Enabling Act passed in Germany - archive, 24 March 1933

24 March 1933: Full powers given to the Hitler government. The President’s functions will be limited, laws promulgated by decree, the electoral system may be altered by decree, and the budget settled by decreeThe Enabling Bill, which gives absolute powers to the German Government for four years, was passed by the Reichstag yesterday, all parties except the Socialists voting for it. The President’s functions will be limited, laws promulgated by decree, the electoral system may be alte