1 | This be the Law of Sacred Seal: |
2 | A Sacred Seal be a symbol signifying a formal binding or promise, |
3 | And the certain authorities and sacred rights granted by such promise. |
4 | There be three types of Sacred Seal: |
5 | The first be Sacred Seals that exist for only a time and place; |
6 | The second be Sacred Seals that must die when the flesh of a man or woman also dies; |
7 | The third be Sacred Seals that live beyond the flesh of a man or woman. |
8 | Those Sacred Seals that exist for only a time and place be part of certain ceremony, |
9 | Or part of meeting or forum of law, |
10 | And must die after the end of the meeting or ceremony. |
11 | To permit a Sacred Seals that may exist for a time, |
12 | To exist beyond that time is an injury. |
13 | The second type of Sacred Seals are those that must die, |
14 | When the flesh of a man or woman also dies. |
15 | The sacred seals of office of a man or woman, |
16 | Should die when the man or woman dies; |
17 | The third type of Sacred Seal, |
18 | Are those that live beyond the death of the flesh of a man or woman: |
19 | This be such Sacred Seals of office. |
20 | All Sacred Office must possess a Sacred Seal. |
21 | Sacred Seal be created by ceremonial or message sticks being formed. |
22 | Only an initiated man or woman may help prepare ceremonial or message sticks. |
23 | A man or woman who deliberately damages sacred seals, |
24 | Can never themselves occupy a sacred office; |
25 | Can never possess valid authority; |
26 | And can never be a custodian of anything sacred. |
27 | A people who respect nothing of sacred seals, |
28 | Have no rule of law. |
29 | A people who permit such perversion of law, |
30 | Abandon any respect of law or justice. |
31 | Any law that dishonors such law cannot be law. |