Austin Town Historical Re-enactment 2006
Rules and Regulation
The Brazoria County Historical Museum, Inc. (the Museum), with assistance from the County of Brazoria, Texas (the County) and the City of Angleton (the City), will sponsor the Austin Town Living Historical Re-enactment on November 7-9, 2008. Austin Town will be conducted on a site that might contain certain natural hazards, including but not limited to snakes, spiders, slippery turf, exposed roots, hanging grapevines and/or falling branches.
I agree to participate in Austin Town 2008. In agreeing to participate, I also give permission for my image to be photographed or videotaped and subsequently used as deemed necessary by the Museum.
Furthermore, in making this commitment, I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Museum, Brazoria County and any and all Austin Town sponsors and owners of the property on which Austin Town and any related activities are located or conducted, from any and all loss that I may sustain as a result of volunteering for the above-described activities, regardless of whether the loss is a result of negligence on the part of the Museum, Brazoria County, Austin Town Sponsors, or any of the property owners.
These rules will be in effect during all Austin Town activities including before and after the Re-enactment. The Brazoria County Historical Museum's Director and Program Coordinator will be responsible for the enforcement of these rules. Each committee's chair will assist the Director and Program Coordinator in making a final decision regarding any disagreement. The rules will be strictly and uniformly enforced at all times. Violation of any of the rules may result in expulsion from Austin Town. Additional rules may apply at specific promotional events or sites.
1. Participants, including children, are required to be in pre-1832 attire for the duration of the public event. Austin Town participants who choose to wear non-period clothing must do their best to conceal them (eg.: tennis shoes under long dresses are acceptable as well as are t-shirts under button-up shirts).
2. Overnight camping is permitted for re-enactors with period correct tents.
3. No modern items are to be visible at any time. This includes propane or electric devices of any kind, ice chests and plastic water containers.
4. All drinks shall be in period containers.
5. Participant vehicles will not be allowed in the re-enactment zone during the operating hours of Austin Town. Vehicles must be off of the site one hour prior to the beginning of Austin Town and may enter after the gates have closed. Vehicles entering the site are the sole responsibility of the owner. Vehicles that become stuck in the mud are the responsibility of the driver!
6. Fighting of any kind, domestic or otherwise, is strictly prohibited.
7. Theft, shoplifting, and any other acts of disorder will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
8. Neither alcohol nor public intoxication will be tolerated under any circumstances while the Austin Town gates are open to the public.
9. Parents will be held accountable for the actions of their children.
10. No pets are allowed.
11. First-Aid will be available at the First-Aid station.
12. Please use the trash cans distributed throughout the site.
Firearms
1. Only pre-1832 historic replica weapons will be allowed.
2. Due to safety concerns, indiscriminate cannon, rifle, and pistol fire will not be allowed.
3. Safety officers from each militia group and the Army will be present and all rules will be strictly enforced.
4. There will be no loaded firearms on City Property, which includes the Austin Town re-enactment zone, parking lot and surrounding vicinity. No firing range will be installed this year to allow for live fire. Until an adequate firing range is constructed to meet the safety guidelines of the City, loaded firearms on the Austin Town site will be prohibited.
Traders
Fees- Sutlers with Commercial Set Ups $35.00
Demonstrators with Trade Blankets $10.00
Food Vendors $100.00
1. Only pre-1832 trade goods are to be sold or distributed.
2. No Styrofoam or commercial "kit" boxes are allowed.
3. No t-shirts, posters, ceramic figurines, novelty mugs, lamps, plastic goods or other "tourist" type items will be sold or distributed.
4. Books, magazines, original works of art, or limited edition prints that pertain to the era (1821-1832) are acceptable.
5. All trading will take place within the confines of the Austin Town site. No tail gate setups will be allowed in the parking area.