on.

(e) Citizens shall have the right of the secrecy of their letters.

(f) Citizens shall have the liberty of residence and removal.

(g) Citizens shall have the freedom of religion.

Art. 7. Citizens shall have the right to petition the Parliament.

Art. 8. Citizens shall have the right of petitioning the executive
officials.

Art. 9. Citizens shall have the right to institute proceedings before
the Judiciary, and to receive its trial and judgment.

Art. 10. Citizens shall have the right of suing officials in the
Administrative Courts for violation of law or against their rights.

Art. 11. Citizens shall have the right of participating in civil
examinations.

Art. 12. Citizens shall have the right to vote and to be voted for.

Art. 13. Citizens shall have the duty to pay taxes according to law.

Art. 14. Citizens shall have the duty to enlist as soldiers according to
law.

Art. 15. The rights of citizens as provided in the present Chapter shall
be limited or modified by laws, provided such limitation or modification
shall be deemed necessary for the promotion of public welfare, for the
maintenance of public order, or on account of extraordinary exigency.

CHAPTER III.--THE NATIONAL COUNCIL

Art. 16. The legislative power of the Chinese Republic is exercised by
the National Council.

Art. 17. The Council shall be composed of members elected by the several
districts as provided in Article 18.

Art. 18. The Provinces, Inner and Outer Mongolia, and Tibet shall each
elect and depute five members to the Council, and Chinghai shall elect
one member.

The election districts and methods of elections shall be decided by the
localities concerned.

During the meeting of the Council each member shall have one vote.

Art. 19. The National Council shall have the following powers:

(a) To pass all Bills.

(b) To pass the budgets of the Provisional Government.

(c) To pass laws of taxation, of currency, and weights and measures for
the whole country.

(d) To pass measures for the calling of public loans and to conclude
contracts affecting the National Treasury.

(e) To give consent to matters provided in Articles 34, 35 and 40.

(f) To reply to inquiries from, the Provisional Government.

(g) To receive and consider petitions of citizens.

(h) To make suggestions to the Government on legal or other matters.

(i) To introduce interpellations to members of the Cabinet, and to
insist on their being pre