Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Ordinance - KAWASETEGATA YAKUSOKUTEGATA JOREI

...Important laws that laid the foundation for the development of capitalism included the Family Registration Law (promulgated in 1871) to keep track of the people, the Land Certificate System (1872) and the Land Tax Reform Ordinance (promulgated in 1873) to establish a modern land system, the School System (promulgated in 1872) and Education Order (promulgated in 1879 and 1880) to establish a modern education system, and the National Bank Ordinance (promulgated in 1872), the Bank of Japan Ordinance, and the Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Ordinance (both promulgated in 1882) to develop commerce and industry. (2)The second period was a time of compiling the law code and revising treaties with the goal of establishing legal systems internationally and domestically, and included the abolition of the Dajokan system at the end of 1885, the establishment of the Cabinet system, the effective date of the revised treaties in 1899, and the full implementation of the law code. ...

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…資本主義発展の基礎をつくるための法として重要なものは，人民を把握するための戸籍法(1871公布。戸籍)，近代的土地制度を確立するための地券制度(1872)と地租改正条例(1873公布)，近代的教育制度を確立するための学制(1872公布)･教育令(1879,1880公布)，商工業を発展させるための国立銀行条例(1872公布)･日本銀行条例･為替手形約束手形条例(ともに1882公布)などであった。(2)第2期は，国際的･国内的に法体制を確立することを目標とした法典編纂と条約改正の時期であり，1885年末の太政官制の廃止，内閣制度の発足から99年の改正条約の発効，法典の全面施行に至る。…

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