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<Law Era="Meiji" Lang="ja" LawType="Act" Num="2" PromulgateDay="17" PromulgateMonth="6" Year="25">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>朕帝國議會ノ協贊ヲ經タル小包郵便法ヲ裁可シ玆ニ之ヲ公布セシム</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>御名御璽</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>明治二十五年六月十六日</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內閣總理大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>松方正義</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>遞信大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>後藤象二郞</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>法律第二號</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>小包郵便法</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>第一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>何等ノ物品ヲ問ハス左ニ記載スルモノヲ除ク外ハ小包郵便物トシテ之ヲ郵便ニ差出スコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <Item Num="1">
            <ItemTitle>第一</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>郵便條例第十六條第一項乃至第三項ノ物品但シ第二項ノ物品ハ郵便局ノ承認ヲ受ケテ郵便ニ差出スコトヲ得</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="2">
            <ItemTitle>第二</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>信書又ハ信書ノ性質ヲ有スルモノ若ハ音信文記入ノ物品</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>第二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">小包郵便物ハ郵便料ノ外ニ保險料ヲ納付シテ之ヲ價額登記ノ小包郵便物ト爲スコトヲ得</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ其ノ價額ハ實價ヲ超過スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>第三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>小包郵便物ヲ其ノ受取人ニ交付セス又ハ差出人ニ還付セサル前ニ生シタル損害ニ付テハ政府其ノ賠償ノ責ニ任ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>第四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>小包郵便料、保險料、賠償金額竝ニ小包郵便物ノ容積重量及價額登記ノ制限ハ勅令ヲ以テ之ヲ定ム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>第五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>左ノ場合ニ係ル損害ハ政府其ノ賠償ノ責ニ任セス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <Item Num="1">
            <ItemTitle>第一</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>天災其ノ他避クヘカラサル事變ニ因ルトキ</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="2">
            <ItemTitle>第二</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>物品自己ノ性質ニ因ルトキ</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="3">
            <ItemTitle>第三</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>差出人ノ過誤怠慢ニ因ルトキ</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="4">
            <ItemTitle>第四</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>本法郵便條例及其ノ施行ニ關スル命令ヲ遵守セスシテ郵便ニ差出シタルトキ</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>第六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>小包郵便物配達ノ際其ノ外部ニ破損ノ痕迹ナク且重量ニ變異ナキトキハ政府損害賠償ノ責ニ任セス受取人若ハ差出人ニ於テ異議ナク該郵便物ヲ受領シタルトキ亦同シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>第七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">小包郵便物損害ニ對スル賠償ノ請求ハ其ノ郵便物ノ差出人ヨリ遞信大臣ノ指定スル郵便局ニ之ヲ爲スヘシ此ノ場合ニ於テハ郵便料ノ返付ヲ請求スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ其ノ請求期限ハ郵便物差出ノ日ヨリ三箇月トス此ノ期限ヲ經過スルトキハ政府其ノ責ヲ免ル</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>第八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>賠償又ハ郵便料ノ返付ニ關シ郵便局ノ通知ヲ受ケ之ニ不服アル者ハ其ノ通知ヲ受ケタル日ヨリ二箇月以內ニ裁判所ニ出訴スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>第九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">政府賠償ヲ爲シタルトキハ其ノ郵便物若ハ損害ニ付賠償受領者ノ有スル所有權若ハ第三者ニ對スル請求權ヲ當然承繼ス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ亡失シタル郵便物ヲ發見シタル場合ニ於テ差出人ハ受領シタル賠償金及郵便料ヲ返納シテ其ノ物品ノ還付ヲ請求スルコトヲ得其ノ請求期限ハ亡失郵便物發見ノ通知ヲ受ケタル日ヨリ二箇月トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="10">
        <ArticleTitle>第十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便事務ニ關シ郵便官暑ノ間相互遞送スル小包郵便物ハ郵便料ヲ免除ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="11">
        <ArticleTitle>第十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>小包郵便物ノ轉送又ハ還付ニ對スル郵便料ヲ納メサル者及之ヲ徵收セサル者ハ郵便條例第二百四十條ノ例ニ據リ之ヲ處斷シ小包送票ニ貼用セル郵便切手ヲ剝取ル者ハ同條例第二百四十一條ノ例ニ據リ之ヲ處斷ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="12">
        <ArticleTitle>第十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>第一條第二ニ揭クルモノヲ小包郵便物トシテ差出シタル者ハ二圓以上二十圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="13">
        <ArticleTitle>第十三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>本法ノ施行細則ハ遞信大臣之ヲ定ム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="14">
        <ArticleTitle>第十四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>本法及其ノ施行ニ關スル命令ニ明文ナキ事項ハ郵便條例ヲ準用ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>附　則</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Article Num="15">
        <ArticleTitle>第十五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>此ノ法律ハ明治二十五年十月一日ヨリ施行ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
</Law>