Ministry of Rites

The Ministry of Rites, also known as Second Ministry, was responsible for oversight of all civil appointments and political positions within the Second City and the Colonies. Whispered Secrets, p. 5 Part of the Ivory Court, the position was originally created by the Imperial Governor of the Colonies Otomo Suikihime, to whom they served. Second City - The People, p. 11
== Duties ==
Bureaucrats of this ministry maintained the civil offices and their appointments, bestowing and regulating appointments within the other ministries. This Ministry was directly dependent upon the Ministry of Taxation, distributing the taxes collected, to maintain or create public works, bridges, roads, and harbors, the institution of dojo, the promotion of schooling, and working with the Ministry of Defense and Justice to provide relief from natural disasters. Second City - The People, pp. 11-12 Because of their desire for discretion, the agents of the Second Ministry do, on some occasions, recruited independent agents to conduct their affairs. 
== Known Ministers of Rites ==
Seppun Ishitata	1198 - Present
Category:Colonial Law and Government