Approved Code No. 41-Amendrnent No. 3 Registry No. 902-1-o1 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

WOMEN'S BELT INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 8, 1935 

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Approved Code No. 41-Amendment No.3 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COlVIPETITION 

FOR THE 

WOMEN'S BELT INDUSTRY 

As Approved on February 8, 1935 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDMENT oF ConE oF FAIR CoMPETITION FOR THE 

WOMEN'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 the approval of an amendment to a Code of Fair Competition for the Women's Belt Industry, 

and an opportunity to be heard having been afforded all interested 

parties 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, the National Industrial Recovery Board, pursuant to authority vested in it by Executive Orders of the President, including 

Executive Order No. 6859, and otherwise, does hereby incorporate, 

by reference, said annexed report and does 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 does 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 o:f 

said Code in its entirety. 

NATIONAL INousTIUA.L RECOYERY BoA.RD, 

By vV. A. HARniMAN, Administratil•e Officer. 

Approval recommended: 

PRENTISS L. CooNLEY, 

Division Administrator. 

'VASHINGTON, D. c., 

February 8, 1935. 

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REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRE IDENT, 

The White House. 

IR : Thi is a report on an amendment to the <Jode of Fair Compe~ 

tition for the W mens Belt Indu try. 

Article VI was amended by adding ection E whi h provid s for 

the limitinO' of the liability of Code Authority members. 

An opportunity to be heard was afforded all interested parties 

and no objections have been received by the National Industrial 

Recovery Board. The National Industrial Recovery Board has 

al o '"'arefully considered the reports of the Industrial Advisory 

Board Labor Advisory Board, Consumers' Advi ory Board, Research and Planning Divi ion and the Legal Division of the National 

Reco ery Administration, which were made on this amendment. 

The Deputy Administrator in his final report to the National 

Indu trial Recovery Board on said amendment to said Code, having 

found a herein set forth and on the ba is of all the proceedings in 

this matter: 

It finds that: 

(a) The amendment to said Code and the Code, a amended, are 

well designed to promote the policies and purpo e of Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act, including the removal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerce which tend 

to dimini h the amount thereof and will provide for the general 

welfare by promoting the organization of Indu try for the purpose 

of cooperative action of labor and management under adequate 

governmental sanction and supervision, by eliminating unfair competitive practices by promoting the fulle t possible utilization of the 

present productive capa ity of Indu trie , by a.voi ing undue restriction of production (except a may be temporarily required), 

by increasing the con wnption of indu trial and agricultural products throuo·h increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relieving 

unemployment by improving standards of labor, and by otherwise 

rehabilitatinO' Indu try. 

(b) Th ode, a amended con1pli s in all r pe t with th pertinent :2rovi ions of said Title of aid A t in luding without limitation ub- ection (a) of Se ti. n 3 ub- ction (a) of Section 7 

and ub- ection (b) of S ction 10 th r of. 

(c) Th ode mpow r th le Authority to pre ent the afore- ~aid am ndment on b half of th In u try as a whol . (d) Th am n 1ment and the ode as amended, are not d ign d 

t and will not permit m nopoli or monopoli tic pra tice . (e) The am ndment and th Code a am n d, ar n t de io-n d 

to and will n t liminat or oppre s mall industries and will not 

operate to di riminate again t them. 

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(f) Those engaged in other steps of the economic process have not 

been deprived o:f the right to be heard prior to approval of said 

amendment. 

For the above reasons, this amendn1ent has been approved. 

For the National Industrial Recovery Board: 

FEBRUARY 8, 1935. 

w. A. HARRIMAN' 

Administratime Officer. 
A~1END~fE.c T TO CODE OF FAIR CO~lPE' ITION FOR 

THE 'VOMEN: BELT INDU TRY 

The following i to be add d to Article VI of the C de of Fa.ir 

Competition for the Women Belt Indu try, to be d ignated a.~ 

Section E: 

N ot.hing contained in this Code hall con -titute the m mb rs of 

the Code Authority partners for any purpose. Nor shall any member of the Code Authority be liable in any manner to a~yone for any 

act of another member, firm, agent or employee of the Code Authority. Nor shall any member of the Code Authority exercising renonable diligence in the conduct of his lutie hereunder, be liable to 

anyone for any action or omission to act under this ode excep for 

hi own wilful malfeasance misfea ·ance or nonfeasance. 

Appro,·ed Code No. 41-Amendmeot No. 3. 

Regi try No. 902- 1-(}1. 

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