Duties and Responsibilities

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                              DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Your first assignment as an Apprentice Scribe will be to role play within the city as a Scribe.  If a person comes to Library for a Scribe, you will be expected to attend to it to the best of your abilities.   If someone comes into the Library needing help with forms, I normally sit down with them at a table and work with them there - it is more friendly I think and it is very important that the Blue Caste of Telnus be viewed by people of our city as being helpful and friendly.  It is important to remember that you are a member of the  Blue Caste - this is a High Caste, and as such you are expected to comport yourself with dignity.   Inappropriate behavior will be dealt with by the Head of Caste.

As I said before, a large part of being a Scribe is being able to think on your feet.   Keep in mind that you will no doubt run into things that will require you to "work around" the normal procedures.
A typical example would be if a new citizen came in for slave papers on a slave and had no documentation.  If it was a submission, they could put a notecard of the submission on the Certificate of Ownership.  Often times, they will not have it and you will have to interview the slave, confirm her submission, and notecard it with your signature and seal and date.  Label the notecard "Verification  of Submission ((Slaves Name))" and put it in the Certificate of Ownership.  From there you would finish the form as usual. 

The same would be true if he said he bought her from some city and was given no paperwork on her.   Other cities are not as diligent about paperwork, and in the North there is no paperwork at all, so we do have to work around situations like that.  Take the owner's statement, then ask the girl if that is the truth of it, notecard it, signing and putting your seal on it with the date and naming it "Verification of purchase ((Slaves Name)) and put it in the slave papers and proceed as usual with the rest of the form.

These are just examples, and you will most likely run into other situations that steer off the normal course and will require you to work around it to get the job done.  If you are ever confused or unsure, do not hesitate to contact another member of the Blue Caste for help if I am not available.   And you can always take the information and tell them you will get back to them later in the day.
Sometimes you may be called to the Gate because an Ambassador or Magistrate is not available.  You can take a message and assure them that the person will contact them as soon as possible.  You would then give the message to the person ICly or notecard it and put it in their mailbox (I usually do the latter in case they are not on when I am - I don't want to take a chance of forgetting lol)
 While you are completing the Course of Study to become a full fledged Scribe, you will most likely not have assigned duties other than assisting in the library (which tends to be feast or famine).  The priority, however, will be to get you certified as a full scribe as quickly as possible.
In your role of apprentice, you will fill out forms, sign and seal them, but you will then turn them in to ________ either ICly or by putting them in the "For Review" mailbox near her desk for her to review before it is filed away.

~~ Jillian Serevi, (Jillian Daniels) High Scribe of Telnus

Apprentice Magistrate

Tal, Scribes

As the population of the city is increasing in number, it has become necessary to institute a tool of apprenticeship for the Scribe subcaste of Magistrates. I have taken the liberty to compile what I believe to be a viable apprenticeship tool for a Magistrate. The instructions are as follows:

 

a) The apprentice will seek out the High Magistrate for conversation and debate for two hours every week, for ten weeks. This is the longest it should take. Subjects for debate for each week are itemized below.

 

b) The apprentice will also seek out the Chief Scribe (or delegates, if on holiday) to discuss the Code of the Scribes for one hour each week for ten weeks.

 

c) Once the ten weeks of debate and enlightenment are complete, we appoint the new magistrate with honor and pride.

 

Suggestions for improvements are always welcome, for I do enjoy a sound debate!

 

Of course, as the City laws are updated and revised from time to time, this tool will have to be kept up to date, naturally, which I will do.

 

1) Common Laws - 06.03.09 􀀛 Discuss the spirit of each article, as well as the word of each article.

 

2) Rules for FW 􀀚 Discuss the spirit of each article, as well as the word of each article.

 

3) Rules for slaves 􀀜 Discuss the spirit of each article, as well as the word of each article.

 

4) Continent Wide Laws 7/10/09 􀀝 Discuss the spirit of each article, as well as the word of each article.

 

5) Discuss Merchant law: where it derives from, how it is observed, and the difference between City Civil law and Gorean Merchant Law.

 

6) Compare your knowledge, then, of City Civil law with two lawbooks from other cities -- cities of your choice. (Must be cities, civilized cities with law.)

 

7) Discuss punishments of Gor. What punishments are suitable for what crimes? What are legitimate Gorean punishments? When is leniency ever permitted? How can you roleplay effecting a punishment?

 

8) Discuss the jurisdiction of the Warrior Caste in upholding peace and the jurisdiction of the Scribe Caste in upholding justice. Where do Mercenaries fit in? Where does the law suggest a line be drawn?

 

9) Discuss the limitations of the City lawbook as it stands now. What improvements would you recommend? Use all your knowledge from the past 8 weeks in making these determinations and recommendations.

 

10) Cite seven different Gor books by John Norman that illustrate justice being performed by a Magistrate. The citation must include quotation and chapter number. Here are 12 books to choose from, if you haven't already got your own sources.

 

Books 01, 02, 03, 05, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, & 25