Good morning citizens, I hope a beautiful week is starting for everyone.

Following my previous post, we will be dealing here with the implementation of a civil registry and a cadastre for the city-state.

The civil registry will be a system by which Mercer keeps records of its citizens, and by which players prove their citizenship. I propose to implement it by using written books: signatories' identities are certified and these books cannot be edited once signed. Each citizen would require 2 books: one signed by him, kept by the city-state, and an other signed by the Grand Consul and kept by the citizen. These "ID books" should be as follow:

• title: holder's in-game name (maximum 16 characters)

• content: a short text stipulating that Mercer now considers the holder as a full citizen and will defend his rights, and that the holder has accepted to abide by Mercer's laws. (I let native English speaker write this in a more literate language) Also the date of issue.

The cadastre will be a system by which the city-state keeps records of plots delimitation and ownership within Mercer's boundaries. The agreement on these points will also be attested by the use of 2 books signed and kept by Mercer and the concerned landlord. These "titles to property" should be as follow:

• title: plot number

• content: plot coordinates and dimensions, landlord's in-game name, date of issue. Optional: last selling price.

Setting up these systems will require the construction of two dedicated offices. This would be a good use for some of the large vacant space inside the senate building. Resources are going to be needed to make these secure. Iron-reinforced obsidian would be good, though a bit costly. Books and quills have to be acquired as well. I think an iron ingot per book would be an acceptable contribution from citizens and landlords. Mercer will have to issue a public tender to get these resources (we cannot only rely on volunteering and generosity). These tenders may be open to any seller, or restricted to Mercer citizens.

All these points are of course open to discussion, your critics and/or validations are welcomed. :)

PS: an illegal nether portal has been built just outside northern city walls (I suspect it has been built by Embroz, who has recently fire-griefed the city). I currently have no diamond pic to destroy it, can someone take care of it?

Edit: Kevalalajnen disabled the portal