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Tarantine citizenship is highly valued throughout the known world. It can be obtained by birth or by grant. Those born to parents who hold the citizenship and who can provide proof automatically become citizens. Citizenship can also be granted either by the Emperor or by an act of the Senate. Such grants can be blanket grants to a region or a people or they can be individual grants. In the former case, grants are typically the end result of an assimilation process but can be for loyalty or service to the empire in some cases. In the latter case, citizenship is typically granted as a reward for service.

  Benefits of Citizenship  

Holders of Tarantine citizenship enjoy numerous rights. They are:

  • The right to vote
  • The right to hold office
  • Reduced tax rates1
  • Exemption from certain taxes2
  • The right to personal freedom3
  • The right to a jury trial4
  • The right to appeal any court decision
  • Protection from the use of Torture or magical mind reading as a means of interrogation
  • The right to join the Legions, the Fleet and the Praetorian Guard5
  • The right to benefit from public assistance6
  • The right to call upon Tarantine embassies for assistance and protection when abroad7
  • Exemption from some provincial laws8
  • The right to wear a toga
  • The right to wear a citizenship ring9

Notes:

  1. Citizens are taxed at a lower rate than non-citizens living in the empire.
  2. Citizens are exempt from import and export tariffs
  3. Citizens cannot be jailed or otherwise have their freedom curtailed unless formal charges are brought against them
  4. Non-citizens can be judged by a magistrate alone -- no jury is required
  5. Non-citizens may only join auxiliary units
  6. The government maintains a dole which provides free grain to citizens
  7. Citizens in trouble with local authorities abroad can call upon the Tarantine government for assistance, assuming they can be contacted. The government will not protect against "serious" crimes, but will protect against "petty" crimes and against cruel and unusual punishment. Typically foreign governments accede to this protection, though the likelihood of this happening decreases with distance from the Empire. For these purposes, serious crimes are crimes which would also be against the law in the Empire. Such crimes must also be more than misdemeanors. The government does not take kindly to citizens being harassed over minor matters. Any other crime is a "petty" crime, no matter how serious it is to the locals. Even if casting ones shadow on the high king is a hanging offense to the locals, it is a petty crime to the Tarantines. Finally, the government will protect against punishments not practiced in the Empire. The most common such punishment is the tendency many societies have to amputate body parts as punishment for a crime.
  8. In cases where a Tarantine province has local laws in addition to those in the general Tarantine Law code, citizens are exempt from them. This is typically the case only in provinces that have not yet been fully integrated into the empire and which have additional laws imposed on the populace.
  9. Citizenship rings are iron for plebians, silver for equestrians and gold for nobles.

Last Updated: Saturday, 21-Jun-2003 23:55:15 CDT