Art. 2-2.　When a city, town or village is newly established, the office of the electoral administrative committee-men of the city, town or village, assembly-men (it shall be referred to hereafter as the electoral administrative committee-men), until they are elected in the assembly of the newly-created city, town or village, shall be designated to the persons elected from among the electoral administrative committee-men (in the case of a town or village prescribed in Art. 38 of Town and Village Organization Law it shall herein and hereafter be the electoral administrative committee-men of the mayor of a town or village) or from among those who have been electoral administrative committee-men, of the city, town or village to which the area of the newly-created city, town or village has hitherto belonged, provided, however, that the electoral administrative committee-men or the persons who were the electoral administrative committee-men, of the city, town or village to which the area of the newly-created city, town or village has hitherto belonged shall be designated in cases where the number of the same does not exceed the fixed number of the electoral administrative committee-men of the newly-created city, town or village, and if there is still any vacancy after such procedure, or if there is no electoral administrative committee-men or no person who was electoral administrative committee-men, of the city, town or village to which the area of the newly-created city, town or village has hitherto belonged, the persons chosen by the person temporarily acting for the mayor of the newly-created city, town or village or the government official in charge of the mayoral duties, which the permission of the urban or rural prefecture, from among the supplementary members of the electoral administrative committee or the persons who were supplementary members of the electoral administrative committee (in cases where there is no such person, the persons who have the right to vote at the election of city, town or village assembly-men or the persons who have the right to vote at the election of the mayor of town or village in the case of a town or village prescribed in Art. 38 of Town and Village Organization Law), of the city, town or village to which the area of the newly-created city, town or village has hitherto belonged, shall be designated.

Art. 6.　The notice prescribed in the provisions of Art. 14, Par. 2 of City Organization Law or Art. 12, Par. 2 of Town and Village Organization Law shall be given by the electoral administrative committee of city, town or village assembly-men (the electoral administrative committee of a town or village mayor in a case of the towns or villages prescribed in Art. 38 of Town and Village Organization Law, and it shall hereafter, be referred as the electoral administrative committee) to the electoral administrative committee of Metropolitan, city, town or village assembly-men of the Metropolis, city, town or village in which the concerned person has his domicile.

Art. 6-2.　Restricting to the case in which the population in the area of a ward prescribed in Art. 16, Par. 3 of City Organization Law is less than half of the quotient of the population of the concerned city, divided by the full number of the city assembly-men of the concerned city, the area of the concerned ward may, in accordance with the provisions of the proviso to the same paragraph, be united with the area of the other ward or the areas of such wards as are under similar circumstances to constitute one electoral division.

Art. 7.　When an electoral division in accordance with the provisions of the proviso to Art. 16, Para. 3 of City Organization Law has been created, the preservation of documents prescribed in the provisions of Art. 31, Para. 1 and the notification of election prescribed in the provisions of Art. 32, Para. 1 of the same Law, shall be, in spite of these provisions, put under the charge of the electoral administrative committee.

Art. 13.　The office of the presiding officer of a branch meeting for the counting of the votes shall be designated to a person chosen by the electoral administrative committee (the ward electoral administration committee of city assembly-men in the case of a city contemplated in Art. 6 and Art. 82, Para. 1 of City Organization Law) from among the persons who have the right to vote at the election of city, town or village assembly-men (it shall herein and hereafter be the persons who have the right to vote at the election of city assembly-men in the concerned ward in the case of a city contemplated in Art. 6 and Art. 82, Para. 1 of City Organization Law or the persons who have the right to vote at the election of the mayor of town or village in the case of a tows or village contemplated in Art. 38 of Town and Village Organization Law).

Art. 21.　The electoral administrative committee shall choose before-hand from among the persons who have the right to vote at the election of city, town or village assembly-men a person who is to act for the presiding officer of election in cases where the matter is prevented from attending his duties of account of unavoidable circumstances.

Art. 21-2.　The provisions of the last preceding Art. shall apply with the necessary modifications to the presiding officer of a branch polling meeting or the presiding officer of a branch meeting for the counting of the votes, provided, however, that the electoral administrative committee mentioned in the same Art. shall be deemed to be the ward electoral administrative committee of city assembly-men (it shall be referred hereafter as the ward electoral administrative committee) in the case of a city contemplated in Art. 6 and Art. 82, Par. 1 of City Organization Law.

Art. 21-3.　When the presiding officer of election the presiding officer of a branch polling meeting the presiding officer of a branch meeting for the counting of the votes the person who is to act for such officer or the person who is temporarily to take charge of the duties of such officers has been chosen in accordance with the provisions of Art. 23, Para. 1 or 3 of City Organization Law of Art. 20, Para. 1 or 11 of Town and Village Organization Law or Art. 13 or 21 or 21-2 of this Ordinance, the electoral administrative committee (the ward electoral administrative committee in the case of a city contemplated in Art. 6 and Art. 82, par. 1 of City Organization Law with respect to the presiding officer of a branch polling meeting the presiding officer of a branch meeting for the counting of the votes the person who is to act for such officers or the person who is temporarily to take charge of the duties of such officers) shall forthwith give public notice of the name and address of the chosen person.

Arts. 29 and 30　shall be deleted.

Art. 32-2.　The expenses of election campaign shall not exceed the amount prescribed in the following Items for a candidate for the office of mayor of a city, provided, however, that they shall not exceed one-third of the amount prescribed in the following Items in a case of the election contemplated in Art. 73-9, Par. 1 of City Organization Law and shall not exceed the product of the amount prescribed in the following multiplied by the quotient of the total number of the persons entered in the register of the electors of the concerned section divided by the total number of the persons entered in the register of electors on the day on which the register of electors has become conclusive in the case of an election which is to be held after a part of the election has become null or in the case of an election to be held anew in accordance with the regulations as prescribed in Art. 22, Par. 4 of City Organization Law.

Art. 32-3.　The election of the mayor of town or village in a town or village contemplated in Art. 28 of Town and Village Organization Law shall be held by using the register of the electors and the supplementary register of the electors of members of the House of Representatives in the concerned town or village.

Art. 32-5.　The persons who are to demand the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation to be decided upon by a city, town or village assembly in accordance with the provisions of Art. 87-2, Par. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 72-2, Par. 1 of Town and Village Organization Law (it shall be referred hereafter as the representatives demanding the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation) shall submit a written application, accompanied by a written demand for the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation on which demand the purport of the demand and other necessary matters are stated, to the mayor of a city, town or village for the delivery of a certificate for the representatives demanding the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation.

Art. 32-6.　The representatives demanding the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation shall ask for the signing and sealing of the persons, who have the right to vote at the election of city, town or village assembly-men, on the signing book of the demandants for the enactment of a city, town or village by-law or regulation, accompanied by the written demand for the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation.

Art. 32-7.　The signing book of the demandants for the enactment of a city, town or village by-law or of a city, town or village regulation shall be prepared in each ward in a city contemplated in Art. 6 and Art. 82, Par. 1 of City Organization Law.

Art. 32-8.　When the number of the persons who have signed and sealed on the signing book of the demandants for the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation has reached one-fiftieth of the total number which has been publicly notified in accordance with the provisions of Art. 87-2, Par. 5 of City Organization Law or of Art. 72-2, Par. 5 of Town and Village Organization Law, of the persons who have the right to vote at the election of city, town or village assembly-men, the representatives demanding the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation shall send in the signing book of the demandants for the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or of a city, town or village regulation to the electoral administrative committee and ask as committee for the certification to the effect that the persons who have signed and sealed on the signing book are those entered in the register of electors.

Art. 32-9.　When the demand mentioned in Par. 1 of the last preceding Art. has been made for the first time after the preparation of the register of electors, the electoral administrative committee shall forthwith prepare the register for comparison mentioned in Par. 2 of the last preceding Art. by using the register of electors, except in cases where there exists prepared, the register for comparison prescribed in this Ordinance, the Imperial Ordinance for the Enforcement of Tokyo Metropolis Organization Law or the Imperial Ordinance for the Enforcement of District, Urban and Rural Prefecture Organization Law.

Art. 32-10.　The demand prescribed in the provisions o Art. 87-2, Par. 1 of City Organization Llaw or Art. 72-2, Par. 1 of Town and Village Organization Law shall be made with the written demand for the nactment of a city, town or village bye-law or a city, town or village regulaton, accompanied the paper which certifies the joint signative of one-fiftieth or more of the total number, which has been publicly notified in accordance with the provisions of Art. 87-2, Par. 5 of City Organization Law or of Art. 72-2, Par. 5 of Town and Village Organization Law, of the persons who have the right to vote at the election of city, town or village assembly-men and the signing book of the demandants for the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or a city, town or village regulation.

Art. 32-11.　If, in cases where the demand mentioned in the last preceding Art. has been made, the member of the persons who have signed add sealed on the signing book for the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or a city, town or village regulation of the demandants does not reach the required number, the mayor of a city, town or village shall reject the demand.

Art. 32-12.　When the demand prescribed in Art. 32-10 is accepted, the representatives demanding the enactment of a city, town or village bye-law or a city, town or village regulation shall forthwith be informed to that effect, and at the same time a public notice thereof shall be given and a report thereof shall be made to the urban or rural prefectural governor concerned. The same shall apply to the decision of city, town or village assembly when the diliveration of the assembly prescribed in the provisions of Art. 87-2 para. 1 or 2 of City Organization Law or of Art. 72-2, para. 1 or 2 of Town and Village Organization Law has come to a conclusion.

Art. 32-13.　The provisions of the eight preceding arts. shall apply with the necessary modifications to the demand for the inspection of affairs of a city, town or village in accordance with the provisions prescribed in Art. 96-2, Para. 3 of City Organization Law or Art. 79-2, Para. 3 of Town and Village Organization Law, provided, however, that the mayor of a city, town or village in the case of the city, town or village where the inspectors have been appointed" and "the urban or rural prefectural governor" mentioned in Art. 32-5 shall be deemed to be "the inspectors," and "the mayor of a city, town or village" respectively; that "Art. 87-2, Para. 5 of City Organization Law or Art. 72-2, Para. 5 of Town and Village Organization Law" mentioned in Art. 32-8, Para. 2 or Art. 32-10 shall be deemed to be "Art. 96-2, Para. 8 of City Organization Law or Art. 79-2, Para. 8 of Town and Village Organization Law" that "the mayor of a city, town or village in the case of a city, town or village where he inspectors have been appointed" mentioned in Art. 32-11 shall be deemed to be "the inspectors" and that "the deliberation of the assembly" "the mayor of a city, town or village in the case of a city, town or village where the inspectors have been appointed" and "the urban or rural prefectural governor" mentioned in the preceding Art. shall be deemed to be "the inspection of affairs of the city, town or village" "the inspectors" and

Art. 50.　The provisions of Art. 32-5 to 32-11 inclusive and of the fore part of Art. 32-12 shall apply with the necessary modifications to the demands for the dissolution of a city, town or village assembly, in accordance with the provisions of Art. 162, Para. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 142 Para. 1 of Town and Village Organization Law provided, however, that "the mayor of a city, town or village" mentioned in Art. 32-5, shall be deemed to be "the electoral administrative committee", "Art. 87-2, Para. 5 of City Organization Law" and one-fiftieth mentioned in Art. 32-8 Para. 1 and Art. 32-10 to be "Art. 162, Para. 3 of City Organization Law or Art. 142, Para. 3 of Town and Village Organization Law and "one-third" respectively and "the mayor of a city, town or village mentiined in Art. 32-11 Para. 1 and art. 32-12 to be "the electoral administrative committee".

Art. 51.　When two or more demands for the dissolution of a city, town or village assembly have been made, the vote in respect to the dissolution shall not be forbidden to be held by one vote in combination with the others.

Art. 52.　If the whole city, town or village assembly-men have come to be not in office, the vote in respect to the dissolution shall not be held.

Art. 53.　If the electoral administrative committee has accepted the written demand for the dissolution of a city, town or village assembly prescribed in the provisions of Art. 32-10, the application with the necessary modifications of which is metioned in Art. 50, it shall cause, within twenty days, the city, town or village assembly to send in a written vindication in which the purport of vindication and other necessary matters are stated.

Art. 54.　In a case where the result of the vote in respect to the dissolution becomes known, the electoral administrative committee shall forthwith notify the same to the city, town or village assembly and the representatives demanding the resolution and give public notice of the same and at the same time it shall send in to the mayor of a city, town or village concerned and the urban or rural prefectural governor concerned a report thereof accompanied by a copy of the record of election.

Art. 55.　In the matter of the vote in respect to the dissolution of a city, town or village assembly, any person who has committee an act prescribed in Art. 116, Para. 1, Art. 117, Art. 118 or Art. 127 of the Law concerning the Election of Members of the House of Representatives shall be sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment without hard labor or to pay a fine of less than two hundred yen,

Art. 57.　The provisions of Arts. 32-5 to 32-11 inclusive and the fore sentence of Art. 32-12 shall apply with the necessary modifications to the demand for the dismissal of the mayor of a city, town or village prescribed in the provisions of Art. 165, Par. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 145, Par. 1 of Town and Village Organization Law, provided, however, that "the mayor of a city, town or village" mentioned in Art. 32-5 shall be deemed to be "the electoral administrative committee": "Art. 87-2, Par. 5 of City Organization Law or Art. 72-2, Par. 5 of Town and Village Organization Law" and "one-fiftieth" mentioned in Art. 32-8, Par. 1 and Art. 32-10 to be "Art. 162, Par. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 145, Par. 5 of Town and Village Organization Law" and "one-third" respectively: and "the mayor of a city, town or village" mentioned in Art. 32-11 Par. 1 and Art. 32-12 to be "the electoral administrative committee".

Art. 58.　If the mayor of a city town or village has come to lose his office or to die, the vote in respect to the dismissal shall not be held.

Art. 58-2.　The provisions of Art. 15-3, Par. 2, Art. 17, Art. 20-2, Par. 1, Art. 22 (excluding Par. 2), Art. 23, Art. 23-2, Par. 1, Par. 5 and Pars. 7 to 9 inclusive (excluding the part relating to electoral division), Arts. 24 to 25-4 inclusive, Arts. 27 to 27-4 inclusive, Art. 28, Item 1, Item 2 and Item 5 to 7 nclusive, Art. 29, Art. 31, the principal sentence of Art. 35, Arts. 36, Pars. 1 to 5 inclusive and Par. 7, Art. 37, Pars. 1 and 2, and Art. 39 (excluding the part relating to Art. 21-3) of City Organization Law, Art. 14, Art. 17-2, Par. 1, Art. 19, Art. 20, Pars. 1 to 3 inclusive, Para. 7, and Paras. 9 to 12 inclusive, Arts. 21 to 22-4 inclusive, Arts. 24-4 inclusive, Art. 25, Item 1, Item 2 and Items 5 to 7 inclusive, Art. 26, Art. 28, the principal sentence of Art. 32, Art. 33, paras. 1 to 5 inclusive and Para. 7, Art. 34, Paras. 1 and 2, and Art. 36 (excluding the part relating to Art. 18-3) of Town and Village Organization Law and Arts. 10 to 28-3 inclusive. Art. 51 and Arts. 53 to 55 inclusive of this Ordinance shall apply with the necessary modifications to the vote in respect to the dismissal of the mayor of a city, town or village; provided, however, that "a candidate for the office of councillor" and "a person who shall be an inspector of election" mentioned in Art. 23-2 Para. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 20, Par. 3 of Town and Village Organization Law shall be deemed to be "the mayor of a city, town or village and the representatives demanding the dismissal of the mayor" and "two inspectors of election respectively; "the name of one candidate and no more" and "the name of a candidate" mentioned in Art. 25, Para. 5 or 7 of City Organization Law or Art. 22 Para. 5 or 7 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the name of the mayor of a city, town or village": "the candidate" or "a candidate" and "whether the voter has intended to vote for one candidate or the other" mentioned in Art. 28, Item 2, and Items 5 to 7 inclusive of City Organization Law or Art. 25, Item 2, and Items 5 to 7 inclusive of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the mayor of a city, town or village"; "whether the voter has intended to vote for one candidate or the other" mentioned in Art. 28 Item 7 of City Organization Law or Art. 25, Item 7 or Town and Village Organization Law to be "for whom the voter has intended to vote": "the full names and permanent residences of the persons elected" mentioned in Art. 31, Par. 2 of City Organization Law or Art. 28, Par. 2 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the result of the vote in respect to the dismissal"; "a candidate for the office of councillor" and "the election of a person" mentioned in Art. 36 of City Organization Law or Art. 33 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the mayor of a city, town of village and the representatives demanding the dismissal" and "the result of the vote in respect to the dismissal" respectively: "Art. 32 Par. 1, or Art. 34, Par. 2 or Art. 32, Par. 2" mentioned in Art. 36 of City Organization and "Art. 29, Par. 1 or Art. 31, Par. 2 or Art. 29, Par. 2" mentioned in Art. 33 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "Art. 54, Par. 1 of the Ordinance concerning the Enforcement of Organization Law and Town and Village Organization Law": "the election of a person", "a member to fill the vacancy caused thereby shall be chosen" and "Art. 33, Pars. 4 and 5 or Art. 30, Pars. 4 and 5" mentioned in Art. 37, Par. 2 of City Organization Law or Art. 34, Par. 2 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the result of the vote in respect to the dismissal", "the validity of the result of the vote in respect to dissolution shall further be determined" and "Art. 32, Par. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 19, Par. 1 of Town and Village Organization Law; and "Art. 50, Par. 1" mentioned in Art. 53, Par. 1 of this Ordinance, "Art. 56" mentioned in Par. 2 of the same Art. and "shall dissolve" mentioned in Art. 54, Par. 2 of this Ordinance to be "Art. 57", "Art. 57-2" and "shall be divested of the office" respectively.

Art. 58-3.　The provisions of Arts. 32-5 to 32-11 inclusive and of the fore sentence of Art. 32-12 shall apply with the necessary modifications to the demand for the dismissal of city, town or village assembly-men which is made in accordance with the provisions of Art. 165, Par. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 145, Par. 1 of Town and Village Organization Law; provided, however, that "the mayor of a city, town or village" mentioned in Art. 32-5 shall be deemed to be "the electoral administrative committee": "Art. 87-12, Par. 5 of City Organization Law or Art. 72-2, Par. 5" and "one-fiftieth" mentioned in Art. 32-8, Par. 1 and Art. 32-10 to be "Art. 165, Par. 5 of City Organization or Art. 145, Par. 5 of Town and Village Organization Law" and "one-third" respectively, and "the mayor of a city town or village" mentioned in Art. 32-11, Par. 1 to be "the electoral administrative committee".

Art. 58-4.　When two or more demands for the dismissal of the same and one city, town or village assembly-men have been made or the demand for the dismissal of city, town or village assembly-men who belong to the same and one electoral division has been made, the vote in respect to the dismissal thereof shall not be forbidden to be held by one vote in combination with the others.

Art. 58-5.　The provisions of Art. 15-3, Par. 2, Art. 17, Art. 20-2 Par. 1, Art. 22 (excluding Par. 2), Art. 23, Art. 23-2, Par. 1, Par. 5 and Pars. 7 to 9 inclusive, Arts. 24 to 25-4 inclusive, Arts. 27 to 27-4 inclusive, Art. 28, Item 1, Item 2 and Items 5 to 7 inclusive, Art. 29, Art. 31, the principal sentence of Art. 35, Art. 36, Pars. 1 to 5 inclusive and Par. 7, Art. 37, Pars. 1 and 2, Art. 39 (excluding the part relating, to Art. 21-3) of City Organization Law, of Art. 14, Art. 17-2, Par. 1, Art. 19, Art. 20, Pars. 1 to 3 inclusive, Par. 7 and Pars. 9 to 12 inclusive, Arts. 21 to 22-4 inclusive, Arts. 24 to 24-4 inclusive, Art. 25, Item 1, Item 2 and Items 5 to 7 inclusive, Art. 26, Art. 28, the principle sentence of Art. 32, Art. 33, Pars. 1 to 5 inclusive and Par. 7, Art. 34, Pars, 1 and 2 Art. 36 (excluding the part relating, to Art. 18-3) of Town and Village Organization Law and of Art. 11 to Arts. 22 to 28-3 inclusive, Arts. 53 to 55 inclusive and Art. 58 of this Ordinance shall apply with the necessary modifications to the dismissal of city, town or village assembly-men; provided, however, that "A candidate for the office of concillor", "a person who shall be an inspector of election", "the person himself" and "file notice of him" mentioned in Art. 23-2, Par. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 20, Par. 3 of Town and Village Organization Law shall be deemed to be "A city, town or village assembly-men and the representatives demanding the dismissal of the concerned assembly-men", "two inspectors of election", "the persons themselves" and "file notice of them respectively; "the name of one candidate and no more" or "the name of a candidate" mentioned in Art. 25, Pars. 5 or 7 of City Organization Law or Art. 22, Par. 5 or 7 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the name of the city, town or village assembly-men"; "the candidate", "a candidate" and "whether the voter has intended to vote for one candidate or the other" mentioned in Art. 28, Item 2 and Items 5 to 7 inclusive of City Organization Law or Art. 25, Item 2 and Items 5 to 7 inclusive of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the city, town or village assembly-men" and "for whom the voter has intended to vote" and "The ballot" mentioned in the same Art. to be "The approval or disapproval or the description of the name" in the application with the necessary modifications of the same Art.: "the full names and permanent residences of the persons elected" mentioned in Art. 31 Par. 2 of City Organization Law or Art. 28, Par. 2 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the result of the vote in respect to the dismissal"; "a candidate for the office of councillor", "of the election of a person" and "Art. 32, Par. 1 or Art. 34, Par. 2 or Art. 32, Par. 2, or Art. 29, Par. 1 or Art. 31 Par. 2 or Art. 29, Par. 2" mentioned in Art. 36 of City Organization Law or in Art. 33 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the city, town or village assembly-men and the representatives demanding the dismissal", "the result of the vote in respect to the dismissal" and "Art. 54, Par. 1 of the Ordinance concerning the Enforcement of the City Organization Law and Town and Village Organization Law respectively": "the election of a person, "a member to fill the vacancy caused thereby shall be chosen" and "Art. 33, Pars. 4 and 5 or Art. 30, Pars. 4 and 5" mentioned in Art. 37, Par. 2 of City Organization Law or in Art. 34, Par. 2 of Town and Village Organization Law to be "the result of the vote in respect to the dismissal" and "the validity of the result of the vote shall further be determined" "Art. 22, Par. 1 of City Organization Law or Art. 19, Par. 1 of Town and Village Organization Law" respectively; "Art. 50, Par. 1" mentioned in Art. 53, Par. 1 of this Ordinance and "Art. 56" mentioned in Par. 2 of the same Art. to be "Art. 58-3" and "Art. 58-5" respectively, and "shall dissolve" mentioned in Art. 54, Par. 2 to be "shall be divested of the office".

Art. 58-7.　A deputy mayor, inspection commissioner, treasurer, electoral administrative committee-man, or ward electoral administrative committee-man of city assembly-men against whom the demand for dismissal has been made shall be divested of the office on the day of public notice mentioned in Art. 32-12 the application with the necessary modifications of which is mentioned in the last preceding Art. if a majority of three-fourths or more have concurred to that effect in the presence of two-thirds of the full number of the assembly-men at a meeting of a city, town or village assembly.

Art. 62.　Any person who has the right to vote at the election of city assembly-men and has his domicile in a ward, has the right to vote at the election of ward assembly-men.

Art. 66　shall be deleted.

Art. 68-2.　A ward may have inspection commissioners by making ward byelaws to that effect.

Art. 73.　In respect to a city, town or village in Hokkaido, "an urban or rural prefecture, an urban or rural prefectural governor and an urban or rural prefectural council of alderman" mentioned in this ordinance shall be deemed to be "a district, the governor of a district, the district council of alderman" respectively.