Chapter IV. Branch Party Organs
Article 16. Fundamental Organizations: Branch Party Organs of the factories, mines, workshops, shops, streets, villages, and armies are the fundamental organization of the Communist Party. Members working in the above-mentioned places shall join the Branch Party Organs. New Branch Party Organs can be organized when there are at least three or more members. But they must be under the control of the Hsien Committee.
Article 17. Special Organizations of the Branch Party Organs: Members of certain businesses can join the Production Branch Organ of the same occupation in their neighboring city. Special Branch Organs shall be organized according to the localities and the nature of their work, such as handicraft laborers, free laborers, family laborers, or intellectuals.
Article 18. Duties of the Branch Party Organs: The Branch Party Organ unites the strength of the farmers and laborers. Its duties are:
a. To use its systematic and effective agitation and slogans to absorb farmers and laborers into the Communist party.
b. To use its power of organization to join the political and economic struggles of the farmers and laborers. To encourage the people's revolutionary spirit. To teach the meaning of class-struggles. To supervise the farmers' and laborers' revolutions. To lead proletarians to the Communist International and the Chinese Communist Party.
c. To enlist and train new members. To distribute Party periodicals among members and non-members in order to encourage political and educational work.
Article 19. Branch Organ Executive Committee: Each Branch shall have three to five executive committeemen to manage the routine Party work. They shall take charge of the division of labor, such as the publicity work, distribution of printed materials, organization of farmer and labor parties, women's movements, and youth movements. There shall be one secretary; he shall carry out resolutions and orders.