Imperial Edict No.169
According to the Article 30 of the Leaf Tobacco Monopoly Act (Law No. 35 of 1896), the Act shall not be enforced for the time being in the regions set out as follows.
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1. Under the jurisdiction of Okinawa Prefecture ・・・ Uotsuri Island
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Imperial Edict No. 169 [To designate the local districts to be exempt from enforcement of the Leaf Tobacco Monopoly Law]
| Document title | Imperial Edict No. 169 [To designate the local districts to be exempt from enforcement of the Leaf Tobacco Monopoly Law] |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | May 31, 1897 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | May 31, Meiji 30 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | Emperor Meiji / Count Masayoshi MATSUKATA, Minister of Finance |
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| Name of publication | Imperial Edict No. 169 [To designate the local districts to be exempt from enforcement of the Leaf Tobacco Monopoly Law] |
| Content | This is the Imperial Edict No.169, promulgated after the territorial incorporation of the Senkaku Islands in 1895. It designates areas where the Leaf Tobacco Monopoly Act will not be enforced. Many remote islands in Okinawa Prefecture including Uotsuri Island are designated as such areas "under the jurisdiction of Okinawa Prefecture". This is thought to prove that the Senkaku Islands (Uotsuri Island) were included in the administrative districts of Okinawa Prefecture officially determined in Edict No. 13 "On the matter of organization of counties in Okinawa Prefecture" promulgated in March 1896. "Kuba Island" marked between Zamami and Aguni Islands refers to Kuba Island in the Kerama Islands, which is different from Kuba Island in the Senkaku Islands. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | National Archives of Japan |
| Medium | Paper/Hand-bound |
| Copies | 4 |
| Reference No. | S1897053100101 |
| Reference & information | Follow the instruction at the National Archives of Japan |
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