Contingency Orders for the Imperial Military Through the Authority of the Imperial Senate

The **Contingency Orders for the Imperial Military Through the Authority of the Imperial Senate** was a compilation of contingency orders that were to be carried out under various circumstances by the Grand Army of the New Order. Any Imperial Military Personnel found in violation of any of these orders, especially Officers, would be stripped of their rank & qualified for discharge and, in some cases, execution.

## Known orders

* **Imperial Senate Article 2: Process of Arbitration**
	+ -(i) Established by the Imperial Senate, the Bureau of Imperial Arbitration shall take on matters of dispute within the Imperial Military (Imperial Navy, Imperial Army, Imperial Stormtrooper Corps, and Imperial Inquisition).
	+ -(ii) Any officer of the Imperial Military may at any point call for arbitration of a dispute that is deemed by any participating party to be risking the lives of Imperial citizens or personnel, or provide a reasonable threat to state security.
	+ -(iii) Should an officer(s) believe the implementation of Article 2 at that time be deemed a danger to the lives of Imperial citizens or personnel, or provide a reasonable threat to state security, a vote may be called of all available officers, involved or otherwise, to suspend the implementation of Article 2 with no less than a two-thirds majority.
	+ -(iv) Should Article 2 be enacted, all engagement in and conversation of the subject must cease. Violation of this clause is grounds for detention of the offending parties until the arrival of an Imperial Arbiter.
	+ -(v) In the case of a successful implementation of Article 2, an official from the Bureau of Imperial Arbitration shall be dispatched to the location on the condition it is safe for them to do so.
	+ -(vi) Supreme judicial authority in regards to the dispute, superseded only by the Imperator and the Imperial Ruling Council, is granted to an Arbiter upon their summoning. Any decision reached by the Arbiter is final and any appeals rendered must be sent to the Bureau of Imperial Arbitration for audit and review. No second appeals will be considered.
	+ -(vii) During a combat situation where Article 2 may be deemed necessary, Article 2 may not be enacted due to the safety concerns of the Arbiter and disruption of combat activities. Instead a vote of all officers present may be held to temporarily suspend command of an officer no higher than a paygrade of O-5 requiring a three-fourths majority upon the understanding that an Arbiter must be summoned after the combat situation and a return to normal duties. Any harm dealt to the suspended officer constitutes treason against the Galactic Empire. The failure to submit a petition for arbitration after the temporary suspension of said officer constitutes treason against the Galactic Empire by any involved parties.
* **Imperial Senate Article 19: Inquisitorial Impeachment**
	+ -(i) Should military officers (of either Imperial Navy, Imperial Army, or Imperial Stormtrooper Corps) believe that an agent(s) of the Office of Imperial Inquisition assigned to operate within the jurisdiction of their System Army is in violation of Imperial Law may convene and enact Article 19 if a two-thirds majority is reached in agreement that Imperial Law has been violated.
	+ -(ii) On the implementation of Article 19 the ranking officer, in conjunction with the voting officers, shall present their documented grievance to the alleged offending Inquisitor(s) Upon receiving the grievance, the Inquisitor(s) shall adhere to Imperial Law and peacefully surrender themselves for transport to a location designated by the Office of Imperial Inquisition for the purpose of audit and trial.
	+ -(iii) In the case of an Inquisitor(s) resisting Article 19, use of non-lethal force is authorized to arrest the alleged offender for transportation. Use of deadly force is authorized should the Inquisitor(s) threaten the lives of Imperial personnel.
	+ -(iv) In the case of Imperial personnel threatening the Inquisitor(s) with force, non-lethal or deadly, prior to or during the presentation of Article 19 the implementation of such shall be considered illegal and the perpetrating officers be guilty of treason against the Galactic Empire.
	+ -(v) Should an impasse be reached by either parties during any process of Article 19, an official from the Bureau of Imperial Arbitration may be summoned. At which point the rules of Article 2 shall take precedence and the matter of Article 19 and its implementation will be handed to the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Imperial Arbitration. Failure to adhere to the Imperial Arbiter's decision constitutes treason against the Galactic Empire.

## Behind the Scenes

These contingency orders are a set of articles that can be put in place by players aboard the server, they are to be followed strictly & most importantly used under circumstance for when players question things or wish for a different outcome. However, it should be noted, that if an order is placed & found to be without merit there will be punishment to said player in-character. This article will continued to be updated.