A request for peacekeeping was made to the local sheriff’s office in an effort to maintain calm conditions and open communication regarding an ongoing situation. The request was not for enforcement or specific action, but for presence and potential assistance in facilitating communication.

When a directive or proclamation asserts moral or administrative power without chartered basis, it operates under color of law. This principle applies not only to governments but to any body acting by charter or trust. A fiduciary or administrator who issues commands beyond the written authority of their grant acts ultra vires — beyond their lawful power.