IV.   Consensus

A Charge is a demand for agreement to settle an account concerning an accusation pertaining to some prior encumbrance, lien, burden, obligation or liability for payment for a service rendered or goods conveyed.

The word Charge originates from the 13th Century Latin combination of "car(o)" meaning “flesh” and "gero" meaning “to carry, wear, to bring, to bear, produce, to show or administer”. Hence, the original 13th Century meaning of Charge produced by the Roman Cult is “to load the flesh, to burden the flesh”.

All forms of Charge are commercial, even if the word is used in the context of Criminal Matters. In terms of Criminal Matters, Guilt is interpreted as both proof of a valid debt to the Bar and the ancient method of payment to the Private Bar Guild being gold or gold species.

All forms of Charge in law presume the existence of four key elements being Account, Obligation, Right of Claim and Jurisdiction

(i) Account – Charge presumes the prior existence of some commercial account connected to some corporate, trust or estate; and

(ii) Obligation - Charge presumes a prior obligation which permits the demand of charge against an Account; and

(iii) Right of Claim - Charge presumes the one making the claim has the right to do so on behalf of the lawful claimant; and

(iv) Jurisdiction – Charge presumes the enforcement of any demand or administration of settlement of any charge is within the Jurisdiction of those making the demands.

If one or more of the core elements of presumption of charge (Account, Obligation, Right of Claim or Jurisdiction) are invalid, then any Charge is false and therefore null and void.