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<Law Era="Meiji" Lang="ja" LawType="Act" Num="23" PromulgateDay="16" PromulgateMonth="2" Year="38">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>朕帝國議會ノ協贊ヲ經タル郵便貯金法ヲ裁可シ玆ニ之ヲ公布セシム</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>御名御璽</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>明治三十八年二月十五日</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內閣總理大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>桂太郞</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>遞信大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>大浦兼武</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>法律第二十三號</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>郵便貯金法</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>第一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金ハ政府之ヲ管掌ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>第二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">郵便貯金ノ預入ハ郵便貯金通帳ニ依リ其ノ拂戾ハ拂戾證書ニ依リ之ヲ爲ス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ命令ヲ以テ特別ノ規定ヲ設ケタル場合ハ此ノ限ニ在ラス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>第三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>一人ノ郵便貯金制限額ハ左ノ如シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <Item Num="1">
            <ItemTitle>一</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Column Num="1">
                <Sentence>一度ノ預入額</Sentence>
              </Column>
              <Column Num="2">
                <Sentence>十錢以上</Sentence>
              </Column>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="2">
            <ItemTitle>二</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Column Num="1">
                <Sentence>貯金總額</Sentence>
              </Column>
              <Column Num="2">
                <Sentence>千圓以下</Sentence>
              </Column>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>預入金ノ端數ハ厘位ヲ限トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>第四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>左ニ揭クル預入金ニ付テハ前條第一項第二號ノ制限ヲ適用セス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <Item Num="1">
            <ItemTitle>一</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>公共團體、社寺、學校又ハ營利ヲ目的トセサル法人若ハ團體ノ預入金</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="2">
            <ItemTitle>二</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>命令ノ規定ニ依ル共同貯金ノ預入金</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="3">
            <ItemTitle>三</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>產業組合ノ預入金</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="4">
            <ItemTitle>四</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>振替計算ノ爲ニスル預入金</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>第五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金通帳ハ命令ヲ以テ定ムル場合ヲ除クノ外一人一册ヲ限トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>前項ノ規定ニ違反シ二册以上ノ通帳ヲ以テ貯金ノ預入ヲ爲シタル者アルトキハ最初ノ通帳、通帳ノ日附同一ナルトキハ貯金ノ最多額ナルモノニ記入シタル貯金ノ外利子ヲ付セス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>前項ニ依リ利子ヲ付スヘカラサル貯金ニ付旣ニ拂戾シタル利子アルトキハ現ニ存在スル貯金ヨリ之ヲ控除シ又ハ別ニ之ヲ追徵ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>第六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金額第三條第一項第二號ノ制限ヲ超過シタル場合ニ於テ郵便貯金預ケ人之ヲ其ノ制限以內ニ減額セサルトキハ郵便官署ハ其ノ制限以內ニ減額スルニ必要ナル限度ニ於テ貯金ノ一部ヲ以テ國債證券ヲ購入シ之ヲ保管スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>第七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便切手及支拂期ノ開始セル證券ハ命令ノ定ムル所ニ依リ郵便貯金ニ預入スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>第八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金ノ利子ニ關スル規程ハ命令ヲ以テ之ヲ定ム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>第九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便官署ハ郵便貯金預ケ人ノ請求ニ因リ其ノ貯金ノ一部ヲ以テ國債證券其ノ他ノ證券ヲ購入保管シ又ハ之ヲ賣却スルコトヲ得其ノ證券ノ種類ハ命令ヲ以テ之ヲ定ム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="10">
        <ArticleTitle>第十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金拂出ニ關スル證書ノ有效期間ハ命令ヲ以テ之ヲ定ム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="11">
        <ArticleTitle>第十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金ニ關シ無能力者ノ郵便官署ニ對シテ爲シタル行爲ハ能力者ノ爲シタルモノト看做ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="12">
        <ArticleTitle>第十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金及保管ニ係ル證券ハ命令ヲ以テ定ムル場合ヲ除クノ外之ヲ讓渡スコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="13">
        <ArticleTitle>第十三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>成規ノ手續ヲ經テ郵便貯金ヲ拂出シ又ハ保管ニ係ル證券ヲ交付シタルトキハ正當ノ拂出又ハ交付ヲ爲シタルモノト看做ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="14">
        <ArticleTitle>第十四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便官署ハ郵便貯金ニ關スル取扱ノ遲延ニ因リ生シタル損害ニ付賠償ノ責ニ任セス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="15">
        <ArticleTitle>第十五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便官署ハ郵便貯金預ケ人ノ眞僞ヲ調査スル爲預ケ人ヲシテ必要ナル證明ヲ爲サシムルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="16">
        <ArticleTitle>第十六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便官署ハ必要ナル場合ニ於テ郵便貯金通帳ヲ檢閱スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="17">
        <ArticleTitle>第十七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金ニ關スル書類ニハ印紙稅ヲ課セス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="18">
        <ArticleTitle>第十八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>十年間郵便貯金ノ預入及拂出ナク且利子記入又ハ檢閱ノ爲ニスル通帳ノ提出ナキ場合ニ於テハ郵便官署ハ其ノ預ケ人ニ對シ郵便貯金通帳ノ提出又ハ預入金ノ處分ヲ爲スヘキ旨ヲ催吿シ其ノ催吿ノ日ヨリ六十日內ニ通帳ヲ提出セス又ハ預入金ノ處分ヲ申出サルトキハ其ノ郵便貯金及保管ニ係ル證券ハ國庫ノ所有ニ歸ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金拂出ニ關スル證書ノ有效期間滿了ノ日ヨリ三年間再度證書交付又ハ拂出金戾入ノ請求ナキ場合ニ於テハ其ノ拂出金ハ國庫ノ所有ニ歸ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>一定ノ期間拂戾ヲ爲ササル條件ヲ以テ預入シタル郵便貯金ニ付テハ其ノ期間ハ第一項ノ期間ニ算入セス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>附　則</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Article Num="19">
        <ArticleTitle>第十九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>本法施行ノ期日ハ勅令ヲ以テ之ヲ定ム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>郵便貯金條例ハ之ヲ廢止ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="20">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>本法施行前ニ預入シタル郵便貯金ニ關シテハ本法ノ規定ヲ適用ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>本法施行前又ハ本法施行後一年內ニ第十八條第一項ノ期間ヲ經過シ又ハ經過スヘキ郵便貯金ニ付テハ本法施行ノ際郵便官署ニ於テ其ノ預ケ人ニ對シ郵便貯金通帳ノ提出又ハ預入金ノ處分ヲ爲スヘキ旨ヲ催吿スヘシ其ノ催吿ノ日ヨリ一年內ニ通帳ヲ提出セス又ハ預入金ノ處分ヲ申出サルトキハ更ニ其ノ旨ヲ公吿シ尙一年內ニ之ニ應スル者ナキトキハ其ノ貯金及保管ニ係ル國債證券ハ國庫ノ所有ニ歸ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>本法施行前發行シタル拂戾證書ノ有效期間ハ本法施行ノ日ヨリ六十日トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
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