Protection for civil liberties as well as the right of workers to strike. Abolishes requirements for the registration of newspapers. Removal of laws requiring that all candidates for public office be members of the Kuomintang. Provides reform on laws governing the eligibility to run for public office. Abolishment of the Office of the Chief Executive, to be replaced by a Provincial Government. One of the major problems following the handover had been the production of many conflicting and often contradictory laws, many of which were created at the whim of corrupt government officials in order to extort bribes. The enactment of a Provincial Autonomy Law was designed to get rid of this tangle of corruption. The Chief Executive's Office especially was viewed to be extremely corrupt and undemocratic, as well as being subject to undue influence from the military. Three of the 32 Demands were intended to prevent the installation of alleged carpetbaggers from the mainland to important government positions, as had been occurring since ROC administration of Taiwan began; as well as to prevent discrimination against residents of Taiwan prior to 1945 Critics charge that such a scheme would create two classes of people, in effect creating second-class citizens and result in something resembling apartheid. Reforms on eligibility laws were intended to create a more egalitarian process. In previous elections, all candidates had to deal with numerous regulations designed to discourage persons undesirable to the KMT from running for office, such as hefty registration fees, civil service exams, and "background checks". Reforms to insure civil and property rights Popular election for all local government positions (i.e. mayors and magistrates), to be held before June 1947. Native Taiwanese were to be appointed as heads of police agencies, judges, and other members of the judicial system whenever possible. The civilian police are to be the only government agency with the power to arrest criminals. All local officials up to this point were appointed by the Chief Executive, and as a result, were mostly mainlanders, sometimes accused of being "carpetbaggers". Most of the criminal justice system had been packed by mainland appointees, most of whom allegedly were neither familiar with nor cared much for Taiwanese interests. These reforms would also prevent the use of the military for domestic law enforcement. Economic reforms Only income taxes, luxury taxes, and inheritance taxes shall be levied. Public enterprises will be headed by Taiwanese. Provide for