Article XVI—This Act shall come into force on Article XVII.—Companies formed under charters granted by the old Korean Government and continuing business at the time thie Act comes into force sha be recognized as ing been formed in conformity this Act.
As regards those of the companies referred to in the preceding clause which do not come ander any category of companies stipulated in the Commerial Code, the provisions of the Code! relating to those companies which they mostly resemble shall be applied. Article XV1II.—Companies formed in Korea in conformity with the Commercial Code before this Act comes into force shall be recognised as having been formed in conformity with this Act, Article XIX.—Tho head or branch offices of companies formed outside Korea which are shall be recognized as having been established in conformity with this Act.
Companies formed in foreign countries which have their head or branch offices in Kores at the time this Act comes into force shall be subject to the former regulations for the time being. Article XX.—The provisions of Article Act shall not for the be enforced on companies foreign countries the principal object of which is to carry on business in Korea, and which are doing basines at the time this Act is specially interesting as it throws fall light on the nature of the crime committed by the Anarchists. We subjoin a fall translation of-the document.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.