Guild Charter No. NRG-00840873-I. Chartered under Sparta Corporation, a South Carolina nonprofit corporation (SC Secretary of State Entity ID 00840873, effective January 24, 2017). Private Guild offices, not government offices.
Nine offices, one bridge. This Charter sets out the private offices of the Nightlife Report Guild in Roman form: who holds them, what each costs, what voice it carries, how many recording seats it gives and how long the Guild protects that holder’s archive from erasure. Every office is earned by commitment, victories and contribution credit.
Article I. The offices
- Neophyte — No fee. Vote weight 0. 0 recording seats a year. Kept while you are on the Roll; removed only at your own request. Named to the Founding Roll. Voice at open Guild meetings; no vote.
- Founding Member — $20,000. Vote weight 1. 1 recording seat a year. 10-year archive term. Holds founding units. One vote in the House of Creators. Profile, Golden Apple and Guild Court protection.
- Tribune — $50,000. Vote weight 2. 2 recording seats a year. 25-year archive term. Speaks for members. May call any Guild decision to review before the Guild Court.
- Quaestor — $100,000. Vote weight 3. 4 recording seats a year. 50-year archive term. Keeps the ledger. Audits the contribution-credit record and the Guild treasury report.
- Aedile — $250,000. Vote weight 5. 6 recording seats a year. 100-year archive term. Runs events, venues and the Archive. Sets the recording calendar.
- Praetor — $500,000. Vote weight 8. 8 recording seats a year. 250-year archive term. Sits as a judge of the Guild Court. Hears cases and appeals under the written rules.
- Senator — $1,000,000. Vote weight 13. 12 recording seats a year. 500-year archive term. A seat in the Senate of Champions. Proposes and votes on Guild Rules and budgets.
- Consul — $2,500,000. Vote weight 21. 24 recording seats a year. 1,000-year archive term (the Long Watch). One of two annual executive offices. Carries out Senate decisions with the Founder.
- The Areopagus (Agrippa Council) — $5,000,000. Vote weight 34. 52 recording seats a year. Permanent archive with mirrored copies. An Agrippa seat on the inner ruling council. Votes on Charter amendments and the Guild’s long-range plan, presided over by the Founder.
| Rank | Commitment | Vote weight | Recording seats a year | Protection from erasure | Office and rights |
| Neophyte | No fee | 0 | 0 | Kept while you are on the Roll; removed only at your own request | Named to the Founding Roll. Voice at open Guild meetings; no vote. |
| Founding Member | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 10-year archive term | Holds founding units. One vote in the House of Creators. Profile, Golden Apple and Guild Court protection. |
| Tribune | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 25-year archive term | Speaks for members. May call any Guild decision to review before the Guild Court. |
| Quaestor | $100,000 | 3 | 4 | 50-year archive term | Keeps the ledger. Audits the contribution-credit record and the Guild treasury report. |
| Aedile | $250,000 | 5 | 6 | 100-year archive term | Runs events, venues and the Archive. Sets the recording calendar. |
| Praetor | $500,000 | 8 | 8 | 250-year archive term | Sits as a judge of the Guild Court. Hears cases and appeals under the written rules. |
| Senator | $1,000,000 | 13 | 12 | 500-year archive term | A seat in the Senate of Champions. Proposes and votes on Guild Rules and budgets. |
| Consul | $2,500,000 | 21 | 24 | 1,000-year archive term (the Long Watch) | One of two annual executive offices. Carries out Senate decisions with the Founder. |
| The Areopagus (Agrippa Council), per Agrippa seat | $5,000,000 | 34 | 52 | Permanent archive with mirrored copies | An Agrippa seat on the inner ruling council. Votes on Charter amendments and the Guild’s long-range plan, presided over by the Founder. |
Article II. Voice
Votes are counted by weight. On matters before the House of Creators every Founding Member and above votes. The Senate of Champions votes on Guild Rules and budgets. The Areopagus (Agrippa Council) votes on amendments to this Charter and on the long-range plan, and the Founder presides. Neophytes have voice but no vote.
Article III. Recording seats
A recording seat is one session a year with Nightlife Report: an interview, a feature, a filmed segment or an archive recording of your work, published with your credit. Seats do not roll over.
Article IV. Protection from erasure
The Guild keeps every holder’s archive (interviews, credits, photos and films published by Nightlife Report) for the term of their office and never removes it except at the holder’s own request or by court order. Terms run as long as the Guild operates; they are a promise of Guild policy, not a guarantee against events outside the Guild’s control.
Article V. Contribution credit
Labor hours, valued at the industry-average rates in the contribution-credit ledger, and verified victories count toward any office. Proposed limit: up to half of any office’s commitment, and up to a fifth of an Agrippa seat.
Article VI. The Areopagus
The Areopagus takes its name from the hill in Athens where the city’s council of elders sat, a name later borrowed by the inner council of the eighteenth-century Bavarian Illuminati. The Guild uses the name as history and symbol only. It makes no claim to be, descend from or speak for any historical order.
Article VII. What this Charter is not
Private membership. Not a security or an investment. Guild ranks and seats are private offices of a voluntary association under the Guild Charter, held by Sparta Corporation, a South Carolina nonprofit corporation (SC Secretary of State Entity ID 00840873, effective January 24, 2017). They are not government offices. A commitment buys standing, voice and services inside the Guild. It does not buy ownership, equity, profit share, interest, dividends or any return, and nothing on this site promises one. “Founding units” are a record of founding standing only and carry no financial rights unless counsel approves otherwise in writing. Commitments are paid to Anthony Perlas, Founder, personally. We make no tax claims: a “deduction” here means credit deducted from your commitment balance, not a tax deduction.
Nothing in this Charter is a government document, a public office or an official filing. The Guild uses its own Roman seal and charter number and no government seal or insignia.
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