Document issuing apparatus

Claim 1

A commutation pass issuing apparatus comprising: information reading means (11) for reading information on a previously-issued commutation pass; display means (9) for displaying, from among the read-out information, every item necessary for issuing a new commutation pass; changing means (1, 3, 5) for changing those of the displayed items determined to need modification; issuing means (27) for issuing a new commutation pass in accordance with the changed items; and control means for checking codes of the departure and destination stations printed in the previously-issued pass and controlling said changing means (1, 3, 5) and issuing means (27) in such a manner that a new pass is issued without any modification when the departure station is on the line of the pass issuing company and a new pass is issued with the names of the departure, destination and way stations printed in the reverse order, when the departure station is on a line of any other company.