The Reich President exercises the right to quash pending proceedings, apart from his clemency prerogative. Amnesties can only be issued by Reich law. Article 3 Whoever has obtained the qualification to act as a judge, must be admitted to the bar in each State in pursuance of the existing Reich regulations. * * * * * Article 5 The Reich Minister of Justice is authorized to issue all regulations which the transfer of the administration of justice to the Reich requires. Berlin, 16 February 1934 The Reich Chancellor ADOLF HITLER The Reich Minister of Justice, at the same time for the Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture DR. GUERTNER The Reich Minister of the Interior FRICK The Reich Minister of Finance COUNT SCHWERIN VON KROSIGK The Reich Minister of Economics DR. SCHMITT The Reich Minister of Labor FRANZ SELDTE The Reich Minister of War VON BLOMBERG PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-715 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 112 EXTRACTS FROM THE LAW, 24 APRIL 1934, AMENDING PROVISIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 341 The Reich government has enacted the following law, which is promulgated herewith: Part I In the second part of the criminal code, the first section (articles 80 to 93) is amended as follows): Section 1 _High treason_[89] [Hochverrat]. Article 80 Whoever undertakes to incorporate, by violence or by threat of violence, the German territory [Reichsgebiet] in its entirety or in part into a foreign state, or to detach from the Reich any territory belonging to the Reich, will be punished by death. * * * * * * * Article 81