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JAPAN BY THE JAPANESE

Article XIV.—In each House, in the event of the disability of both the President and the Vice-President at the same time, a temporary President shall be elected to exercise the functions of the President.

Article XV.—The President and the Vice-President of each House shall, upon the expiration of their term of office, continue to exercise their functions until their successors have been nominated by the Emperor.

Article XVI.—In each House there shall be appointed a Chief Secretary and several Secretaries.

The Chief Secretary shall be of the Chokunin rank, and the Secretaries of the Sonin rank.

Article XVII.—The Chief Secretary shall, under the direction of the President, supervise the business of the Secretaries, and append his signature to official documents.

The Secretaries shall compile the records of the debates, make drafts of other documents, and manage business generally.

Functionaries, besides Secretaries, shall be appointed by the Chief Secretary.

Article XVIII.—The expenses of both Houses shall be defrayed out of the national Treasury.

Chapter III.—The Annual Allowances of the President, Vice-President, and Members.

Article XIX.—The Presidents of the respective Houses shall receive each an annual allowance of 4,000 yen, and the Vice-Presidents that of 2,000 yen each; while such members of the House of Peers as have been elected thereto, and such as have been elected thereto by the Emperor, and members of the House of Representatives, shall each receive an annual allowance of 800 yen. They shall also receive travelling expenses in accordance with regulations to be specially provided. Members, however, who do not comply with the summons of convocation shall receive no annual allowance.

The President, Vice-President, and members shall not be allowed to decline their respective annual allowances.

Members who are in the service of the Government shall receive no such annual allowances.

In the case mentioned in Article XXV., the members concerned shall receive, in addition to the annual allowance mentioned in the first clause of the present article, an allowance of not more than 5 yen per diem, in accordance with the schedule determined by the respective House.

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