The Archive · 1912

Official Constitution of the

CABINET, (1) The Cabinet is formed by the Ministere of State.

(2) The Ministers of State are the Premier and the Ministers of bes of Foreign Intercourse, Minister following Departments:—Mini

Home Affairs, Minister of Finan: e, Minieter of the Army (War), Mini tre of the Navy, Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Minieter of Industry and Commerce and Minister of Communications.

(3) The Premier, being the Head of the Ministers of State, shall maintain the uniformity of the polit-the orders or the action different Ministers to be prejudicial ing clause, may stop them, and have them decided by a Cabinet meeting.

(8) The Premier, by right of his office and power, or by special delegation, may issue Onbinet Orders.

(6) The Premier may, in regard to the affairs under his control, instructions or orders to the siding territorial officials.

(7) The Premier, should he deem the orders or the actions of the presiding territorial officials to be in contravention of the Law or Orders, or to be overstepping the confines of their power, may stop or cancel them.

(8) When the Provisional President ehall promulgate a law, and issue instructions and ortlers and other documents in reference to State affairs, there affecting the whole of the different Ministries shall be signed by all the Ministers of State; those concerning one Ministry or several Ministries shall be sighed by the Premier in conjunction with the Ministers of the said Ministriee; and those touching matters under the sole control of the Premier"shall be signed by the Premier.

(9) The following affairs shall be decided by Cafinet meetin, (a) The enactment of Jaw; and the issuing of instructions and orders.

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