POLITICAL

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• Sequence Number: 201
• Publication Date: July 27, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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~?'SENTRAL INTELLIGENCE PGENCY '`-- REPORT
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COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Political
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DATF or
011 16 May 1947
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SOURCE Chinese periodical, T~isnn Government Qyizette. Po 2, 16 9Ksy 19137. (P Per
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9Z C02PfROL TUAM 11 I; F4
(Promulgated 31 March 1947)
Election and disaia*al of Control Than members shall foliov the provisions
of the constitution and of t;-,is law,
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fteb=a of the Control Than shall be elected by provincial anA municipal
councils, by Ifongol and Tibc;tan local councils, and by overness C'iinese associ-
ations according to the number provided In Article Al of the constitution. (Be
fora prov:aci.al and city councils have been established, first-term Control Than
members shall be elected by existing advisory councils in each province and
municipality, as provided in the preparatory rules for implementing the consti-
tution, to hold office anti: members are elected by the regular ooifncils.) In
Mongolia, before local counvile are regularly established, Control Than members
shall be elected by groups of delegates iron each banner of each combined voting
district. Bach group of banner delegates shall consist of one delegate free
each banner, and four delegates from each special banner. The delimitatis of
the combined voting itotrtots and the apporttoeseat of nom uro rs11 be deaido@
according to Appendix I.
In Tibet, before local councils are regularly established, Control Than
members are to be elected according to the schedule already cetup for electing
delegates to the Peoplele Assembly for framing the constitution. Apportionment
of members is to be as follower by local elections in Tibet, 5; by Tibetans
ao'ourninF in C}d.ne,. 3.
DATE DISTR. 27 July 1948
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Control Than members from among overseas Chinese citizens 'awl be elected
by overseas Chinese aeeocia+aonein each. voting di.etrict an provided in Appendix
II. The combined associations in each voting district shall each elect one
member.
Overseas Chinese associations are limited to those formed of Chinese citizens
residing abroad, legally organized, or With applications already pending before
the Overseas Affairs Comnierion.
Among the seats apportioned to each Z)rovince, one shall be for a woman.
tlele d
Each provincial and municipal council, Mongolian and Tibetan local council.
and body of overseas Chinese shall severally hold an election as'embly for elect-
ing Control Than members. The date for convening the assembly and caetfng bal-
lots shall be determined by decree.
The voters who elect Control Than members shall be the councilors each
province and municipality. councilor, in Mongolian or Tibetan local councils,
and delegates of the overseas Chinese associations in the various voting districts.
The.. who belong to two or more associations should make the fact known to the
election officials and choose one for election purposes.
Before provincial and nunicipel councils, or Mongolian or Tibetan local
oennoils, are regularly established, eai.eting councilors, and delegekee of each
b in each election district shall be the voters.
Article d
Those who legally bare the franchise and sho are 25 years of age are eli-
gible for election -a Control Man members; candidates for election as control
Then members from overseas srsst have resided in the some voting diet-let for an
aggregate of 3 years or morn.
bob nomination of a candidate in a province or municipality in Mongolia
or Tibet must have five or more signatures, and among overseas ahinose, 30 or
more. Jar Mongolian members of the Control Yhsm, at the time of election by
the delegates of each banner in each voting district, nominations should have
the signatures of 30 or more legal Mongol voters, besides those of the dele-
gtes.
The above limitations as to number of signatures Ao not apply in the :.ass
of Karen candidates.
The following persons ox-officio shall severally be directors of the election
of Control Than members:
1. In the provinces and municipalities. the highest local governeont exam-
live Official.
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3. In Tibet, the chairman of the rdor,golian-Tibetan Affairs Commission, or
his proxy,
4. Among over-as" Chinese bodies, persons indicated in Appendix III.
or his proxy.
2. In Mongolia, the chairman of the Mongolian-Tibetan Atfaire Commission,
for voting shall on the third day complete the nominatio:v, which shall be made
bwa.mh provincial., municipal, Mongolian, or Tibetan council when convened
Ten days before holding the Overseas Chinese associations elections, the
lists of candidates dall be completed and made public by the election director.
The list of candidates should be arranged in order of the number of signatures
to their nomination; vanes of women candidates should be so indicated.
pub lic cry th e' ?lciaior. director.
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The voters will vote by secret ballot for one person at a time by enciro-
of the five Control Item members from each province, the four male candidates
receiving the highest number of votes shall be considered slanted; the remain-
Article ho
Net more than one member of a provincial or municipal council may be elected
Arti a 11
Chin se groups, shall severally Same osrtificates of election (to each elected
Attar the control Than members are elected, the respective directors of
aleotioas to the praviaces munioinalitiee, Has Lien, Tibetan, and oreMss
Article 12
If a Control Than seat become. meant, the date for the electioi} of his
oar shall be determined by decree. The successor shall bold office in
the Ooaricl Than only through the remainder of (hie predecessor's) original
tan.
itasle 13
No appeal may be made for the dismissal of a Control Than member who has
been in office less than 6 months.
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One fourth or more of the voters in the body electing a Control Then member
may present a petition for his dismissal over their joint signatures. When the
delegates of banners in a combined voting district in Mongolia form the elective
body, the one-fourth joint signers of a petition for dismissal may not be all
from one banner. icong overseas groups, the one-fourth signers shall be reck-
oned according to the total number of ballots.cast in the original election
meeting.
or to she head of the %oaaoliao-Tibetan Affairs Comaissien, rr to tha Overseas
Chinese Affairs Commission.
A petition for dismissal shall state the'reaaons and be sent to the heed of
tha.prorioeiel or mnnielpel assembly or council which originally made the election,
Vithin 30 days of receiving the petition, and after ascertaining by investi-
gation.that the signatures are authentic and the amber as legally required, the
council or commission head referred to in the preceding article shall Inform the
Control Then member whose dismissal is requested by delivering to him a copy of
reeeiving notification of the petition, present a rejoinder and send it to the
council or oommisrion head receiving the petition for dismissal. The two doco-
meats shall be published simultaneously by said councilor commisaion head.
Us Control Than member whose dismissal is recruested. may, within 10 days of
The motion for dismissal shall be pasted by a majority approving by secret
ballot.
vacancy in accordance with the ion.
lifter the motion for dismissal has been passed, the chairman or chief shall
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If the motion for dismis^al is not sustained, the original signers may not
main ask for the dismissal of the creme member during the original term of
The provisions of this lour, before provincial and city cotnctle and Mongolian
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Violations of criminal law in connection with elections and dismissals shall
Bales for impa;roatl this 1
1. Charm Laegce. IWun Bair Tribe. I-k'e-ming-an Banner, one neat.
seats for members of the Control YVian.
Delimitation of combined voting districts in Mongolia and apportionment of
3. 8ilingol League. (,Lehar light Banners, one seat.
2. Chosotu League, Chaeuda League. one seat.
8. Bato Setkhiltu Middle Bond, Unen Su Salstu Fourth Road. and Ch'ing
7. Tsinghai. Left Wing and Right Wing Leagues, one seat.
one meat.
5. Knsi-ha Tmmet Special Banners, East SuiYusa ?our Banners, one seat.
6. i..ashan, Roshot Special Banners, Feriasi old Tourguth (T) Banners,
4. Ulan Chap League. Ikh Cheo League, one seat.
Dbiimitation of voting districts of averse" Chinese for electing
voting
Districts
Countries
Central and South America,
Cuba, Mexico, and adjacent.
regions
Malesa and i*orth Borneo
But Indies. South Borneo.
Portuguese Timor sad adjacent
'segions
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Australia, Philippines, Tahiti,
Japan, Pares, Burope (including
Sort i sia) . Africa, and
adjacent regions
Indochina, Bums, India, and
Sonthoaet Aria
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