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1. This is a public contract, the name of which is the Protection Racket.
2. Any player CAN join this contract by announcement. When a
first-class player joins this contract for the first time one Favor is
created in eir possession. Parties to this contract are known as Dons.
Any Don CAN post their intention to leave this contract. Between fourteen and
twenty one days later, they CAN leave this contract by announcement. Any Don can
cause another Don to cease to be bound by this contract without the
objection of a Don.
3. The Don shall act collectively to ensure that the Protection Racket
fulfills its obligations. Any Don CAN act on behalf of the Protection
Racket with the majority consent of the Dons. If there are five or more
Dons then any Don CAN amend this contract without the objection of
two Dons, otherwise any Don may amend this contract without the
objection of a Don.
4. Favors are a currency whose recordkeeper is the Godfather.
Initially the Godfather is BobTHJ. Any player CAN specify a list of
non-fixed assets they control to "request a favor". If the majority of
the Dons consent to this request that player CAN transfer the
specified assets to the Protection Racket. As soon as possible after
doing so the Godfather SHALL create one Favor in eir possession.
5. Any Don CAN transfer any or all assets owned by the Protection
Racket to one or more Dons with the majority consent of the Dons.
6. Any person CAN destroy a Favor in eir possession by announcement to
"Call in a Favor". This announcement shall include a reference to a
specific CFJ (which is not already Protected) and a desired outcome
for that CFJ. Upon doing so that CFJ becomes Protected and the Dons
are then obligated to act within their power to attempt to ensure the
desired outcome is acheived on that CFJ as follows:
a) If the CotC is a Don, e is required to assign a Don to judge the
Protected CFJ if permitted by the rules.
b) If the Judge of the Protected CFJ is a Don, e is required to rule
in accordance with the desired outcome.
c) All Dons are prohibited from appealing or supporting an appeal of
the Protected CFJ which has been judged in accordance with the desired
outcome.
d) All Dons are required to attempt to appeal the Protected CFJ if a
judgment contradictory to the desired outcome is issued on that CFJ
when permitted by the rules
e) Any Don on a Judicial Panel of an appeal of that CFJ is required
to only support and/or issue judgments on that CFJ that would permit
or cause it to be judged with the desired outcome.
7. If the CotC is not a Don, and e assigns a non-Don to be Judge of a
Protected CFJ, and that Judge fails to issue a judgement in accordance
with the desired outcome then the Dons are collectively obligated to
nominate a Don for the Office of CotC in a timely fashion if permitted
by the rules. Once one Don has fulfilled this obligation all Dons are
released from it. This obligation does not apply if an election has
been held for the Office of CotC within the past two weeks.
8. A Don CAN cause a Protected CFJ to cease to be a Protected CFJ with
the majority consent of the Dons. All Dons are released from any
obligations regarding a CFJ which is no longer Protected.
9. Any Don CAN cause a criminal CFJ naming themselves as the defendant
and arising as a result of an action taken by that Don to fulfill one
of eir obligations under this contract to become a Protected CFJ with
a specified desired outcome by announcement.
10. When a non-Don initiates a criminal CFJ against a Don as a result
of an action that Don took to fulfill eir obligations under this
contract that non-Don becomes Marked. Any Don may cause a criminal CFJ
against a Marked person to become Protected by announcement. The
desired outcome of that CFJ is GUILTY - EXILE with the maximum tariff.
A Marked person CAN cease to be marked by destroying a Favor in eir
possession by announcement.
11. A Don SHALL NOT voluntarily take any action which would cause them
to be ineligible to judge any CFJ. If a Don can take an action legally
which would make them eligible to judge more CFJs e SHALL take that
action as soon as possible.
12. If the Protection Racket is not currently registered the Godfather
CAN cause it to register if it is otherwise possible for em to do so.
13. If the People's Bank of Agora has an established Exchange Rate for
Favors and possesses no Favors the Godfather CAN and SHALL as soon as
possible create one Favor in the possession of the Protection Racket
and then transfer that Favor to the PBA as a deposit.
