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Constitutional Imperialism in Japan
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Article XLIX.—When at the voting place any person makes speeches, engages in discussion or causes an uproar, or holds a conference or uses persuasion as to voting, or otherwise disturbs the order of the voting place, the voting overseer shall caution him, and, if the caution is disregarded, shall cause him to leave the voting place.

Article L.—A person who has been compelled to leave a voting place in accordance with the foregoing article, may be allowed to vote at the end of the voting; but this rule may not be adhered to when the voting place has been closed.

Chapter VI.—Counting of Ballots and Counting-office

Article LI.—Subject to the approval of a Gun or Shi Office or of the local Governor, a counting office shall be established at a place appointed by the counting overseer.

Article LII.—The counting-overseer shall proclaim the counting-office beforehand.

Article LIII.—The local Governor shall nominate in each counting district not less than three and not more than seven counting witnesses from among the electors in the district, and shall cause them to attend the counting. However the voting witnesses may act as counting witnesses in a Shi.

A counting witness may not resign his nomination without proper causes.

Article LIV.—The counting-overseer shall open in the presence of the witnesses the ballot-box on the day following that of its arrival in the case of a Gun, and on the day following that of election in the case of a Shi, and shall count the total number of ballots and that of voters.

Article LV.—When the counting mentioned in the preceding article has been finished, the counting-overseer shall next examine the votes coming under clause 2 and clause 4 of Article XXXIX and shall decide as to their acceptability on consulting the opinion of the counting witnesses.

The counting-overseer shall mix the ballots of the various voting places and shall sort the ballots.

Article LVI.—The electors are entitled to request to be permitted to inspect the counting at the respective offices.

Article LVII.—The validity of ballots shall be decided by the counting-overseer on consulting the opinion of the counting witnesses.

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