ARTICLE 17. No private property shall be requisitioned, expropriated, sealed or confiscated except in accordance with law. ARTICLE 18. Every citizen shall have the right to present petitions, lodge complaints and institute legal proceedings in accordance with law. ARTICLE 19. Every citizen shall have the right to exercise, in accordance with law, the powers of election, recall, initiative and referendum. ARTICLE 20. Every citizen shall have the right to compete, in accordance with law, in state examinations. ARTICLE 21. Every citizen shall, in accordance with law, be amenable to the duty of paying taxes. ARTICLE 22. Every citizen shall, in accordance with law, be amenable to the duty of performing military service. ARTICLE 23. Every citizen shall, in accordance with law, be amenable to the duty of rendering public service. ARTICLE 24. All other liberties and rights of the citizens which are not detrimental to public peace and order or public welfare shall be guaranteed by the Constitution. ARTICLE 25. Only laws imperative for safeguarding national security, averting a national crisis, maintaining public peace and order or promoting public interest may restrict the citizens' liberties and rights. ARTICLE 26. Any public functionary who illegally infringes upon any private liberty or right, shall, besides being subject to disciplinary punishment, be responsible under criminal and civil law. The injured person may also, in accordance with law, claim indemnity from the State for damages sustained. CHAPTER III. THE PEOPLE'S CONGRESS ARTICLE 27. The People's Congress shall be constituted of delegates elected as follows: 1. Each district, municipality or area of an equivalent status shall elect one delegate, but in case its population exceeds 300,000, one additional delegate shall be elected for every additional 500,000 people. The status of areas to be equivalent to a district or municipality shall be defined by law. 2. The number of delegates to be elected from Mongolia and Tibet shall be determined by law. 3. The number of delegates to be elected by Chinese citizens residing abroad shall be determined by law. ARTICLE 28. Delegates to the People's Congress shall be elected by universal, equal, and direct suffrage and by secret ballots. ARTICLE 29. Citizens of the Republic of China having attained the age of twenty years shall, in accordance with law, have the right to elect delegates. Citizens having attained the age of twenty-five years shall, in accordance with law, have the right to be elected delegates. ARTICLE 30. The term of office of Delegates of the People's Congress shall be six years. When a Delegate is found guilty of violation of a law or neglect of his duty, his constituency shall recall him in accordance with law.