The Blanking Blank Act

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Whereas there's a lot of accumulated errors in the law, and the people of Talossa deserve better,

THEREFORE, the Ziu wishes to make the following corrections to el Lexhatx to remove blank spaces, broken cross-references, and logical problems; all section references in this act refer to numbering as it exists prior to passage,

FURTHERMORE, the section Lexh.A.9 shall be struck from the law, and all subsequent sections and subsections renumbered sequentially.

FURTHERMORE, the text of Lexh.A.16, which currently reads:

Except as provided in A.17, whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime subject to punishment by banishment, revocation of citizenship, any combination of civil disabilities and any other authorized punishments:

shall be replaced by

Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime subject to punishment by banishment, revocation of citizenship, any combination of civil disabilities and any other authorized punishments:

FURTHERMORE, the section Lexh.A.17 shall be struck from the law, and all subsequent sections and subsections renumbered sequentially.

FURTHERMORE, the sections, subsubsections, and subsubsubsections Lexh.D.2.6.5. Lexh.D.2.8.2.8-10, Lexh.D.5, and Lexh.D.8.5-8 shall be struck from the law, and all subsequent sections and subsections renumbered sequentially.

FURTHERMORE, Lexh.F.2 shall read as follows:

2. The list of public holidays recognised and observed by the government is as follows:

2.1. 28 February - 1 March: Ziuas dal Anavatan - Combines Landmark, Culture, and Cestour Days into a multi-day festival leading into Berber Heritage Month. It is a celebration of all things Talossan, with a special emphasis on the special relationship all Talossans have to the Greater Talossan Area. On leap years, 29 February should be marked by the staging (digital or otherwise) of a Talossan Opera.
2.2. 20 April: Reunision Day - Celebrates the healing of the great National Schism, and the history of the Talossan Republic of 2004-2012.
2.3. 1 May: Flag Day - recalls the theft of the national flag in 1984. In true Talossan fashion, this day should be spent NOT displaying the flag, to encourage meditation on national symbols and Talossanity in general.
2.4. 1 June. Republic Day. Commemorating the foundation of the Talossan Republic as a day to honour democracy and the popular will, for both Republican and Monarchist traditions.
2.5. The first Monday in September: Monarchy Day - celebrates the institution of the Talossan monarchy and marks the resumption of the monarchy with the coronation of King Florence in 1988.
2.6. 25 November: Victory Day - celebrates our victory in the Cone Wars.
2.7. 26 December: Independence Day - celebrates our independence from the Big Neighbor.

FURTHERMORE, Lexh.F.5 shall read as follows:

5. The government of the Kingdom shall recognise and observe as a public holiday the day of, or the day before, the birthday of the current Sovereign.
5.1. The list of Days of Observance recognised and observed by the government is as follows:
5.1.1. 1 January. Flip Molinar Day. This Holiday honors the contributions and enduring legacy of S:reu Flip Molinar as proclaimed by King Txec.
5.1.2. The month of March: Berber Heritage Month. All citizens are encouraged to express themselves in whatever medium is appropriate, on the question of Talossa's real or imagined Berbercentric prehistory.
5.1.3. 21 March: James "Jimmy" Letherer Memorial Civil Rights Day, or "Civil Rights Day" for short.
5.1.4. 7 April: Cjovani Day. This holiday honors a trailblazing example of Talossan subcultural development, the Cjovani Belacostans, and serves as a day for Talossans to consider the potential for future subcultures in their own provinces
5.1.5. 24 June: Immigration Day
5.1.6. 28 September: Democracy Day
5.1.7. 16 October: Publicity Day
5.1.8. 10 December. Human Rights Day. A suggested method to celebrate Human Rights Day is reviewing Article XI of The Organic Law and/or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
5.1.9. 12 December: Llimbaziua (Language Day).
5.2. The Minister of Culture may declare additional one-time Days of Observance upon petition by Talossan citizens. Permanent Days of Observance must be approved by the Ziu.

FURTHERMORE, the sections Lexh.F.28,  Lexh.F.32-34, and Lexh.F.39 shall be struck from the law, and all subsequent sections and subsections renumbered sequentially.

FURTHERMORE, the subsections Lexh.G.1.1 and Lexh.G.5.4 shall be struck from the law, and all subsequent sections and subsections renumbered sequentially.

FURTHERMORE, the section Lexh.L.10 shall be struck from the law, and all subsequent sections and subsections renumbered sequentially.

FURTHERMORE, the text "Lexh.A.16.1" in Lexh.E.2.1 shall be changed to "Lexh.A.15.1."

FURTHERMORE, the text "El Lexhátx A.20" in Lexh.D.2.9.1 shall be changed to "el Lexhatx A.18."

FURTHERMORE, the text "D.8.2" in Lexh.D.8.1.2 shall be changed to "D.7.2."

FURTHERMORE, the text "D.8.3" in Lexh.D.8.1.2 shall be changed to "D.7.3."

FURTHERMORE, the text "D.8.4.1" in Lexh.D.8.4.2 shall be changed to "D.7.4.1."

FURTHERMORE, the text "D.8.2" in Lexh.D.8.9.3 shall be changed to "D.7.2."

FURTHERMORE, the text "D.8.3" in Lexh.D.8.9.3 shall be changed to "D.7.3."

FURTHERMORE, the text "D.8.4" in Lexh.D.8.9.3 shall be changed to "D.7.4."

FURTHERMORE, the text of A.19 which states "as of January 1, 2012" shall be changed to "as of 1 January 2012".

Uréu q'estadra så
Alexandreu Davinescu, Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Okay, I believe I have addressed everything here.  I fixed the weird legal problem where text was never updated and then the old text was amended again, and so it's unclear what's the right thing.  I eliminated all the blank spaces and instructed sequential renumbering.  And I fixed all the resulting cross-references.  Whew!

[Sir Lüc]

While we're at it, could we uniform the styles of dates in F.2 and F.5? It's something that has always (partially irrationally) irked me.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

For sure.

Okay, all dates are fixed and in the standard format.  I found one other date in the wrong format and fixed that, too.