The Legal Code of Schwartzistan · by year

Acts and Rulings of 1917

82 acts passed, of which 3 since repealed; 24 amending earlier acts. 190 rulings reported: 34 in the High Court, 12 in the Court of Chronological Offences, 144 in the regional courts. Grand Chancellor: Anton Brenn.

Acts passed, by month

January (6)

9 January 1917	The Sunday Observance Regulation Act	in force
14 January 1917	An Act for the Better Regulation of Bridges	in force
15 January 1917	The Teachers' Pay Act	in force
19 January 1917	The Police (Amendment) Act amends The Police Act	in force
23 January 1917	The Reserve Forces Act	in force
27 January 1917	The Salzhafen Water Supply Act	in force

February (3)

17 February 1917	The Highways (Amendment) Act amends The Highways Act	in force
22 February 1917	The Railway (Amendment) Act amends The Railway Regulation Act	in force
23 February 1917	The Almanac Inspection Act	repealed 2000

March (5)

1 March 1917	The Clockmakers' Registration (Amendment) Act amends The Clockmakers' Registration (Amendment) Act	in force
2 March 1917	The Pensions (Amendment) Act amends The Pensions Act	in force
7 March 1917	The Vagrancy Regulation Act	in force
10 March 1917	The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act amends The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act	in force
24 March 1917	The Dating of Instruments (Amendment) Act amends The Dating of Instruments (Amendment) Act	in force

April (7)

2 April 1917	The Grauholt War Widows Act	in force
10 April 1917	The Housing Act	in force
12 April 1917	The Digital Records Act	in force
13 April 1917	An Act for the Better Provision of Housing	in force
19 April 1917	The Almanac Inspection (Amendment) Act amends The Almanac Inspection Act	in force
26 April 1917	The Wine Excise Act	in force
30 April 1917	The Chronological Records Act	repealed 1991

May (8)

5 May 1917	The Norrbruck Gaming Act	in force
8 May 1917	The Military Pensions (Amendment) Act amends The Military Pensions (Amendment) Act	in force
12 May 1917	The Dammberg War Widows Act	in force
16 May 1917	The Highways Act	in force
20 May 1917	An Act for the Better Regulation of Banking	in force
21 May 1917	The Hagenkirchen Public Order Act	in force
27 May 1917	The Tramway Act	in force
30 May 1917	The Tramway (Amendment) Act amends The Tramway (Amendment) Act	in force

June (5)

7 June 1917	The Norrwick Salt Duties Act	in force
13 June 1917	The Company Registration Regulation Act	in force
15 June 1917	The Sanitation (Amendment) Act amends The Grautal Sanitation Act	in force
27 June 1917	The Eisenheim Prisons Act	in force
29 June 1917	The Electricity (Amendment) Act amends The Electricity (Amendment) Act	in force

July (7)

1 July 1917	An Act for the Better Ordering of Reserve Forces	in force
7 July 1917	The Libraries Act	in force
9 July 1917	An Act for the Better Licensing of Company Registration	in force
9 July 1917	The Company Registration Regulation Act	in force
12 July 1917	The Broadcasting Regulation Act	in force
13 July 1917	The Pensions Act	in force
18 July 1917	The Clockmakers' Registration Regulation Act	in force

August (10)

8 August 1917	The Calendar Licensing (Amendment) Act amends The Calendar Licensing (Amendment) Act	in force
11 August 1917	The Diary Licences Act	in force
14 August 1917	The Telegraph (Amendment) Act amends The Telegraph Act	in force
16 August 1917	The Salt Duties (Amendment) Act amends The Salt Duties Act	repealed 2014
17 August 1917	The Company Registration Act	in force
25 August 1917	An Act for the Better Provision of Teachers' Pay	in force
25 August 1917	An Act for the Better Regulation of Calendar Licensing	in force
26 August 1917	The Wine Excise Regulation Act	in force
27 August 1917	The Oberholt Broadcasting Act	in force
28 August 1917	The Housing Act	in force

September (7)

7 September 1917	The Hospitals Act	in force
8 September 1917	The Prisons Regulation Act	in force
14 September 1917	An Act for the Better Licensing of Prisons	in force
21 September 1917	The Chronological Records (Amendment) Act amends The Chronological Records Act	in force
26 September 1917	The Bridges Act	in force
27 September 1917	An Act for the Better Inspection of Dating of Instruments	in force
30 September 1917	The Railway Act	in force

October (10)

3 October 1917	The Almanac Inspection Act	in force
4 October 1917	The Highways Act	in force
15 October 1917	The Brennholt Hospitals Act	in force
18 October 1917	The War Widows Regulation Act	in force
18 October 1917	The Tramway (Amendment) Act amends The Tramway (Amendment) Act	in force
18 October 1917	The Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act amends The Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act	in force
20 October 1917	The Diary Licences (Amendment) Act amends The Norrbruck Diary Licences Act	in force
21 October 1917	The Wine Excise (Amendment) Act amends The Wine Excise (Amendment) Act	in force
23 October 1917	The Norrhafen Tramway Act	in force
31 October 1917	The Banking (Amendment) Act amends The Banking (Amendment) Act	in force

November (7)

3 November 1917	The Salt Duties Act	in force
6 November 1917	The Schools Act	in force
11 November 1917	The Marsh Regiments Pay (Amendment) Act amends The Marsh Regiments Pay Act	in force
17 November 1917	The Motorway (Amendment) Act amends The Motorway Regulation Act	in force
19 November 1917	The Medals (Amendment) Act amends The Hochstadt Medals Act	in force
20 November 1917	An Act for the Better Inspection of Teachers' Pay	in force
29 November 1917	The Bridges Act	in force

December (7)

3 December 1917	The Norrwick Universities Act	in force
7 December 1917	An Act for the Better Inspection of Reserve Forces	in force
10 December 1917	The Causeway Timber Act	in force
17 December 1917	The Grain Duties Act	in force
18 December 1917	The Examinations Regulation Act	in force
18 December 1917	The Weinfeld Diary Licences Act	in force
22 December 1917	The Marsh Regiments Pay Act	in force

Rulings of note

Rulings of the High Court and the Court of Chronological Offences reported in 1917, to a limit of forty. Rulings of the regional courts are in the full reports.

16 January 1917	Thal v. Rendfeir [1917] SZHC 1 · The High Court	Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable.
18 January 1917	Feiten v. Mundlasek [1917] SZHC 2 · The High Court	Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable.
21 January 1917	The Crown v. A. S. [1917] SZCO 1 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: the clock destroyed; no further penalty.
28 January 1917	Biestar v. Brenn [1917] SZHC 3 · The High Court	Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act.
4 February 1917	Keistsen v. Nonmann [1917] SZHC 4 · The High Court	Concerning an unpaid debt of 111 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum.
11 February 1917	The Crown v. K. W. [1917] SZCO 2 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning possession of an unyear record (a family bible with dates). Ruling: acquitted: the year on the a gravestone rubbing was illegible.
23 February 1917	Brenn v. Lenz [1917] SZHC 5 · The High Court	Concerning an unpaid debt of 11133 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs.
1 March 1917	Wendl v. Hechek [1917] SZHC 6 · The High Court	Concerning the estate of the late Hechek. Ruling: will set aside.
3 March 1917	Stiegl v. Brack [1917] SZHC 7 · The High Court	Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 111 marka.
3 March 1917	The Crown v. G. E. [1917] SZCO 3 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 10 months.
7 March 1917	Torel v. Reinholt [1917] SZHC 8 · The High Court	Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment.
27 March 1917	The Crown v. J. K. [1917] SZCO 4 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning possession of an unyear record (a bundle of letters). Ruling: acquitted: the year on the a wine label was illegible.
4 April 1917	Hallin v. Ort [1917] SZHC 9 · The High Court	Concerning an unpaid debt of 4453 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum.
7 April 1917	Berfon v. Wendl [1917] SZHC 10 · The High Court	Concerning the estate of the late Wendl. Ruling: will set aside.
8 April 1917	Brenn v. Muning [1917] SZHC 11 · The High Court	Concerning a boundary between two farms at Hollhausen. Ruling: for the plaintiff.
21 April 1917	The Crown v. E. T. [1917] SZCO 5 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning possession of an unyear record (a gravestone rubbing). Ruling: acquitted: the year on the a family bible with dates was illegible.
8 May 1917	Hallin v. Fraustein [1917] SZHC 12 · The High Court	Concerning a contract for a printing press not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant.
8 May 1917	The Crown v. O. K. [1917] SZCO 6 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 668 marka.
20 May 1917	Brenn v. Brenn [1917] SZHC 13 · The High Court	Concerning a boundary between two farms at Wasserdorf. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch.
26 May 1917	Stiegl v. Grollalel [1917] SZHC 14 · The High Court	Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: contract void.
30 May 1917	Dellberg v. Pfeil [1917] SZHC 15 · The High Court	Concerning an unpaid debt of 111 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum.
6 June 1917	Brenn v. Kestreil [1917] SZHC 16 · The High Court	Concerning smoke from a distillery at Oberbach. Ruling: dismissed.
13 June 1917	The Crown v. L. B. [1917] SZCO 7 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning assertion of the unyear in a public house at Norrwick. Ruling: fined 4453 marka.
14 June 1917	Vardil v. Hallin [1917] SZHC 17 · The High Court	Concerning a contract for iron rails not delivered. Ruling: damages of 1670 marka.
19 June 1917	Weiss v. Brenn [1917] SZHC 18 · The High Court	Concerning a contract for a consignment of paper not delivered. Ruling: contract void.
23 June 1917	Volmann v. Brenn [1917] SZHC 19 · The High Court	Concerning the estate of the late Brenn. Ruling: estate divided equally.
29 June 1917	Reinholt v. Wurning [1917] SZHC 20 · The High Court	Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable.
16 July 1917	The Crown v. M. B. [1917] SZCO 8 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 4 months.
17 July 1917	Toler v. Fenn [1917] SZHC 21 · The High Court	Concerning a contract for reed bundles not delivered. Ruling: contract void.
31 July 1917	Tarn v. Ort [1917] SZHC 22 · The High Court	Concerning a contract for iron rails not delivered. Ruling: contract void.
5 August 1917	The Crown v. A. H. [1917] SZCO 9 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning assertion of the unyear in a public house at Grauholt. Ruling: fined 111 marka.
5 August 1917	Rirfaus v. Jost [1917] SZHC 23 · The High Court	Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: apology ordered.
14 August 1917	The Crown v. A. B. [1917] SZCO 10 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 668 marka.
23 August 1917	Wendl v. Gall [1917] SZHC 24 · The High Court	Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered.
10 September 1917	Stochbilt v. Brack [1917] SZHC 25 · The High Court	Concerning an unpaid debt of 1670 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs.
24 September 1917	Ehrlich v. Schestsich [1917] SZHC 26 · The High Court	Concerning a boundary between two farms at Norrhafen. Ruling: for the plaintiff.
27 September 1917	Marsch v. Kriellot [1917] SZHC 27 · The High Court	Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: damages of 111 marka.
6 October 1917	Brenn v. Brenn [1917] SZHC 28 · The High Court	Concerning smoke from a distillery at Hochstadt. Ruling: dismissed.
6 October 1917	The Crown v. G. R. [1917] SZCO 11 · The Court of Chronological Offences	Concerning assertion of the unyear in a public house at Tarnmund. Ruling: acquitted: the witness was drunk.
27 October 1917	Renen v. Klollholt [1917] SZHC 29 · The High Court	Concerning smoke from a distillery at Vellmar. Ruling: damages of 278 marka.