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<Law Era="Meiji" Lang="ja" LawType="ImperialOrder" Num="258" PromulgateDay="22" PromulgateMonth="10" Year="31">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>朕外務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>明治三十一年十月二十二日</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內閣總理大臣兼外務大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>大隈重信</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>勅令第二百五十八號</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>外務省官制</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>第一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外務大臣ハ外國ニ關スル政務ノ施行、外國ニ於ケル帝國商事ノ保護及外國在留帝國臣民ニ關スル事務ヲ管理シ外交官及領事官ヲ監督ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>第二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>大臣官房ニ於テハ通則ニ揭クルモノノ外帝國ニ駐在スル各國外交官領事官、外國人敍勳、條約書保管及文書翻譯ニ關スル事務ヲ掌ル</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>第三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外務省專任參事官ハ二人專任外務大臣祕書官ハ二人專任書記官ハ五人ヲ以テ定員トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>第四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外務省ニ左ノ二局ヲ置ク</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <List>
            <ListSentence>
              <Sentence>政務局</Sentence>
            </ListSentence>
          </List>
          <List>
            <ListSentence>
              <Sentence>通商局</Sentence>
            </ListSentence>
          </List>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>第五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>政務局ニ於テハ外交ニ關スル事務ヲ掌ル</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>第六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>通商局ニ於テハ通商航海及移民ニ關スル事務ヲ掌ル</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>第七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外務省ニ翻譯官四人ヲ置ク奏任トス文書翻譯ニ從事ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>第八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外務省屬ハ六十人ヲ以テ定員トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>第九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外務省ニ翻譯官補六人ヲ置ク判任トス上官ノ指揮ヲ承ケ文書翻譯及通辯ニ從事ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="10">
        <ArticleTitle>第十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>外務省ニ技手二人ヲ置ク上官ノ指揮ヲ承ケ電信事務ニ從事ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>附　則</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Article Num="11">
        <ArticleTitle>第十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>本令ハ明治三十一年十一月一日ヨリ施行ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
</Law>