Approved Code No. 84--Supplement No. 45 Registry No. IT2Z--T1-4

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION

SUPPLEMENTARY

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION

FOR THE

HAND BAG FRAME

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

(A Division of the Fabricated Metal Products

Manufacturing and Metal Finishing

and Metal Coating Industry)

AS APPROVED ON AUGUST 1, 1934

MEMBER

WE 00 OUR PART

UNITED STATES

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Approved Code No. 84-Supplement No. 45

SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETIT

FOR TIIE

HAND BAG FRAME MANUFACTURING INDU

As Approved on August 1, 1934

ORDER

APPROVING SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FO

HAND BAG FRAME MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

A DIVISION OF THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURI

METAL FINISHING AND METAL COATING INDUSTRY

An application having been duly made pursuant to and 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National In

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and in accordance w

provisions of Section 1 of Article VI of the Basic Code for t

ricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishi

Metal Coating Industry, approved November 2, 1933, for a

of a Supplementary Code of Fair Competition for the Ha

Frame Manufacturing Industry, and hearing having been du

thereon; and the annexed report on said Supplementary Co

taining findings with respect thereto, having been made and 

to the President:

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the 

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

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders of th

dent, including Executive Order No. 6543-A, dated Decem

1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate by reference said 

report and do find that said Supplementary Code complie

respects with the pertinent provisions and will promote th

and purposes of said Title of said Act; and do hereby order t

Supplementary Code of Fair Competition be and it is 

approved.

Approval WASHINGTON, BARTON 77408-1044-5-34 recommended: W. Division Augwst MURRAY, D.C.,1, Administrator. 1934. Administrator (1) for HUGH Industrial S. JOHNSONRec
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT

The PRESIDENT,

T he W hite Iose.

Smi: This is a report on the Supplementary Codo of 

petition for the Hand Bag Frame Manufacturing Industl

sion of the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing 

Finishing and MNta Coating Industry, the hearing h

conducted thereon in Washington, D.C., April 27, 1934, 

ance with the provisions of Title I of the, National 

Recovery Act.

GENERAL STATEMENT

The Hand Bag Frame Manufacturing Industry, being 

resentative of this Division of the Fabricated Metal Produ

facturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Ind

elected to avail itself of the option of submitting a Supp

Code of Fair Competition, as provided for in Section 1 

VI of the Basic Code, for the Fabricated Metal Products 

turing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industry

by you on the second day of November, 1933.

RESUME OF THE CODE

Article I states the purpose of the Supplementary Code

Article II accurately defines specific terms employed i

plementary Code.

Article III: This Industry is a Division of the Fabric

Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Met

Industry and the labor provisions of its Basic Code a

November 2, 1933, are the labor provisions of this Supp

Code.

Article IV establishes a Supplementary Code Authori

ing of six (6) members, to be elected by the members of th

at a meeting called by the Temporary Supplementary 

thority, and gives the Administrator the authority to a

additional member without vote and provides machinery 

ing statistics and the administration of the Supplementar

Article V provides for the formulation of an account

and methods of cost finding and/or estimating.

Article VI provides for the filing of prices with a c

and disinterested agent of the Supplementary Code Au

Mechanism Industry destructive mentary competition if Article Article none, Code thenVIII with VII price-cutting. is in also this which sets with reference sets provided Division of forth forth suchave theo the agent designated been for pricing standards unfair the filing (2) especially designed Industry. practices trade of of price practices fair by revisions. and competitithe forbidto of Admofth
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Article IX provides for registration of designs.

Article X provides against monopolies or monopolistic 

Article. XI contains the mandatory provisions contained 

tion 10 (b) of the Act and also provides for submission of 

amendments to the Suipplenmentary Code.

Article XII recognizes that price increases be limited 

additional increases in the seller's costs.

Article XIII gives the effective date and duration of thi

mentary Code.

FIND NGS

The Assistant Deputy Administrator in his final report 

said Supplementary Code having found as herein set fort

the basis of all the proceedings in this matter:

I find that:

(a) Said Suppleunentary Code is well designed to pro

policies and purposes of Title I of the National Industrial 

Act, including removal of obstructions to the free flow of 

and foreign commerce which tend to diminish the amoun

and will provide for the general welfare by promoting the 

tion of industry for the purpose of cooperative action am

trade groups, by inducing and maintaining united action 

and management under adequate governmental sanctions a

vision, by eliminating unfair competitive practices, by prom

fullest possible utilization of the present productive capac

dustries, by avoiding undue restriction of production (excep

be temporarily required), by increasing the consumption 

trial and agricultural products through increasing purchasin

by reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving 

of labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry.

(b) Said Industry normally employs not more than 5

ployees; and is not classified by me as a major industry.

(c) The Supplementary Code as approved complies in al

with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, 

without limitation Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsectio

Section 7, and Subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof; and 

association is an industrial association truly representativ

aforesaid Industry; and that said association imposes no in

restrictions on admission to membership therein.

(d) The Supplementary Code is not designed to and wil

mit monopolies or monopolistic practices.

(e) The Supplementary Code is not designed to and will 

inate or oppress small enterprises and will not operate to 

nate against them.

(f) Those engaged in other steps of the economic proc

not Supplementary Code. For AUGUST been Respectfully, these reasons, deprived 1, 1934. Code. of therefore, the right to I have be heard approved HUGH prior this to S. AdminiapprovaJOHNSOSuppl
SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITI

THE HAND BAG FRAME MANUFACTURING IND

A DIVISION OF THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTU

METAL FINISHING AND METAL COATING INDUSTRY

ARTICLE I-PURPOSES

To effectuate the policies of Title I of the National 

Recovery Act, this Code is established as a Supplementar

Fair Coipetition for the Hand Bag Frame Manifacturi

try, pursuant to Article VI of the Basic Code of Fair C

for the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and M

ishing and Metal Coating Industry, approved by the Pre

the second day of November, 1933, and the provisions of 

plementary Code shall be the standards of fair competitio

industry and shall be binding upon every member of the 

ARTICLE II-DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1. The term "Hand Bag Frame Manufacturi

try ", hereinafter referred to as the " Industry ", is define

the manufacture and assembly for sale of frames made o

be used for ladies', misses' ann children's hand bags, men's

and children's pocketbooks and purses.

SECTION 2. The terms " President ", "Act " and "Admi

as used herein shall mean respectively the President of t

States, Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Ac

Administrator for Industrial Recovery.

SECTION 3. The term " member of the Industry " as u

includes but without limitation, any individual, partners

ciation, corporation or other form of enterprise engaged 

dustry, either as an employer or on his or its own behalf.

SECTION 4. The term " Basic Code " as used herein is 

mean the Basic Code of Fair Competition for the Fabrica

Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Meta

Industry as approved by the President on the second d

vember, 1933.

SECTION 5. The term " employee " as used herein include

all persons engaged in the Industry, however compensat

a member of the Industry. by mean successor. herein Code SECTION SECTION SECTION whom as themeans hereinafter Hand any 6. 87. The the The such employee Bag Frame agency termrm termprovided. " ""Association which employer Supplementary Manufacturers is is compensated (4)to " administer as " as used Code usedAssociation, herein or Authority herein this employed

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SECTION 9. The term " Supplementary Code Committee 

herein is defined to mean the Committee selected by the H

Frame Manufacturers Association, Inc. to present, ma

changes as necessary, and assent to and sign this Supple

Code on behalf of the Association.

SECTION 10. The term " Federation " as used herein is d

mean the Fabricated Metal Products Federation, or its succ

SECTION 11. The term " Confidential Agent " as used 

defined to mean the impartial agency designated by the 

mentary Code Authority.

ARTICLE III-EMPLOYMENT PROvISIONs

This Industry is a division of the Fabricated Metal 

Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating 

and without limitation the wage, hour and labor provisions i

III of its Basic Code as approved by the President, Nov

1933, including Section 1 of said Article III, by which the p

of sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of Section 7 (a) of Title 

Act are made. conditions of this Code, are specifically inco

herein and made a part hereof as the wage, hour and labor p

of this Supplementary Code.

ARTICLE IV-ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND DuT

SECTION 1. During the period not to exceed sixty (60) day

ing the effective date of this Supplementary Code, the 

mentary Code Committee shall constitute a Temporary Sup

ary Code Authority until the Supplementary Code Aut

elected.

There shall be constituted within the sixty (60) days perio

plementary Code Authority consisting of six (6) membe

elected by the members of the Industry, at a meeting calle

Temporary Supplementary Code Authority, upon ten (1

notice sent by registered mail to all members of the Indust

names may be ascertained after diligent search, who may vo

in person or by proxy or by mail. The members of the 

mentary Code Authority first elected shall serve until the f

annual meeting of the Association in January, and thereaf

bers of the Supplementary Code Authority shall be electe

members of the Industry at a meeting of the Industry to 

at the time and place of each annual meeting of the Assoc

serve until the following annual meeting.

The members of the Supplementry Code Authority 

elected in the following manner:

cast or mail, andlso (51%) (a) (b) bywho by who members each mail, Twohree te of are are also members all member members each (2) also (3) votes of members member the members members, to cast of Industry, have thby to who of Association one have who the of the shall vote the mmbers voting shall one Idustry Industry, and be vote. be in voting members one mmbers of person by the additional by a in majority Association person or a of ofifty-one by the the vote proxor AsAsof b
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$10,000 annual sales of the previous calendar year report

Supplementary Code Authority. Provided, however, tha

member may cast more than twenty-five percent (25%) of 

number of votes cast.

(c) One (1) member who is not a member of the Associa

is a member of the Industry may be elected by a major

votes cast by those members of the Industry who are not 

of the Association, voting in person or by proxy or by m

member to have one vote.

A vacancy in the membership of the Supplementary Cod

filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of 

plementary Code Authority. If the vacancy be that o

member of the Association, it must be filled by the elec

non-member.

In addition thereto the Administrator may appoint a m

the Supplementary Code Authority who shall be without 

shall serve for such term as he shall specify without e

this Industry, unless the Supplementary Code Authority 

pay such expense. The representative who may be appoint

Administrator shall be given reasonable notice of and may 

meetings of the Supplementary Code Authority.

SECTION 2. Each trade association directly or indirectly 

pating in the selection or activities of the Supplementary 

thority shall: (1) impose no inequitable restrictions on me

and (2) shall submit to the Administrator true copies of it

of Association, By-Laws, Regulations, and any amendme

made thereto, together with such other information as to 

ship, organization, and activities as the Administrator m

necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Act.

SECTION 3. In order that the Supplementary Code Autho

at all times, be truly representative of the Industry and 

respects comply with the provisions of the Act, the Adm

may prescribe such hearings as he may deem proper; an

after, if he shall find that the Supplementary Code Author

truly representative or does not in other respects comply 

provisions of the Act, may require the removal of any or 

members and may make appropriate modification or mod

of method of selection of the Supplementary Code Autho

SECTION 4. Every employer shall provide for the safety a

of employees during the hours and at the places of their emp

Standards for safety and health shall be submitted by the 

mentary Code Authority to the Administrator within six 

after the effective date of the Supplementary Code.

SECTION 5. It being found necessary in order to suppor

ministration of this Supplementary Code and to maintain t

ards policyroper of shalluch (b) (a) To funds notice of be of the To fr held fair which submit incur the and competition established in Act, foregoing trust for opportunity may such tohethe be Supplementary reasonable the Administrator raised purposes, purposes of to be as obligations heard hereinafter and hereunder Code to the foras meet Authority Supplementary heis as may and provided aapproval, such are to deem obliganecesis effecauns
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(1) an itemized budget of its estimated expenses for the fo

purposes, and (2) an equitable basis upon which the funds n

to support such budget shall be contributed by members 

Industry.

(c) After such budget and basis of contribution have b

proved by the Administrator, to determine and obtain e

contribution as above set forth by all members of the Indust

to that end, if necessary, to institute legal proceedings ther

its own name.

Each member of the Industry shall pay his or its equitab

tribution to the expenses of the maintenance of the Supplem

Code Authority, determined as hereinabove provided, and su

rules and regulations pertaining thereto issued by the Admin

Only members of the Industry complying with the Supplem

Code and contributing to the expenses of its administration 

inabove provided, unless duly exempted from making such c

tions, shall be entitled to participate in the selection of m

of the Supplementary Code Authority or to receive the ben

any of its voluntary activities or to make use of any emb

insignia of the National Recovery Administration.

The Supplementary Code Authority shall neither incur n

any obligations in excess of the amount thereof as estimate

approved budget, except upon approval of the Administrat

no subsequent budget shall contain any deficiency items for e

tures in excess of prior budget estimates except those wh

Administrator shall have so approved.

SECTION 6. Nothing contained in this Supplementary Cod

constitute the members of the Supplementary Code Au

partners for any purpose. Nor shall any member of the 

mentary Code Authority be liable in any manner to anyone 

act of any other member, officer, agent or employee of the 

mentary Code Authority, nor shall any member of the Supp

tary Code Authority, exercising reasonable diligence in the 

of his duties hereunder, be liable to anyone for any action or o

to act under this Supplementary Code, except for his own 

malfeasance or non-feasance.

SECTION 7. The Supplementary Code Authority shall als

time to time furnish to the Basic Code Authority, designated 

Basic Code, such information as may be required to be fu

under the terms of said Basic Code.

SECTION 8. The Supplementary Code Authority shall have 

powers and duties which shall be necessary or proper to enab

fully administer this Supplementary Code and to effectuate 

pose. Without limitation to the foregoing or any other po

duties provided for in this Supplementary Code, the Supplem

records inentary members Code andry (a) (b) Code. reports Authority To of, Code, to adopt obtain its such as procedure and which are shall By-Laws administrative from required have information members and thethe forfollowing Rules administration and/or the of and the administration and reports government Industry further Regulations shall of powers such this be of the agencies for, submSuppinforand a
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Administrator may designate; provided that nothing in th

mentary Code shall relieve any member of the Industry of 

ing obligations to furnish reports to any government ag

individuIal reports shall be disclosed to any other mem

Industry or any other party except to such governmenta

as may be directed by the Administrator.

(c) To use such trade associations and other agencies 

proper for the carrying out of any of its activities pr

herein, provided that nothing herein shall relieve the Supp

Code Authority of its duties or responsibilities under th

mentary Code and that such trade associations and agenci

all times be subject to and comply with the provisions here

(d) To make recommendations to the Administrator fo

dination of the administration of this Supplementary 

such other codes, if any, as may be related to or affect th

of the Industry.

(e) To recommend to the Administrator any action o

deemed advisable, including further fair trade practice pr

govern members of the Industry in their relations with ea

with other Industries; measures for industrial planning, a

zation of employment; and including modifications of th

mentary Code which shall become effective as part hereo

proval by the Administrator after such notice and hearing 

specify.

(f) To appoint a trade practice committee which shall 

the trade practice committees appointed under such othe

may be related to the Industry for the purpose of formu

practices to govern the relationships between production 

bution employers under this Supplementary Code, and 

others to the end that such fair trade practices may be p

the Administrator as amendments to this Supplementary 

such other codes.

(g) To consider the subjects of contracts in existence on 

ive date of this Supplementary Code, and make recomme

members of this Industry and the Administrator as to t

tion of such contracts.

SECTIoN 9. If the Administrator believes that any act

Supplementary Code Authority or any agency thereof is 

unjust or contrary to the public interest, the Administ

require that such action be suspended to afford an oppo

investigation of the merits of such action. Further actio

Supplementary Code Authority or agency regarding the m

plained of may be taken if approved by the Administrator

not be taken if disapproved by the Administrator within t

days of notice to him of intention to proceed with such act

member impartial rules allny pementary agency SECTION information member and agreed of theagency 10. regulations Code of Tothe Industry upon this furnished shall shal Industry by extent as be the in be the to question, selected subjct Supplementary permitted the pursuant Admiistrator Supplementary by and, to the by to verification failing the Administrator, Code Act and provisions may such Code Authoriprescriby agresubjAuan o
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partial agency may check so much of the pertinent books, a

and records of such members of the Industry as may be requ

verify the accuracy of the information so furnished.

ARTICLE V-COsT FINDING AND ACCOUNTING

The Supplementary Code Authority shall cause to be form

methods of cost finding and accounting capable of use by al

bers of the Industry, and shall submit such methods to the Ad

trator for review. If approved by the Administrator, full in

tion concerning such methods shall be made available to all m

of the Industry. Thereafter, each member of the Industr

utilize such methods to the extent found practicable. Nothing 

contained, shall be construed to permit the Supplementary 

Authority, any agent thereof, or any member of the Indu

suggest uniform additions, percentages or differentials or oth

form items of cost which are designed to bring about ar

uniformity of costs or prices.

ARTICLE VI-OPEN PRICE FILING

SECTION 1. Each member of the Industry shall file with 

dential and disinterested agent of the Supplementary Code A

ity or, if none, then with such an agent designated by the A

trator, identified lists of all his prices, discounts, rebates, allo

and all other terms or conditions of sale, hereinafter in this 

referred to as "price terms ", which lists shall completely 

curately conform to and represent the individual pricing p

of said member. Such lists shall contain the price terms for 

standard products of the Industry as are sold or offered for 

said niember of the Industry and for such non-standard p

of said member of the Industry as shall be designated by th

plementary Code Authority. Said price terms shall in the f

stance be filed within ten (10) days after the date of approval 

Supplementary Code. Price terms and revised price terms s

come effective immediately upon receipt thereof by said agen

mediately upon receipt thereof, said agent shall by telegr

other equally prompt means notify said member of the Indu

the time of such receipt. Such lists and revisions, together w

effective time thereof, shall upon receipt be immediately and 

taneously distributed to all members of the Industry and to 

their customers who have applied therefor and have offered 

fray the cost actually incurred by the Supplementary Code A

ity in the preparation and distribution thereof and be availa

inspection by any of their customers at the office of said agent

lists customers, shall part dys period Supplementary allny price person or of not revisions or any such terms be as until released after afoesaid; records filed Code relased the as until Authority except approval provided, herein part to the all upon thereof expiration provided, members of of shall that written this shall maintain price Supplementary and shall of the not cnsent filed the be aIndustry in aforesaid made permanent of the not the Afirst idestravailCodeante
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trator. Upon request the Supplementary Code Authority 

nish to the Administrator or any duly designated agent 

ministrator copies of any such lists or revisions of price 

SECTIoN 2. When any member of the Industry has fil

vision such member of the Industry shall not file a hi

within forty-eight (48) hours.

SECTION 3. No member of the Industry shall sell or o

any products/serv ices of the Industry, for which price 

been filed pursuant to the provisions of this Article, 

accordance with such price terms.

SECTION 4. Each member of this Industry shall furnis

Agent for distribution with such number of copies of hi

as the Supplementary Code Authority may prescribe.

SECTION 5. No member of the Industry shall enter into 

ment, understanding, combination or conspiracy to fix o

price terms, nor cause or attempt to cause any member of 

try to change his price terms by the use of intimidation

or any other influence inconsistent with the maintenance 

and open market which it is the purpose of this Article 

ARTICLE II-COSTS AND PRICE CUTTING

SECTION 1. The standards of fair competition for the 

with reference to pricing practices are declared to be as 

(a) Wilfully destructive price cutting is an unfair meth

petition and is forbidden. Any member of the Industry 

other Industry or the customers of either may at any tim

to the Supplementary Code Authority that any filed pr

tutes unfair competition as destructive price cutting, 

small enterprises or tending toward monopoly or the i

of code wages and working conditions. The Supplemen

Authority shall within five (5) days afford an opportun

member filing the price to answer such complaint and sh

fourteen (14) days make a ruling or adjustment thereon

ruling is not concurred in by either party to the complaint

shall be referred to the Research and Planning Divisio

which shall render a report and recommendation there

Administrator.

(b) When no declared emergency exists as to any given 

there is to be no fixed minimum basis for prices. It is int

sound cost estimating methods should be used and that co

should be given to costs in the determination of pricing 

(c) When an emergency exists as to any given products, 

the stated minimum price of such product, in violation of 

hereof, is forbidden. after has arisen or acute fied (2) SECTION wages that product investigation conditions the or within 2. labor within the determination Emergen-cy which te conditions, shall Industry tend Industry at any Provisions.-(a) of to or the time adversely defeat tending for stated fina the purposes limited both minimum toward affecting If (1) period the monopol

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mitigate the conditions constituting such emergency and to ef

the purposes of the Act, the Supplementary Code Authori

cause an impartial agency to investigate costs and to recomm

the Administrator a determination of the stated minimum 

the product affected by the emergency and thereupon the A

trator may proceed to determine such stated minimum price.

-(b) When the Administrator shall have determined such 

miinium price for a specified product for a stated period

price shall be reasonably calculated to mitigate the condit

such eimergzency and to effectuate the purposes of the National 

trial Recovery Act, he shall publish such price. Thereafter, 

such stated period, no member of the Industry shall sell such s

products at a net realized price below said stated minimum

and any such sale shall be deemed destructive price cutting. 

time to time, the Supplementary Code Authority may reco

review or reconsideration or the Administrator may cause an

minations hereunder to be reviewed or reconsidered and appr

action taken.

ARTICLE VIII-UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

In addition to the Unfair Trade Practices covered by Ar

of the Basic Code, except Sections A, B, E, F and G the

though herein repeated and set forth at length and for all p

of this Supplementary Code the following described acts sh

stitute unfair practices. Any member of the Industry wh

directly or indirectly through any officer, employee, agent o

sentative use or employ any of such unfair trade practices 

guilty of a violation of this Supplementary Code.

RULE 1. No member of the Industry shall publish adv

(whether printed, radio, display or of any other nature) w

misleading or inaccurate in any material particular, nor sh

member in any way misrepresent any goods (including but 

limitation its use, trademark, grade quality, quantity, orig

substance, character, nature, finish, material, content or prepa

or credit terms, values, policies, services, or the nature or 

the business conducted.

RULE 2. No member of the Industry shall use adverti

selling methods or credit terms which tend to deceive or misl

customers or prospective customers.

RULE 3. No member of the Industry shall knowingly w

from or insert in any quotation or invoice any statement tha

it inaccurate in any material particular.

RULE 4. No member of the Industry shall brand or mark 

mislead any goods purchasers in any manner with which is intended to or does decquantity, content unjustified to customers. RULE or have or5. origin, preparation the or No unwarranted effect member size, of substance, of harassing of such respect to the threats goods. Industry character, competitors of legal the shall nature, proceedings brand, or publish intimidatinfinish, grade, or whimc
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RULE 6. No member of the Industry shall secretly offe

any payment or allowance of a, rebate, refund, commissi

unearned discount or excess allowance, whether in the 

money or otherwise, nor shall a member of the Industr

offer or extend to any customer any special service or pri

extended to all customers of the same class, for the purp

fluencing a sale.

RULE 7. No member of the Industry shall ship goods o

ment except under methods to be defined by the Supplenien

Authority, such methods to be approved by the Administr

peculiar circumstances of the Industry require the practic

RuLE 8. No member of the Industry shall wilfully 

attempt to induce the breach of existing contracts between 

tors and their customers by any false or deceptive means

fere with or obstruct the performance of any such contrac

or services by any such means, with the purpose and effe

pering, injuring or embarrassing competitors in their bu

RULE 9. The maximum credit terms of sale for this Ind

be two percent (2%) fifteen (15) E.O.M. Shipments m

after the twenty-fifth (25th) of the month may be cha

the following month. A discount of three percent (3%

allowed for payments made on a C.O.D. or R.O.G. basi

pation may be allowed at the rate of six percent (6%) per 

RuLE 10. No member of the Industry shall accept for 

cancellation or return of merchandise shipped in full con

the terms and conditions of the contract pursuant to wh

sold, except for defects in material or workmanship.

RULE 11. No member of the Industry shall give, per

given, or directly offer to give, anything of value for the 

influencing or rewarding the action of any employee, agen

sentative of another in relation to the business of the em

such employee, the principal of such agent or the represe

without the knowledge of such employer principal or pa

provision shall not be construed to prohibit free and gen

bution of articles commonly used or advertising except 

such articles are actually used for commercial bribery as h

defined.

ARTICLE IX-REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS

SECTION 1. Design piracy is hereby declared to be 

method of competition. The term " design " as used herei

designs artistic or ornamental and not functional or m

No member of the Industry shall imitate or copy, or cause 

tated or copied, any design original in its application to a

teredhe istrator. in submit knowledge of clearly (a) itsthe Supplementary with application A Industry, a the drawing, sworn In and particular disinterested registerino belief, statement without to photograph Code anysuch or particulars Authority product such the in and design which consent or impartial design, model of is he with in in the of certifies fact which the of Industry, the owner agency said original registrant approval such that, design to shall, design be astothereohas of theaordesshait
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shall specify the date of conception of such design. Such d

ested and impartial agency shall accept any design submi

registration as aforesaid, and shall issue a certificate of regi

to the registrant.

(b) Said design or said article, to which said design is 

or in which said design is embodied bears the mark " Re

design " or " Reg. Code Number ", and the date of registrati

Provided, that the prohibition herein against piracy of any 

shall expire six (6) months from the date of registration the

SECTION 2. A committee consisting of three (3) members 

upon by the Stipp'ementary Code Authority and the partie

terest shall be set up to conciliate differences occasioned by 

in design on priority of rights under registered designs. 

such agreemient, the controversy may b submitted to arbitr

accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration 

tion at the option of the parties to the controversy or either 

or by direction of the committee. After all possible ef

been exerted to amicably settle such differences, the committ

submit to the Administration in writing a statement settin

the facts pertaining thereto, with recommendations as to the 

action to settle such differences.

SECTION 3. Nothing contained in this Article IX shall 

strued to limit the protection afforded to designers or manuf

in respect of designs under existing law.

ARTICLE X--MONOPOLIES

No provision of this Supplementary Code shall be so ap

to permit monopolies or monopolistic practices, or to el

oppress or discriminate against small enterprises.

ARTICLE XI-MODIFICATIONS

SECTION 1. As provided by Section 10(b) of the Act, th

dent may from time to time cancel or modify any order, a

license, rile, or regulation issued under Title I of the Act.

SECTION 2. This Supplementary Code, except as to provis

quired by the Act, may be modified or amended on the 

experience or changes in circumstances, such modifications or 

ments to be based upon application by the Supplementar

Authority or other representative group within the Industry 

Administrator and such Notice and Hearing as he shall spec

to become effective and be a part of this Supplementary C

approval by the Administrator.

will services increases should possible, Whereas be be made increase be except delayed, the limited more policy suhas ARTICLE and difficult to rapidly actual of aswhen made, the Act may XII-PRICE of additional as consummation be wages, to required such inrease incrases in INCREASES it increases is to real if recognized meet prices purchasing should, the individuof sellerthgos
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ARTICLE XI1I-EFFEcTIVE DATE AND DURATIoN

This Supplementary Code shall become effective at 12:01 o'clock

A.M., Eastern Standard Tiime, on the tenth day after it is approved

by the President and shall continue in effect until June 16, 1935, or

the earliest date prior thereto on which the President shall, by

proclamation, or the Congress shall, by joint resolution, declare

that the emergency recognized by Section I of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, has ended.

Approved Code No. 84-Supplement No. 45.

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