“ Citizens shall enjoy the following rights:
(a) No citizens shall be arrested, imprisoned, tried or punished, except in accordance with statute.
(b) The habitation of any citizen shall not be forcibly entered into or searched, except in accordance with statute.
(c) Within the limits of the statutes, citizens shall have the right to own and enjoy property and to trade freely.
(d) Within the limits of the statutes, citizens shall have the rights of freedom of speech, of writing and publication, and of assembly and association. ”

“ Article 16. The President shall be responsible to the whole Nation.
Article 17. The President shall convoke the Legislature and open, prorogue and close its sessions. The President, with the concurrence of the Council of State, may dissolve the Legislature; in the case of dissolution, new members must be elected and the Legislature convoked within six months from the date of dissolution.
Article 18. The President may initiate legislation and shall lay the estimates before the Legislature. ”

“ The sovereignty of the Chung Hua Min Kuo originates from the whole body of the people.
Article 3. The territory of the Chung Hua Min Kuo continues the same as that of the former Empire.
Chapter II. — The Citizens.
Article 4. Citizens of the Chung Hua Min Kuo shall be equal before the law, irrespective of race, rank or religion. ”