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903.

If there is no guardian for a member of a house according to the provisions of the preceding two articles, the head of the house becomes guardian.

904.

If there is no guardian according to the provisions of the preceding three articles, a guardian is appointed by the family council.

905.

If it becomes necessary to appoint a guardian, because the mother renounces the management of the property, or the guardian renounces his position or the person exercising the parental power quits the house or the head of the house resigns the headship, the parent or the guardian must without delay convene the family council or apply to the court to convene it.

906.

There cannot be more than one guardian.

907.

Except in the case of women, a guardian may decline to assume the guardianship only for one of the following causes:—

  1. If he is in active military service.[1]
  2. If he is a public official stationed outside of the shi[2] or gun[3] where the ward has his domicile;
  1. ↑ This includes service in the navy.
  2. ↑ Shi comprises Tokio, Kyoto and Osaka and other large towns separated from the gun.
  3. ↑ Gun is a small administrative district.
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