CHINESE ENEMY TRADING ACT
Art. II. The following transactions with enemies shall not be prohibited:
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ra) Importation of goods directly connected with clothing, board and lodging. (b) Importation of goods for use in marriages, funerals and worship. (c) Employment of enemies by Chinese or Chinese by enemies for house-
hold affairs.
(d) Renting houses to enemies or from enemies.
(e) Receiving or giving medical treatment and payments.
(f) Employment of teachers and artists.
(g) Importation of goods necessary for establishments of communication, excepting those connected with steamers, railways, telegraphs and telephones to be regulated by the Ministry of Communications.
(h) Sale of second-hand goods at low prices.
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(i) Visiting hotels, restaurants and places of amusement.
(j) Transactions specially authorized by the Ministry of the Interior.
Art. III.—All transactions enumerated in Article II shall be judiciously restricted when circumstances warrant. Special permits allowed to particular transactions shall be cancellable at any time.
Art. IV.—If any transactions enumerated in Article II concern the authority of other Ministries, the Ministry of the Interior shall consult the Ministries concerned · about their regulations.
Art. V. As to any doubt whether any of the transactions enumerated in Article II shall be specially restricted, the local authorities concerned shall be required to petition the Ministry of the Interior for instructions.
Art. VI. The local authorities concerned shall be responsible for the investiga- tion of the transactions enumerated in Article II.
Art. VII. With reference to the transactions contracted before the promulgation of the Enemy Trading Act as enumerated in Article IV of the Act, which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior, the local authorities concerned shall be required upon receipt of applications to make an investigation and send a report through their highest provincial authorities to the Ministry for action. Any application for special permit shall be required to state the kind of transac- tion, its location and causes.
Art. VIII.-Any one violating these regulations shall be punished according to Article III of the Enemy Trading Act.
Art. IX. These regulations shall take effect on the date of promulgation.
Art. X.-After the promulgation of the Enemy Trading Act and the Regulations for its enforcement, any rules which conflict with them shall be declared void.
PEKING, May 22, 1918.