Article 15.--The rights of the people enumerated in this chapter may, in the public interest, or for the maintenance of order and peace or upon other urgent necessity, be curtailed by due process of law. _Chapter III. National Assembly._ (Tsangyiyuan.) Article 16.--The legislative functions of the Republic of China are exercised by the National Assembly or Tsangyiyuan. Article 17.--The National Assembly is formed of the members of Tsangyiyuan elected by various districts as provided in Article 18. Article 18.--Five members in each province, Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, and Tibet and one member from Kokonor will be elected. The measures for the election will be decided by each district. At the time of the meeting of the National Assembly each member has one vote. Article 19.--The official rights of the National Assembly are as under:-- 1. To decide all laws. 2. To decide Budgets and settle accounts of the Provisional Government. {216} 3. To decide the measures of taxation, monetary system, and uniform weights and measures. 4. To decide the amount of public loan and agreements involving any obligation on the State treasury. 5. To ratify affairs mentioned in Articles 34, 35, and 40. 6. To reply to any affairs referred for decision by the Provisional Government. 7. To accept petitions of the people. 8. To express views and present them to the Government regarding laws and other matters. 9. To question Ministers of State and demand their presence at the Assembly to give reply. 10. To demand the Provisional Government to inquire into cases of the taking of bribes or other illegal acts of officials of the Government. 11. The National Assembly may impeach the Provisional President if recognised as having acted as a traitor, by vote of three-fourths of the members present at a quorum of four-fifths of the whole number of members. 12. The National Assembly may impeach any of the Ministers of State if recognised as having failed to carry out their official duties or having acted illegally, on the decision of two-thirds of the members present at a quorum of three-fourths of the whole number of members. Article 20.--The National Assembly may hold its meetings of its own motion and may decide the date of the opening and the closing of the same. Article 21.--The meetings of the National Assembly will be open to the public, but in case of the demand of any Minister of State or in case of the majority's decision a meeting may be held in camera. Article 22.--The matters decided by the National Assembly shall be promulgated and carried out by the Provisional President. {217}