Approved Code No. 244-Amendment No. 1 Registry No. 1616-2-31 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON MARCH 5, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 244-Amendment No.1 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 

As Approved on March 5, 1934 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDMENT TO CoDE OF FAIR CoMPETITION FOR THE 

CoNSTRUCTION I NDUSTRY 

An application having been duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of an amendment to Section 9 of Article II of Chapter I of the Code of Fair 

Competition for the Construction Industry, to include in said Section 9, as a sponsor of the Code the name of the" National Electrical 

Contractors Association", and the annexed report on said amendment containing findings with respect thereto, having been made 

and directed to the President: 

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the United 

States, I, Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator for Industrial Recovery, 

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders of the President, including Executive Order No. 6543-A, dated December 30, 

1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate, by reference, said annexed report and do find that said amendment and the Code as constituted after being amended comply in all respects with the pertinent 

provisions and will promote the policy and purposes. of said Title 

of said Act, and do hereby order that said amendment be and it 

is hereby approved, and that the previous approval of said Code 

is hereby modified to include an approval of said Code in its entirety 

as amended. 

HuGHS. JoHNSoN, 

Administrator fw I ndustrial Recovery. 

Approval recommended. 

GEo. L. BERRY, 

Division Administrator. 

wASHINGTON, D.C., 

March 5, 193./y. 

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.., e ti n 9 f Arti le II of ha pter I of the on. trnction od 

purport t enumerat the ·omplet li. t of nati nal a!-'so 1ation 

which ha cl comr Jie l with the pr Yi. ·io1 f that cti n 1 ri r t the ·ubmi · ion of the de to the Pre ·icl nt for hi. approYal and qualifi cl ~ sr on or of th ode. A tuall th li.-t i clef tive in e the 

National Electrical on tractor A. ·ociation had qualifi l. prior to 

the .:nbmi. ·.-ion of the ode to the Pre ident for hi approYal, a a 

~pon or thereof. The purpo e of this am nclment i to corre t thi 

error in or ler that the National Electrical Contractor A. ociation 

can de ignate a representative to the Con truction Code Authority 

unm diately in order that the on tructi n Code Authorit r may be 

rganizecl an 1 it member: approYecl by you in the next fe,Y <lays. 

Thi action i taken with the a ent of all of the pon ·oring association · of thr Con. truction Code and their formal a. sent will be 

obtained a on a po · ible. There i therefore no obj tion which 

will be regi ter d again t the propo · d amendment an l it i in my 

opinion in order for you to gi-ve your approYal thereto. 

l"INDING 

The DiYi. ion Aclmini tr·ator in hi· final report to m on aid 

amendment to aid Code having found a. h rein et forth and on 

the basis of all the proceeding in thi matter: 

I find that: 

(a) The amendment to ·ai 1 ode and the ode a amended are 

well d igne l to promote the policie and purpo e of Title I of the 

National Indu trial Recovery Ac includi1Jg th removal of obstruction. to th free fl w f interstate and foreicrn commer e which tend 

to liminish th amount thereof, and will provide for the g n 'ral 

w lfare by promoting the organization of in u try for the purpo e 

f ·ooperati action among trade group by inducincr and maintainina· united a tion of labor and management under ad quate gov rnmental ·an tion and up rvision by liminating unfair competiti e 

pra -ti es, by promoting the full t po sible utilization of th pre nt 

produ tiv capacity of th indu trie by av iding undue r tricti ns 

of produ tion (except a may bet mporarily required), by increa ing 

th on umption of indu trial and agricultural produ ts through 

jn r a ino· purchasin power, by redu in and r li vin unempl ym nt by improvin stan lard of labor, and by oth rwi 

r habilitating in u try. 

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(b) The Code a. amended <.:omplie in all respects with the pertinent provi ion of. aid Title of said A ·t, including without limitation 

ubsection (a) of ~ection 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7 and 

Sub ection (b) of Section 10 thereof. 

(c) That the aforesaid amrnclment i nece. ·sary to correct an error 

in the Cole a.· submitte l to the Pre ident for hi approval. 

(d) The ~\mendment and the Code a a men de l are not de ignecl 

to and will not permit monopolie or monopoli tic pradices. 

(e) The .. :\mrnflment and the Code a. amended are not de ignecl 

to and will not eliminate or oppre s small enterprise. and will not 

operate to eli criminate against them. 

(f) Tho. e engaged in other step of the economic process have 

not been clepriYecl of the right to be heard prior to approval of said 

Amendment. 

For the e reason , therefore I have approved this Amendment. 

Re;:.;pectfnlly, · 

MARCH 5, 1934. 

Appro,ecl Code No. 244.-Amendment No. 1. 

Registry No. 1616-2-31. 

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HuGH S. JoHNsoN, 

.Adm)nist?·ator. 
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