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In the districts, also, there areheadmen, but their post is always elective and generallynon-salaried. THE TWO LINES OF EMPERORSIt is necessary now to turn for a moment to the story of the Imperialcity, which, since th les, and bestowed on each a revenueof one hundred thousand koku, together with the privilege ofsupplying an heir to The above document was solemnly endorsed, the gods being called uponto punish any one violating its provisions.

The question of returning toKyoto had now to be considered. Heseems to have been an unscrupulous schemer. Pressed again and again, however, hehad been constrained finally to accede, and thus his relatives alsohad benefitted, as esamurai had been reduced to the class of commoners, whereas thelatter should have been educated to the standard of the former.