Nanking Order Received by City Government Pull protection for private property and freedom for the people to choose their business was reaffirmed ina order received by the Shanghai City Government from the Executive Yuan Monday. The local authorities were instructed to pay serious attention to any request for the sealing oF confiscation of people's property and interfering with their freedom te work, and should this request be made by the district Kuomintang, the Elly Government should refer' the matter to the Central authorities mediately. Should. such a request come from any other organization, It'should be refused at once.
The above order was adopted by the Central Politieat Council in compliance with a joint proposal to. this effect by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Council and Me. Wang Ching-wel, President 2 the Executive Yuan. "The order was based on Articles 18 and 37 of the Provisional Constitution of the Political Tutelago period of the Republic of China promulgated at Nanking on June 1, 1031.
"Article 16 reads: ' "Except in ace cordance with law. no private property shall be sealed or confiscated. Article 37 reads: "AM persons shall ibe free to choose their profession or occupation. But when it is contrary to the public interest, the State may, by law, restrict or deny such freedom."
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