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1933 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 141
Law to remove the distress of people and State of 24 March 1933
The Reichstag has resolved upon the following law which is promulgated herewith with approval of the Reichsrat after it has been established that all the requirements of legislation for changing the constitution have been complied with.
Section 1
Laws for the Reich can be resolved upon also by the Reich Cabinet besides the procedure provided by the constitution of the Reich. This also applies to the laws pursuant to sections 85 subsection 2 and 87 of the Reich-Constitution.
Section 2
The laws for the Reich resolved upon by the Reich Cabinet may deviate from the Reich-Constitution so far as they do not deal with the institution of the Reichstag or the Reichsrat as such. The powers of the Reich-President will remain intact.
Section 3
The laws for the Reich resolved upon by the Reich-Cabinet are issued by the Reich-Chancellor and promulgated in the Reichsgesetzblatt. They will become effective, so far as they do not determine otherwise on the day following their promulgation. Section 68 to 77 of the Reich-Constitution are not applicable to the laws resolved upon by the Reich-Cabinet.
Section 4
Treaties of the Reich with foreign countries relating to matters of the legislation of the Reich do not require the approval of the bodies participating in the legislation. The Reich-Cabinet issues the rules necessary for the execution of such treaties.
Section 5
This law will become effective on the day of its promulgation. It becomes ineffective on 1 April 1937
the legislation of the Reich do not require the approval of the bodies participating in the legislation. The Reich-Cabinet issues the rules necessary for the execution of such treaties. Section 5 This law will become effective on the day of its promulgation. It becomes ineffective on 1 April 1937. Moreover it becomes ineffective if the present Reich-Cabinet should be replaced by another.
Berlin, 24 March 1933
The Reich-President
von Hindenburg
The Reich-Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich-Minister for the Interior
Frick
The Reich-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Freiherr von Neurath
The Reich-Minister for Finances
Count Schwerin von Krosigk
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1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 747
Law re the Sovereign Head of the German Reich
1 August 1934
The Reich Government has enacted the following law which is hereby promulgated:
Section 1
The office of the Reichspraesident will be consolidated with that of the Reich Chancellor. The existing authority of the Reichspraesident shall consequently be transferred to the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor, Adolph Hitler. He shall select his representative.
Section 2
This law is effective as of the time of the death of Reichspraesident von Hindenburg.
The Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Deputy Chancellor
von Papen
The Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs
Freiherr von Neurath
The Reich Minister of Interior
Frick
The Reich Minister of Finance
Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
The Reich Minister of Labor
Franz Seldte
The Reich Minister of Justice
Dr. Guertner
The Reich Minister for Defense
von Blomberg
The Reich Postal Minister and Transportation Minister
Freiherr von Eltz
The Reich Minister for Nutrition and Agriculture
R. Walther Darre
The Reich Minister for Enlightenment and Propaganda
Dr. Goebbels
The Reich Minister for Air Travel
Hermann Goering
The Reich Minister for Science, Training and Education
Bernhard Rust
The Reich Minister without Portfolio
Rudolf Hess
The Reich Minister without Portfolio
Hanns Kerrl
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1933 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 153
Preliminary Law for the Coordination of the Federal States under the Reich, 31 March 1933.
Article 4
(1) The popular representation of the federal states (diets [Landtage], citizens assemblies [Burgerschuften]) is hereby dissolved with the exception of the Prussian diet [Preussischer Landtag] elected 5 March 1933, so far as this has not already happened according to the law of the state.
(2) They will be newly constituted according to the number of votes which in the election to the German Reichstag were given to the electoral lists within each federal state. In this connection, seats falling to the Communist Party will not be given out. The same will be true for electoral lists of electoral groups which are to be regarded as a substitute for the electoral lists of the Communist Party.
Berlin, 31 March 1933.
The Reich Chancellor
ADOLF HITLER
The Reich Minister of Interior
FRICK
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1933 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 173
Second Law Integrating the Laender with the Reich
7 April 1933
The Reich Government has enacted the following law which is hereby promulgated:
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(1) In the German "Laender", with the exception of Prussia, the Reich President, upon the proposal of the Reich Chancellor, shall appoint the Reich governor, the Reich governor shall require the observance of the general policy laid down by the Reich Chancellor. The following powers of "Land" authority belong to him:
1. Appointment and removal of the head of the "Land" Government, and upon his proposal, the other members of the "Land" Government.
2. Dissolution of the legislature and designation of the new election subject to the rule of section 8 of the Provisional Law of March 31, 1933, Integrating the German "Laender" with the Reich.
3. Preparations and publication of "Land" laws, including the laws which are determined upon by the "Land" Government according to section I of the Provisional Law of March 31, 1933, Integrating the German "Laender" with the Reich. Article 70 of the Constitution of August 11, 1919, applies accordingly.
4. Upon the proposal of the "Land" Government, appointment and dismissal of the higher "Land" officials and judges, so far as this formerly was accomplished by the highest "Land" officials.
5. The power of pardon.
(2) The Reich governor may preside over the meetings of the "Land" Government.
(3) Article 63 of the German Constitution of August 11, 1919 remains unaltered.
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(1) A Reich governor may not simultaneously be a member of a "Land" Government. He shall belong to the "Land" whose sovereign powers he exercises. His official residence is at the seat of the "Land" Government.
Government. (3) Article 63 of the German Constitution of August 11, 1919 remains unaltered. 2 (1) A Reich governor may not simultaneously be a member of a "Land" Government. He shall belong to the "Land" whose sovereign powers he exercises. His official residence is at the seat of the "Land" Government.
(2) For several "Lands" in each of which there are less than 2 million inhabitants, a common "Lands" governor who must be a resident of one of these "Lands", may be appointed. The Reich President shall designate the governor's official residence.
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(1) The Reich governor is appointed for the duration of a "Land" Legislative period. He can be recalled at any time by the Reich President on the proposal of the Reich Chancellor.
(2) The provisions of the Reich Ministry Law of March 27, 1930, find appropriate application to the office of Reich governor. His remuneration is borne by the Reich; the establishment of its size remain unsettled.
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Votes of no confidence of the "Land" legislature against the head and the members of the "Land" Government are not permissible.
The Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister of the Interior
Frick
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1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 75
Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich
30 January 1934
The popular referendum and the Reichstag election of November 12, 1933 have proven that the German people have attained an indestructible internal unity superior to all internal subdivisions of political character.
Consequently, the Reichstag has enacted the following law which is hereby promulgated with the unanimous vote of the Reichstag after ascertaining that the requirements of the Reich Constitution have been met:
ARTICLE I
Popular assemblies [Volksvertretungen] of the "Laender" shall be abolished.
ARTICLE II
(1) The sovereign powers [Hoheitsrechte] of the "Laender" are transferred to the Reich.
(2) The "Laender" governments are placed under the Reich government.
ARTICLE III
The Reich governors are placed under the administrative supervision of the Reich Minister of Interior.
ARTICLE IV
The Reich Government may issue new constitutional laws.
ARTICLE V
The Reich Minister of Interior may administer the necessary legal and administrative regulations for the execution of the law.
ARTICLE VI
This law shall be effective on the day of its promulgation.
Berlin, 30 January 1934.
The Reich President
von Hindenburg
The Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister of the Interior
Frick
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1935 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 49
German Communal Ordinance 30 January 1935
The German Communal Ordinance [Deutsche Gemeindeordnung] aims at qualifying the communes for the highest achievements in close cooperation with Party and State, affording them full opportunities for helping to accomplish-in the true spirit of Baron von Stein, the creator of communal home rule-the purpose of the State: to restore the priority of the common weal over the individual in a united people permeated by one national will; to place the public interest before selfish ends and to bring about the true national community under the leadership of the best of the people, in which every willing fellow-citizen finds the feeling of mutual solidarity.
The German Communal Ordinance is a basic law of the National Socialist State. The reconstruction of the Reich will be completed on the foundations laid by the act.
The Reich Government has therefore enacted the following law which is hereby promulgated.
Section 6
(1) The mayor [Burgermeister] is the head of the commune. He is represented by the executive officers [Beigeordnete].
(2) The mayor and the executive officers receive their appointments through the confidence of Party and State. In order to insure harmony between the communal administration and the Party, the delegate of the National Socialist Workers' Party participates in certain matters. Continuous contacts between the communal administration and the citizens is guaranteed by the councillors [Gemeinderaete], who as meritorious and experienced men assist the mayor through their advice.
Section 33
(1) In order to insure harmony between the communal administration and the Party, the delegates of the National Socialist German Workers' Party participates, apart from the appointment and recall of the mayor, the executive officers, and the councilors (Secs
and experienced men assist the mayor through their advice. Section 33 (1) In order to insure harmony between the communal administration and the Party, the delegates of the National Socialist German Workers' Party participates, apart from the appointment and recall of the mayor, the executive officers, and the councilors (Secs. 41, 45, 51, 54), in the following decisions of the mayor:
1. The issuance of the basic ordinance requires the approval of the Party delegate;
2. Honorary citizenship and honorary titles may be granted or revoked only with his consent.
(2) When the Party delegate [NSDAP] refuses to concur with the mayor he must give his reasons in writing within two weeks after the mayor has requested his decision. If the matter concerns the basic ordinance, the Party delegate must state the provisions disapproved by him, otherwise his approval is considered granted. Should further conferences or correspondence between the Party delegate and the mayor fail to bring about an agreement, the mayor must request the decision of the supervisory authority, in urban counties that of the Reich governor. In the case of the basic ordinance, the Reich governor must have the approval of the Reich Minister of the Interior for any final decision overruling the recommendation of the supervisory authority. The decision of the Reich governor is binding upon the supervisory authority.
Section 41
(1) Vacant full-time positions of mayor and executive officer must be advertised before they are filled by the commune. All applications received are to be sent to the Party delegate, who after secretly conferring with the councilors, nominates up to three candidates. in the case of an executive officer, he must give the mayor an opportunity to express his opinion of the candidate.
(2) In submitting his nominations together with all the applications, the Party delegate proceeds as follows:
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conferring with the councilors, nominates up to three candidates. in the case of an executive officer, he must give the mayor an opportunity to express his opinion of the candidate. (2) In submitting his nominations together with all the applications, the Party delegate proceeds as follows: 1. If the vacancy concerns the position of mayor, senior executive officer or chamberlain in cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants, the folder is sent through the supervisory authority to the Reich Minister of the Interior.
2. In the case of the position of another executive officer in cities of the above class and in the case of the position of mayor and executive officer in other urban counties, the folder is sent through the supervisory authority to the Reich governor;
3. In the case of the position of mayor and executive officer in cities belonging to a rural county, the folder is sent through the supervisory authority to the higher supervisory authority, and for all remaining communes to the supervisory authority.
(3) If the proper authority concerned with the matter approves of a nomination, the commune appoints the candidate. Otherwise new nominations must be submitted. if no new nomination finds the approval of the proper authority, the latter selects a candidate, whom the commune must appoint. The same applies if nominations are not made within the period of time specified by the proper authority.
(4) Vacancies in the position of unpaid mayor or executive officer need not be advertised. The proper authority may permit a commune to proceed without advertising a vacancy in a position mentioned under (2). Otherwise the regulations given in (1) to (3) apply accordingly.
(5) Nominations are to be kept confidential until the proper authority according to (2) has made its decision.
Section 45
(1) The proper authority according to Sec. 41 (2) may revoke the appointment of a mayor or executive officer until the close of their first year of office. For positions of the first category under Sec
to be kept confidential until the proper authority according to (2) has made its decision. Section 45 (1) The proper authority according to Sec. 41 (2) may revoke the appointment of a mayor or executive officer until the close of their first year of office. For positions of the first category under Sec. 41
(2) the Reich governor must be invited to express himself on the matter. The same applies to the Party delegate for position of the third category under Sec. 41 (2); cases of disagreement require a decision of the Reich governor.
Title 2
Communal Councilors
Section 48
(1) It is the duty of the councilors to keep the communal administration in close touch with all groups of the citizenry. They must advise the mayor on their own responsibility and uphold his measures among the population. In their activities they are to be guided solely by the thought of preserving and promoting the common weal.
(2) In cities the councilors have the title of "Ratsherr."
Section 51
(1) The Party delegate selects the councilors in agreement with the mayor. In making the appointment, he is to take into account national reliability, qualifications, and reputation, and must consider personalities whose activities give the commune its special significance or who exert an important influence upon the life of the community.
(2) Civil servants, employees and workers of the commune and civil servants of the supervisory authority may not be appointed councilors. The supervisory authority may grant exceptions from this rule.
PART VII
SUPERVISION
Section 106
The State supervises the communes in order to insure that their activities conform with the laws and the aims of national leadership
the commune and civil servants of the supervisory authority may not be appointed councilors. The supervisory authority may grant exceptions from this rule. PART VII SUPERVISION Section 106 The State supervises the communes in order to insure that their activities conform with the laws and the aims of national leadership. The supervision shall be exercised in such a way that the initiative and the sense of responsibility of the communal administration are strengthened and not diminished.
Section 123
The provisions of this act take effect on April 1, 1935.
Berlin, 30 January 1935.
The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister of the Interior
Frick
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1933 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 195
First Regulation for Administration of the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service of 11 April 1933
On the basis of Article 17 of the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service of 7 April 1933 (RGBl I, 175), the following regulation is issued:
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To Article 2:
Unfit, are all civil servants who belong to the communist party or communist aid- or supplementary organization. They are, therefore, to be discharged.
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To Article 3:
1. A person is to be regarded as non-Aryan, who is descended from non-Aryans, especially Jewish parents or grandparents. This holds true even if only one parent or grandparent is of non-Aryan descent. This premise especially obtains if one parent or grandparent was of Jewish faith.
2. If a civil servant was not already a civil servant on 1 August 1914, he must prove that he is of Aryan descent, or that he fought at the front, or that he is the son or the father of a man killed during the World War. Proof must be given by submitting documents (birth certificate and marriage certificate of the parents, military papers).
3. If Aryan descent is doubtful, an opinion must be obtained from the expert on racial research commissioned by the Reich Minister of the Interior (Sachverstaendiger fuer Rasseforschung).
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To Article 4:
1. In determining whether the suppositions of Article 4, sentence (1) are given, the whole political career of the official is to be considered, particularly from 9 November 1918 on.
2. Every official is required on request to attest to the highest Reich or country authority (Article 7) as to what political party he has been a member of until the present. As political parties in the sense of this definition reference is made to the Reichsbanner, Black-Red-Gold, the Republican Judges' Union and the League for the Rights of Man.
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to the highest Reich or country authority (Article 7) as to what political party he has been a member of until the present. As political parties in the sense of this definition reference is made to the Reichsbanner, Black-Red-Gold, the Republican Judges' Union and the League for the Rights of Man. 4
All negotiations, documents and official certificates which are requisite for the fulfillment of this law, are free of duty and stamping (gebuehren- und stempelfrei).
Berlin, 11 April 1933
The Reich Minister of the Interior
Frick
The Reich Minister of Finance
Count Schwerin von Krosigk
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1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 341
Law About Changing the Rules of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure of 24 April 1934
CHAPTER III
Article 1
(1) A People's Court is formed as a trial court in cases of high treason and treason.
(2) When the People's Court sits for trial, the decisions are made by five members; otherwise by three members, including the President. The President and one other member must have the qualifications of judges. Several Senates may be formed.
(3) The Supreme Reich Prosecutor  [Oberreichsanwalt] is the prosecuting authority.
Article 2
On the suggestion of the Reich Minister of Justice, the Reich Chancellor appoints the members of the People's Court and their deputies for a period of five years.
Article 3
(1) The People's Court has jurisdiction over the investigations and has the power to make the sole and final decision in cases of high treason according to Articles 80-84-, treason according to Articles 89-92-, attacks against the Reich President according to Article 94, paragraph 1 of the Reich Criminal Code: and crimes according to Article 5, paragraph 2, No. 1 of the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State of February 28, 1933 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 83). In these cases the People's Court also makes the decisions enumerated in Article 73, paragraph 1 of the Law of the Organization of the German Courts.
Article 5
(2) There is no appeal from the decisions of the People's Court.
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Article 3
The appointment of a Council of Defense must be approved by the President of the People's Court.
Berlin, April 24, 1934
The Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister of Justice also for the Reich Minister of the Interior
Dr. Guertner
The Reich Minister of Defense
von Blomberg
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