PART 3: Section 4. Ring of Freeholders (Voting Memberships)

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4. Ring of Freeholders (Voting Memberships)

4.1 Trothed Freeholders and fostermen are the voting members of the society.

Trothed Freeholders

4.2 A trothed Freeholder is a member in good standing who has sworn, in the Freeholder's Oath, that he or she is true to the Germanic gods and further to abide by Freehold law in regards to Freehold events and functions (See Appendix A: Freeholder's Oath).

4.3 Trothed Freeholders have a vote at meetings of the society, may apply for membership in any gild and may run for election at thing, althing, gild or shire moot.

Oathed Fostermen

4.4 A fosterman is one who is not yet ready to swear an oath of troth, but who is seriously dedicated to learning more and has sworn to keep the peace and abide by Freehold law in respect to Freehold events and functions (See Appendix A: Fosterman's Oath).

4.5 Any trothed Freeholder may sponsor a fosterman by presenting the proposed fosterman at thing or althing, or a moot of the local shire of which they are a part, if any.

4.6 There must be unanimous approval, or acclamation, by voting members actually attending the meeting for the fosterman to be accepted as a voting member of the Freehold.

4.7 Voting on a motion to accept a fosterman may not be by proxy, as it is believed the proposed fosterman should be met in person.

4.8 A fosterman may not themselves sponsor another fosterman and may not run for election. In extraordinary circumstances, however, a fosterman may be appointed to the Witan as per Section 10.