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Draft of the Law as to the Amendment
of the Decree No. 103 of
the Sixth Year of Meiji.

The decree No. 103 of the sixth year of Meiji is amended as follows:

1.

A Japanese, in order to adopt an alien or a Japanese woman who is the head of a house, in order to marry an alien, must obtain the permission of the Minister of the Home Department.

2.

The Minister of the Home Department may give the permission mentioned in the preceding article, if the following requisites exist as to the alien:—

  1. He must have had his domicile or residence for at least one full year in Japan;
  2. He must be a person of honest behaviour.
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