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<Law Era="Meiji" Lang="ja" LawType="Act" Num="15" PromulgateDay="14" PromulgateMonth="4" Year="26">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>朕帝國議會ノ協贊ヲ經タル出版法ヲ裁可シ玆ニ之ヲ公布セシム</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>御名御璽</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>明治二十六年四月十三日</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內閣總理大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>伊藤博文</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內務大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>井上馨</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>法律第十五號</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>出版法</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>第一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>凡ソ機械舍密其ノ他何等ノ方法ヲ以テスルヲ問ハス文書圖畫ヲ印刷シテ之ヲ發賣シ又ハ頒布スルヲ出版ト云ヒ其ノ文書ヲ著述シ又ハ編纂シ若ハ圖畫ヲ作爲スル者ヲ著作者ト云ヒ發賣頒布ヲ擔當スル者ヲ發行者ト云ヒ印刷ヲ擔當スル者ヲ印刷者ト云フ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>第二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">新聞紙又ハ定期ニ發行スル雜誌ヲ除クノ外文書圖畫ノ出版ハ總テ此ノ法律ニ依ルヘシ</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ專ラ學術、技藝、統計、廣吿ノ類ヲ記載スル雜誌ハ此ノ法律ニ依リ出版スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>第三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>文書圖畫ヲ出版スルトキハ發行ノ日ヨリ到達スヘキ日數ヲ除キ三日前ニ製本二部ヲ添ヘ內務省ニ屆出ヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>第四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>官廳ニ於テ文書圖畫ヲ出版スルトキハ其ノ官廳ヨリ發行前ニ製本二部ヲ內務省ニ送付スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>第五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">出版屆ハ著作者又ハ其ノ相續者及發行者連印ニテ之ヲ差出スヘシ</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ非賣品ハ著作者又ハ發行者ノミニテ屆出ルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權ノ保護ナキ文書圖畫ヲ出版スルトキ若ハ著作者又ハ其ノ相續者ヲ知ルヘカラサルトキハ其ノ由ヲ記シ發行者ヨリ差出スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>學校、會社、協會等ニ於テ著作ノ名義ヲ以テ出版スル文書圖畫ハ其ノ學校、會社、協會等ヲ代表スル者發行者ト連印シテ之ヲ屆出ヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>第六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">文書圖畫ノ發行者ハ文書圖畫ノ販賣ヲ以テ營業トスル者ニ限ル</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ著作者又ハ其ノ相續者ハ發行者ヲ兼ヌルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>第七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>文書圖畫ノ發行者ハ其ノ氏名、住所及發行ノ年月日ヲ其ノ文書圖畫ノ末尾ニ記載スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>第八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>文書圖畫ノ印刷者ハ其ノ氏名、住所及印刷ノ年月日ヲ其ノ文書圖畫ノ末尾ニ記載シ住所ト印刷所ト同シカラサルトキハ印刷所ヲモ記載スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>印刷所若數人ノ共有ニ係ルトキハ營業上其ノ印刷所ヲ代表スル者ヲ以テ印刷者トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>前二項ノ印刷所ニシテ若營業上慣行ノ名稱アルモノハ其ノ名稱ヲモ記載スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>第九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">書簡、通信、報吿、社則、塾則、引札、諸藝ノ番附諸種ノ用紙證書ノ類及寫眞ハ第三條第六條第七條第八條ニ據ルヲ要セス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ第十六條第十七條第十八條第十九條第二十一條第二十六條第二十七條ニ觸ルヽ者ハ此ノ法律ニ依テ處分ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="10">
        <ArticleTitle>第十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">文書圖畫ノ册號ヲ逐ヒ順次ニ出版スル者ハ其ノ都度第三條ノ手續ヲ爲スヘシ</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ雜誌類ニ在テハ內務大臣ノ許可ヲ經テ其ノ手續ヲ省略スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>此ノ法律ニ依リ出版スル雜誌ニシテ十二箇月間一囘ヲモ發行セサルトキハ廢刊シタルモノト看做スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="11">
        <ArticleTitle>第十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>一タヒ出版屆ヲ爲シタル文書圖畫ノ再版ハ出版屆ヲ要セスト雖若改正增減シ又ハ註解、附錄、繪畫等ヲ加ヘタルトキハ仍第三條ニ依ルヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="12">
        <ArticleTitle>第十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">演說若ハ講義ノ筆記ハ演說者若ハ講義者ヲ以テ著作者トス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ筆記者ニ於テ演說者若ハ講義者ノ承諾ヲ得テ自ラ之ヲ出版スルトキハ筆記者ヲ著作者ト看做スヘシ此ノ場合ニ於テ記載ノ事項第十六條第十七條第十八條第十九條第二十一條第二十六條第二十七條ニ觸ルヽトキハ演說者若ハ講義者筆記者ト同ク其ノ罪ヲ論ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>公開ノ席ニ於テ爲シタル演說ヲ新聞紙若ハ雜誌ノ通信者ニ於テ筆記シ其ノ新聞紙若ハ雜誌ニ記載シタルモノ及總テ演說者講義者ノ承諾ヲ經スシテ其ノ筆記ヲ出版シタルモノニ關シテハ演說者若ハ講義者ハ著作ノ責ニ任セス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">公開ノ席ニ於テ爲シタル演說ノ外ハ講義者又ハ演說者ノ許諾ヲ經ルニ非サレハ他人ニ於テ其ノ筆記ヲ出版スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ本項ニ違フ者ハ版權法ニ據リ其ノ責ニ任セシム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="13">
        <ArticleTitle>第十三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>二種以上ノ著作若ハ演說講義ノ筆記ヲ編纂シテ一部ノ書ト爲ストキハ編纂者ヲ著作者ト看做スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>前條第一項ノ末段及第二項第三項ハ本條ニ適用スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="14">
        <ArticleTitle>第十四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>翻譯ハ翻譯者ヲ以テ著作者ト看做スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="15">
        <ArticleTitle>第十五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>學校、會社、協會等ニ於テ著作ノ名義ヲ以テ出版スル文書圖畫ハ其ノ出版屆ニ署名シタル代表者ヲ以テ著作者ト看做スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="16">
        <ArticleTitle>第十六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>罪犯ヲ曲庇シ又ハ刑事ニ觸レタル者若ハ刑事裁判中ノ者ヲ救護シ若ハ賞恤スルノ文書ヲ出版スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="17">
        <ArticleTitle>第十七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>重罪輕罪ノ豫審ニ關スル事項ハ公判ニ付セサル以前ニ於テ之ヲ出版スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>傍聽ヲ禁シタル訴訟ノ事項ハ之ヲ出版スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="18">
        <ArticleTitle>第十八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外交軍事其ノ他官廳ノ機密ニ關シ公ニセサル官ノ文書及官廳ノ議事ハ當該官廳ノ許可ヲ得ルニ非サレハ之ヲ出版スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>法律ニ依リ傍聽ヲ禁シタル公會ノ議事ハ之ヲ出版スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="19">
        <ArticleTitle>第十九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>安寧秩序ヲ妨害シ又ハ風俗ヲ壞亂スルモノト認ムル文書圖畫ヲ出版シタルトキハ內務大臣ニ於テ其ノ發賣頒布ヲ禁シ其ノ刻版及印本ヲ差押フルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="20">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外國ニ於テ印刷シタル文書圖畫ニシテ安寧秩序ヲ妨害シ又ハ風俗ヲ壞亂スルモノト認ムルトキハ內務大臣ハ其ノ文書圖畫ノ內國ニ於ケル發賣頒布ヲ禁シ其ノ印本ヲ差押フルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="21">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>軍事ノ機密ニ關スル文書圖畫ハ當該官廳ノ許可ヲ得ルニ非サレハ之ヲ出版スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="22">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>第三條ノ屆出ヲ爲サスシテ文書圖畫ヲ出版シタル者ハ五圓以上五十圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="23">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>第六條ヲ犯ス者ハ十一日以上三月以下ノ輕禁錮又ハ五圓以上五十圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="24">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>發行者自己ノ氏名、住所又ハ發行ノ年月日又ハ印刷者ノ氏名、住所又ハ印刷ノ年月日ヲ其ノ發行スル文書圖畫ニ記載セス其ノ之ヲ記載スルモ實ヲ以テセサル者ハ二圓以上三十圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="25">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>印刷者自己ノ氏名、住所又ハ印刷ノ年月日ヲ其ノ印刷スル所ノ文書圖畫ニ記載セス若ハ之ヲ記載スルモ實ヲ以テセサル者ハ罰前條ニ同シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>住所ト印刷所ト同シカラサルトキ及印刷所ニシテ營業上慣行ノ名稱アルトキ印刷所及名稱ヲ記載セサル者亦前項ニ同シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="26">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>政體ヲ變壞シ國憲ヲ紊亂セムトスル文書圖畫ヲ出版シタルトキハ著作者、發行者、印刷者ヲ二月以上二年以下ノ輕禁錮ニ處シ二十圓以上二百圓以下ノ罰金ヲ附加ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="27">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>風俗ヲ壞亂スル文書圖畫ヲ出版シタルトキハ著作者、發行者ヲ十一日以上六月以下ノ輕禁錮又ハ十圓以上百圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="28">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>第十六條第十七條第十八條第二十一條ニ觸ルヽ文書圖畫ヲ出版シタルトキハ著作者、發行者ヲ十一日以上一年以下ノ輕禁錮又ハ十圓以上二百圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>第十九條第二十條ニ依リ發賣頒布ヲ禁セラレタル文書圖畫ヲ發賣頒布シタル者罰前項ニ同シ其ノ未タ發賣頒布セサル文書圖畫ハ之ヲ沒收ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="29">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>第二十六條第二十七條第二十八條ノ場合ニ於テ刻版及印本ハ檢事ニ於テ假ニ之ヲ差押フルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="30">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>前條ノ差押ヲ爲ストキハ製本ノ體裁ニヨリ其ノ差押フヘキ部分ト他ノ部分ト分割シ得ルニ於テハ之ヲ分割スルコトアルヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="31">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>文書圖畫ヲ出版シ因テ誹毀ノ訴ヲ受ケタル場合ニ於テ其ノ私行ニ涉ルモノヲ除クノ外裁判所ニ於テ專ラ公益ノ爲ニスルモノト認ムルトキハ被吿人ニ事實ノ證明ヲ許スコトヲ得若之ヲ證明シタルトキハ其ノ罪ヲ免ス損害賠償ノ訴ヲ受ケタルトキモ亦同シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="32">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>此ノ法律ヲ犯シタル者ニハ刑法ノ自首減輕、再犯加重、數罪俱發ノ例ヲ用井ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="33">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>此ノ法律ニ關ル公訴ノ時效ハ一年ヲ經過スルニ因テ成就ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="34">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>此ノ法律ニ依リ出版スル雜誌ニシテ其ノ記載ノ事項第二條ノ範圍外ニ涉ルトキハ內務大臣ハ此ノ法律ニ依リテ出版スルコトヲ差止ムルコトヲ得此ノ場合ニ於テハ一箇年ヲ經ルニ非サレハ更ニ此ノ法律ニ依リ出版スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
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      <Article Num="35">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十五條</ArticleTitle>
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            <Sentence>文書圖畫ヲ印刷スルトキハ直ニ發賣頒布セスト雖其ノ目的發賣頒布ニ在ルモノハ總テ此ノ法律ニ依ル</Sentence>
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