The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-10
Short Studies 8 Foreign Governments,
I NJ A IVA MI

tive cupucliy StuE lie en,pefei is his trlvS,,
faDtindlii ,,nicli II 8 tli,liointtl by Inn, and
lndviscs iniB iiig Inporta matters 4 u
stats Il,us$ s9tid iti,,t, 90.
Wisely body
SSeveilFtoS IT'D laws, btit WHO Observation-Disclosures
sliorttnti intueiic6@ upon Jnptliest l,,tbiic
policy. INC present chief u tic ncldpti
TIC constitution md IFS Ttlie real father
fginOdcrlJnpur 5f ~ SS, 81 85 s
Willis 3tlie prvs council sufids tic ''cltlnr2
statesmen are tile frllotOl1s highest
resort cotiisel lliey ~ not ditt Sly
sistriiiidflSo on giaidtiona Tho govern
SireDt IL cnrrled S6nS both tlroret lcnllysaid;
Sin5 fact, sDYstlle cnblnet ,c lbliiet has
A president WHO ~ prime min Y ~
foreign itfflirss of ilpnnces q .tfaS Inferior,
OF jusiice, or war Of tho if&y OF edu--8
scation1ofsn grlc1lt,trr and con tiicfcc, 5un IL
observation-disclosures. l'iins mini the.
sslI,6lus 3OversightSof TIE subordinate gov
seinmcrts. 'rhchnl i,lstcr#of coniil,li,llEc,t .
tons has aulcrvlsi 9 pos oiilct,
and ofnlIo ems ,.iisporiatio1nr
fIliu {G0niinunicntiUii,$3 most 5Wnlc ~ arc
owned and operated a ~ Il the go Vcrllleft.
lor scSertl years nj ter lie new ssS
men was otgnnile,df the ministers were 4.
bod, consti ut,onolly and c.lenly io-
sponslblu to sttlc8enpsror.l9 SD, lloW-S
ever, tho clements wflichf opposed the 20 ~
Sclcssof the cabinet thcnFin once, md 4 ~
elements TINT ntOred n hem, crys TIL i2ed
Into reg finite l';trtles,3
anu I'll 1873 It'd ionpositi on"s# became 30
iflathu atnajutItya IN tIe#cnutnberss
ana made UGH Us tessl We aud I'd tfectlVc5
war u1on& The ministers tiin " tlig were;
tcviia tl..e .U ie.,. /, n !,
gw..el c,,Ditie io.,es ttttd
support or lie chambers Y q III Ilst iilk el
way for Il Ecn binet " hose pol ictes 33 nc
chambers approve X lie ministers of he
OUT D 4 ipolitics, h and their heads 10 rot
scnangu wfe h. III cabinet res gus Iii
rlic imperial dict n Or legislature, sou,
fsists OF two llousc s--L J. olise5
aS ho,'seef commons resollso eeas
tho royal house q princest} I'D Giil,tr.
ltl,ises, b & 20 mtg, piscounts,s und #bnto1lSl
elected by the mainb ers y s. the orders
5or persons appointed 8by the emperor Tor
seiiiditlon or services to- tie tttte,5lnd 5of
persons elected front 20 q I'D \ lSen.
Its rnemDerships nbout S:,OD. The house g
OF REPRESENTATIVES @i IL com posed Il of .ty
men, bers, who must 4: be ~ yeals. Oh VINO
are chosen for foll md a fixed
number or whom are re turned from eacll
electoral district. pters must be u,
years old, and must I,tl tux t'f si0
per ye;tr Or al her " xeS 10 w
per Year. 'TheSininisters attend tho ses-y
5sions Of tho houses and tn No part freely
In their dcbates:H and most projects OF
originate With tem. ,rlic diet
has complete control dyer the finances,
AMI 1t must he tlsseinbled every ) ear.
4E Fo,Ys local administration Japan Is II di-3
svIded# into seven ty4tWo ken snnd three fu.g
or rrefectures. which roughly correspond
to american States, III The pre- lectures are
is,lbdivitled into sill g(munIcipalitlesl and
gun (counties) Y Each prefecture has n
governor mn assembly & elected by tlle$peo-3
fple. and I'll council u elected BY Tho ASSEM-
bly, whose duty 1T Is sts nd Wise tle% gOy-5
3ernor. Each county has a sheriff hi cauIl-E
ts, nssembl and IN county council. and
each ,nunicipality3tl may OF, 4 W municipal
assembly. md I6municlpal; council. The
main business OF the assemblies or the
.lccal governments isstoScounsel about the
budget or local y cx penses and about the
manner OF raising tax cs. ~ st
There are sout4f,nd-8 n courts In .Iapaf,,3
the local court, the district or SprNvincial1
court the court OF nppen .Fnnd FINAL the
suprenie court The judicial system, like
st.he judicial systems OF Germany and
FRANCE Is mucls;centrallzed,sa and Is un-1
der tho supervision o I. the minister 0t
Justice. Iii 1897 who'll new code model.
cd on the code Napoleon, was *adopted.
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