NationStates Jolt Archive

The language of the law, as it appears on the legal reforms listings:

Jus Primae Noctis Act of 1990-

Before any peasant marriage may be consummated, a fee of $25,000 dollars must be paid in full to the feudal lord of the land. Or if the lord so chooses, he may elect to have first rights with the woman in question, and waive the fee. The law was dusted off the books, it was rather old. It had been originally signed into law by Arthur Frick.



The law had just passed, and the peasants were less than happy, over two million of the one hundred million residents of Jackson City were circulating a petition, and about fifty thousand had taken to the streets in protest. Their indignation at the "robber barons" was reaching a boiling point.

The DIS Command was being ordered to work in conjunction with local law enforcements and local churches to determine when peasants were getting married and what noble's lands the marriage ceremony was taking place on. That way the nobleman would be sure to get either their dues, in the form of money from the groom, or in other forms, from the bride.

Thus far, most of the nobles seemed to be scoffing at the notion of having relations with peasant women, and many more were offended at the notion of having sex outside of marriage, but still a decent number were excited by the idea of being able to, literally, keep peasants down.

Across the country, nobles were signing statements of support for the recently dusted off law.

I think a third option should be that the first born child be removed from the family at birth and send into a military school from the age of 3.

Czar Sam Fabus

"Seconded, I already have a firstborn tax in place."-The Great Leader Li.

Man, you make like a law a day! Crazy.....

A question.

What if the Nobleman inpregnates the woman?

And won't it take years for the peasant to pay of such a debt? That's valuable time when they could be raising good ol' god fearin' Missisipian youngins'!..........and what have you.

Man, you make like a law a day! Crazy.....

A question.

What if the Nobleman inpregnates the woman?

And won't it take years for the peasant to pay of such a debt? That's valuable time when they could be raising good ol' god fearin' Missisipian youngins'!..........and what have you.


"Most peasants have at least sixty thousand dollars saved up by the time they're nineteen... This fee is nothing for them, they can manage."

Joseph Mladic

Ummm. Once again Mississippi shows the world how it accomplishes a new level of dumbass. Any peasants wishing to flee may come Camel Eaters. Though we would prefer they revolt.....again.

King Linfield Hannon

Ummm. Once again Mississippi shows the world how it accomplishes a new level of dumbass. Any peasants wishing to flee may come Camel Eaters. Though we would prefer they revolt.....again.

King Linfield Hannon



"When did they ever revolt? Are you talking about that staged DIS revolt that was meant to make peasants look bad and justify our control over them?"

Wilhelm Ernst

Oh of course. I forgot. Only Mississippi would institute a revolt in order to justify the iron control of their people.

Secretary Webbe

The language of the law, as it appears on the legal reforms listings:

Jus Primae Noctis Act of 1990-

Before any peasant marriage may be consummated, a fee of $25,000 dollars must be paid in full to the feudal lord of the land. Or if the lord so chooses, he may elect to have first rights with the woman in question, and waive the fee. The law was dusted off the books, it was rather old. It had been originally signed into law by Arthur Frick.



The law had just passed, and the peasants were less than happy, over two million of the one hundred million residents of Jackson City were circulating a petition, and about fifty thousand had taken to the streets in protest. Their indignation at the "robber barons" was reaching a boiling point.

The DIS Command was being ordered to work in conjunction with local law enforcements and local churches to determine when peasants were getting married and what noble's lands the marriage ceremony was taking place on. That way the nobleman would be sure to get either their dues, in the form of money from the groom, or in other forms, from the bride.

Thus far, most of the nobles seemed to be scoffing at the notion of having relations with peasant women, and many more were offended at the notion of having sex outside of marriage, but still a decent number were excited by the idea of being able to, literally, keep peasants down.

Across the country, nobles were signing statements of support for the recently dusted off law.

An arcane law from an age long gone. Tell me, why reinstate it?

-Kaiserine Yuna Mannerheim

An arcane law from an age long gone. Tell me, why reinstate it?

-Kaiserine Yuna Mannerheim


"Maybe you'll come to Mississippi someday, remarry Alec here... Make sure you do it on land I own though."

Joseph Mladic

"Maybe you'll come to Mississippi someday, remarry Alec here... Make sure you do it on land I own though."

Joseph Mladic

"Why would I remarry Alec? We've been married for nearly seven years. Also, we ARE NOT peasants. We're upper middle class."

-Kaiserine Yuna Mannerheim

"Why would I remarry Alec? We've been married for nearly seven years. Also, we ARE NOT peasants. We're upper middle class."

-Kaiserine Yuna Mannerheim

No, you are a peasnt.

Czar Sam Fabus




To: Mladic

If Yuna and Alec remarry in MS, can I come?

Czar Sam Fabus

No, you are a peasnt.

Czar Sam Fabus

How is it that the co-ruler of a nation is a peasant?

Zachary Harrison
Prime Minister

No, you are a peasnt.

Czar Sam Fabus




To: Mladic

If Yuna and Alec remarry in MS, can I come?

Czar Sam Fabus

"I was born in a lower middle-class family, so? I worked hard all my life to get where I am today, boy. I wasn't given everything in life like you were."

-Yuna Mannerheim

Yuna is lower than a peasent. She is a knave. A dove soiled so many times she turned into a damned crow. Learn some self-control, woman. Also, learn your place in society--at the bottom of it. -- Field Marshal Yevegny Volgin Borisovitch

Yuna is lower than a peasent. She is a knave. A dove soiled so many times she turned into a damned crow. Learn some self -control, woman. Also, learn your place in society. -- Field Marshal Yevegny Volgin Borisovitch

"Marshal, you don't even know me. Therefore, HOW CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ME?"

-Yuna Mannerheim

Yuna is lower than a peasent. She is a knave. A dove soiled so many times she turned into a damned crow. Learn some self-control, woman. Also, learn your place in society--at the bottom of it. -- Field Marshal Yevegny Volgin Borisovitch


"Ohhhhhhhh"

I know your kind. You Balkan trash with your Oppenheimer bank accounts and your hooked noses. You make me sick. What are you? Romanian? Czech? It doesn't matter, you're all alike. Fighting your wars with sticks and stones against The Iron War Machine. -- Field Marshal Yevegny Volgin Borisovitch

"Marshal, you don't even know me. Therefore, HOW CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ME?"

-Yuna Mannerheim


"Ouuhhhhhh!"

God, Jerry Springer just applies to everything.

Anyhow, I just was wondering, DA, how the hell does a peasant have 60,000$ by 19?

I mean, from what I know about your education system, they only get out of mandatory education at, what, 17?

So how does a peasant have that much? That's just crazy.

The only explanation I could possibly think of is that the Missispian currency has suffered disatrous and castastrophic inflation.

And again, what if the nobleman inpregnates the woman?

I know your kind. You Balkan trash with your Oppenheimer bank accounts and your hooked noses. You make me sick. What are you? Romanian? Czech? It doesn't matter, you're all alike. Fighting your wars with sticks and stones against The Iron War Machine. -- Field Marshal Yevegny Volgin Borisovitch

Are talking about Jamaicans?

OOC: What is it with you an Jamaicans?

To: Mladic

If Yuna and Alec remarry in MS, can I come?

Czar Sam Fabus


To: Sam


"Yes, of course, if she does come to MS, we'll all be there!"

Joseph Mladic

OOC: What is it with you an Jamaicans?


It's not that I have a thing with Jamaicans, it's just that you don't like Jamaicans enough.

Jamaicans are extremly underappreciated.

I'd love to come... I prosime to only bring one full magazine for my Automatic Kalishnakov. I'll only need two shots really. The other twenty-eight or so are just to 'make sure'. -- Field Marshal Yevegny Volgin Borisovitch

Ooc: ...

"Ouuhhhhhh!"

God, Jerry Springer just applies to everything.

Anyhow, I just was wondering, DA, how the hell does a peasant have 60,000$ by 19?

I mean, from what I know about your education system, they only get out of mandatory education at, what, 17?

So how does a peasant have that much? That's just crazy.

The only explanation I could possibly think of is that the Missispian currency has suffered disatrous and castastrophic inflation.

And again, what if the nobleman inpregnates the woman?



"What we define as a peasant, is probably consistent with what other nations consider middle class. You need to check out our definitions system. Anyway, most peasants are classed by occupation, thus if you work in a coal mine, making twenty dollars an hour, you're a peasant. As for our education, males receive free and mandated education up to nineteen, and can go to higher education to age twenty-four. Women receive free education up to age sixteen, but they're not required to attend, since we realize a lot of women get married earlier on in life, like fifteen or right at sixteen. So we don't want to distract them from their really important stuff, like child birthing."

Joseph Mladic