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*Its 400 odd members are divided into five classes: 1) Males of the Imperial Family who are of age; 2) Ordinary Princes and Marquises; 3) Counts, Viscounts and Barons elected by their re- spective orders to the number of one-fifth or less of each; 4) Persons nominated by the Emperor for meritorious service; 5) Persons elected from among the largest taxpayers after being nominated by the Emperor. *Semilegendary Chinese statesmen.