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I hereby promulgate the National Diet Library

Law.Signed: HIROHITQ, Seal of the EmperorThis ninth day of the second month of the twnty-

third year of Showa {February 9, 1948)

Prime MinisterKATAYAMA Tetsu

Law No. 5

National Diet Library LawThe National Diet Library is hereby established

as a result of the firm conviction that truth makes usfree and with the subject of contributing to interna-tional peace and the democratization of Japan as pro-mised in our Constitution.

Chapter I. Establishment and PurposesArticle 1. The National Diet Library is hereby es-

tablished and this Law shall be shown and citedas the National Diet Library Law.

Article 2* The National Diet Library shall collectbooks and other library materials for the purposeof assisting the members of the National Diet inthe performance of their duties and also for thepurpose of providing certain library services ashereinafter specified for the executive and judicialbranches of the National government and for thepeople of Japan.

Article 3. The National Diet Library shall consist ofa central library and of such branch libraries asare. provided for herein or as may hereafter beestablished.

Chapter II. Chief LibrarianArticle 4. The Chief Librarian of the National Diet

Library shall be one only in number. He shallbeappointed by the Presidents of the Houses withthe approval of the Houses on their consultationwith the Standing Committees on Library Man-agement of the Houses.

He shall continue in office so long as he per-forms his duties satisfactorily. He shall refrain*from political activities and he shall not be dis-missed for political reasons. He may be dismissedby joint action of the Presidents of both Houses.His treatment shall be equal to that of.Ministerof State.

Article 5. The Chief Librarian shall supervise the ad-ministration of the Library and direct the' officialsand employees thereof in the performance of theirduties.

He shall make all rules and regulations for thegovernment of the library. Such rules and re-

gulations shall be subject to the approval of theStanding Committees on Library Managementmeeting in Joint Committee; provided, however,that such rules and regulations shall be effectiveas promulgated by the Chief Librarian unlessspecifically disapproved by said Joint Committee.

The provisions of the preceding paragraphshall be enforced by giving out public notice.

Article 6. The Chief Librarian shall make at thebeginning of each fiscal year a report to the Pre-sidents of both Houses on the operations andfinancial condition of the Library for the previousfiscal year.

Article 7. The Chief Librarian shall arrange for thepublication, at periodic intervals not longer thanone year, of a catalogue or index of the publica-tions issued within Japan during the precedingyear or period. ' '

Article 8. The Chief Librarian is authorized to ar-range for the preparation, in form suitable forpublication, of an index to the laws of Japan.

Chapter III. Assistant Chief Librarian andother Officials and Employees

Article 9. The Assistant Chief Librarian shall be oneonly in number. He shall be appointed and dis-missed by the Chief Librarian with the approvalof the Presidents of both Houses. He shall assistthe Chief Librarian in the administration of theLibrary. When the Chief Librarian is unable toattend to his duties or when his post is vacant,the Assistant Chief Librarian shall perform theduties of Chief Librarian. His treatment shall benot less than that of a Vice-minister of State.

Artiele 10. All other officials and employees of theNational Diet Library shall be appointed by- theChief Librarian on the sole basis of their qualifi-cations to perform the puties of their respectiveoffices, and in accordance with the provisions ofthe Diet Secretariat Personnel Law. The ChiefLibrarian shall prescribe the duties of such officialsand employees.

No officials of the [Library shall be, concur-rently, members of the Diet, nor shall they heldother posts in executive, or judicial branch of thenational government, provided, however, that suchposts in.government branch libraries of executive,or judicial branch are not included.

Chapter IV. The Standing Committees onLibrary Management and the Coordinating

-Committee on the National DietLibrary

Article ll. The Standing Committees on LibraryManagement of both Houses shall meet in JointCommittee not less frequently than once in every

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six months to consider reports from the ChiefLibrarian on the progress of the Library, therules and regulations made by the Chief Librarianfor the government of the Library, the budget- ofthe Library, and of other business relating to theLibrary.

The Committee shall report thereon to theHouses.

Article 12. There is hereby established a Coordinat-ing Committee on the National Diet Library.This Committee shall consist of four memberswho shall be the Chairman of the Standing Com-mittees on Library Management of the twoHouses, a Judge of the Supreme Court appointedby the Chief Justice, and Minister of State ap-pointed by the Prime Minister. They shall electtheir own Chairman.

The Chairman and members shall serve with-out additional compensation.

The Chief Librarian may attend meetings oftjie Committee, but shall have no vote in its pro-ceedings.

.Article 13. The Coordinating Committee shall makerecommendations to the Standing Committees onLibrary Management of both Houses for the im-provement of the services of the National DietLibrary to the Diet and the executive and judicialbranches of the government.

Chapter V. Departments of the LibraryArticle 14. The Chief Librarian shall organize the

Library into such departments, envisions and otherunits as are neccessary for its efficient administra-tion.,

Chapter VI. Research and LegislativeReference Department

Article 15. The Chief Librarian shall establish withinthe National Diet Library a department to beknown as the Research and Legislative ReferenceDepartment. The functions of this departmentshall be as follows:(1) Upon request, to advise and assist any com-

mittee of the Diet in the analysis, appraisal orevaluation ©^legislation pending before it, or ofproposals submitted to the Diet by the Cabinet,and otherwise to assist in furnishing a basis forthe proper determination of measures beforethe committee.

(2) Upon request, or upon its own initiative inanticipation of requests, to gather, classify, an-alyze and make available in translations, indexes,digests, compilations, bulletins and otherwise,

' data for or bearing upon legislation, and torender such data serviceable, to the Diet and tothe committees and members thereof, Withoutpartisan or bureaucratic basis in selection orpresentation.

(3) To provide a bill-drafting service for theassistance of the Diet, its committees andmembers in the preparation of legislation, pro-vided, however, that this assistance shall besupplied only upon request of a committee ora member of the Diet, and that the staffoftheResearch and Legislative Reference Departmentshall in no case initiate or urge legislation.

(4) To make the information which it gathersavailable to other branches of the national gov-

ernment or to the public to the extent that theneeds of the Diet and of its committees andmembers permit this to be done.

Article 16. The Chief Librarian shall appoint a direc-tor, assistant director and all other personnelnecessary for this Department without referenceto political affiliations and solely on the ground of.fitness to perform the duties of their office andin accordance with the provisions of the DietSecretariat Personnel Law,

The Chief Librarian is further authorized toappoint to the staff of this Department seniorspecialists in the broad fields of interest whichcoincide with the fields of interest of the severalStanding Committees of the Diet, provided, how-ever, that the treatment of the specialists shallbe equal with that of the First Class officials ofthe national government.

Chapter VII. Services to the Executive andJudicial Branches of the Government

Article 17. The Chief Librarian shall be responsiblefor the coordination of the library service to allbranches of the national government. To thisend he shall:(1) Appoint the librarians of the agencies of the

judicial and executive branches of the Govern-ment upon the recommendation of the mem-bers of the Coordinating Committee who re-spectively represent these brandies. However,the appointment from among the persons whoare governed by the National Public ServiceLaw shall be made in accordance with the pro-visions of the same law, and with the consentof the chief of the agency concerned.

(2) Have authority to prescribe, for the use ofthe libraries of the agencies of the severalbranches of the national government, methodsand systems of library management, including,for example, methods relating to cataloging,inter-library loans and inter-changeability ofcollections, union catalogues and union lists;with a view to making,the government libraryresources of the whole government available forthe use of any official of any branch of the na-tional government.

(3) Have authority to require annual or specialreports from the librarians of the severalagencies of any branch of the national govern-ment.

Article 18. The budget for each library of the sever-al agencies of the government shall be included asa distinct item under the title "library" in thebudget of the agency concerned, and appropriationsmade thereunder shall not be transferable to anyother item in the budget of the agency nor bereduced without the approval of the member ofthe Coordinating Committee representing thatbranch of the national gov-ernment and the ChiefLibrarian.

Article 19. The librarian of each agency of any branchof the national government shall be responsiblefor satisfactory library service to his agency. Heshall have authority to appoint and dismiss themembers of his staff subject to the provisions ofthe Diet Secretariat Personnel Law or of theNational Public Service Law, or of the Court ofJustice Law as the' case may be. He shall have

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authority, under regulations to be made by theChief Librarian, to recommend the purchase oracquisition by other means of books and otherlibrary materials to the chief of respective branchesof the national government as well as the ChiefLibrarian, or to make such purchases or otheracquisitions directly.

Article 20. Not later than six months after the firstappointment to the post of Chief Librarian, allexisting libraries of the executive and judicialbranches of the government shall become branchesof the National Diet Library under the provisionsof this Chapter. The Ministries of the Nationalgovernment which have no existing libraries shallestablish the library within not later than oneyear.

Chapter VIII. Services to Other Libraries andto the Public

Article 21. The services and collections of the Na-tional Diet Library shall be available to the peo-ple of Japan either directly or through prefecturalor other libraries to the fullest extent consistentwith the requirement of the Diet, its committeesand members and of the other branches of thegovernment. To this and the Chief Librarian isauthorized as follows:(1) To make the collections of the Library

available for public use and study either in theNational Diet Library Building, or by inter-library loan, or through copying services or byexhibition, under rules and regulations to bemade by him; and to provide such other ser-vices, as he may, according to circumstances,find to be necessary for the improvement of thelibrary services of Japan.

(2)( To assist, by every appropriate means, pre-fectural and other local assemblies, governmentofficials and librarians in the organization oflibraries and in the development of libraryservices.

(3) To make available, to other libraries and in-dividuals desiring to purchase them, copies ofthe printed catalogue cards and other publica-tions of the library, and to charge the sameprices as to be determined by the ChiefLibrarian.

(4) To take measures toward the establishmentof a union catalogue of, the library resources ofJapan and of such other catalogue and lists anmay be necessary to effect coordinated useful-ness of the library resources of the country.

Article 22. Effective not later than April 1, 1949, theNational Library at Ueno Park shall be operated asa branch of the National Diet Library, especiallyfor the benefit of the citizens of Tokyo. As soonas praticable thereafter, this Library sbail betransferred to Tokyo Metoroplis to be operatedunder such laws and regulations as may be enactedprior to the date of transfer.

Chapter IX. CollectionsAraticle 23. The Chief Librarian is authorized to ac-

quire, for the collections of the National DietLibrary, books and other library materials by pur-chase, deposit, gift, bequest and exchange, or bytransfer from other agencies of the government.The heads of all agencies of the government are

authorized to transfer to the National Diet Librarybooks and other library materials not needed fortheir use but in the judgement of the Chief Li-brarian appropriate to the uses of the NationalDiet Library. The Chief Librarian is authorizedto transfer to the uses of the National Diet Li-brary. The Chief Librarian is authorized to trans-fer to other governmental agencies books andmaterials in exchange or otherwise to dispose ofthem.

Chapter X. Deposit of GovernmentalPublications

Article 24. Of each book, pamphlet, periodical, map,motion picture or other work, printed or otherwisereproduced by or for any agency of the govern-ment in an edition of five hundred (500) copies ormore (except confidential matter and blank forms),

, fifty (50) copies shall be furnished immediatelyto the National Diet Library for its Official usein Tokyo and for its use in international exchangefor the publications of other governments and inother international exchanges. Of such worksreproduced in editions of less than five hundred(500) copies, a number of copies less than fifty (50)shall be furnished to the National Diet Library inaccordance with regulations to be made by theChief Librarian.

Chapter XI. Deposit of Other PublicationsArticle 25. The Chief Librarian shall have a copy of

eacfi current publication other than those of Article24 in the National Diet Library from its publisher,to whom he shall give for his compensation, a partof the national publication catalogue to be issuedat periodical intervals, in which above publication

*is recorded.

Chapter XII. Gifts of Money-Disburse-ments-Budget

Article 26. The Chief Librarian shall have authorityto accept gifts of money for immediate disburese-ment in connection with the National Diet Libra-ry, its services or collections, subject in each caseto the approval of the Standing Committees onLibrary Management of the Houses meeting as aJoint Committee.

Article 27. All appropriations made to the NationalDiet Library shall be disbursed under the super-vision of the Chief Librarian by a disbursing of-ficer to be appointed by him.

Article 28, The annuai budget of the National DietLibrary shall be prepared by the Chief Librarianand shall be transmitted by him to the StandingCommittees on Library Management of the Houses.Said budget shall be transmitted to the Presidentsof the Houses, with or without the recommanda-tions of the Joint Committee.

Supplementary Provisions :Article 29. This Law shall come into force as from

the day of its promulgation.Law No. 84 of 1947 concerning its Diet Li-

brary shall be abolished.Artiole 30. Upon the effective date of this law the

Library of the House of Representatives and theLibrary of the House of Councillors shall cease tc*exist as separate Library, and their collections shal

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be transferred to the National Diet Library.Article 31. When fully qualified persons are not a-

vailable for appointment to positions, the ChiefLibrarian shall make temporary appointmentswithin the period not exceeding two years dura-tion; and no such appointment shall be renewedif at its termination a better qualified person isavailable for the position. , ,

Prime MinisterKATAYAMA.Tetsu

I hereby promulgate the National Diet LibraryBuilding Commission Law.

Signed: HIROHITG, Seal of the Emperor. This ninth day of the second monthofthe twenty-

third year of Showa (February 9, 1948)

Prime MinisterKATAYAMA Tetsu

Law No. 6

National Diet Library Building Commission LawArticle 1. There is hereby established a National

Diet >Library Building Commission, which shallconsist of a' chairman and four members. Thechairman shall be the Chief Librarian of theNational Diet Library, and the members shall bethe Chairmen of the Standing Committees onLibrary Management of the Houses of the Diet,the President of the Construction Board and anarchitect appointed by the Presidents of theHouses. The chairman and members (excludingthe architect) shall serve without special com-pensation therefor, but their necessary expensesmay be paid from appropriations made to theCommission for its work.

Article 2. It shall be the duties of the Commissionto prepare initial specifications for the NationalDiet Library Building, to select a site, to desideupon an architect and make him produce prepa-ration of plans and estimates of costs, of construc-tion and to make recommendations to the Dietthrough the Presidents of the Houses on theConstruction of the Building, including the re-commendation of a budget. The Commissionshall report its progress to the Presidents of theHouses from time to time, but in no case lessfrequently than semi-anm^ally.

Article 3. The Commission shall continue to existuntil the completion of the construction of theNational Diet Libiary Building, when the Com-mission shall render a final report.

Article 4. In order to meet the necessary expenses,including office staff, supplies, travel and all otherexpenses, it is hereby authorized to appropriatesuch sums as may be determined to be necessaryby the"vote of the Diet.

Supplementary Provision:This Law shall come into force as from the date

of the enforcement of the National Diet Library Law.Prime Minister "

KATAYAMA Tetsu

I hereby prornjulgate the Law concerning the PartialAmendment to the Reconversion Finance Bank Law.

Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the EmperorThis ninth day of the second month of the

twenty-third year of Showa (February 9, 1948)Prime Minister

KATAYAMA Tetsu

Law No. 7

A part of the Reconversion Finance Bank Lawshall be amended as follows:

In Art. 3 and Art. 4, Par. 1, "¥55,000,000,000"shall read '¥"70,000,000,000."

Supplementary Provision :The present Law shall come into force as from

the day of its promulgation.Minister of Finance

KURUSU TakeoMinister of Commerce and Industry

MIZUTANI Chozaburo

* Prime MinisterKATAYAMA Tetsu

CABINET ORDERS

I hereby promulgate the Cabinet Order concerningthe partial amendments to the Regulations governingthe Organization of the Ministry of Finance, etc.

Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the EmperorThis ninth day of the Second month of the twen-

ty-third year of Showa (February 9, 1948)

Prime MinisterKATAYAMA Tetsu

Cabinet Order No. 31

Article 1. The following amendments shall be madeto part of the Regulations governing the Organi-zation of the Ministry of Finance:

In Article 9, " 117 persons (full-time)" shallread " 125 persons (full-time) " and "441 persons(full-time) " shall read " 477 persons (full-time)."

Article 2. The following amendments shall be madeto the Regulations governing the Organization ofthe Custom House:

In Article 3, " 292 persons (full-time)" shallread " 311 persons (full-time)," " 10 persons (full-time)" shall read "ll.persons (full-time)" and" 111 persons (full-time) " shall read " 120 persons(full-time)/'

Article 3. The following amendments shall be madeto the Regulations governing the Organization ofthe Regional Financial Bureau:

In Article 3, " 135 persons (full-time)" shallread " 302 persons (full-time) " and " 1,021 persons

' (full-time) " shall read " 1,855 persons (full-time)."

Article 4. The following amendments shall be madeto the Regulations governing the Organization ofthe Taxation Office:

In Article 2, "4,399 persons (full-time)"shall read "4,232 persons (full-time) " and "20,

. 629 persons (full-time) " shall read " 19,816 persons(full-time)."

Article 5. The following amendments shall be made

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to the Regulations governing the Temporary Per-sonnel Establishment of the Ministry of Finance:

In Article 4, " ll persons (full-time)" shallread " 13 persons (full-time)" and "490 persons(full-time) " shall read " 563 persons (full-time)."

Supplementary Piovision :

The present Cabinet Order shall come into forceas from the day of its promulgation.

Minister of FinanceKURUSU Takeo

prime Minister-KATAYAMA Tetsu

I hereby promulgate the Cabinet Order concern-Ing partial amendment to Imperial Ordinance No. 1of 1947 relating to the exclusion, removal, retirementand others from public office under Imperial OrdinanceNo. 542 of 1945 pursuant to the Orders to be issuedin censequence of the Acceptance of the PotsdamDeclaration.

Signed: HIR0HITO, Seal of the EmperorThis ninth day of the second month of the twen-

ty-third year of Showa (February 9, 1948)

Prime MinisterKATAYAMA Tetsu

Cabinet Order No. 32

A part of Imperial Ordinance No. 1 of 1947 shallbe amended as follows:Article XlV-(2). Any person designated by the Prime

Minister as falling under the Memorandum who"holds any position in an executive, staff or othercapacity, in addition to those designated as publicoffice, of a company or financial institution suc-ceeding those specifically designated by the PrimeMinister, siiall retire there from without delay.

Any person designated as falling under theMemorandum prescribed in the preceding para-graph shall not assume hereafter any of thepositions specified in the preceding paragraph. t

In case of application *of the provisions ofArts. XI to XIII inclusive to the person fallingunder the Memorandum, mentioned in Paragraph1, such positions as prescribed in the same Para-graph shall be regarded as public office.Next to.Art. XV shall be added the following

one: paragraph: - •EAny person falling under the Memoranduni

shall not make an entrance into any office of theElectoral Administration Committee except incases where it is necessary1 for the exercise of theright to vote.

In Art. XIV, Par. 1, Item 6, "Article XIV"shall read "Article XIV-(2)," and in Item 7 ofthe same paragraph "or Paragraph 4" shajl read"Paragraph 4 or Paragraph 5."

Supplementary Provision :

The present Cabinet Order shall come into forceas from the day of its promulgation.

Prime Minister\ KATAYAMA Tetsu

PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

ORDINANCE

Prime Minister's Office Ordinance No. ll

February 9, 1948Cabinet and Ministry for Home Affairs Ordinance

No. 1 of 1947 (relating to the exclusion, removal, re-tirement and others from public office) shall partiallybe amended as follows:

Prime Minister- " KATAYAMA Tetsu

Article 10. Any person who falls under theMemorandum prescribed in Article 14-(2), Paragraph1 of the Ordinance shall be a person who was de-signated as, falling under the Memorandum in pursu-ance of the provisions of Item 6 of Remarks attachedto Item 7 of Appendix I. A company or financialinstitution succeeding a company of financial institu-tion specifically prescribed in the same paragraphshall be the "second company" provided for in Arti-cle 13 of the Enterprise Reconstruction and Reorganiza-tion Law or the " new financial institution " providedfor in Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Insti-tution Reconstruction and Reorganization Law, whichsucceeds any one of companies or financial institutionslisted in Paragraph ll or 12 of Appendix II, fromwhere the person falling under the Memorandum wasremoved because of his designation as falling underthe Memorandum.

In Appendix I, Item 3, next to "SEKAI KOKAKAI (World Imperializing Society)" shall be added"SHIN-EI TAISHU TO (Rising Popular Party)/'

In the same Appendix•EItem 5, "United FundsBank (Shikin Togo Ginko) " Shall be deleted.

In Appendix II, Item 1, next to "(excludingprefectural office) " shall be added " as well as Kodan'*and next to "including-technical commissioner ofeach Ministry" shall be added "as well as thosepersons corresponding to 1st class official," and nextto "other government official and those rated asgovernment official?' shall be added "as well as per-sons corresponding to above."

In the same Appendix, Item 2, "Diet member"shall read "Diet member, Secretary-General, Vice-Secretary-General, Chief of Division ' and StandingCommittee qualified Specialist of the House of Re-presentatives' Secretariat or House of Councillors'Secretariat as well as Chief Librarian of the DietLibrary," and " none " shall read " other personnel.'*

In the same Appendix, Item 3, next to "PublicOffice Qualifications Examination Committee " shallbe added " and Public Peace Committee."

In the same Appendix, Item 4, next io "mem-ber of the committee" shall be added "Chief Clerkof the Assembly," and" and Member of the Assemblyof ward" shall read "Member and Chief Clerk of theAssembly- of ward."

In the same Appendix Item 5, next to "mem-ber of the committee" shall be added "chief clerk ofthe assembly."

In the same Appendix, Item 8, before " Bengoshi-Kai (Lawyer's Society)" shall be inserted " BahitsuKumiai (Horses Union) and Bahitsu Kumiai RengoKai (Federation of Horse Unions) (including those ofCountry or City Level)," and next to " Keizai Dantai

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Rengo-Kai (Federation of Economic Organization)shall be added "Mokuzosen Hoken Kumiai (WoodenShips Insurance Union)," and next to "Nippon IdoEngeki Remmei (Japan Travelling Drama PerformanceLeague) " shall be added "Nippon Juishi-Kai (JapanVeterinary Surgeons Society),'* next to " Nippon Sen-i Kyokai (Japan Textile Association)," shall be added" Nippon Senshu Kyokai (Japan Ship-owners' Associa-tion," next to "Nippon Tekko Kyogikai (Japan Ironand Steel Council)" shall be added "Nogyo KyosaiKumiai (Agricultura1 Mutual-Aid Union) and NogyoKyosai Hoken Kumiai (Agricultural Mutual-Aid In-surance Union)," and next to " Shika-ishi Kai (Dent-ists' Society) " shall be added " Shinrin Kumiai (For-estry Union) and Shinrin Rengokai (Federation.ofForestry Unions) (including those of City, Town ofVillage level) :"

In the same Appendix, Item 10,( 1 ) Gashi Boei Domei-Tokyo To (Starvation Pre-

vention League--Tokyo Metrop.)(2) Hokkaido Seiji Domei (Hokkaido Political

League)(3 ) Kyodo Minshu To (Co-operative Democratic

Party) '(4), Kyoiku Minshu To-Akita-ken (Educational

Democrat Party--Akita Pref.)( 5) Mimpon To--Osakarfu (Democratic Party-

Osaka Pref.)(6) Nippon Jiyu To (Japan Liberal Party)(7) Nippon Kokumin To (Japan People's Party)(8) Nippon Kyosan To (Japan Communist Party)( 9 ) Nippon Minshu To-Ehime-ken (Japan Demo-

cratic Party-Ehime Pref.)(10) Nippon Seiron To-Tokyc-to (Japan Right-

eousness Party--Tokyo Metrop.)(ll) Nippon Shakai To (Japan Socialist Party)(12) Nippon Shimpo To (Japan Progressive Party)(13) Nohon To-Toyama-ken (Agricultural Party-

Toyama, Pref.) :

(14) Oita-ken Nohon To-Oita-ken (Oita Prefec-tural Agricultural Party-Oita Pref.)

(15) Saitama-ken Nohon To--Saitama-ken (SaitamaPrefecture Agricultural Party-Saitama Pref.)

(16) Sanshu Nomin To-Aichi-ken (Sanshu Farm-ers Party-Aichi Pref.)

(17) Seinen Nihon Minshii-shugi Domei-Yama-guchi-ken (Young People's Democtatic LeagueYamaguchi Pref.)

(18) Shin Nihon Kensetsu Domei-Mie-ken (NewJapan Construction League-Mie Pref.)

(19) Tohoku Nippon Kokumin To-Akita-ken(North Eastern Japan People's Party--AkitaPref.)

(20) Zen Nippon Shokuiki Doshi Kai-Osaka-fu(All Japan Business Fields' Fellowship Associa-tion-Osaka Pref.)

shall read(1 ) Akita Minshu To-Akita-ken (Akita Prefec-

j ture Democratic Party-^kita Pref.)(2) Ehime Minshu To-Ehime-ken (Ehime Pre-

i fecture Democratic Party-Ehime Pref.)(3 ) Fukuoka Noson Remmei-Fukuoka-ken (Fuku-

oka Rural League-Fukuoka Pref.)(4) Gakudo-Kai-Mie-ken (Gakudo Society Mie

Pref.)(5) Gashi Boei Domei-Tokyo-to (Starvation

Prevention League-Tokyo Metrop.)

(6) Hyogo-ken Minshu Seiji Kai-Hyogo-ken(Hyogo Prefecture Democratic Society)

(7) Ittoen-Kyoto-fu (One Lamp Circle-KyotoPref.)

( 8 ) Jiyu Doshi Kai-Osaka-fu (Liberal FellowshipAssociation-Osaka Pref.)

(9 ) Kakushin Kyodo To-Tokushima-ken (Reno-vation Co-operative Party-Tokushima Pref.)

(10) Konishi Kai-Osaka-fu (Konishi Society-Osaka Pref.)

(ll) Kokumin Kyodo To (National Co-operativistsParty)

(12) Kyodo Nomin To-Yamaguchi-ken (Co-opera-tive Farmers Party'-Yamaguchi Pref.)

(13) Kyukoku Doshi Kai-Tokyo-to. (National Sal-vation Fellowship Association-Tokyo Metrop.)

(14) Kyukoku Seinen Remmei-Kagawa-ken (Na-tional Salvation Young People's League-•E•EKagawa Pref.)

(15) Minken Doshi Kai-Tokyo-to (Civil Rights-Fellowship Association-Tokyo Metrop.)

(16) Minshu To (Democrats Party)(17) Miyazaki Jichi Kakushin Remmei-Miyazaki-

ken (Miyazaki Prefecture Automatic RenovationLeague'-Miyazaki Pref.) ' v

(18) Miyazaki Shoko Seiji Kyogi Kai-Miyazaki-ken (Miyazaki Commercial and Industrial PoliticConference-Miyazaki Pref.)

(19) Niigata-ken Seiji Sasshin Domei-Niigata-ken(Niigata Prefecture Political Renovation League-Niigata Pref.)

(20) Nippon Jimmin To (Nippon Yamato Remmei)-Miyazaki-ken (Japan People's Party (JapairYamato League)-Miyazaki Pref.)

(21) Nippon Shinno To-Nara-ken (Japan DivineFarmer's Party-Nara Pref.)

(22) Nippon Jiyu To (Japan Liberal Party)(23) Nippon Kyosan To (Japan Communist Party)(24) Nippon Nomin To-'Tokyo-to (Japan Farmers

Party-Tokyo Metropolis)(25) Nippon Sensai Domei-Osaka-fu (Japan War-

Suffeiers League--Osaka Pref.)(26) Nippon Shakai To (Japan Socialist Party)(27) Rikken Yosei &ai-Tokyo-to (Constitutional

Right Cultivations Association-Tokyo Metro-polis)

(28) Seinen Jiyu To-Tokyo-to (Young People'sLiberal Party-Tokyo Metropolis)*

(29) Sekai Heiwa To-Tokyo-to (World PacifistParty-Tokyo Metropolis)

(•E30) Shakai Kakushin To-Saitama-ken (Social Re-formist Party-Saitama Pref.)

(31) Shimbei Flakuai Kinro To-Saitama-ken(Americophile Philanthropic Labor Party-Saitama Pref.)

(32) Shin Nippon Kensetsu Domei-Mie-ken (New-Japan Construction League--Mie Pref.)

(33) Shin Nippon Yoron Jissen Remmei-Aichi-ken(New Japan League for Practice of PublicOpinion-Aichi Pref.)

(34) Tochigi-ken Noson Remmei-Tochigi-ken (To-chi'gi Prefecture Rural League-Tochigi Pr§f.)

In the same Appendix Item ll, "Otani JukogyoK.K. (Otani Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.) shall be de-leted, and in the same Appendix Item 12, next to"Nitto Boseki K.K. (Nitto Spinning Co., Ltd.)" shall

be added " Otani Jukogyo K.K. (Otani Heavy IndustryCo., Ltd.)"

In Appendix III, Item. 1, next to "offices" shallbe.added "as well as Kodan" and next to ''govern-ment official" shall be added "and persons corre-sponding to above.5'

In Appendix Form 2, Certificate Form 1 andForm 2, " the Questionnaire submitted in accordancewith provisions of Article 7, Par. 1 of ImperialOrdinance No. 1 of 1947 (relating to the exclusion,removal, retirement and others from public office)"shall read " the Questionnaire prescribed in Article 7,Par. 1 of Imperial Ordinance No. 1 of 1947 (relatingto the exclusion, removal, retirement and others frompublic office) which the said persdn submitted."

Supplementary Provision :The present Ordinance shall come into force as

from the day of its promulgation.

^MlNISTERIAL^ORDINANCjE ^

v Ministry of Justiq^e Ordinance No. 4February 9, 1948

The Regulations concerning the Mutual Aid As-sociation of Officials in the Ministry of Justice and theJudicature shall be partially amended as follows:

Minister of JusticeSUZUKI Yoshio

Article 3 shall be amended as follows:Article 3. In respect to the affairs of the associa-

tions in the Ministry of Justice, Public Procurator'sOffices, Judicial Bureaus, Juvenile Courts, Reformator-ies, Houses of Detention, Prisons, Juvenile Prisons andCourts of Justice, those in the Ministry of Justice, theSupreme Public Procurator's Office, the Tokyo HighPublic Procurator's Office, the Tokyo District PublicProcurator's Office, the Offices within the jurisdiction'of the said Public Procurator's Office, the Tokyo Judi-cial Bureau, the Offices within the jurisdiction of thesaid Judicial Bureau, the Supreme Court, the TokyoHigh Court, The Tokyo District Court and the Officeswithin the jurisdiction of the said Court shall be con-ducted by the Chief of the Accounts Section in theCabinet of the Minister of Justice, those in the Pub-

lic Procurator's Offices, Judicial Bureaus and Courts ofJustice other than the abovementioned conducted bythe officers hitherto partially in charge of the affairsand those in the other Offices conducted by the Chiefof each Office. :

In Article 4, "and Courts of Justice" shall beadded after "in the Ministry of Justice"; in itemnumbered 1 of the said paragraph, " to item numbered3 inclusive" shall read " and item numbered 2"; itemnumbered 4 shall be repealed; "item numbered 1"shall read "item numbered 2", "item numbered 2"read "item numbered 3" "item numbered 3" read"item numbered 4" and the following item shall beadded after the principal clause:

1. The MinisterofJustice and the President of theSupreme Court;In Article 25, "pay" shall read ilsalary or allow-

ance."In Article 26, "or the sum to be fixed by an

Ministerial Ordinance in accordance with the provisions

of Article 13, Paragraph 2 of the Imperial Ordinance "shall be struck out.

In Article 27-2, "ten yen" shall read "thirtyyen"; and the following Article shall be added afterthe said Article:

Article 27-3. If a member of the association hassuffered from a flood, fire, earthquake or any otherunusual disaster and sustained damage to his property,the association shall pay a sum of money not exceed-ing the salary or allowance for two months to themember us 2. solatium for the disaster.

The standard of assessment of the solatium fordisaster mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall begoverned by the following provisions :

1. In cases where the whole of the householdgoods has been burned or destroyed, a sum notexceeding the salary or allowance for two months;

2. In cases where half of the household goods hasbeen burned or destroyed, a sum not exceedingthe salary or allowance for one month.

In Article 29, " pay ", " fourteen thousandths " and" ten thousandths " shall respectively read "salary orallowance ", " twelve thousandths " and " eleven thou-sandths" and "(until the enforcement of a new PayOrdinance, the sum total of regular pa^, provisionallyadded pay and tempory increase of provisionally addedpay) " shall4 be added after " salary or allowance."

NOTIFICATIONS

Ministry of.Finance Notification ISfo. 40^ February 9, 1948

The Tochigi Kisen K1 K., No. 3-3, Nakanojima,Kita~ku, Osaka, was ordered to restitute the under-mentioned property to Brunner IVlond and Co. (Japan)Ltd., No. 51-2, Kitano-cho, Kobe-ku,.Kobe by Feb-ruary 9, 1948, in accordance with Article 2, Paragraph1 Ordinance No. 294 of 1946 (Ordinance' concerningthe Restitution of Allied Nation's Property pursuantto the Imperial Ordinance No. 542 of 1945 concern-ing Orders to be issued in consequence of the Accept-ance of the Potsdam Declaration):

Minister of FinanceKURUSU Takeo

Sort: Building (House No. 19) and Fur-niture.

Quantity: 3 Building: 105.4 tuuboFurniture : 3 Pieces

Site: No. 51-2, Kitano-cho, Kobe-ku,Kobe. ' # '

Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryNotification No. 15

February 9, 1948In accordance with the provisions of the proviso

of Par. 4 of Art. 14ofthe BeanPaste, Soy and AminoAcid Demand and Supply Adjustment Regulations,.the following designation is hereby made:

Minister of Agriculture and ForestryHATANO Kanae

Those joint facilities established by producers ofmain materials in which not more than 450 kan ofbean paste or not.more than 6.5 koku of soy is pro-duced per year for the participating households twentyor less in number.

NOTICE

ADJUDICATION OF DISAPPEARANCE

July 21, 1947The Missing: Kichiji KomatsuDomicile and Last Residence: No. 2247, Oaza

Ohanazawa, Ohanazawa-machi, Kitamurayama-gue

Date of Birth: December 25, 1891This Court has pronounced the adjudication of dis-

appearance with reference to the abovementionedperson on the presumption that the said person diedon October 30, 1912 upon the representation of theinterested party, Taroge Komatsu, No. 2247, OazaOhanazawa, Ohanazawa-machi, Kitamurayama-gun.

Yamagata District/ Court

October 18, 1947The Missing: Tomezo SatoDomicile and Last Residence: No. Ko-4584, Oaza

Higashine, Higashine-machi, Kitamurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken

Date of Birth: November 10, 1894This Court has pronounced the adjudication of

disappearance with reference to the abovementionedperson on the presumption that the said person diedon December 2, 1936, upon the represention of theinterested party, Tojiro Sato, No. Ko-4584, OazaHigashine, Higashine-machi, Kitamurayama-gun, Yama-gata-ken.

Yamagata District Court

Public Notice Requesting to Submit ShareCertificates

December 23, 1947Notice is hereby given that a resolution was

passed at the general meeting of share holders of theundermentioned company, held on the 23rd Decem-ber, 1947, to consolidate the present shares of ¥.20each, into shares of new issue of ¥50 each, fullypaid up, being allocated at the ratio of five (5) totwo (2).

Share certificates in the said company are there-fore required to be submitted to the company by theholder within a period of three months after the dateof this public notice.

Osaka Densen Kogyo K. K.No. 27, 4-chome, Fushimi-machi, Higashi-ku,

Osaka

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