his command by loyal Imperial citizens.

Definitions:

Sentient Being: lifeforms who use tools, capable of communication 
and can comprehend basic concepts.

Imperial Citizens: sentient beings native to a planet belonging 
to the Stellar Empire and whose population is recognized as citizens 
by the Emperor.

Foreign Nationals: sentient beings native to a planet belonging 
to a goverment recognized as having sovereign status by the Stellar 
Empire. 

Protected Alien Race: sentient beings native to a planet belonging 
to the Stellar Empire not recognized with company or sovereign status.
