ational Assembly, the President may appoint an Acting-Premier,
but it shall be required that the appointment must be submitted to the
House of Representatives for approval within seven days after the
convening of the next session.

Art. 81. Cabinet Ministers shall assist the President and shall be
responsible to the House of Representatives.

Without the counter-signature of the Cabinet Minister to whose Ministry
the Mandate or dispatch applies, the mandate or dispatch of the
President in connection with State affairs shall not be valid; but this
shall not apply to the appointment or dismissal of the Premier.

Art. 82. When a vote of want of confidence in the Cabinet Ministers is
passed, if the President does not dissolve the House of Representatives
according to the provisions made in Art. 75, he should remove the
Cabinet Ministers.

Art. 83. The Cabinet Ministers shall be allowed to attend both Houses
and make speeches, but in case of introducing bills for the Executive
Department, their delegates may act for them.

CHAPTER VIII. COURTS OF JUSTICE

Art. 84. The Judicial authority of the Republic of China shall be
exercised by the Courts of Justice exclusively.

Art. 85. The organization of the Courts of Justice and the
qualifications of the Judges shall be fixed by law.

The appointment of the Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court should have
the approval of the Senate.

Art. 86. The Judiciary shall attend to and settle all civil, criminal,
administrative and other cases, but this does not include those cases
which have been specially provided for by the Constitution or law.

Art. 87. The trial of cases in the law courts shall be conducted
publicly, but those affecting public peace and order or propriety may be
held in camera.

Art. 88. The Judges shall be independent in the conducting of trials
and none shall be allowed to interfere.

Art. 89. Except in accordance with law, judges, during their
continuation of office shall not have their emoluments decreased, nor be
transferred to other offices, nor shall they be removed from office.

During his tenure of office, no judge shall be deprived of his office
unless he is convicted of crime, or for offences punishable by law. But
the above does not include cases of reorganization of Judicial Courts
and when the qualification of the Judges are modified. The punishments
and fines of the Judicial Officials shall be fixed by law.

CHAPTER IX. LEGISLATION

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