ARTICLE 17. Except by approval of the Congress, no Representative of the Congress may be detained or arrested when the Congress is in session. ARTICLE 18. During the session, a Representative who does not abide by the rules of the Congress may be warned by the Chairman, or may forfeit his privilege to speak. Adequate punishment shall be imposed upon any who may commit serious offenses. ARTICLE 19. The above mentioned punishment will be decided by the Congress, upon the examination of the Punishment Committee (formed by the Representatives to the Congress). ARTICLE 20. The date of adoption of this code of laws is to be fixed in an order from the Central Government. _C._ ACT OF THE LEGISLATIVE _YÜAN_, APRIL 31, XXVI (1937) GOVERNING THE ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE NATIONAL CONGRESS[1] [Footnote 1: "Kuo-min Ta-hui Tai-piao Hsüan-chü Fa" in Chung-yang Hsüan-ch'uan Pu (Party-Ministry of Publicity) _Hsien-chêng Chien-shê Fa-kuei_, Chungking, XXVIII (1939), p. 38-49.] [Note particularly the world-wide electoral areas.] CHAPTER I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES ARTICLE 1. These laws are formulated in conjunction with what is provided in Section _ii_ of Article 2 in the Law concerning the System of Organization of the National Congress. ARTICLE 2. Besides the Representatives to the National Congress without election, there shall also be provided: _i._ 665 Representatives elected through district election. _ii._ 380 Representatives elected through professional election. _iii._ 155 Representatives elected through special election. _iv._ 240 Representatives appointed by the National Government. ARTICLE 3. All citizens of China above 20 years of age have the privilege of voting for Representatives to Congress, upon taking the oath of citizenship. ARTICLE 4. The following persons have no privilege of voting: _i._ Rebels against the National Government, proven or under arrest. _ii._ Corrupt officials, proven or under arrest. _iii._ Those whose citizenship privileges have been forfeited due to crimes, etc. _iv._ Those who are insolvent. _v._ Those afflicted with mental diseases. _vi._ Those smoking opium or substitutes therefor. ARTICLE 5. Each voter may have not more than two choices. Those who may both elect in the district and the professional elections should participate in the professional election. Those who may both elect in the professional election and the special election should elect in the special election. In professional election, an elector eligible in more than two professions should vote only in one of them at his choice. ARTICLE 6. The Representatives to the National Congress are elected by balloting which does not require signature, and by single entry. The names of candidates for Representative should be printed on the ballot, and the electors are to choose one man out of them.