Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-03
CHINA CONSTITUTION
AN ADVANCED
DOCUMENT
Modern Popular Government
Provided by Fundamental
Law to be Acted on by the
Parliament.

the permanent parliament when
elected, Is document containing
seven articles ana ffty-nye clauses. as
follows:
Provisional Consultation or the Re.
public of China.
ARTICLE T.
General.
O) The Republic OF China has
been established By the people of
China.
CD The controlling power Is vested
in TIC body OK the people as a whole.
CD The territory Of tho Republlc
OF China consists of tile twenty-five
provinces, Inner and Outer Mongolia.
Thioet and KokoEOr.
ca The government OF the Repub-
lie OF China Is formed OF the national
assembly, tho president and executive
officers and the judiciary, acting con-
Jointly.
ARTICLE II.
The People.
go There shall be no distinction Of
race or religion, all being on an
equality.
Co They shan have the following
liberties: ta) No infllction OF punish
mont without judicial trial: (b) No
conilsoation OF house and home with
out judicial sentence: (c) Freedom
In the possession and use OF property
and choice OF occupation; (d) Right
OF free speech, publishing and print
ing. assembling and forming societies:
Co Privacy OF correspondence; 90
Freedom Of dwelling and removal
elsewhere; (g) Freedom Of religious
belief.
ca They shall have the right to
petition the national assembly.
(s) They shall have the right OF
appealing to the executive.
90 They shall have the right of
submitting all cases TO the judiciary
for settlement.
(i0) They shall have the right.
when officials violate the law TO the
Injury OF popular rights OF appealing
TO the administration court.
UD They shall be eligible for gov
eminent examinations.
(i2) They shall have the right OF
voting and OF standing Tor office,
UD They shall pay taxes accord
ing to fixed tariff.
"a They shall give due respect to
the military.
(i5) The above rights must be
limited by legal provision when de-
manded By public advantage, the
maintenance OF peace. or times OF
special emergency
ARTICLE III.
National Assembly.
C6) Until the establishment OF the
parliament, legislative authority shall
be vested in the national assembly.
(17) The national assembly shall
be constituted by delegates from each
province.
Is) Each province, Inner and
Outer Mongolia, Thibet, shall each
elect five delegates, Kokonor one. the
manner OF election being left TO each
locality.
Each DELEGATE has the right OF one
vote.
(isl The national assembly has the
following duties and powers: (a) To
make the laws; CD 10 decide upon
matters included Ina sections 80 and
SO; (c) TO pass upon The budget; ca
TO enforce uniform system OF tariff.
coinage, weights and measures, to-
gether with regulating the pubic
debt Co To audit tae accounts Of the
government; CD TO receive and act
upon popular petitions. CD In legal
and rimilar matters requiring an IN
depreciation TO decide FOR the gov
ernmeht (h) Five OF more members
may institute an inquiry from the eN-
ecutlVe and demand q reply CD |
Fuur-iilths ~ the members shall con- |
stitute a quorum and three fourths |
Of the members present for the pure
pose may impeach the presiden; for
the constitution. IN which 1
case each local assembly shall elect |
one person TO constitute special
court of Justice, 80 Three-fourths o.
the members shall constitute e quo
rum for the purpose and two-thirds
Of the present may charge any execu-
tive officer with failure 20 perform
his duty for violation Of the law; a
the president vetoes the decision and
Il stlll remains unchanged. the said
official must retire from office.
C20l The national assembly shall
Itself decide upon times for meeting
and the opening and closing Of rs sos-
slons
(2i) The meetings must be public
unless specially requested oy execu-
tive officers. or upon the vote Of a
OF its members
(22) A quorum shall require the
presence OF a majority OF the mem
oers
(29) Ordinary questions shall re-
lulre a majority for settlement, but
matters involved IA section SO shall
require two-thlrds vote.
(2t) the speaker shall decide the
result Of tho vote.
(25) The speaker shall announce
he decisions OF the national assembly
10 the provisional president. who shalt
Instruct the various members Of the
executive TO carry them our
(2a) ~ the president vetoes an ac-
lion Of the national assembly he must
within ten days of the announcement
meke plain his reasons and return Il 10
he national assembly for reconsider
alton. But n two-thirds OF the mems
1ers slill approve a. e goes into ef-
'ect
l27 Members. during the time OF
ebute and voting shall not Sc allow