Enumeration Record Transcript

The Enumeration Record Transcript (敷年副) is an identity document available to adult Themiclesian citizens. The corresponding document for Themiclesian citizens under the age of majority of 20 is the Augmentation of Birth Transcript (產登副).

Themiclesian citizens do not have the obligation of identification within national borders and thus do not need to carry any sort of identification on their persons, in public or private. However, actions such as signing certain contracts, lodging in hotels, enrolling at schools, and enlisting in the armed forces usually require identification, and the ERT can be used in such a circumstance if another identification is not used.

History

For the purposes of poll tax collection and corvée in wartime, a general population registry Themiclesia was first maintained some time in the 5th century, but it did not become a permanent measure until the 6th century. This registry recorded only adults between the ages of 20 and 60, as opposed to the civil registry which registered landed families (including their compositions) as opposed to all individuals.

In eras when internal transit was subject to control, an official pretext was often required to pass through checkpoints or access official ferries and lodges. One possible pretext was to be in service for inter-provincial portage or labour in another destination. For this purpose, a transcript from the traveller's record in the registry would be produced, and they would use this document to travel. Nevertheless, this document was not needed for most purposes, even official ones in local contexts. Internal travel largely became free in the aftermath of the civil war of 1503 – 30.

The Enumeration Record Transcript first became relevant in the modern period in 1868 when the fear of spies from Camia led Parliament to pass an act requiring all inns to lodge only Themiclesians and authorized visitors. To prove that a person was Themiclesian, either a document issued to them by the government was required or 24 people had to vouch for them. The law was repealed in 1871 after the fear of spies subsided.

Mandatory corvée service was abolished in 1875, but the registry of adults was not abolished with it. Themiclesians reaching the adult age of 20 were still required to declare their majority at the place of their current residence. The resulting record was mostly used by the Board of Trade to gain insight into the labour market and possible public revenues.