The organs of self-government of autonomous counties practice the principle of democratic centralism.
The organs of self-government of Autonomous County are located in Caohai Town. Article 4 The organs of self-government of autonomous counties safeguard national unity and ensure the observance and implementation of the Constitution and laws in autonomous counties; Put the overall interests of the country in the first place and complete all tasks assigned by state organs at higher levels. Article 5 The organs of self-government of autonomous counties exercise the functions and powers of local state organs at the county level, and at the same time exercise autonomy according to law.
According to the actual situation, the organs of self-government of autonomous counties adopt special policies and flexible measures to accelerate economic and social development without violating the principles of the Constitution and laws; Resolutions, decisions, orders and instructions of state organs at higher levels, if not suitable for the actual situation of autonomous counties, shall be reported to the state organs at higher levels for approval, flexible implementation or suspension of implementation. Article 6 The organs of self-government of autonomous counties shall ensure that citizens of all ethnic groups enjoy the rights stipulated by the Constitution and laws and perform their due obligations.
The organs of self-government of autonomous counties shall protect the legitimate rights and interests of women, children, the elderly and the disabled of all ethnic groups according to law.
The organs of self-government of Autonomous County protect the legitimate rights and interests of returned overseas Chinese and their relatives, residents of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and compatriots in Taiwan Province Province in Autonomous County. Article 7 The organs of self-government of autonomous counties educate citizens of all ethnic groups to respect each other, learn from each other, cooperate with each other and help each other, and maintain and develop socialist ethnic relations of equality, unity, mutual assistance and harmony. Discrimination and oppression against any ethnic group are prohibited, and acts that undermine ethnic unity and create ethnic divisions are prohibited. Article 8 The organs of self-government of autonomous counties guarantee the freedom of citizens of all ethnic groups to believe in religion and not to believe in religion. No organization or individual may force citizens to believe in religion or not. Citizens who believe in religion and citizens who do not believe in religion are not discriminated against.
The organs of self-government of autonomous counties shall protect normal religious activities according to law. Safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of religious groups, venues for religious activities and religious citizens. No organization or individual may use religion to engage in activities that disrupt social order, harm citizens' health, interfere with the national education system and other activities that harm national interests, social interests and citizens' legitimate rights and interests. It is forbidden to develop Christians among minors.
Religious groups and religious affairs in Autonomous County are not dominated by foreign forces. Article 9 Autonomous counties shall practise family planning according to law, advocate late marriage and late childbearing, give birth to excellent children, control the population, improve the quality of the population, and realize the coordinated development of population, resources and environment. Article 10 The organs of self-government of autonomous counties shall strengthen national defense education for citizens of all ethnic groups. Do a good job in conscription, special care, resettlement, militia and reserve construction, and support the people's liberation army and armed police forces stationed in the county to complete various tasks. Article 11 The organs of self-government of autonomous counties shall strengthen the ideological and moral construction of citizens of all ethnic groups, advocate love for the motherland, people, labor, science and socialism, and cultivate socialist citizens with ideals, morality, culture and discipline. Article 12 The organs of self-government of autonomous counties lead the people of all ethnic groups in autonomous counties, under the leadership of the Chinese Production Party and under the guidance of Marxism–Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents, adhere to Scientific Outlook on Development with all-round economic and social development, adhere to the theme of unity, struggle and prosperity of all ethnic groups, adhere to economic construction as the center, develop the socialist market economy, and persist in reform and opening up. Concentrate on socialist modernization, promote the all-round development of socialist material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization and harmonious society, and build autonomous counties into ethnic autonomous areas with economic development, cultural prosperity, national unity and social stability. Chapter II Organs of Self-government of Autonomous County Article 13 The people's congress of an autonomous county is the local organ of state power in the autonomous county, and its permanent organ is the Standing Committee of the people's congress of the autonomous county. The Standing Committee is responsible to the people's congress at the corresponding level and reports on its work.
Among the deputies to the people's congresses of autonomous counties, the number and proportion of representatives of Yi, Hui, Miao and other nationalities shall be determined in accordance with the electoral law and the relevant provisions of the Standing Committee of Guizhou Provincial People's Congress.
Among the members of the Standing Committee of the Autonomous County People's Congress, the proportion of Yi, Hui and Miao can be slightly higher than its population proportion, and there should be citizens of Yi, Hui and Miao as directors or deputy directors. Fourteenth Autonomous County People's Government is the executive organ of the Autonomous County People's Congress and the local state administrative organ of the Autonomous County. It is responsible and reports its work to the people's congress at the corresponding level and its Standing Committee and the state administrative organs at higher levels.
The county magistrate of an autonomous county shall be a citizen of the ethnic group exercising regional autonomy. Among the other members of the Autonomous County People's Government, the proportion of Yi, Hui and Miao citizens may be slightly higher than their population.
Autonomous County People's government to implement the county magistrate responsibility system.