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Registry No. 902-1-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

WOMEN'S BELT INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON OCTOBER 3, 1933 

BY 

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 

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2. Letter of Transmittal 

3. Code 

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(II) 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 

CoDE OF FAIR Cm,rPETITION FOR THE ,v OMEN'S BELT INDUSTRY 

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 my approval of a Code of 

Fair Competition for the Women's Belt Industry, and hearings 

having been held thereon and the Administrator having rendered his 

report containing an analysis of the said Code of Fair Competition, 

together with his recommendations and findings with respect thereto, 

and the Administrator having found that the said Code of Fair 

Competition complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions o-f 

Title I of the said Act and that the requirements of clauses (1) and 

(2) of subsection (a) of Section 3 of the said Act have been met: 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pre ident of the 

United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of 

the National Industrial Recovery Act approved June 16, 1933, do 

approve the report and recommendations and adopt the findings 

of the Administrator, and do order that the said Code of Fair Competition be, and it is hereby, approved subject to the condition that 

the right of the National Association of Women's Belt Manufac· 

turers to continue to participate in the selection of the Code Authority and its activities shall be dependent upon the amendment of its 

constitution and bylaws and particularly Article III, Section 4, and 

Article IV Sections 2 and 3, thereof in a manner satisfactory to the 

Administrator. 

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. 

THE ,v HITE HousE, 

October 3, 1933. 

Approval recommended: 

Hum-r S. JoHNSON. 

(III) 

14253°--133-157-33 
SEPTEMBER 2, 1933. 

The PRESIDENT, 

The lV ldte House. 

11Y DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I have the honor to submit and recommend for your appro-ral the Code of Fair Competition for the 

,V omen's Belt Industry. The Code has been approved by the Labor 

Advi. ory Board, the Consun1ers Advisory Board, and the Industrial 

Ad isory Board. 

An analy is of the provisions of the Code has been made by the 

Admini tration, and a complete report is being transmitted to you. 

I find that the Code complies with the requirements of clau es 1 and 

2, subsection (a) of Section 3 of the National Industrial Recovery 

Act. 

I am my dear l{r. President, 

Very sincerely yours, 

(IV) 

ADMINISTRATOR. 
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE WOMEN'S BELT 

INDUSTRY 

ARTICLE I 

To effectuate the policies of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, the following provisions are established as a Code 

of Fair Competition for the Women's Belt Industry and shall be 

the standard of fair competition for this industry. 

ARTICLE II-DEFINITIONS 

1. The term "industry" as used herein includes the manufacture 

and wholesale distribution of women's, misses', and children's separate belts, made of leather, imitation of leather, and/or other materials and fabrics. 

2. The term "employee" as used herein includes any person 

engaged in any phase of the industry, in any capacity, irrespective 

of his n1.ethod of compensation or interest otherwise in said industry. 

3. The term" employer", as used herein, includes anyone for whose 

benefit or on whose business such employee is engaged and anyone 

engaged in said industry on his own behalf. 

4. The term "effective date", as used herein, shall mean, and this 

Code shall become effective on, the tenth clay after this Code shall 

have been approved by the President. 

5. The terms "President", "Administrator'': and "Act", as used 

herein, shall mean, respectively, "The President of the United 

States"," The Administrator of the National Recovery Administration or his duly authorized deputy", and '· The National Industrial 

Recovery Act." 

ARTICLE III-I-IouRs OF LABOR 

1. Except as hereinafter provided, no employee shall be permitted 

to work in excess of forty ( 40) hours in any one week or more than 

eight (8) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period. 

2. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to executives and 

outside salesmen. 

3. 8ubject to review by the Administrator, the Code Authority may 

designate the hour before which work shall not begin and the hour 

after which work shall cease, and may determine in which localities 

such regulations shall apply. 

4. No overtime shall be permitted except upon the recommendation of the Code Authority and the approval of the Administrator, 

and under such conditions and upon such terms as the Administrator 

may prescribe. 

5. No employee shall be permitted to work for a total number of 

hours in excess of the number of hours prescribed for each week and 

day, whether employed by one or more employers. 

6. No home work shall be permitted. 

(1) 
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IlTI LF. I ~-R \TE F PAY 

1. empl y . hall be paid for a h we k f f rt ( 40) hours at 

le than th 1 at of pay I rovid cl in the f 11 winrr chedul : 

ult r --- ----- ----------------------------------------- $2 .00 

Imitntion L atber .'tripp r ----------------------------- 25. 00 

Qp•rat r ---------------------------------------------- 17.00 

T n. kill cl Labor and Offic Work r ---------------------- 14. 00 

ut. icle Erran l Boy ------------------------------------ 12. 00 

2. Jo em1 lo ee shall be pail 1 ~ than the minimum waO'es set 

forth in thi. rticle reO'ardless of whether such employee i ompen at l on a time-rate or a piece-rate ba is. 

3. o emplo er hall reduce the hourly rate of compensation for 

emplo:,m nt in eff ct as of July 1, 1933 "hether heretofore pail on 

a monthl3, weekly daily hourly, or piece-rate ba is. The rates of 

pay of all employees "hose hour of employment have been r duced 

by the provision of this Code but who e wages have not been increa ed by the foregoing section of thi · article shall be increa. ed 

by an equitable readJu tment so that existing differentials in arnmo-s 

will be lll< intained. 

4. The lutie f the occupation et forth in this Article hall be 

sub tantially the ~ame duties as tho e exi ti.no- for uch occupations 

on Jun 16 1933 and employees shall be cla . ified on that b· si . 

RTICLE V-1\fr_ DI"C"l\I iGE 

o per on under ixteen ( 16) years of UD"e shall be emplo3 ed in 

the inclu try. 

AnTICLE VI-An:nnNr TRA'l'ION AND TnADE PRACTI E, 

To further effectuate the purpo. s of the ct, a Code Authority is 

hereby et up to cooperate with the \..dmini trator in the admini ration of thi · Code . 

. 1. The o :le uthorit. hall con i t of nine (9) memhcr, of 

whi h .,e · n 7) members shall be selected by the ati nal ~-o iation of "\, om n' Belt :&ianufacturer Inc. an 1 the remainin(l· two 

(2) member. shall be appointed by the dmini trator. 

2. ny tr~ l or indu trial a~ ociation participating in the 1 ction r a tivities f th Code 1 uthori y hall at all time ·· c mply 

with the f Um in o- Tfquirement. : 

(a) It , ball imr e no inequitabl n 1nemb r hip. 

(b) I . hall not violate an. rul r r o·ulation pr ribecl by he 

Pr . ident or any other pro, i~ion of the A t. 

( r) I hall . ulJmit to the dmini trator it article of a ~ iaion bylaw. r rrulc, tion., and an. am ndm nt. hen made th rcto, 

nncl . n h oth r information a he 1 lmini trator may r qnir from 

tim to time to rff ,ctn ate th policie: f thi ... ct. 

3. Th \..dmini.-trator hall entertain omplaint.- anc.l pr vicl u h 

hearino-. <: h ma cl em pror r f ,r tho. laimino- the right to b 

r pr . ent c1 on th 'ocl uthority, and ball haY th rjo-ht from 

bm to time t hang0 the m tho 1 : 1 ·ti n an 1 the or ·anizati n 

. · •lecting the m mb r of th l uthorit , in or ler that it hall 

be trulv r pr s ntative of the inclu tr 
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4. An appeal from any action by the Code Authority affecting 

the rights of any pBrson subject to this Code may be taken to the 

Adininistrator. 5. Only employers assenting to this Code shall be entitled to participate in the selection of th~ Code Authority and to share the 

benefits of its activities as herein set forth. 

B. The Code Authority shall have the following duties and powers 

to the extent permitted by the Act and subject to review by the 

Administrator : 

1. To elect officers and to assign to them such duties as it may 

consider advisable, and to provide rules for its procedure, and its 

continuance as the administrative agency of this Code, in accordance 

with the terms of the Act and the principles herein set forth. 

2. To administer and en£ orce ihe provisions of this Code. 

3. To obtain from time to time from employers in the industry 

reports in respect to wages, hours of labor, conditions of employment, 

number of employees, and other matters pertinent to the purposes of 

this Code, as the Code Authority may prescribe, and to submit periodical reports to the Administrator in such form and at such times 

as he may require, in order that tho President 1nay he kept informed 

with respect to the observance hereof. 

4. To delegate to such trade associations and other agencies as it 

deems proper the carrying out of any of its activities provided for 

herein, and to pay such agencies the cost thereof, provided that such 

agencies shall at all times be subject to and comply with the provisions of this Code. 

5. To coordinate the administration of this Code with such other 

codes, if any, as may be related to the ,v omen:s Belt Industry, or any 

subdivision thereof, with a view to promoting joint and harmonious 

action upon matters of common interest. 

6. To initiate, consider, and submit proposals for amendments or 

modification of this Code, which, upon approval by the Administrator after such hearings as he may prescribe, shall be incorporated 

herein with the same force and effect as if originally made a part 

hBreof. 

7. To make surveys, to compile reports, to collect tati tic and 

trade information,. to in ve-stigate unfair trade practices, to n1ake 

recommendations for fair trade practices, and otherwise assist the 

Administrator in effecting the purpo es of this Code and the Act. 

8. To ~ecure an equitable and proportionate payment of the expense of maintaining the Code Authority and its activities fron1 

tho e employers accepting the benefits of the activities of the Code 

Authority, or otherwise assenting to the Code. 

9. To cooperate with the Administrator in regulating the use of 

the :N .R. . in ·ignia ,solely by those employers who have assented 

to this Code. 

C. The Code Authority shall study provisions relating to trade 

practices and the observance thereof, and may make recommendations thereon to the Admini trator. Upon the approval of the Administrator and aftei· such hearing as he may prescribe, such recommendation. , or any part of them, shall become a part of this Code 

and shall haYe full force an 1 effect as provisions hereof. 
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D. The foJlmYing cl · rib c1 a · n.·titut unfair ra le prn ti es 

and ar pr hi bit. cl: 

l. Fal · "1/al'king.- Th fal marking or bran ling of any pr 1-

u t f h in lu -try whi ·h has th t nd n ·y to mi ·l ad or lecciYe 

cu tom r or I ro, I e ti VE •u1:,ton r w h ther a.: to th o-rad quo lit , 

qua.ntit~ ub ·tance ·hara ·ter nature orio-in. iz , fini h, or pr paration of an produ t of the indu try r otherwi . 

2. Fal e and llli Z ading idv l'fising and Mi repre entation.-The 

making r can ino- or p rmi ting to be ma lr or pu li h cl any fabe 

inaccur(!t , or dee ptive tntemen by "ay of a lvertis ment or oth rwi e, whether one rnin<r the o-rade qualit quantity ub ~tan e 

character natur , orio-in, ize fini h, or pr paration of any proclu t 

of the in lu try or the credit terms valu policie .... or rvice of an 

m mber of the indu tr}, or otherwi e, having the t nden y an 1 apacity to mislead or clecr)i ve cu tomer or I rospective u tome rs. 

ARTI LE VII 

1. Employees shall have the right to organize and baro-ain collectively through repre entative of their own choo ino- an l . hall be 

free from interference, re traint, or coerci n of emr loy r of labor 

or their a o-ents, in the de ignation of such rep re entatives or in 

self-or anization or in other concerted activitie · f r the purpos~ of 

collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. 

2. No employee and no one eeking employment hall b requir cl 

as a condition of employment to join any company union or to 

refrain from joining organizing or assi ting a labor organization 

of his own choo ing. 

3. Employers shall comply with the maximum. hour of labor, 

minimum rate of pay, and other conditions of employment appro eel or pre cribed by the Pre ident. 

4. Thi Code and all the provi ions thereof are e ·pre ly made 

subject to the rio·ht of the Pr i lent in ac or an with the pro• 

vi ions of sub ection (b) of Section 10 of th ational Indu trial 

Recovery ct, from time to time to anc 1 or mo 1ifv any order 

approval licen e rule, or reo·ulation i sue 1 und r Title I of . aid \.ct 

an l sp cifically but without limitation to the right of the Pre -ident 

to can 1 r 111odify hi approva l of thi ode or any condi ion impo. el by him upon hi ap1 roval ther of. 

5. vVithin each state, m mb r of the inclu tr ~hall be ubje t to 

the laws of uch state includin · tho e imp ino- m r trincr nt 

requirements regulatino· th age of empl e , ao-e hours of 

work, health fir , or er n ral "·orkincr on lition , than uncl r thi 

Code. 

ny em11 er who at any ime hall manufa tur any articl 

or arti ·le · subj ct to the pr vi i n f thi o l hall b bound by 

all the provi ion f this od a to all em r 1 · en o-ag d in , h le 

or in part in u h manufa tur . In a e an employ ·hall b 

engao- cl partly in uch manufa tur an l partly in th manufa tur 

of good f an ther ·hara r thi o l hall apr ly only to u ·h 

portion of uch empl · : tim a· is appli <l t th manufa tur f 

ar icle. ·ubj ect to thi de. 
7. Nothing in this Code is designed to promote nor shall it permit 

monopolies or monopolistic practices; nor is it designed to, nor 

shall it eliminate, oppress, or discriminate against small enterprises. 

8. In addition to information required to be submitted to the Code 

Authority: there shall be furnished to government agencies such 

statistical information as the Administrator may deem necessary for 

the purposes recited in Section 3 (a) of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act. 

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