Article 29. The State Council shall have a Prime Minister and each of the Departments a minister. The minister of each Department shall be responsible for the affairs over which he exercises jurisdiction.
Article 30. The Prime Minister and the Ministers of the Departments may attend the sessions of the Legislative Council at any time and may have a voice in its deliberations, but shall have no vote.
Article 31. All Imperial edicts or rescripts, Imperial messages, laws and Imperial ordinances relating to State affairs shall bear the countersignatures of the Prime Minister and the Ministers of the Departments concerned.
Chapter V. The Courts
Article 32. The Courts shall, in accordance with law, conduct trials of Civil and criminal cases. In respect to administrative and other special litigation, however, special provisions shall be made by law.
Article 33. The organization of the Courts and the qualifications of the judicial officials be determined by law.
Article 34. The judicial officials shall command independence in the discharge of their duties.
Article 35. No judicial official shall be dismissed except by trials on criminal offense or disciplinary punishment, nor shall be subjected to suspension, transfer of position or office and reduction of salary against his will.
Article 36. The trials and judgements of Courts shall be open to the public. Cases which threaten public order and peace or in which public morals are liable to be in danger, however may be closed to the public in accordance with law or by decision of the Court concerned.
Chapter VI. The Supervisory Council
Article 37. The Supervisory Council shall conduct supervisory duties and audit the accounts.
The organization and duties of the Supervisory Council shall be determined separately by law.
Article 38. The Supervisory Council shall have supervisors and auditors.
Article 39. No supervisor or auditor shall be dismissed except by trials on criminal offense or disciplinary punishment, nor shall any supervisor or auditor be subjected to suspension, transfer of position and reduction of salary, against his will.
