The government abolished existing administrator systems, such as shoya and nanushi (both village headmen), dai-shoya (big village headmen) and toshiyori (administrators), which was established in the Edo Period.
政府は江戸時代からの庄屋、名主、年寄、大庄屋等を廃止した（荘屋名主年寄等ヲ廃シ戸長副戸長ト改称シ給料並ニ諸入用割合ヲ定ム（））。