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ARTICLE XIV - Recognition and Advancement of Subsidiary Groups

• XIV-100 All groups desiring recognition or advancement within the Middle Kingdom shall petition both the Kingdom Seneschal and the Crown.

• XIV-101 The Kingdom Seneschal shall keep the Crown appraised of the progress of all such petitions.

• XIV-200 Baronies (and their equivalents) are required to have a Seneschal, an Exchequer, a Pursuivant, a Minister of Arts and Sciences, a Marshal, a Chronicler and a Chirurgeon. Shires (and their equivalents) are required to have a Seneschal, an Exchequer, a Pursuivant, and at least one of the following: Minister of Arts and Sciences, or Marshal. Cantons (and their equivalents) are required to have a Seneschal and Exchequer and at least one of the following: Pursuivant, Minister of Arts and Sciences or a Marshal.

• XIV-201 If any training of fighters is to be undertaken, the group must have an appropriate Marshal.

• XIV-202 A group may not hold monies in the name of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. until it has been officially recognized by the Middle Kingdom Seneschal and the Crown as a full-status group.

• XIV-203 Upon obtaining full status, a group shall recommend and request warrants for their officers.

• XIV-300 Prospective groups shall submit a name to the Kingdom Seneschal and the College of Arms.

• XIV-400 Existing groups shall not be permitted a division or advancement which will foster a schism or factionalization of a political nature in the resident population.

• XIV-500 Prospective new baronies must reach and maintain a level of at least 40 adult associate or higher memberships.

• XIV-600 Prospective new principalities must reach and maintain a level of at least 125 sustaining and 50 additional associate or higher memberships.