I hereby promulgate the Law concerning the Partial Amendments of the Local Autonomy Law. Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This twentieth day of the seventh month of the twenty-third year of Showa (July 20, 1948) Prime Minister ASHIDA Hitoshi Law No.180 The Local Autonomy Law (Law No.67, 1947) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 158, Paragraph 1, NO.1, "1. General Affairs Division" shall read "1. General Affairs Bureau" , "2. Financial Affairs Division" shall read "2. Financial Affairs Bureau" , and the following paragraph shall be added next to Paragraph 1. When a special necessity exists, the Metropolis may establish the following bureau by bylaw, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph: 1. Construction Bureau (1) Matters regarding housing and construction In Paragraph 2 of the same Article, "the preceding paragraph" shall read "Paragraph 1" , and the following Item shall be added next to No.1, Item 5 of the same paragraph. 6. Construction Division (1) Matters regarding housing and construction Supplementary Provision: The present Law shall come into force as from September 1, 1948. Prime Minister ASHIDA Hitoshi