Chapter I.

Chapter I. _Brothels and Introducing Tea-houses._

Art. 1.—The business of brothel-keeping, or the keeping of _hikite-jaya_ shall only be carried on in places approved by the Metropolitan Police Board, and no new establishments will be permitted outside of the _yūkwaku_ (a place set apart for prostitute houses).

Art. 2.—Persons desirous of opening a brothel (_kashi-zashiki_) or _hikite-jaya_ shall send in a petition to that effect to the Metropolitan Police Board through the Police Station having jurisdiction, and obtain a license: the same formality shall be observed should it be desired to change the seat of the business. The petition shall contain the following particulars:—

(_a_). Place of registration, position or rank, place of residence, surname and personal name, age.

(_b_). Name of the _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_.

(_c_). Seat of the business.

(_d_). Drawing (plan?) of the building in which the business is to be carried on. (Arrangement and size of rooms, and the width, number, and position of staircases must be stated).

Art. 3.—When it is proposed to erect buildings to be used as _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_, and the height is to exceed three stories, a petition, to which plans and detailed specification of the construction are annexed, shall be submitted to the Metropolitan Police Board through the Police Station having jurisdiction, and permission obtained to carry out the work. In the case of buildings not exceeding two stories, only drawings need be annexed to the information to be given to the Police Board in the manner herein provided. When rebuilding or repairing, the same formalities shall be observed.

Every house (containing room space up to 30 _tsubo_) used as a _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_ must have at least two staircases of four feet in width, and another staircase shall be added for every additional 30 _tsubo_.

Art. 4—After the permission mentioned in Art. 3 is obtained, and the buildings have been completed, the Police Station having jurisdiction shall be notified and the premises inspected, and the said buildings shall not be used until the Police authorities have sanctioned same.

Art. 5.—Should the keeper of a _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_ be found infringing these regulations and thereby endangering public safety, committing offences again public morals and good order, or lending his (or her) name to others, the license shall be withdrawn or the business suspended.

Art. 6.—Should the keeper of a _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_, without reasonable cause, not commence business within three months of the date of receiving a license, or cease to carry on the same for a period of upwards of one year, said license shall become null and void.

Art. 7.—Two or more _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_ are not permitted to carry on their business in partnership.

Art. 8.—When a change occurs in the place of registration, position, rank, residence, or name of the keeper of a _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_, when the name of an establishment is altered, when a change of guardianship takes place, or when business is relinquished, suspended, or commenced, the Metropolitan Police Board shall be notified through the Police Station having jurisdiction within three days of the date on which such change occurs.

Art. 9.—When a license is applied for through a guardian, or when a change of guardianship takes place, a certificate relative to the guardian’s status must be annexed, such certificate being signed and sealed by the head man of a town, village, or district.

Art. 10—Keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ and _hikite-jaya_ shall display before their establishments a signboard as follows, on which shall be clearly inscribed their names and the names of their houses, and at night they shall exhibit a lantern bearing a distinguishing sign.

3 ft. +-----------------------------------------------+ | Name of the house. | | Brothel | | (or _Hikite-jaya_) | 8-1⁄2” in. | Keeper’s name. | +-----------------------------------------------+

Art. 11.—Keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ and _hikite-jaya_ shall prepare two books marked respectively “A” and “B.” In “A” shall be entered the receipts of the house, and in “B” shall be minutely recorded the name, residence, profession, age, appearance, and style of clothes worn by each guest. Each and every time new books are opened they shall be inspected and sealed by the Police Station having jurisdiction, and after being used up they shall be preserved during a period of five years. Should said books be damaged, destroyed or lost, the Police Station having jurisdiction shall be notified within three days and the cause stated.

Art. 12.—When keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ and _hikite-jaya_ engage or discharge _employées_, the names of such _employées_, together with particulars as to residence, registration, and age, shall be minutely written down and notified to the Police Station having jurisdiction within three days.

Art. 13.—When in the course of their business, keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_ wish to engage assistants, they shall only engage persons who are possessed of “_employées pass-book_” mentioned in Art. 43.

Art. 14.—When keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ or _hikite-jaya_ afford lodging to females, this fact is to be notified to the Police Station having jurisdiction within twenty-four hours.

Art. 15.—Keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ and _hikite-jaya_ shall observe the following provisions:—

(_a_). Refreshments not actually ordered shall not be served or forced upon guests, neither shall they be urged to eat and drink against their will.

(_b_). Passers-by shall not be urged to enter and divert themselves; keepers of houses shall not make arrangements with _jinrikisha_-men with the object of enticing customers, and persons shall not be persuaded to visit establishments by means of public advertisements, etc.

(_c_). Pupils of schools wearing the badges of their respective schools, and boys under sixteen years of age, shall not be permitted to enter and divert themselves.

(_d_). When a person wishes to see a guest, his (or her) request shall not be denied, and it is forbidden to conceal the presence of such guest so enquired for.

(_e_). In case of taking in pledge any articles belonging to a guest as guarantee for payment of his account, the guest shall be conducted to the Police Station having jurisdiction and the sanction of the Police authorities obtained.

Art. 16.—When special orders are given by Police Stations relative to the control of their business, keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ and _hikite-jaya_ shall observe the same.

Art. 17.—With regard to acts performed in the course of business, even although same be performed by members of their families or _employées_, the keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ and _hikite-jaya_ cannot plead non-liability.

Art. 18.—When it is proposed to plant flowering trees, to hold exhibitions of dancing or buffoonery, to hang up lanterns (_tōrō_), or to do anything else in the streets, a petition shall be lodged to that effect with the Police Station having jurisdiction, giving full particulars and permission be obtained. It is however provided that no such displays will be permitted outside the boundaries of _yūkwaku_.

Art. 19.—Keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ shall not allow bedizened and bedecked courtesans to be seen by passers-by in the streets outside _yūkwaku_.

Art. 20.—In dealing with courtesans, keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ shall treat the girls fairly, do all in their power to reform them, advise them to return to a virtuous course of life, and shall not cause them to squander money recklessly.

Art. 21.—Keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ shall cause the courtesans in their houses not to infringe the regulations relative to physical examination, and when the women are ill shall at once cause them to receive medical advice and treatment.

Art. 22.—Keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ shall hang up in a place where it can be easily seen by the courtesans a copy of the regulations with _hira-gana_ written against the (Chinese) characters.[60]

Art. 23.—In the event of a courtesan infringing these regulations, information shall be given to the Police Station having jurisdiction, but the keeper of the _kashi-zashiki_ shall not attempt to enforce an observance of the same by private arbitrary measures.

Art. 24.—When courtesans wish to enter another brothel, to give up the life of prostitution, to rest for a time from the exercise of their profession, or to visit some place outside the quarter, the keepers of _kashi-zashiki_ shall not raise objections except on reasonable and valid ground.

Art. 25.—Whenever a courtesan absconds or returns, information is to be immediately given by the _kashi-zashiki_ keeper to the Police Station having jurisdiction.

Art. 26.—Keepers of _hikite-jaya_ are forbidden to allow guests, courtesans, or singing girls to lodge in their establishments.

Art. 27.—Keepers of _kashi-zashiki_, _hikite-jaya_, and courtesans shall form guilds within each of their respective districts, shall draw up rules and regulations, and obtain the sanction of the Metropolitan Police Board to the same through the Police Station having jurisdiction. The same formalities shall be observed when it becomes necessary to amend or change these rules.

Art. 28.—Guilds shall elect a Director and Sub-Director and obtain the approval of the Metropolitan Police Board of the persons elected through the Police Station having jurisdiction. Should the parties elected be considered as unsuitable for the position, the authorities may order another election or special election.

Art. 29.—Only males of not less than full twenty-five years of age, and who have been carrying on the business of _kashi-zashiki_ keeping or of keeping _hikite-jaya_ for a period of not less than two years in the district, shall be eligible for election as Director or Sub-Director.

Art. 30.—The term of office of Directors is full two years, but after the expiration of that period they may be re-elected.

Art. 31.—When amendments or alterations of the regulations relative to _kashi-zashiki_, _hikite-jaya_, or courtesans are made, or when (Police) instructions are received, the Directors shall duly notify the members of their respective guilds.

Art. 32.—Directors shall affix their seals to petitions and notifications made by _kashi-zashiki_ keepers, keepers of _hikite-jaya_, and courtesans.

Art. 33.—In addition to those duties determined in these regulations, matters which require the attention of Directors are specially provided for elsewhere.