Art. 49. No member of either House during session shall be
arrested or detained in custody without the permission of his
respective House, unless he be arrested in the commission of the
offence or act.
When any member of either House has been so arrested, the
government should report the cause to his respective House. Such
member's House, during session, may with the approval of its
members demand for the release of the arrested member and for
temporary suspension of the legal proceedings.
Art. 50. The annual allowances and other expenses of the members
of both Houses shall be fixed by law.
(CHAPTER V on Resident Committee of the National Assembly with 4
articles has been eliminated.)
CHAPTER VI. THE PRESIDENT
Art. 55. The administrative power of the Republic of China shall
be vested in the President with the assistance of the Cabinet
Ministers.
Art 56. A person of the Republic of China in the full enjoyment of
public rights, of the age of forty years or more, and resident in
China for at least ten years, is eligible for election as
President.
Art. 57. The President shall be elected by a Presidential Election
Convention, composed of the members of the National Assembly.
For the above election, an attendance of at least two-thirds of
the number of electors shall be required, and the voting shall be
performed by secret ballot.
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