I hereby give My sanction to the Imperial Ordinance concerning the partial amendments to the Enforcement Law of the Tokyo Metropolis Organization and others, and cause the same to be promulgated.
Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This twenty-fifth day of the second month of the twenty-second year of Showa (February 25, 1947)
Countersigned: Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru
Minister for Home Affairs UEHARA Etsujiro
Imperial Ordinance No. 59
Article 1. The Ordinance concerninig the Enforcement of the Tokyo Metropolis Organization Law shall be amended partially as follows:
In Article 116, paragraph 1, next to "among the Izushichito," "Aogashima" shall be added and "members of the Metropolitan assembly" shall read "governor of the Metropolis and members of the Metropolitan assembly."
Article 2. The Ordinance concerning the Enforcement of District, urban and rural prefectures Organization Law shall be amended partially as follows:
In Article 30, paragraph 2, "members of District assembly" and "members of urban and rural prefectural assembly" shall read "governor of District and members of District assembly" and "governors of urban and rural prefectures" respectively.
Supplementary Provision:
The present Ordinance shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.