Chapter I. The provisions relation to Cities, Towns and Villages (except Towns and Villages in Hokkaido)

Article 1. Any person who has been dispensed with the qualification of the consecutive two year residence in accordance with the provisions of Art. 9, Par. 2 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 7, Par. 2 of the fomer Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to be a person who has, in accordance with the amended provisions, been granted the right to vote at the election of city, town or village assembly-men (herein and hereinafter it shall be the right to vote at the election of the mayor of a town or village in the case of a town or village contemplated in Art. 38 of the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages).

Article 2. With respect to the affairs relating to election, until after the electoral administrative committee for assembly-men of a city, town or village (in the case of a town or village contemplated in Art. 38 of the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, it shall herein and hereinafter be the electoral administrative committee for the mayor of a town or village) has been created in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 28 of the twenty-first year of Showa (the Law Amending a Part of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities) or Law No. 29 of the twenty-first year of Showa (the Law Amending a Part of the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages), the former provisions shall still have effect.

Article 3. In case where a meeting of the electoral administrative committee for assembly-men of a city, town or village or of the ward electoral administrative committee for assembly-men of a city is called for the first time, the duties devolving upon the chairman of the electoral administrative committee as prescribed in the provisions of Art. 15-5 or Art. 15-10, Par. 3 of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities as amended or of Art. 13-5 of the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages as amended shall be executed by the mayor of a city, towns or village or the chief of a ward.

Article 5. Such affairs of the mayor of a city, town or village or any other person responsible for the preparation of the register of electors as relate to the preparation, the public inspection, etc. of the register of electors which shall be used at the election of assembly-men of a city, town or village in accordance with the provisions of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be executed by the electoral administrative committee for assembly-men of a city, town or village or the ward electoral administrative committee for ciyt assembly-men.

Article 5. The chairman of a town or village and his deputy as contemplated in Art. 45, Par. 3 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to be the chairman and his deputy in accordance with the amended provisions.

Article 6. Restricting to the twenty-first year of Showa, ordinary meetings of a city, town or village assembly shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Art. 50-2, Par. 2 of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities as amended or Art. 46-2, Par. 2 of the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages as amended, be held one or more times.

Article 7. With respect to the matters relating to the period, its prolongation and the opening and closing a meeting of a city assembly or a city council of aldermen, until after these matters have been provided in the rules of proceedings as prescribed in the amended provisions Art. 50-2, Par. 6 of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities or in the amended provisions of Art. 71 of the same Law in which the application with the necessary modifications of the above-stated Par. is mentioned, the former provisions shall still have effect. The provisions of the preceding Paragraph shall apply with the necessary modifications to the period and its prolongation and the opening and closing of a meeting of a town or village assembly.

Article 8. In case where the notification of the convocation of a meeting of the city, town or village assembly or of a business to be transacted thereat has been given in accordance with the provisions of Art. 51, Par. 2 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 47, Pars. 3 or 4 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, it shall be deemed that public notice has been given in accordance with the amended provisions.

Article 9. Clerks who have come into office in accordance with the provisions of Art. 61, Par. 2 or Art. 71 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 57, Par. 2 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with the amended provisions.

Article 10. In so far as the application of such amended provisions of Art. 73, Par. 3 or 4 of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 61, Para.3 or 4 of the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages as relate to an election of the mayor of a city, town or village which shall be held for the first time in accordance with Law No. 28 of the twenty-first year of Showa or Law No. 29 of the twenty-first year of Showa, the events which are prescribed in such amended provisions shall be deemed to have occurred on the day which shall be designated by the Minister for Home Affairs. With respect to the appointment of the mayor of a city or an election of the mayor of a town or village, until after the mayor of a city, town or village has come into office according to the election which has been held for the first time in accordance with Law No. 28 of the twenty-first year of Showa or Law No. 29 of the twenty-first year of Showa, the former provisions shall still have effect.

Article 11. With respect to the declaration of retirement from office of the mayor or deputy mayor of a city, town or village in accordance with the provisions of Art. 73, Par. 6 or Art. 75, Pars. 4 or 5 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 64 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, the former provisions shall still have effect, provided, however, that the day of retirement, from office shall be October 24, 1946.

Article 12. In a city contemplated in the amended provisions of the proviso to Art. 76, Par. 1 of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities, the provisions relating to the duties devolving upon the inspection commissioners as contemplated in Law No. 28 of the twenty-first year of Showa shall, until after the inspection commissioners have been elected, not apply.

Article 13. In a town or village where the mayor of a town or village has at the same time been in chasge of the duties devolving upon a treasurer or has caused the deputp mapor to be at the same time in charge of such duties in accordance with the provisions of Art. 67, Par. 6 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, it shall be deemed that the mayor of a town or village has at the same time been in charge of the duties devolving upon a treasures or has caused the deputy mayor to be at the same time in charge of such duties in accordance with the amended provisions.

Article 14. The councillors who have come into office in accordance with the provisions of Art. 82-2 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 68-2 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to be appointed in accordance with the amended provisions.

Article 15. The committeemen who have come into office in accordance with the provisions of Art. 83 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 69 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall, according to the designation of the mayor of a city, Town or Village, be deemed to have been appointed as standing or temporary committeemen in accordance with the amended provisions.

Article 16. The Regulations of a City, Town or Village as prescribed in the provisions of Art. 105 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 85 of the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to be the Regulations of a City, Town or Village as contemplated in the amended provisions.

Article 17. With respect to an objection as prescribed in the provisions of the former Law concerning the Organization of Cities or the former Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, the former provisions shall still apply.

Article 18. The provisions of Art. 10, Par. 1 shall, in so far as the application of such amended provisions of Art. 90-3, Par. 2 or Art. 162, Par. 2 of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities or of Art. 74-, Par. 2 or Art. 142, Par. 2 of the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages as relate to an election of assembly-men of a city, town or village which shall be held for the first time in accordance with such amended provisions is concerned, apply with the necessary modifications.

Article 19. The provisions relating to the dismissal of the mayor of a city, town or village (it shall include the provisions relating to a resolution of want of confidence in the mayor of a city, town or village) and the provisions relating to the dissolution of a city, town or village assembly as prescribed in Law No. 28 of the twenty-first year of Showa or Law No. 29 of the twenty-first year of Showa shall, until after the mayor of a city, town or village has been elected in accordance with the same Laws, not apply.

Article 20. A person acting for the chairman as prescribed in the provisions of Art. 66-2 of the former Ordinance concerning the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to be the deputy chairman as prescribed in the provisions of Art. 48, Par. 1 of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities the application with the necessary modifications of which is mentioned in the amended provisions of Art. 67 of the same Ordinance.

Article 21. The By-laws of a City or the Regulations of a City as contemplated in Art. 69 and Art. 71, Par. 2 of the former Ordinance concerning the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to be the By-laws of a Ward or the Regulations of a Ward a prescribed in the amended provisions.

Chapter II. Provisions relating to Towns and Villages of Hokkaido

Article 22. With respect to an objection as prescribed in the provisions of Art. 75 of the former Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, the former provisions shall still apply.

Article 23. With respect to an appeal as prescribed in the provisions of Arts. 76 to 79 inclusive and Arts. 81 to 83 inclusive of the former Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, the former provisions shall still apply.

Article 24. Any person who has been dispensed with the qualification of the consecutive one year residence in accordance with the provisions of Art. 84, Par. 2 of the former Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to be a person who has, in accordance with the amended provisions, been granted the right to vote at the election of town or village assembly-men.

Article 25. With respect to the matters which has acted upon the procedure of a resolution by means of document without convoking a meeting of a town or village assembly as prescribed in the provisions of Art. 85, Par. 1 of the former Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, the former provisions shall still have effect.

Article 26. A treasurer who has been appointed in accordance with the provisions of Art. 88, Par. 3 of the former Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with the amended provisions.

Article 27. The clerks who have been appointed to office in accordance with the provisions of Art. 89, Par. 1 of the former Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to have been appointed to office in accordance with the amended provisions, and the full number as prescribed in the former provisions of Par. 2 of the same Article shall be deemed to be the full number as prescribed in the amended provisions.

Article 28. The designation of the governor of Hokkaido and the Regulations of a Town or Village as prescribed in the provisions of Art. 92 Par. 1 of the former Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall be deemed to be the By-laws of a Town or Village as prescribed in the amended provisions.

Article 29. In the case of a town or village which has been a designated town or village as contemplated in Art. 74 of the Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages, the former provisions of Art. 84, Art. 95 and Art. 96, Pars. 1 to 7 inclusive of the Ordinance relating to the Enforcement of the Law concerning the Organization of Cities and the Law concerning the Organization of Towns and Villages shall still apply until after the next general election of town or village assemblymen.