Approved Code No. 432 Registry No. 501-1-04

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION

CODE OF FAIR-COMPETITION

FOR THE

SPECIALTY ACCOUNTING

SUPPLY MANUFACTURING

INDUSTRY

AS APPROVED ON MAY 17, 1934

MEMBER

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WE DO OUR PART

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1934

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Approved Code No. 432

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION

FOR THE

SPECIALTY ACCOUNTING SUPPLY MANUFA

ING INDUSTRY

As Approved On May 17, 1934

ORDER

APPROVING CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION

FOR THE

SPECIALTY ACCOUNTING SUPPLY MANUFACTURING INDUS

An application having been duly made pursuant to and 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National I

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of a 

Fair Competition for the Specialty Accounting Supply Man

ing Industry, and hearings having been duly held thereon 

annexed report on said Code, containing findings with respec

having been made and directed to the President:

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of th

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

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders of t

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

1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate by reference said 

report and do find that said Code complies in all respects 

pertinent provisions and will promote the policy and purpose

Title of said Act; and do hereby order that said Code of F

petition be and it is hereby approved; provided, however, 

provisions of Article VII, Section 1, insofar as they pre

waiting period between the filing with the designated agency 

effective date of revised price lists or revised terms and cond

sale be and they are hereby stayed pending my further ord

within a period of 60 days from the effective date of this 

after the completion of a study of open price associations n

conducted by the National Recovery Administration.

HUGH S. JOhNSO

Approval WAshINGTON, 0073 K. M. 0Division -544-100- recommended: SIMPSON, May D.C., 17, Adininistralor. 193,. 4 Admi (211) istrator for- Industrial Rec
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT

The PRESIDENT,

The IVhite Home.

SIR: The proposed Code of Fair Competition for the 

Accounting Supply Manufacturing Industry was subm

Augcust 5, 1933, by the Specialty Accounting Supply Man

Association, an unincorporated membership society, rep

over 70 per cent of the known Members of the Industry b

and 90 per cent by volume. This Association represents 

solidation of the Autographic Register Manufacturers A

the Continuous Form Printers Association, and the Sa

Manufacturers Association. The consolidation was a res

recognition by the manufacturers involved, that many of 

lems both manufacturing and marketing were similar and 

an action would serve to expedite the formulation and fac

ultimate administration of the provisions of the Code of F

petition. At the time of the consolidation each of the 

associations represented approximately 90 per cent of th

of the known members of the Industry.

After the usual preliminary conferences a Public Hea

conducted in Washingfton on January 5, 1934, to which 

Members of the Industry were invited. Every person who 

an appearance was properly heard in conjunction with 

and regulatory requirements. The Code was revised d

recess of this hearing and was submitted in its present 

approval.

The products of the Industry are divided in three gener

Autograplic Registers, Continuous Form Stationery of 

varieties and Sales Books, all of which are used principally 

and offices in connection with the rendering of sales recor

memoranda, billing, etc. In the many years of the I

existence, much time and energy has been spent in the de

of the efficiency of these, devices and system.

Statistics subimtted by the Association and tabulated in 

sion of Research and Planning indicate that sales of indus

ucts by the 22 reporting member concerns in 1929 aggr

dollar volume $22,000,000. The figures for the same conc

that sales had declined for the year 1933 to $15,000,000, or 

roughly 32 per cent. Employment coincidently declined f

factory and office workers from June 1929 to 2,810 in S

low the of Industry. approximately 1933, This te number for or President's latter the a drop It year of figure is 21 employees of, 1933. estimated Reemployment per roughly, is cent The not because in 20 that directly adoption the per (212) this Agreement number of cent. illustrative the of action the almost of labor by caused wag the of universal provisionearners the Mmban dein
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tained in the Code will not, therefore, serve to materially 

reemployment. It is estimated, however, that the increase 

rates paid to the workers affected will result in an average 

to male employees of 21.3 per cent and to female empl

16 per cent.

Employment will further potentially be aided by the Fa

Practice provisions incorporated in this Code, which preven

unfair methods of competition now existing in the Indu

which, therefore, lay a foundation for the efficient exec

business.

Article I, Purposes, states the purpose of the Code.

Article II, Definitions, accurately defines specific terms a

to the Specialty Accounting Supply Manufacturing Industry 

in this Code.

Article III, Hours of Labor, establishes a maximum hou

tion of 40 hours per week, but permits certain classes of 

such as production employees, mechanical workers and art

a period in which a concentrated demand places an unusua

porary burden upon the Industry, to work 48 hours per we

more than 6 weeks in 6 months provided that they receiv

pensation equal to 11/o times the normal wage rate paid to e

so employed.

This Article further establishes a maximum hourly limit

office and salaried workers of 40 hours per week average

period of 5 weeks.

Watchmen are permitted to work 56 hours in one week 

that they receive at least 1 day's rest in every 7 day perio

Employees engaged in executive, managerial or supervisor

ity, receiving not less than $35 per week, and those engaged 

gency repairs and maintenance are not subject to hourly lim

provided that the latter receive compensation equal to 1 t

normal rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 per wee

per day.

Article IV, Wages, establishes a minimum wage for m

ployees of 40 cents per hour and. for female employees of 35 

hour for all except clerical and office employees who shal

not less than $15 per week. This Article provides further th

ers and office boys and girls shall not be paid less than 80 pe

respective minimum wages, at the same time limiting the nu

such employees to 5 per cent of their respective divisions. P

is made for the employment of handicapped persons and 

adjustment of wages above the minimum.

Article V, General Labor Provisions, provides that no e

shall employ any person under 18 years of age except in 

office, sales, service, technical, and engineering departments

no event shall any employer employ any person under 

the of vides defat halthof This age. complete rights for matters for the and Article purpose of provides copies employees also of ofor sets preventing labor the the forth to Code, provisions observance organize the establishes the mandatory reclassification of and of of the State brgain standards Code. provisions laws collectivand for empthe sare
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Article VI, Administration, establishes a Code Author

members to be selected by a fair method of election and 

for not more than 3 additional members without vote to be a

by the Administrator for such terms as he may specify. Th

also sets forth the powers and duties of the Code Authorit

Article VII, Marketing and Trade Practice Rules, sets 

trade practices for the Industry, including an open price as

Article VIII, Export Trade, provides that no provision 

to terms of selling, shipping, or marketing shall apply 

trade or sales of shipments for export trade or transactio

foreign commerce of the United States.

Article IX, Modification makes all the provisions of 

expressly subject to the right of the President to cancel o

any order, approval, license, rule or regulation issued un

section (b) of Section 10 of the Act.

Article X, Monopolies, provides that no provision of the C

be so applied as to permit monopolies or monopolistic pract

eliniinate, oppress or discriminate against small enterprise

Article XI, Price Increases, provides that the increase 

prices shall be limited, in so far as possible, to actual inc

seller's costs.

Article XII, Effective Date, states that the Code shal

effective 10 days after the approval by the President.

The Deputy Administrator in his final report to me on 

having found as herein set forth and on the basis of all the 

ings in this matter;

I find that:

(a) Said Code is well designed to promote the policies 

poses of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, 

removal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate an

commerce which tend to diminish the amount thereof and 

vide for the general welfare by promoting the organiz

Industry for the purpose of cooperative action among 

groups, by inducing and maintaining united action of l

management under adequate governmental sanctions and su

by eliminating unfair competitive practices, by promoting t

possible utilization of the present productive capacity of i

by avoiding undue restriction of production (except as ma

porarily required), by increasing the consumption of indu

agricultural products through increasing purchasing powe

ducing and relieving unemployment, by improving stan

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 Code as approved complies in all respects with 

tinent tion section onr is dustry, (d) an monopolistic admission subsection industrial provisions The (b) and Code of that to section (a) ofpractices. association membership said of is not said association section 10 designed Title thereof, tuly therein. 3, of subsection said to representative imposes and and Act, that will noincluding (a) the inequitable not of applicant of permit section the witho

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

small enterprises and will not operate to (liscrinlnate aga

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

not been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approv

Code.

For these reasons, therefore, this Code has been approve

Respectfully,

HUGn S. JOHNS

Adnbi

MAY 17, 1934.
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE SPEC

ACCOUNTING SUPPLY MANUFACTURING INDUS

ARTICLE I-PURPOSES

To effectuate the policies of Title I of the National In

Recovery Act, this Code is established as a Code of Fair Com

for the Specialty Accounting Supply Manufacturing Indus

its provisions shall be the standards of fair competition f

Industry and binding upon every member thereof.

ARTICLE II-DEFINITIoNS

Wherever used in this Code or in any supplement appe

thereto, the terms enumerated in this Article shall have the m

herein defined.

SECTION 1. The term "Act " means Title I of the National 

trial Recovery Act.

SECTION 2. The term "President" means the President 

United States of America.

SECTION 3. The term "Administrator " means the Admin

for Industrial Recovery.

SECTION 4. The term " Specialty Accounting Supply Man

ing Industry " or "Industry " as used herein includes the m

ture and original sale, directly or indirectly, of industry prod

a Member of the Industry or his agent which includes witho

tation any person or corporation occupying a subsidiary 

trolling relationship, or one of common, mutual or joint ow

or control to a Member of the Industry.

(a) The term " Industry Products " as used herein me

following products and devices:

1. Autouraphic and/or credit registers and/or supplies 

which, for the purpose of this Code, are defined to mean s

chines and/or devices and/or supplies therefor as are used in 

handwritten records of various transactions.

2. Continuous Form Stationery which for the purpose 

Code is defined to mean multiple sets of "business forms " 

without carbons, attached and/or folded, for use in billing m

typewriters, and other office equipment.

3. Sales Books, which for the purpose of this Code as used 

are defined to mean bound books of sales checks or tickets for 

engaged ori,< without ration, as SEC'ION SECTION an inal employer or or handwritten limitation, in other 5. 6. the The form Industry on term term any records of his ofindividual, or "Member " enterprise Employee in its any own (216) sales capacity behalf. of engaged partnership, " transactions. the means Industry receiving in and the association, includes Industry" compeinclud
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for his services, irrespective of the nature or method of pa

such compensation, except a Member of the Industry.

SECTION 7. The term " Employer " means and includes a

whom any such employee is emiployed or compensated.

SECTION 8. The term " Learner " as used herein mean

ployee without previous experience engaged to become com

one or more operations, but who shall not be so classified aft

(90) days employment.

SECTION 9. The term "Association " as used herein shall 

Specialty Accounting Supply Manufacturing Association, 

corporated membership society with its principal office in th

Chicago, State of Illinois.

SECTION 10. The term Secretary" as used herein m

secretary of the Association.

SECTION 11. The term Board of Directors " as used here

the Board of Directors of the Association elected in accorda

the terms of the By-Laws of the above-mentioned associatio

ARTICLE I1-HOURS OF LABOR

SECTION 1. Maximum lours.-On and after the effective

this Code, no employee shall be permitted to work in excess 

(40) hours in any one week or eight (8) hours in any tw

(24) hour period except as herein otherwise provided. A 

day shall not exceed eight (8) hours.

SECTION 2. Hours for (Werical and Offlee Emnployes.-N

employed in clerical or office work shall be permitted to 

excess of forty (40) hours, averaged over a five (5) week p

normal day shall not exceed eight (8) hours.

SECTION 3. Exceptions as to Hours.-The limitation as to 

labor as specified in Sections 1, 2 and 4 of this Article III 

apply to the following:

(a) To employees engaged in emergency maintenance 

gency repair work, involving breakdown or protection o

property; provided that in such special cases not less than 

one-half (1%) times the normal wage rate for any emp

employed shall be paid for all hours worked in excess of fo

hours in any one. week or eight (8) hours in any one day

(b) To persons engaged in a managerial, executive or su

capacity, who receive not less than thirty-five ($35.00) do

week, and to outside salesmen.

(c) To watchmen who may be permitted to work fifty

hours in any one-week period, provided that such employ

have at least one (1) day of rest in each seven (7) day perio

(d) To employees engaged in the preparation, care, a

tenance clerks, hours paid who less or eight than my60075*-544-106--34-2 forver andof (8) all beone machinery truckmen the hours permitted hours and one-half maximum per worked engaged and day. a tolerance hours production in (1%) in excess outside in of any times of ten facilities, one delivery forty (10%) the week normal (40) stock and and per povided hours cent pick-urate ap
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(e) To production employees, mechanical workers, or 

who. during any period in which a concentrated demand u

division of the industry shall place an unusual or temporary 

for production work upon its facilities or to meet seasona

requiremients or production emergencies may be permitted 

not more than foriy-eight (48) hours per week, in not m

six (6) weeks i six (6) months, provided, that not l

time and one-half the normal rate be paid to any emp

employed for hours worked iii excess of forty (40) hours p

or eight (8) hours per day.

SECTION 4. Standard lVeek.-No employee shall be perm

work more than six (6) days in any seven-day period.

SECTION 5. Employment by &ecral Em ployer.-No e

shall knowingly permit any enployce to work for any tim

when totalled with that already performed with another e

or employers in this Industry or other industries exceeds t

mum permitted herein.

ARTICLE IV-WAGES

SECTION 1. Mfiinlurm I ags.-On and after the effective 

this Code, except as herein otherwise specified, no male e

shall be paid in any pay period less than forty (40#) cents p

and no female employee less than thirty-five (35 ) cents p

The minimum rates herein provided shall be construed a

rates applying to unskilled labor. Other classes of labor 

compensated at rates above such mininun. Wages in eff

to the date of approval of this Code, above the minimum 

shall in no case be reduced.

(a) Learners shall be paid not less than eighty (80%) 

of the respective minimuims set forth in this Section, provi

the number of learners so paid shall constitute not more 

(5%) per cent of the total number of employees of any 

ployer, but in any case each employer shall be entitled to 

two such employees.

SECTIoN 2. OleriCal aid O/flCe Employees.-No accountin

cal, sales, or service employee working on a weekly basis 

office shall be paid less than at the rate of fifteen ($15.00) 

per week; provided, however, that office boys and girls and 

gers shall be paid at a rate not less than eighty (80%) per 

such minimum; and provided further that the number of s

and girls and messengers so paid shall constitute not more 

(5%) per cent of the total number of such employees of any 

any one employer, but in any case each employer shall be en

at least one such employee.

sated ninety shallubstantially rate male employees Article SECTION SECTIo.N of apply, employees on (90) establishes pay a time-rate, they 3. 4. irrespective days as the Pierce Femn male havthey shall sameftr a alc work minimum piecework, employees. displaced. work Employees.-Female the of whether Con be effective as paid rte male pen or other The When (ation of the an employees date pay for Code employee same .-basis. female of Mininum Authority this employees wage any shall is employees Code, pay actually rate receive Wageperioshallfile as per
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Administrator a list of all occupations in the Industry 

both men and women are employed.

SECTION 5. Equitable adjustments in all pay schedules 

made within thirty ('30) days after the effrective date of 

by any employer who has not heretofore made such ad

under the National Industrial Recovery Act. In no ev

ever, shall hourly rates be reduced. Within sixty (60) d

the effective date of this Code, each Member of the Indu

make to the Code Authority a report of such adjustment 

made prior or subsequent to the date of approval of this 

SECTION G. Hlandcap)jfped Pe8CMS.on A person whose earni

ity is limited because of age or physical or mental handicap

employed on light work at a wage below the mininumn e

by this Code if the employer obtains from the State A

designated by the United States Department of Labor a C

authorizingr his employment at such wages and for such 

shall be stated in the Certificate. Each enplover shall file 

with the Code Authority a list of such pes)o'ls employed 

showing the wages paid to, and the maxinum hours of 

such emplOYees.

SECTION 7. Payncitt of Ware/(.-Each employer shall m

ment of all wages in lawful currency or by negotiable che

for, payable oil demand. These wages shall be exempt 

payments other than those. voluntarily ordered paid by 

earner, or required by law. Wages shall be paid at no g

terval than one-half month, and salaries at no greater inte

one month. No employer shall withhold wages, except as 

provided by law.

ARTICLE -- GENEi, ILAo PReVISIoNs

SECTION 1. ChNId Labor.-On and after the effective da

Code, no person under 1 years of age shall be employe

Industry except in clerical, office, sales, service, technical 

neering departments, and no person under 16 years of age 

employed in any capacity. In any state an employer shall b

to have complied with this provision as to age if he shall 

file a certificate or permit duly signed by the Authority of 

empowered to issue employment or age certificates or perm

ing that the employee is of the required age.

SECTION 2. Provisions of the Act.-(a) Employees shall 

right to organize and bargain collectively through represent

their own choosing, and shall be free from the interference, 

or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, in the de

of such representatives or in self-organization, or in other 

activities for the purpose of collective, bargaining or othe

choosing, minimum aids from or (b) ac) prescribed or condition joining, Employers protection. No and rates employee by organizing, of of employment the pay, shall and President. and nocmply or other one assisting to seeking join with conditions any a the labor employment company maximum of organization employment union shallours orbe ot
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SECTION 3. lecla s/i f ion. of Employees.-No employer 

classify employees or duties of occupations performed, or e

any other sulbterfuige for the purpose of defeating the pur

provisions of the Act or of this Code.

SECT10N 4. Standals for Safety and Health.-Every e

shall make rea,-ontable provisions for the safety and healt

employees at the place and during the hours of their emp

Standards for safety and health for this Industry shall be s

by the Code Authority to the Administrator within six mon

the approval of this Code.

SECTION 5. State Latcs.-No provision in this Code sha

sede any State or Federal Law which imposes on employe

stringent requirements as to age of employees, wages, h

work, or as to safety, health, sanitary or general workin

tions, or insurance, or fire protection, than are imposed 

Code.

SECTION 6. Postig.-All employers shall keep posted 

copies of the Labor Provisions (Articles III, IV, and V) 

Code, and all Amendments thereto, in conspicuous places a

to employees.

ARTICLE VI-ORGANIZATION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE 

AUTHORITY

SECTION 1. Orlanization a.nd Con8titutio.-A Code Auth

administer this Code is hereby constituted which shall co

seven voting members. Six of such members shall be select

the Board of Directors; the other voting member shall be

by the members of the Industry not members of the Ass

The election of all members to the Code Authority shall 

fair and equitable method of election to be approved by the 

strator. In the event that the selection of the non-membe

Association is not made within thirty (30) days of the 

date of this Code, such member may be selected by the A

trator.

SECTION 2. In addition to the above membership there ma

more than three (3) additional members wthout vote and 

expense to the Industry, to be appointed by the Adminis

serve for such terms as he may specify.

SECTION 3. Each trade or industrial association directly 

rectly participating in the selection or activities of the Code 

ity shall (1) impose no inequitable restrictions on members

(2) submit to the Administrator true copies of its articles 

ciation, by-laws, rules and regulations, and any amendmen

made thereto, together with such other information as to 

necessary ship, truly with suc hearintys that other SECTION the the organization, representative respects Codet provisions 4. effectuate In as Authority comply he order may and of the that with theedeemi proper; activities is purposes the Industry not theAct, Code truly provisions the as of Authority the and in Administrator the and representative Act. Administrator thereafter of other the Act, shall respects if or atmay he may all doe

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an appropriate modification in the method of selection of t

Authority.

SECTION 5. (1) It being found necessary to support the A

tration of this Code, in order to effectuate the policy of 

and to maintain the standards of fair competition establish

under, the Code Authority is authorized:

(a) To incur such reasonable obligations as are necess

proper for the foregoing purposes and to meet such obligat

of funds which shall be held in trust for the purposes of t

and raised as hereinafter provided:

(b) To submit to the Administrator for his approval, s

such notice and opportunity to be heard as he may deem ne

1. An itemized budget of its estimated expenses for the f

purposes, and

2. An equitable basis upon which the funds necessary to 

such budget shall be contributed by all members of the 

entitled to the benefits accruing from the maintenance of suc

ards, and the administration thereof:

(c) After such budget and basis of contribution have 

proved by the Administrator, to determine and collect equit

tributions as above set forth, and to that end, if necessary,

tute legal proceedings therefor in its own name.

(d) After such approval by the Administrator non-pay

a Member of the Industry, of his or its equitable share of 

of code administration, shall constitute a code violation.

(2) Each Member of the Industry shall be liable for h

equitable contribution to the expenses of the maintenance 

Code Authority as hereinabove provided. Only Member

Industry complying with the Code and making such con

shall be entitled to participate in the selection of the membe

Code Authority or to receive the benefits of its voluntary 

or to make use of any N.R.A. insignia.

SECTION 6. Nothing contained in this Code shall const

members of the Code Authority partners for any purpose. N

any members of the Code Authority be liable in any m

anyone for any act of any other member, officer, agent, or e

of the Code Authority. Nor shall any member of the Code 

ity, exercising reasonable diligence in the conduct of his dut

under, be liable to anyone for any action or omission to a

this Code, except for his own willful misfeasance or nonfea

SECTION 7. Power and Duties.-Subject to such rules and 

tions as may be issued by the Administrator, the Code A

shall have the following further powers and duties, the ex

which shall be reported to the Administrator and shall be s

his right, on review, to disapprove, after such hearing as 

prescribe, any action taken by the Code Authority. If the 

Authority istrator the be ofagency Administrator suspended such public pending action shall or interest, to any determine and approves afford final agency further the action an Administrator or at opportunity thereof consideration unless ay which time is hshall unfair for shall tt mayby not investigation or any require fail such be unjust to action effective Code disapprothat orAuthof of cosucthut
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thirty days' notice to him of intention to proceed with su

in its original or modified form.

(a) To make investigations as to the functioning and o

of any of the provisions of this Code at its own instance 

the complaint of any person affected and to report the resu

to the Administrator. To receive complaints of violation

Code or disputes arising thereunder, make investigations 

provide hearings thereon, adjust such complaints and m

decisions as are necessary thereon and to bring to the att

the Administrator for prosecution unadjusted complaints 

tions.

(b) To insure the execution of the provisions of this C

provide for the compliance of the Industry with the prov

the Act.

(c) To adopt By-laws and Rules and Regulations for 

cedure and for the administration and enforcement of t

The Code Authority shall promptly furnish to the Adm

true copies of the By-laws, Rules, and Regulations adopted 

to this paragraph.

(d) To obtain from Members of the Industry through a 

tial agency (for the purposes of this paragraph the Secreta

statistical information and reports as are required for the 

tration of the Code and to provide for submission by Me

the Industry of such statistical information and reports a

ministrator may deem necessary for the purposes recited i

3 (a) of the Act, which information and reports shall be 

by Members of the Industry to such Federal and/or State 

as the Administrator may Lesignate; provided, that nothin

Code shall relieve any Member of the Industry of any exis

gations to furnish reports to any Government agency. 

vidual statistical reports shall be disclosed to any other M

the Industry or any other party except to such Governmen

cies as may be directed by the Administrator.

(e) To use such trade associations and other agencies as 

proper for the carrying out of any of its activities prov

herein, provided that nothing herein shall relieve the Code 

ity of its duties or responsibilities under this Code and 

trade associations and agencies shall at all times be subje

comply with the provisions hereof.

(f) To make recommendations to the Administrator for 

dination of the administration of this Code with such other 

any, as may be related to the Industry. 

(g) To cooperate with the Administrator in regulating t

any NRA insignia solely by those Members of the Industry 

complying with this Code and are making equitable contrib

the expenses of the Code Authority. tionce with production Administrator (h) provisions to of einploymenL each Torecommend otherrough voluntary measures or govern with to for other the Members indutrial Administrator industries, agreement of theplanning, Industry and further fair concerning to including recommen

in their tac
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(i) To formulate an accounting system and methods of 

ing and/or estimating capable of use by all Members of the 

After such system and methods have been formulated and 

by the Administrator full details concerning them shall 

available to all members. Thereafter all members shall d

and/or estimate costs in accordance with the principles 

methods.

(j) To prescribe from time to time the form and arra

of a schedule to be used by Members of Industry for fili

and terms or conditions of sale for industry products, an

termine the classification of industry products to be included 

however, any Member of the Industry shall not be preven

including in his price lists any industry products manufact

sold by him. Neither the form and arrangement prescr

the method of classification of industry products shall 

directly or indirectly to fix prices, indicate higher price 

forecast price trends.

ARTICLE VII-MARKETING AND TRADE PRACTICE RUL

SECTION 1. Price Schedules.-(a) Each Member of the 

within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this C

file with the Code Authority as many copies as the Code A

may require of schedules containing price lists and terms 

tions of sale at which such member is offering those indus

ucts for sale, for which the Code Authority has required a 

of prices and terms or conditions of sale to be submitted 

to paragraph (j), Section 7 of Article VI.

(b) The original schedules filed in accordance with the ab

graph (a) shall become effective on the date of filing the

the Code Authority.

(e) The Code Authority forthwith on such original fi

notify all Iown Members of the Industry of the contents t

(d) Any Member of the Industry desiring to change 

or prices and/or terms or conditions of sale shall notify 

Authority of such intention by filing a revised schedule, w

become effective ten (10) days thereafter. The revised sc

filed with the Code Authority ;hall be immediately d

among the known Members of the Industry who thereupon 

if they so desire, revisions of their schedules to meet such re

the revised schedule first filed, and which shall become effec

the date the revised schedule first filed becomes effective

event that any Member of Industry shall not receive suffici

of the filing by any other Member of Industry of revision

other Member of Industry's price or prices and/or terms 

tions of sale as will enable him to meet such revisions of s

member terms with filed notice effetive or if the with theyor thereof, on Code conditions on be such thethe already Authority effective the other same of revision effective member, (late sale date such asaso thereof, then may revisions may the within fled be revisions become by required 4S of such hours his if effective of such price member mato such after meet member or immedother the pricthe 
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(e) Published or Llled prices shall include terms of p

length of bookings or contracts and f.o.b. point, or points, o

and such other provisions as may be necessary to fully inf

trade of all conditions of sale.

(f) Original schedules and all revisions thereof shall 

available to the public.1

SECTIoN 2. Trade Practice Rules.-The following trade 

are declared to constitute methods of unfair competition 

Members of the Industry, and no Member of the Industry 

or engage in any of them, directly or indirectly, through an

agent or employee. Engaging in any one of such trade pra

of any other practices which hereafter may be declared to b

methods of con etition by the Code Authority, approved 

Administrator after such hearing or hearings as he may p

shall be deemed a violation of this Code.

(a) Failing to file schedules or changes therein, as requ

Section 1 of this Article.

(b) Selling or participating in any sale of any industry 

by a Member of the Industry at any price other than that 

in his then currently effective schedule or upon any terms 

ditions contrary to those contained in such schedule.

(c) Permitting, directly or indirectly, the consummation 

sale made with the intent, or having the effect, of violating 

visions of the Act or the Trade Practices of this Code.

(d) Pricing and/or selling industry products by any Me

the Industry at a price below his or its cost as determined p

to paragraph (i), Section 7 of Article VI; provided, howe

a member may meet the price of a competitor whose price 

violate the Code; and provided further that a member m

such sales as necessary to dispose of distress merchandise 

products not up to specification. Full information concern

sales shall be reported to the Code Authority and to all Mem

the Industry.

(e) Paying or allowing rebates, refunds, commissions, cr

unearned discounts, whether in the form of money or other

the extension to certain purchasers of special services or p

not extended to all purchasers of the same class on like te

conditions.

(f) Prepaying freight charges with the intent or with the 

granting discriminatory credit allowance.

(g) Predating or postdating any invoice or sales contrac

to conform to a bona fide agreement entered into on the preda

(h) Marking falsely any product of the Industry or inten

misrepresenting analysis of content, size or weight; or the ma

causing, or permitting to be made, or publishing of any fa

preparation, fication, customer. leading, otherwise concerning 1See (i) paragraph Deviating or deceptive for or the 2 originf from purpose order statement the of approving any published of size, influencing industry this by quality, Codo way and previously product. of quantity, a advertisement, customer character, establisheor proinv
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(j) Defaming competitors by falsely imputing to them 

able conduct, inability to perform contracts, questiona

standing, or by other false representation, or by false disp

of the grade or quality of their goods.

(k) Using in written or oral form, unless authorized, tra

trade names, or slogans used by a competitor.

(1) Inducing or attempting to induce the breach of a

oral or written contract between a competitor and his c

source of supply, or interfering with or obstructing the pe

of such contractual duties or services.

(in) Aiding or abetting any person, firm, association o

tion, directly or indirectly, in any practice which woul

defeat the provisions of the Act and of this Code.

(n) Repudiating contracts entered into in good faith 

purpose of such repudiation is to create for such member 

price advantage.

(o) Giving, permitting to be given, or directly offerin

anything of value for the purpose of influencing or rew

action of any employee, agent, or representative of anoth

tion to the business of the employer of such employee, the 

of such agent or the represented party, without the kno

such employer, principal, or party. This commercial br

vision shall not be construed to prohibit free and general d

of articles commonly used for advertising except so fa

articles are actually used for commercial bribery as h

defined.

ARTICLE VIII-EXPORT TRADE

No provision of this Code relating to prices terms 

shipping, or marketing shall apply to export trade or sal

ment for export trade, or transactions in the foreign co

the United States.

ARTICLE IX--MODIFICATION

SECTION 1. This Code and all the provisions thereof are 

made subject to the right of the President in accordance 

provisions of subsection (b) of Section 10 of the Act, fro

time to cancel or modify any order, approval, license, rule, 

tion issued under said Act; and specifically but. without 

to the right of the President to cancel or modify his appro

Code, or any conditions imposed by him upon his appr ov

SECTION 2. Such of the provisions of this Code as are no

to be included therein by the Act may with the approv

Administrator be amended as provided in Section 3 here

manner in unless party,istator. Authority, 16, SECTION circumstances, 1935.either so as modified All may 3. whot An proposed the be shall or Amendment indicated or by Code give eliminated, experience; Amendments shall Authority Members by maythe shall remain all needs orf be of the directly the proposed of Industry be provisions the referred by in public, by or effect an any to of to opthbu
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to be heard thereon; and thereafter the Code Authority sh

such recommendations thereon as is deemed proper, provid

ever, that when approved by the Administrator, as nece

effectuate the policies of the Act, after such notice and he

lie may prescribe, any proposed Aiendnent shall thereupon 

effective as a part of the Code.

SEC'TIoN 4. The Code Authority may make recommendat

modifications of this Code to the Administrator which shal

effective as a part of this Code upon approval by the Admi

after such notice and hearing as he may prescribe.

ARTICLE X-MoNoPOLIES

No provision of this Code shall be so applied as to 

monopolies or monopolistic practiCes, or to eliminate, op

discriminate against small enterprises.

ARTICLE XI-PICE INCREASES

Whereas the policy of the Act to increase real purchasin

will be made more difficult of consummation if prices of go

services increase as rapidly as wages, it is recognized th

increases except such as may be required to meet individ

should be delayed, but when made such increases should, s

possible, be limited to actual additional increases in the selle

ARTICLE XII-EFFECTIVE DATE

This Code shall be in effect beginning ten (10) days 

approval by the President.

Approved Code No. 432.

Registry No. 501-1-04.

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