My lords and ladies,

What follows is the language that was approved by the Imperial Estates as item OB5, which was the reorganization of the section of the Bylaws referring to the College of Arms.

Since one sentence in the original proposal did not pass, it has been preserved here as 4.a.vi. This item is now under discussion by the College of Arms.

In service,

Sir Nigel Seymour
Fleur-de-Lis King of Arms

Bylaws Article VII.F. DEFINITIONS.

The Ministries of the Adrian Empire are the Chancellor, the Minister of Rolls, the Steward, the Minister of Arms, the Chronicler, the Minister of Joust & War, the Minister of Arts & Sciences, the Minister of Physicks, the Hospitaler, and Viceroys.

  1. THE MINISTER OF ARMS.
  1. College of Arms. The College of Arms shall be a sovereign body of arms, and shall consist of the Imperial Sovereign of Arms and the chief Minister of Arms of each chartered subdivision and other persons as appointed by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.
  1. The College of Arms shall protect only the Arms of the membership, Estates, and Domains of the Adrian Empire and those Arms that the Imperial Sovereign of Arms and the College of Arms agree are worthy of protection.
  2. The College of Arms may not grant the right to bear arms, but only approve of their design and construction according to the established Rules of the College.
  3. The College may reserve a device for any member of the Adrian Empire as defined in Article III of these Bylaws against the day when that member shall have the right to bear it. The College may also register a device for any potential Estate or potential Domain against the day when that Estate or Domain may bear it.
  4. The College of Arms shall further aid the Crowns and Estates in the design and staging of authentic ceremonies that are adapted to the needs of the Adrian Empire.
  5. The College of Arms is entitled and required to establish a body of standard terminology, usage, and rules for heraldic registrations and display within the Adrian Empire.
  6. The Sovereign of Arms of a chartered subdivision shall have the exclusive right to approve the design of armorial devices submitted by the membership of the chartered subdivision.
  1. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms shall be the foremost heraldic officer of the Adrian Empire and the head of the College of Arms. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms shall act as the Voice of the Imperial Crown.
    1. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms is responsible for supervising and coordinating the heraldic functions and activities of the College of Arms and its members.
    2. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms shall have the exclusive right to resolve conflict of armorial devices submitted by the membership, Estates, and Domains of the Adrian Empire.
    3. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms is responsible for maintaining the Armorial, Ordinary, and Roll of Arms, or causing them to be maintained.
    4. Requirements: A thorough understanding of the heraldic practices of the Adrian Empire.