NUMBER 77
Upon recommendation of the Minister of Internal Affairs I hereby issue and proclaim the following
DECREE
On the Protection of Aryan Blood and the Honor of the Croatian People
The marriage of Jews and other persons who are not of Aryan descent with persons of Aryan descent is prohibited. Similarly prohibited is the marriage of a person having, in addition to Aryan forebears, one forebear in the second generation who is a Jew by race or other European non-Aryan, with a person who is of the same descent by race.
Which persons are considered to be Jews or non-Aryans is determined by the decree on racial affiliation.
Article 2
Special permission to conclude marriage is necessary in the following cases:
1. For marriage of a person with two forebears in the second generation who are Jews by race with a person having one forebear in the second generation who is a European non-Aryan by race, or a person who is of Aryan descent;
2. For marriage of a person having among his forebears members of other non-European races with a person of the same descent, or with a person having one or two forebears in the second generation who are Jews by race or one forebear in the second generation who is a Gypsy by race, or with a person of Aryan descent;
3. For marriage between citizens and other members of the state [i.e., non-citizens] unless prohibited under Article 1.
Permission for such a marriage is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs after consultation with the Racial Policy Commission.
Article 3
Extramarital sexual relations of Jews or other persons not of Aryan blood with a female member of Aryan descent are prohibited.
A male non-Aryan violating this prohibition commits the crime of racial defilement and is therefore punished by confinement in a prison or dungeon. In especially serious instances, especially in the case of the rape of an innocent girl [i.e., virgin], the death sentence may be imposed.
Article 4
Jews or other persons who are not of Aryan descent are forbidden to employ in their households female persons of Aryan descent younger than 45 years of age.
Article 5
Non-Aryans and other members of the state [i.e., non-citizens] are forbidden from flying the Croatian state and national flags and displaying the Croatian national colors and emblems.
All changes to Jewish surnames after December 1, 1918 are hereby declared null and void and must be replaced with the original surnames.
Who is a Jew is defined by the decree on racial affiliation.
Article 6
The Minister for Foreign Affairs will issue orders for the implementation of this decree.
Article 7
This decree is effective on the day of its publication in Narodne Novine.
In Zagreb, on April 30, 1941.
Poglavnik:
Dr. Ante Pavelic [by his own hand]