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<Law Era="Meiji" Lang="ja" LawType="Act" Num="51" PromulgateDay="8" PromulgateMonth="5" Year="39">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>朕帝國議會ノ協贊ヲ經タル紙幣類似證券取締法ヲ裁可シ玆ニ之ヲ公布セシム</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>御名御璽</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>明治三十九年五月七日</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內閣總理大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>侯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>西園寺公望</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>大藏大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>法學博士</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>阪谷芳郞</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>法律第五十一號</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>紙幣類似證券取締法</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>第一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>一樣ノ形式ヲ具ヘ箇々ノ取引ニ基カスシテ金額ヲ定メ多數ニ發行シタル證券ニシテ紙幣類似ノ作用ヲ爲スモノト認ムルトキハ主務大臣ニ於テ其ノ發行及流通ヲ禁止スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>前項ノ規定ハ一樣ノ價格ヲ表示シテ物品ノ給付ヲ約束スル證券ニ付之ヲ準用ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>第二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>前條ニ依リ證券ノ發行及流通ヲ禁止シタルトキハ主務大臣ハ直ニ其ノ旨ヲ公吿ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>禁止ノ公吿後ニ發行シ又ハ流通セシムルノ目的ヲ以テ授受シタル證券ハ無效トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>第三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>禁止ニ違反シテ證券ヲ發行シ又ハ其ノ證券ヲ授受シタル者ハ一年以下ノ重禁錮又ハ千圓以下ノ罰金ニ處シ其ノ證券ヲ沒收ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>禁止ニ違反シテ證券ヲ流通セシムルノ目的ヲ以テ授受シタル者ノ罰亦前項ニ同シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>第四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>禁止ノ公吿後ニ發行シ又ハ流通セシムルノ目的ヲ以テ授受シタル證券ハ裁判ニ依リ沒收スル場合ヲ除クノ外何人ノ所有ヲ問ハス行政處分ヲ以テ之ヲ官沒ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
  </LawBody>
</Law>