(b) Their property may be confiscated. However, there shall be left to them an amount necessary to cover the bare existence after taking into consideration family conditions and earning power;
(c) They shall be ineligible to hold any public office, including that of notary or attorney;
(d) They shall lose any legal claims to a pension or allowance payable from public funds;
(e) They shall lose the right to vote, the capacity to be elected, and the right to be politically active in any way or to be members of a political party;
(f) They shall not be allowed to be members of a trade union or a business or vocational association;
(g) They shall be prohibited for a period of not less than ten years after their release:
i) To be active in a profession or, independently, in an enterprise or economic undertaking of any kind, to own a share therein or to supervise or control it;
ii) To be employed in any dependent position, other than ordinary labor;
iii) To be active as teacher, preacher, editor, author, or radio commentator;
(h) They are subject to restrictions as regards living space and place of residence, and may be enlisted for public works service;
(i) They shall lose all licences, concessions and privileges granted them and the right to keep a motor vehicle.
ARTICLE 9 Sanctions against Offenders
1. They may be imprisoned or interned for a period up to ten years in order to perform reparation and reconstruction work. Political internment after 8 May 1945 can be taken into account.
2. Their property may be confiscated (as a contribution for reparation), either as a whole or in part. In case the property is confiscated in part, capital goods (Sachwerte) should be preferred. The necessary items for daily use shall be left to them.
3. They shall be ineligible to hold any public office, including that of notary or attorney.
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