Operation of the Magistrate Office

How the Magistrate Office is to Run:
 1) Most complaints will be handled by a simple quick "curb-side justice" by a Magistrate hearing. Only truly serious criminal charges need a trial - espionage, murder, etc. Magistrate summons those required as witnesses, listens and rules.
 The process of appeal is from magistrate to chief magistrate to high magistrate to Ubar/Admin, but if you are dead it is hard to appeal. The head/chief scribe can not change a magistrates decisions only a higher ranked magistrate and finally the Ubar/Admin of the city may, though in my experience the Ubar/Admin did not over rule the high magistrate wanting to stay out of disputes.
 2) The scarlets are also under the cities laws, not above them. They serve arrest warrants and bring prisoners in for trial, they do NOT render their own judgment and punishment (except in time of battle/raiders just kill attacking warriors, no trial)
 3) Regarding the collaring of a free woman. Actual collaring of free woman can only be ordered by high magistrate, if no high magistrate then by a magistrate of the city. A free citizen can drag a women to a magistrate, but cannot simply collar and strip her, especially not the women of the village. If there is a question about if the woman is free she shall be treated as a free woman and put under house arrest in the city until a free woman of the city can determine if she is branded or not.
 4) If visitors from a city we are allied with, they have the same rights as our citizens. If from other cities, do they have the same rights but on a very short leash. Visitors need to keep their behavior clean and above reproach.
 5) Notice of incident/hearing are to be posted/publish so folks know hearings are occurring and the decision in each.
 6) The highest magistrate of the city is a full member of the high council with all the rights and privilege of the council (example: voting). This will facilitate keeping the magistrates and high council having the same understanding of the laws and desires of the council.

Process for Opening the Magistrate Office in the City:
 a) Meet with high council to confirm that scarlets are under city law and agreement of the above.
 b) Issue a notice to the citizens listing who is the active magistrates are including a brief description of who to see about what and where they will be able to view postings from the magistrate office.
 Post:
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 If you are break the law or have a disputes do the following:

•If one citizen or those not of the city is accused of breaking the last they are to be brought to a magistrate for judgment and punishment if necessary.
•If the disputes involving more than one citizens of the same caste go to the head of their own caste for judgment in the matter, then notify the highest magistrate of their decision and what if any punishment is given.
•If the disputes involving citizens of more than one caste then go to a magistrate for judgment in the matter.
•The process of appeal is from magistrate, to chief magistrate, to high magistrate, then to Ubar/Admin, but if you are dead it is hard to appeal.

Magistrates Office Personnel:
Magistrate - Kati Beattie (Kati Evans)
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Magistrates Office Personnel (example shown of all positions):
 High Magistrate - Kati Beattie (Kati Evans)
 Chief Magistrate - display name (SL name)
 Magistrate - display name (SL name)
                     display name (SL name)
 Advocate - display name (SL name)
 Court Scribe -  display name (SL name)