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<Law Era="Meiji" Lang="ja" LawType="Act" Num="57" PromulgateDay="21" PromulgateMonth="4" Year="43">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>朕帝國議會ノ協贊ヲ經タル輕便鐵道法ヲ裁可シ玆ニ之ヲ公布セシム</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>御名御璽</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>明治四十三年四月二十日</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內閣總理大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>侯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>桂太郞</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內務大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>法學博士</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>男爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>平田東助</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>遞信大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>男爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>後藤新平</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>法律第五十七號</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>輕便鐵道法</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>第一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>輕便鐵道ヲ敷設シ一般運送ノ用ニ供セムトスル者ハ左ノ書類及圖面ヲ提出シ主務大臣ノ免許ヲ受クヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <Item Num="1">
            <ItemTitle>一</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>起業目論見書</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="2">
            <ItemTitle>二</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>線路豫測圖</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="3">
            <ItemTitle>三</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>敷設費用ノ槪算書</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="4">
            <ItemTitle>四</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Sentence>運送營業上ノ收支槪算書</Sentence>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>第二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>主務大臣ハ公益上必要ト認ムルトキハ免許ニ條件ヲ附スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>第三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">免許ヲ受ケタル者ハ免許ニ指定シタル期限內ニ線路實測圖、工事方法書及工費豫算書ヲ提出シ主務大臣ノ認可ヲ受クヘシ</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ會社ニ在リテハ定款ヲ添附スルコトヲ要ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>第四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">線路ハ之ヲ道路上ニ敷設スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ必要ナル場合ニ於テ主務大臣ノ許可ヲ受ケタルトキハ此ノ限ニ在ラス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>第五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>私設鐵道法第二十條、第四十一條、第四十二條、第五十三條乃至第五十五條及第八十條ノ規定ハ輕便鐵道ニ之ヲ準用ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>第六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>鐵道營業法ハ輕便鐵道ニ之ヲ準用ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>第七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>明治四十二年法律第二十八號ハ輕便鐵道ノ抵當ニ之ヲ準用ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>第八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>本法ニ依リ運送ノ業ヲ爲ス者ニ對シテハ命令ノ定ムル所ニ依リ鐵道船舶郵便法ヲ準用ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>附　則</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <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>本法施行前免許又ハ特許ヲ受ケタル鐵道及軌道ニシテ將來本法ニ依ラシムヘキモノハ主務大臣之ヲ指定ス</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
      </Paragraph>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
</Law>