GCA Bylaws

Process of Sales:

1) Trade is publicly agreed to in Forum by both parties. They request a Trade Manager and agree to pay the fee (something small, to avoid nuisance trades)

2) If not currently Trade Corp members, parties apply for membership.

3) Manager posts in Forum a restatement of the trade to be conducted (to prevent editing after the fact), if necessary Accepts members, checks Counter is empty, and Assigns to Buyer.

4) Buyer places payment or trade goods on Counter, along with any fees

5) Manager PMs what's on Counter to Buyer along with any corrections needed. When all's good, Manager transfers Counter's contents to Shelf, leaving Counter empty, and transfers Counter to Seller.

6) Seller places trade goods on Counter along with any fees

7) Manager PMs what's on Counter to Seller along with any corrections needed. When all's good, Manager transfers Counter to Buyer.

8) Buyer empties Counter.

9) Manager retrieves Counter, verifies it's empty, places Buyer's materials from Shelf onto Counter, and passes to Seller.

10) Seller empties Counter.

11) If Buyer and/or Seller have no further Trades, they quit Trade Corp (freeing Member Licenses), and Apply to their old Corps or rejoin Sol (auto Accept on Apply)

12) Any Trader who isn't a {Merchant in good standing, a Sponsor, or a Founder} who sticks around too long is kicked by a Sponsor.

13) Anyone who's kicked can't trade until they pay a small fee for the nuisance.

Ranks:

1. Customers can only interact with cargo on their assigned ship (will always be Counter). Do not have to be GCA members.

2. Merchants are longtime Customers who pay for their own Member license and are never kicked (except for months inactive, or dishonest or illegal dealings). Merchants can "rent" a corp ship for Storage if they pay for the Ship license and the ship.

3. Managers can assign ships and accept members, but can't change mods or okick members. (keeps the ships Earth Bound, and prevents a rogue Manager from kicking everyone until becoming Leader ;-)

4. Sponsors can change mods and kick members. Customers should voluntarily leave Trade Corp after their transaction is done, so Trade Corp doesn't have to buy lots of member licenses. So getting kicked by a Sponsor should have a small penalty next time the kickee wants to join.

5. Leader (AG designation) should be the alt of a Sponsor with very long and respected AG credentials, including top 20 (preferably top 10) pow Rank. So has better things to do than cash out this convenient little public utility, and brings the heft of their reputation and corp to promote "good behavior".

Members can vote. Founders can veto, if they have a reason (Can't just veto willy-nilly just because they feel like it).

Credit to Publius of SPQNR.

GCA Member Corps.:

1. A GCA member corp. must be peaceful. Exceptions can be made.

2. A GCA member corp. must be on the first page (in the top 20).

3. A GCA member corp. must send a copy of the current KoS list to GCA to time there is a new edition.

4. Membership requirements are that you ask and be approved. All being a member does is allow you to vote on matters. Applications will be posted and voted on by members.

5. All GCA member corps. must help enforce GCA law and defend GCA. Current GCA member corps. include: PT, CAP.

6. GCA Arbitration: GCA will offer arbitrate conflicts with neutrality between GCA members.

7. GCA Bank and Loans: GCA will grant loans in diamonds at an interest rate of 5% per month.

8. If GCA is not paid back within 6 months, you will be placed on list and not allowed to trade until repaid.

9. GCA bank can also store other things of value for a fee.

GCA War and KoS Policy:

1.GCA KoS list is enforced by member corps., not by GCA. GCA will stay out of all wars except for arbitration.

2. GCA Rights and Claim: Rights to the GCA idea, along with a veto are given to the original members, being Publius, CliffClavin, and Pokéboy. If someone else wants to claim that a founder or wants to not be a founder, then they may present their case and we will change the bylaws as such.

3. If these rights are violated or the corp. is copied, the criminal will be put on the KoS list and any claims by them will be treated as invalid.

4.Trade Restrictions: No weapons or shields should be traded of a power level higher than 5% of customer's power. No deathrays.

5. All trades should be publicly agreed on in the forums.

6. No modules should be given to a member of the trade ban list or the KoS list.

6. Crime Penalties: Trade with known pirates and KoS members will put you on the trade ban list until designated amount of time is done.

7.If a module is stolen, you will be put on the KoS list.

8.Sale of illegal modules will be punished with a warning unless it is a second offense. If this is a second offense, you will be placed on the Trade Ban list or the KoS list.

9. A public hearing in the forum with a Jury of sponsored with no biased if requested.