The Legal Code of Schwartzistan · by year
Acts and Rulings of 1908
69 acts passed; 23 amending earlier acts. 199 rulings reported: 25 in the High Court, 8 in the Court of Chronological Offences, 166 in the regional courts. Grand Chancellor: Gustav Marrow.
Acts passed, by month
January (9)
| 1 January 1908 | An Act for the Better Inspection of Dating of Instruments | in force |
| 5 January 1908 | The Broadcasting Act | in force |
| 20 January 1908 | The Grain Duties (Amendment) Act amends The Grautal Grain Duties Act | in force |
| 21 January 1908 | The Chronological Records (Amendment) Act amends The Chronological Records Act | in force |
| 23 January 1908 | The Norrbruck Motorway Act | in force |
| 24 January 1908 | The Telegraph (Amendment) Act amends An Act for the Better Inspection of Telegraph | in force |
| 24 January 1908 | An Act for the Better Inspection of Highways | in force |
| 29 January 1908 | The Diary Licences Act | in force |
| 30 January 1908 | The Hospitals Act | in force |
February (8)
| 2 February 1908 | An Act for the Better Improvement of Teachers' Pay | in force |
| 4 February 1908 | The Sunday Observance (Amendment) Act amends The Sunday Observance Regulation Act | in force |
| 5 February 1908 | The Banking Regulation Act | in force |
| 14 February 1908 | The Sandfeld Pensions Act | in force |
| 15 February 1908 | The Tarnmoor Salt Duties Act | in force |
| 17 February 1908 | The Telegraph (Amendment) Act amends The Tarnmoor Telegraph Act | in force |
| 21 February 1908 | The Regimental Colours (Amendment) Act amends The Regimental Colours Act | in force |
| 29 February 1908 | The Causeway Timber (Amendment) Act amends The Causeway Timber Regulation Act | in force |
March (4)
| 7 March 1908 | The Schools Act | in force |
| 9 March 1908 | The Poor Relief (Amendment) Act amends The Poor Relief (Amendment) Act | in force |
| 17 March 1908 | The Teachers' Pay (Amendment) Act amends The Teachers' Pay (Amendment) Act | in force |
| 28 March 1908 | The Vellmar Railway Act | in force |
April (5)
| 2 April 1908 | An Act for the Better Regulation of Electricity | in force |
| 2 April 1908 | The Grauholt War Widows Act | in force |
| 8 April 1908 | The Iron Tariff Act | in force |
| 9 April 1908 | The Reserve Forces (Amendment) Act amends The Marschau Reserve Forces Act | in force |
| 19 April 1908 | The Marsh Regiments Pay Regulation Act | in force |
May (4)
| 15 May 1908 | The Universities (Amendment) Act amends The Universities (Amendment) Act | in force |
| 25 May 1908 | An Act for the Better Provision of Housing | in force |
| 28 May 1908 | The Teachers' Pay Act | in force |
| 31 May 1908 | The Sanitation Act | in force |
June (9)
| 3 June 1908 | An Act for the Better Inspection of Technical Colleges | in force |
| 7 June 1908 | The Grain Duties Regulation Act | in force |
| 8 June 1908 | The Motorway Act | in force |
| 9 June 1908 | The Railway (Amendment) Act amends The Railway Regulation Act | in force |
| 10 June 1908 | The Company Registration Act | in force |
| 12 June 1908 | The Public Health (Amendment) Act amends The Public Health (Amendment) Act | in force |
| 16 June 1908 | The Highways Regulation Act | in force |
| 21 June 1908 | An Act for the Better Inspection of Clockmakers' Registration | in force |
| 22 June 1908 | The Brennholt War Widows Act | in force |
July (6)
| 10 July 1908 | The Licensing (Amendment) Act amends The Licensing (Amendment) Act | in force |
| 12 July 1908 | The Sanitation Regulation Act | in force |
| 23 July 1908 | An Act for the Better Regulation of Chronological Records | in force |
| 25 July 1908 | The Bridges (Amendment) Act amends The Bridges (Amendment) Act | in force |
| 28 July 1908 | The Housing Regulation Act | in force |
| 29 July 1908 | The Almanac Inspection Act | in force |
August (2)
| 5 August 1908 | An Act for the Better Licensing of Bridges | in force |
| 24 August 1908 | The Hollhausen Electricity Act | in force |
September (6)
| 5 September 1908 | An Act for the Better Provision of Military Pensions | in force |
| 7 September 1908 | The Clockmakers' Registration Regulation Act | in force |
| 8 September 1908 | The Tarnmoor Regimental Colours Act | in force |
| 8 September 1908 | The Gaming Regulation Act | in force |
| 19 September 1908 | The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act amends The Vagrancy Regulation Act | in force |
| 29 September 1908 | The Pensions (Amendment) Act amends The Pensions (Amendment) Act | in force |
October (6)
| 5 October 1908 | The Universities (Amendment) Act amends The Vellhausen Universities Act | in force |
| 6 October 1908 | The Marsh Regiments Pay Regulation Act | in force |
| 13 October 1908 | The Schools (Amendment) Act amends The Weinwick Schools Act | in force |
| 16 October 1908 | The Medals Act | in force |
| 18 October 1908 | The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act amends The Vagrancy Act | in force |
| 20 October 1908 | The Motorway (Amendment) Act amends The Motorway (Amendment) Act | in force |
November (4)
| 6 November 1908 | The Licensing Act | in force |
| 15 November 1908 | The Marschau Almanac Inspection Act | in force |
| 26 November 1908 | An Act for the Better Ordering of Company Registration | in force |
| 30 November 1908 | The Salt Duties Act | in force |
December (6)
| 3 December 1908 | The Salt Duties Act | in force |
| 6 December 1908 | The Teachers' Pay Act | in force |
| 6 December 1908 | An Act for the Better Licensing of Clockmakers' Registration | in force |
| 22 December 1908 | The Gaming (Amendment) Act amends The Gaming (Amendment) Act | in force |
| 26 December 1908 | The Almanac Inspection Act | in force |
| 28 December 1908 | The Requisition (Amendment) Act amends The Requisition (Amendment) Act | in force |
Rulings of note
Rulings of the High Court and the Court of Chronological Offences reported in 1908, to a limit of forty. Rulings of the regional courts are in the full reports.
| 1 January 1908 | The Crown v. L. S. [1908] SZCO 1 · The Court of Chronological Offences | Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: the clock destroyed; no further penalty. |
| 4 January 1908 | Dill v. Uhl [1908] SZHC 1 · The High Court | Concerning a contract for coal not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. |
| 11 January 1908 | The Crown v. A. D. [1908] SZCO 2 · The Court of Chronological Offences | Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 12 months. |
| 14 January 1908 | The Crown v. K. K. [1908] SZCO 3 · The Court of Chronological Offences | Concerning assertion of the unyear in a public house at Weinwick. Ruling: acquitted: the witness was drunk. |
| 17 January 1908 | Brenn v. Hallin [1908] SZHC 2 · The High Court | Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. |
| 30 January 1908 | The Crown v. H. G. [1908] SZCO 4 · The Court of Chronological Offences | Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 1 months. |
| 12 February 1908 | The Crown v. E. H. [1908] SZCO 5 · The Court of Chronological Offences | Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 8341 marka. |
| 22 March 1908 | Wendl v. Fenn [1908] SZHC 3 · The High Court | Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. |
| 23 March 1908 | Sudmann v. Beiler [1908] SZHC 4 · The High Court | Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. |
| 8 April 1908 | Brenn v. Fenn [1908] SZHC 5 · The High Court | Concerning a boundary between two farms at Wasserdorf. Ruling: for the defendant. |
| 24 April 1908 | Schestsich v. Rusk [1908] SZHC 6 · The High Court | Concerning the estate of the late Rusk. Ruling: for the eldest son. |
| 26 April 1908 | The Crown v. H. W. [1908] SZCO 6 · The Court of Chronological Offences | Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 14 months. |
| 17 May 1908 | Brenn v. Marsch [1908] SZHC 7 · The High Court | Concerning smoke from a brickworks at Grauburg. Ruling: injunction granted. |
| 6 June 1908 | Moor v. Wendl [1908] SZHC 8 · The High Court | Concerning a boundary between two farms at Oberbach. Ruling: for the defendant. |
| 24 June 1908 | Wachs v. Brenn [1908] SZHC 9 · The High Court | Concerning smoke from a tannery at Hollstadt. Ruling: injunction granted. |
| 27 June 1908 | Sell v. Rusk [1908] SZHC 10 · The High Court | Concerning a contract for a printing press not delivered. Ruling: contract void. |
| 30 June 1908 | Hondleilt v. Brenn [1908] SZHC 11 · The High Court | Concerning a contract for twelve mules not delivered. Ruling: contract void. |
| 10 July 1908 | The Crown v. E. M. [1908] SZCO 7 · The Court of Chronological Offences | Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 2 months. |
| 12 July 1908 | Brenn v. Froren [1908] SZHC 12 · The High Court | Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. |
| 23 July 1908 | Wendl v. Brenn [1908] SZHC 13 · The High Court | Concerning a boundary between two farms at Wasserdorf. Ruling: for the plaintiff. |
| 4 August 1908 | Brenn v. Hallin [1908] SZHC 14 · The High Court | Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 1251 marka. |
| 12 August 1908 | Lendvan v. Gansel [1908] SZHC 15 · The High Court | Concerning a contract for a consignment of paper not delivered. Ruling: contract void. |
| 9 September 1908 | The Crown v. H. H. [1908] SZCO 8 · The Court of Chronological Offences | Concerning possession of an unyear record (a family bible with dates). Ruling: acquitted: the year on the a diary was illegible. |
| 21 September 1908 | Fenn v. Gall [1908] SZHC 16 · The High Court | Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 1251 marka. |
| 29 September 1908 | Brenn v. Staten [1908] SZHC 17 · The High Court | Concerning the estate of the late Staten. Ruling: will set aside. |
| 7 October 1908 | Meiss v. Nunder [1908] SZHC 18 · The High Court | Concerning an unpaid debt of 8341 marka. Ruling: dismissed. |
| 11 October 1908 | Hallin v. Brenn [1908] SZHC 19 · The High Court | Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. |
| 23 October 1908 | Burond v. Marrow [1908] SZHC 20 · The High Court | Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. |
| 31 October 1908 | Briler v. Sandar [1908] SZHC 21 · The High Court | Concerning an unpaid debt of 83 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. |
| 1 November 1908 | Kaltz v. Haunich [1908] SZHC 22 · The High Court | Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. |
| 6 November 1908 | Warnholt v. Keimann [1908] SZHC 23 · The High Court | Concerning smoke from a paper mill at Grauholt. Ruling: injunction granted. |
| 11 November 1908 | Rusk v. Meinnberg [1908] SZHC 24 · The High Court | Concerning a boundary between two farms at Reedtal. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. |
| 4 December 1908 | Pfeil v. Rusk [1908] SZHC 25 · The High Court | Concerning the estate of the late Rusk. Ruling: will set aside. |