The New Deal II (1935 – 1939) continues: Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto President Franklin Roosevelt, Esq., signs the Municipal Bankruptcy Act of 1937, establishing rules by which municipal corporations may declare bankruptcy, i.e. legally decline to repay their creditors.
NOTE: As an attorney (Officer of the Court) Roosevelt was ineligible to serve in two branches of government at the same time, according to Article I, Section 6 [Clause 2].
[added 7/17/2022] Thanks to Bill Holmes for this entry.
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 4]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, s.V. “New Deal,” 753.
The New Deal
www.uri.edu/artsci/newecn/Classes/Art/INT1/Mac/1930s/new_deal.htm