CHINA'S PERMANENT CONSTITUTION
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Art. 102.-Except in accordance with law, judicial officials shall not during their tenure of office have their emoluments decreased, nor be suspended, nor shall they be transferred to other offices.
During his tenure of office no judicial official shall be deprived of his office unless he is convicted of crime, or for offences punishable by law. But this shall not include cases of reorganization of Courts of Justice or of re-determining the qualifications of judicial officials.
The punishments and fines of judicial officials shall be fixed by law.
CHAPTER X.-THE LAW
Art. 103.-The Members of both Houses and the Government may introduce bills, but if any, bill is rejected by one House it shall not be re-introduced during the same session.
Art. 104.-Any bill which has been passed by Parliament shall be promulgated by the President within fifteen days after its transmission to him.
Art. 105.-Should the President disapprove of any bill passed by Parliament, he shall within the period allowed for promulgation state the reason of his disap- proval and request its re-consideration. If both Houses should hold to the former decision, the bill shall be promulgated at once.
If a bill has not yet been submitted with a request for re-consideration and the period for promulgation has passed, it shall become law. But this shall not apply when the session of Parliament is adjourned or the House of Representatives dissolved before the period for promulgation comes to an end.
Art. 106.-No law shall be altered or repealed except in accordance with law. Art. 107. When any resolution passed by Parliament is submitted for re-consideration the regulations governing bills shall be applicable.
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Art. 108.-No law that is in conflict with the Constitution shall have any
CHAPTER XI.--STATE FINANCE
Art. 109. The introduction of new taxes and alterations in the rate of taxation shall be fixed by law.
Art. 110. The approval of Parliament must be obtained for the floating of national loans and the conclusion of agreements which involve additions to the Budget.
Art. 111.-All financial bills imposing a burden direct on the people shall be first discussed by the House of Representatives.
Art. 112.-An estimate of the annual expenditure and annual receipts of the nation shall be compiled in advance in the form of a budget by the Government, to be submitted first to the House of Representatives within fifteen days after the opening of the session of Parliament.
Should the Senate amend or reject the Budget passed by the House of Representatives, it should request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in its amendment or rejection, and, if such concurrence be not obtained, that originally passed by the House of Representatives shall form the Budget.
Art. 113.-In case of special provisions the Government may determine in advance in the Budget the period over which they are to be spread and provide for the successive appropriations over such period.
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Art. 114. In order to provide for any deficit or under estimates in the Budget, the Government may include contingent items in the Budget.
The sums expended under the above provision shall be submitted in the next session to the House of Representatives for approval.