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Article 5.

Shinto or Buddhist) sects or denominations

may amalgamate or dissolve upon obtaining the sanction of the

competent Minister of State.

A (Shinto or Buddhist) sect or a denomi-

the

nation shall be dissolved upon cancellation of/sanction for

its establishment.

Article 6.

When it is desired to establish a (Buddhist)

temple or a church the persons establishing it shall submit the

temple or church regulations, and with the exception of

churches coming under sub-heading (5) of paragraph 2, shall

first obtain the consent of the superintendent priest or the

director of the denomination; in the case of churches which

desire to have the status of a juridical person, they shall

also state clearly the reasons; and they must obtain the sanction

of the Governor of the Prefecture.

The following particulars shall be stated

in the regulations governing a temple or a church.

Name

Address

(1)

(2)

(3)

Name of the principal image, the god

worshipped or the Buddha enshrined.

(4)

The name of the (Shinto or Buddhist) sect

(5)

or denomination to which it belongs.

In the case of a church which does not

belong to a (Shinto or Buddhist) sect or to a denomi-

nation, instead of the particulars prescribed under

(4) above, particulars of the name of the religion

professed, an outline of its doctrine, and particulars

in regard to the qualifications and names, the

appointment and dismissal, and the resignation, of

its preachers.

(6) /

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