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<Law Era="Meiji" Lang="ja" LawType="ImperialOrder" Num="4" PromulgateDay="11" PromulgateMonth="3" Year="20">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>朕遞信省官制ノ改正ヲ裁可シ玆ニ之ヲ公布セシム</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>御名御璽</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>明治二十年三月十日</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內閣總理大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>伊藤博文</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>遞信大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>榎本武揚</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>勅令第四號</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>遞信省官制</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>第一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信大臣ハ驛遞電信燈臺浮標船舶及海員ニ關スル事務ヲ管理ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>第二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信大臣官房ニ秘書官二人ヲ置ク</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>第三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信省總務局ニ書記官五人ヲ置ク</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>第四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信省總務局中通則ニ揭クル報吿課ヲ置カス報吿課ノ事務ハ記錄課ニ於テ之ヲ掌ラシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>第五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信省總務局中通則ニ揭クルモノヽ外審査課ヲ置キ郵便電信違犯審査ニ關スル事務ヲ掌ラシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>第六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信省會計局中通則ニ揭クルモノヽ外收支課及倉庫課ヲ置キ郵便電信收入其他雜收入ニ關スル事及電信貯藏物品ニ關スル事ヲ掌ラシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>第七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信省參事官ハ二人ヲ以テ定員トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>第八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信省ニ會計監督官三人ヲ置ク奏任トス會計局ニ屬シ局中各課ノ事務ヲ監督セシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>第九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信省ニ司檢官十人及司檢官補若干員ヲ置ク</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>司檢官ハ奏任トス管船局ニ屬シテ海員及水先人ノ試驗審問船舶檢査測量及新造工事ノ監督ヲ掌ラシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>司檢官補ハ判任トス司檢官ノ事務ヲ佐ク</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="10">
        <ArticleTitle>第十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>遞信省中左ノ諸局ヲ置ク</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <List>
            <ListSentence>
              <Sentence>內信局</Sentence>
            </ListSentence>
          </List>
          <List>
            <ListSentence>
              <Sentence>外信局</Sentence>
            </ListSentence>
          </List>
          <List>
            <ListSentence>
              <Sentence>工務局</Sentence>
            </ListSentence>
          </List>
          <List>
            <ListSentence>
              <Sentence>爲替貯金局</Sentence>
            </ListSentence>
          </List>
          <List>
            <ListSentence>
              <Sentence>燈臺局</Sentence>
            </ListSentence>
          </List>
          <List>
            <ListSentence>
              <Sentence>管船局</Sentence>
            </ListSentence>
          </List>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="11">
        <ArticleTitle>第十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>內信局ハ郵便電信業務經理ノ事ヲ掌リ局中ニ第一課第二課及第三課ヲ置キ其事務ヲ分掌セシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="12">
        <ArticleTitle>第十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外信局ハ外國郵便電信及外國爲替ニ關スル事ヲ掌リ局中ニ第一課及第二課ヲ置キ其事務ヲ分掌セシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="13">
        <ArticleTitle>第十三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>工務局ハ電信工業ノ事ヲ掌リ局中ニ第一課及第二課ヲ置キ其事務ヲ分掌セシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="14">
        <ArticleTitle>第十四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>爲替貯金局ハ爲替貯金ノ事ヲ掌リ局中ニ第一課及第二課ヲ置キ其事務ヲ分掌セシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="15">
        <ArticleTitle>第十五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>燈臺局ハ燈臺浮標其他航海ノ安寧ヲ保護スル諸標識ノ事ヲ掌リ局中ニ第一課及第二課ヲ置キ其事務ヲ分掌セシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="16">
        <ArticleTitle>第十六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>管船局ハ商船海員水先人其他海運會社組合等ノ事ヲ掌リ局中ニ第一課第二課及第三課ヲ置キ其事務ヲ分掌セシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="17">
        <ArticleTitle>第十七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>局中各課ノ分掌規程ヲ揭ケサルモノハ閣議ヲ經テ之ヲ定ム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
  </LawBody>
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