In his will Mr. Charles Silver laid down these laws and procedures for town residents:
Residences:- all new residents must start out at Mrs. Silver's Boarding House or they may move in with an established family only if they are moving in as future spouses.
- To prevent real estate fluctuations residents will be allowed to move to a new home only every seven years, specifically within the Moon Year. (Some simcity residents call this simMonday.) Moving in with relative or future spouses may occure at any time.
- Mortgages up to 80% of the value of the home are allowed if the sim holds a job or is an owner of a business or graduate from university.
- Only approved homes designed by Mr. Silver or Landgrabb Enterprises subsidiary EA may be built in Silver Grove Valley
Education:
- There is compulsory education for all children from 5-18 years of age. After the age of 18, teens are considered young adults and have the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of adults
- Community College is available to all young adults of Silver Valley Grove with passing grades of c- or better.
Taxes:- For the first 7 years of a residents life no taxes will be incurred on them for businesses, vacation homes, or net worth.
- After such time taxes will be collected in a sliding scale with credits given to married couples and dependents.
Tax tiers (Modeled after the new Apple Valley Tax system):
- wealthy (net worth $100,000+) = $2000 per sim
- mid-range (net worth$50,000-$99,000) = $1500 per sim
- low (net worth$20,000-$49,000) = $1000 per sim
- poverty (net worth below $20,000) = $500 per sim
Misc Taxes:
- Pet registration and handling tax of $1000 per animal.
- Luxury Tax of $5000 for each vacation home
- Business Tax on a sliding scale based on business rank:
Rank 0 = $100
Rank 1-3 = $1000
Rank 4-6 = $2500
Rank 7-10 = $5000
Tax Credits:
- $1000 for each child
- $1000 each married couple
- 10% of significant donations ($10,000 or more) up to $5000.
Fees for special services:- Birth of child - $1000 per pregnancy
- Adoption - $1000 for immigration fee unless adopting local child
- Immigration/emmigration - $1000
- Funerary Services - $500
- Wedding services - $1000
- Divorce costs - $3000
- Hospital stay - varies $500-$3000
- Major house remodel - $3000
- Private school - $200/year
- University - $8000 for 4 years
- Unsupported call to emergency services - $500
Laws and Related Punishment/fees:
Fines and possible jail time will be imposed for any criminal infraction icluding but not limited to:
- Public indecency (public nudity, public woohoo) - $500
- Vandalism (kicking over trash cans, destroying property)- $300
- Fighting on public grounds - $500
- DUI - $1000 and lose driver's license for 5 years
- Petty theft (stealing gnomes/newspapers/shoplifting) - $500
- Neglect - of child $1000 per child, $300 per pet, and they will be taken away
- Vagrancy (sleeping either on public property or squatting uninvited in another's home) - $500
- Infraction of town laws/failure to pay taxes -up to $500 per day until remedied
- Burglary - Up to $5000 and 1-5 years in jail
- Counterfeiting - Up to $5000 fine and possible 1-3 years in jail
- Causing the death of a sim (accidental) - $10000 fine and up to 5 years in jail
- Murder - 5-20 years in jail
In addition only certain community lots are available for residents until enough taxes are collected and enough interest is shown in the those lots based on career advancement, resident numbers, and hobby interest.
A joint effort between the Sim Historical Preservation Society and simcity's Neighborhood Partnership Program will offer Silver Valley $100,000 each year ever Star Year to supplement their budget as long as needed as long as the hood remained a small hood (under 50 sims).
As the first residents arrive only the Village Green area is open to the public.
