A new entry's ruling pays only its settled quarter at the name stage. The held remainder is not earned merely because the bare name stood — it releases only by attestation (Law 22), for entries exactly as for every act: someone must put coins behind it. *(Keeper's ruling, 2026-07-24: the earlier “releases on a confirmed definition” wording — which appeared in Amendment 7's draft — was drafted in error and was never in force; articulation earns the definition's own reward, not the entry's holdback.)*
VIII. Amendment 7 — rate-gated filing, judge settlement at the ruling
Law 29: The name is a quarter; the vouching earns the rest.
A new entry's ruling pays only its settled quarter at the name stage. The held remainder is not earned merely because the bare name stood — it releases only by attestation (Law 22), for entries exactly as for every act:…
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