§3.4 - Duties of Citizenship and Enforcement of Allegiance

(a) Citizenship in Rivermarch shall be recognized in any legal person who has sworn an Oath of Allegiance before the Council, or who meets the criteria of lawful residency, contribution to the realm, or ancestral descent from a recognized citizen.

(b) Recognition of citizenship may be established by:

• (i) Oath-taking recorded by Council official, magistrate, or authorized delegate;

• (ii) Demonstrable residence and lawful participation in civic, military, or economic life of Rivermarch for no less than thirty (30) continuous days;

• (iii) Council declaration by vote, whether individual or group-based, in the interest of state cohesion, strategic alliance, or repatriation.

(c) No formal document or certificate shall be required to prove citizenship where status can be attested by witness, record, or continued presence under recognized allegiance.

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§3.4.2 - Affirmative Duties of Citizenship

(a) All citizens of Rivermarch shall be bound to:

• (i) Abide by the Codex and all lawful statutes enacted by the Council;

• (ii) Render aid in defense of the realm as directed by the Warden or General in time of threat, invasion, or declared emergency;

• (iii) Participate in civic obligations, including testimony, service in tribunals, and reporting of threats to the public good;

• (iv) Fulfill lawful tax, tithe, or labor obligations as assessed by the Treasurer;

• (v) Notify the Council or local authority of significant changes in residence, allegiance, or condition that may bear on civic obligations;

• (vi) Refrain from treason, sabotage, sedition, or covert alliance with hostile forces.

(b) Willful neglect or repudiation of these duties may result in censure, penalty, or suspension of citizenship rights.

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§3.4.3 - Enforcement of Allegiance

(a) All citizens shall be presumed to owe undivided allegiance to Rivermarch, and may not knowingly serve or advance the aims of a rival sovereign or hostile arcane force without Council license or tribunal dispensation.

(b) Oaths of Allegiance shall be renewed:

• (i) Upon assuming public office or entering military service;

• (ii) Following periods of disappearance, presumed death, magical transformation, or other significant disruption of legal continuity;

• (iii) Upon return from extended absence in foreign, extraplanar, or contested territory.

(c) Any citizen found to have forsaken or violated their allegiance shall be subject to tribunal proceedings and potential revocation of status under §3.4.5.

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§3.4.4 - Dual Allegiance and Conflicting Oaths

(a) No citizen shall knowingly maintain allegiance to any foreign sovereign, extraplanar power, or ideological construct that imposes obligations contradictory to the laws or safety of Rivermarch.

(b) Persons claiming dual heritage, magical pacts, or divine affiliations shall disclose such conditions during civic registration or when summoned for declaration. Silence may be interpreted as concealment under tribunal scrutiny.

(c) In cases of irreconcilable conflict between allegiances, the Council may require renunciation, severance of bond, or binding arbitration before recognition of continued citizenship.

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§3.4.5 - Suspension, Revocation, and Restoration

(a) Citizenship may be suspended or revoked by:

• (i) Majority vote of the Council upon finding of treason, sedition, or gross civic dereliction;

• (ii) Tribunal judgment following lawful hearing;

• (iii) Self-renunciation formally declared before a witness or under magical verification.

(b) Suspended individuals shall be temporarily stripped of voting, legal, and civic rights until reinstated or fully revoked.

(c) Revoked persons shall be treated as non-citizens and may be restricted, expelled, or prosecuted under foreign or hostile designation.

(d) Restoration shall be granted only by petition to the Council, accompanied by reaffirmed oath and such conditions of labor, reparation, or magical contract as deemed necessary for public assurance.