Approved Code No. 118-Amendment No. 5 Registry No. 217-1-06 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADlVHNISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

COTTON GARMENT INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON AUGUST 16, 1934 

WE DO OUR PART 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON: 1934 

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Printing Office, Washington, D.C., and by district offices of the Bureau of 

Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 

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Birmingham, Ala.: 257 Federal Building. 

Boston, Mass. : 1801 Customhouse. 

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Charleston, S.C.: Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Chicago, Ill.: Suite 1700, 201 North Wells Street. 

Cleveland, Ohio : Chamber of Commerce. 

Dallas, Tex. : Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Detroit, Micb. : 801 First National Bank Building. 

Houston, Tex. : Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Indianapolis, Incl. : Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Jacksonville, Fla. : Chamber of Commerce Builc1ing. 

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Los Angeles, Calif.: 1163 South Broadway. 

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Philadelphia, Pa.: 422 Commercial Trust Building. 

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San Francisco, Calif. : 310 Customhouse. 

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Approved Code N·o. 118--Amendment No. 5 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

COTTON GARMENT INDUSTRY 

As Approved on August 16, 1934 

ORDER 

Al\IENDMENT TO THE ConE OF F AIR CoMFETITION FOR THE CoTToN 

G ARMENT INDUSTRY 

An a.pplication having been duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial Reco'7"ery Act, appro-ved June 16, 1933, for approval of amen 1-

ments to a Code of Fair Competition for the Cotton Garment Industry, and hearings having been duly held thereon, and the annexed report on said amendments, containing findings with respect 

thereto, having been made and directed to the President: 

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

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

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders of the 

President, including Executive Order No. 6543-A, dated December 

30, 1933, and otherwise, do hereby incorporate, by reference, said 

annexed report, and do find that amendments and the Code as constituted after being amended, comply in all respects with the pertinent provisions and will promote the policy and purposes of c:;:aid 

Title of said Act, and do hereby order that except as hereinafter provided said amendments be and they are hereby approved, and that 

the previous approval of said Code is hereby modified to include 

an approval of said Code in its entirety as amended; 

PROVIDED, HOvVEVER, that the approval of the amendment 

granted hereby does not extend to Section 32 of Schedule E covering the vVashable Service Apparel Industry; it is 

FURTHER ORDERED that said amendments shall become effective as part of the Code ten (10) days after the date hereof. 

HUGH s. JOHNSON, 

Administrato1· /01· lndust?-ial RecoverzJ. 

Approval recommended : 

WILLIAl\I P. FARNSWORTH, 

Acting Division Administ1·ator. 

WASHINGTON, D.C., 

August 16, 1934. 

81150°-l0H-80--34 (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

The lVhite House. 

Srn: The Public H earing on amendments to the Code of Fair Competition for the Cotton Garment Industry as proposed by the Code 

Authority for this Industry was conducted on Tuesday, May 22, 1934, 

in the Sun Parlor, Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C. 

Every person who requested an appearance was fairly heard in 

accordance with the requirements of the N atidhal Recovery Administration. Present were authorized representatives of the Code Au- thority for this Inclu try, representatives of each of the Sub-Divisional Trade Associations, representatives o-f the National Retail Dry 

Goods Association and representative members of the Industry. 

The Amendments are drafted as a new 1\s ticle XIX o:f the Code 

of Fair Competition and completes the Code inasmuch as up to this 

time the Cotton Garment Code has had no Fair Trade Practices~ 

The Deputy Achninistrator in his final report to me on said aniendment to said Code having found has herein set :forth and on the basis 

of all the proceedings in this matter: 

I find that: 

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

well designed to promote the policies and purposes of Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act including the re:moval of obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign co.mmerce which tend 

to diminish the amount thereof, and will provide for the general 

welfare by promoting the organization of industry for the purpose 

of cooperative action among trade groups, by inducing and main- taining unit0 d action of labor and managem-ent under adequate governmental sanction and supervision, by eliminating unfair competi- tive practice , by promoting th 0 fullest possible utilization of the 

present productive capacity of industries, by avoiding undue restriction of production ( except as may be temporarily required)', by in- creasing the con Ymption of industrial and agricultural products 

through increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relie ring unemployment, by improving standards of labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry. 

(b) The Code as amended complies in all re'"'pccts with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without limitation 

Sub ection (a) o-£ Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7, and Sub- . 'ection (b) of Section 10· thereof. 

( c) The Code empowers the Co le Authority to present the a-forP , aid amenclnient on behalf of the jndustry as a whole. 

( d) Thn amendment and the Code as amended are not designed 

to and will not permit monopolies '-~I:' monopolisti practices. 

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( e) The amendment and th° Code as amended are not designed to 

and will not eliminate or oppre ·s ·mall enterprises and will not 

operate to discriminate against them. 

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

been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval of said 

amendment. 

For these reasons these trade practice provisions have been approved. 

Respectfully, 

AUGUST 16, 1934. 

HUGH s. JOHNSON, 

A dmin/is tr,ator:. 
:A.M:ENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

THE COTTON GARMENT INDUSTRY 

The Code of Fair Competition for the Cotton Garn1ent Industry 

approved Noven1ber 17, H)33, as amended, is hereby further amended 

by ,aclding th€Teto a new article to be known as Article XIX, to read 

as :follows: 

ARTICLE XIX 

SE TION 1. To further remove obstruction to the :free flow in 

industry and commerce in the Cotton Garment Indu try and the 

subdjvi ional industries thereof, to eliminate unfair competitive 

practic 0 s, to jmprove standards of labor, to rehabilitate the industry 

and more fully effectuate the policy of Title I of the National 

Industrial Recovery Act, the following shall con ·titute fair trade 

practices under the Code: 

SECTION 2. Nothing in this Article with re pect to fair trade practices shall be construed for any purpose or under any circumstance 

as superseding the provisions of this Code as amended, but it shall 

be construed as supplemental to this Code as amended and any provision of this Article made a part hereof~ found to be in conflict with 

any of the provisions of this Code ns amended shall be null and void. SECTION 3. The respective t~ade associations for the industry shali 

be the agencies to cooperate with the Code Authority and the Administrator in the administration of this Article, provided, however, 

that: 

(a) The Code Authority under such Rules and Regulations as 

may be approved by the Administrator may as ign to the trade 

associations the general supervision, subject to review by the Code 

Authority, of the administration of this Article, or any part thereof. (b) The Code Authority immediately upon the appro-, al of this 

Article shall notify the respective trade associations of the subdivisional industries affected and each such association may file with 

the Code Authority an application that such subdivisional trade 

association be set up as the adrn.inistrative agency ,,'ith respect to the 

admini tration of this Article, or any part thereof. 

( c) Any trade association approved both by the Coc1e Authority 

and the A lministrator under the Code is an agency in the administration of the provisions of this Article and at all time shall be 

bound by the Rules and Regulations of the Code Authority, or the 

Administrator. No act of anv association in the conduct of it · duties 

shall violate any of the provisions of this Cod . (cl) Any act of any trade association to which there hall have 

been assigned by the Code Authority any power, luty or function 

under the provi ·ion of this Article, shall be at all times subject to 

review and clic::approval by the Code Authority and the Administrator, and nothing herein slmll be consL. u cl as granting to any 

trade assocj::-. tion any power or authority except that pecifically 

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assigned by the Code Authority, nor shall any prov1s10n herein be 

construed to relieve the Co le Authority of it ultimate respoosibility 

for the proper administration of the Code. SECTION 4. The Code Authority may di. ·burse to any trade association, approved as an aid in the administration of this Article, from 

its funds such amounts as from time to time may be necessary and 

proper to cl fray the expenses of such association in the administration of, and compliance with this Article. 

SECTION 5. lnacou.rate Advertising.-No member of the industry 

shall publi h :ulvertising ( whether printed, radio, display or of any 

other nature), which is misleading or inaccurate in any material 

particular, nor shall any member in any way misrepresent any goods 

(including but without limitation its use, trade-mark, grade, quality, 

quantity, origin, ize, substance, character, nature, finish, matBrial 

content or preparation), or credit terms, values, policies, services, or 

the nature or fo-rm of the business conducted. 

SECTION 6. False Billing.-No member of the industry shall knowingly withhold from or insert in any quotation or invoice any statement that makes it inaccurate in any material particular. 

SECTION. 7. lnacc-u,rate Labeling.-No member of the industry shall 

sell, brand, mark or pack any goods in any manner which is intended to or does deceive or mislead purchasers with respect to the 

prices1 brand, grade, -quality, quantity, origin, size, substance, character, nature, finish, material content or preparation of such goods. 

SECTION 8. Def c11mation.-N o memoor of the industry shall defame 

a competitor by falsely imputing to him dishonorable conduct, inability to perform contracts, questionable credit standing, or by 

other false representation, or by falsely disparaging the grade or 

quality of his goods. 

SECTION 9. Threats of Law Suits.-No member of the industry 

shall publish or circulate unjustified or unwarranted threats of legal 

proceedings which tend to or have the effect of harassing competitors 

or intimidatin o- their customers. 

SECTION 10. EJ?ibing E1nployees.-N o member of the industry shall 

give, permit to be given, or offer to give, anything of value for the 

purpose of influencing or rewarding the action of any employee, 

agent, or representative of another in relation to the business of 

the employer of such employee, the principal of such agent or t_he 

represented party, without the knowledge of such employer, prin.cipa.l or party. This provision shall not be construed to prohibit free 

and general distribution of articles commonly used for advertising 

except so far as such articles are actually used for commercial bribery as hereinabove defined. 

SECTION 11. Inducing Breach of Existing Oontracts.-No member 

of the industry shall wilfully induce or attempt to induce the breach 

of existing contracts between competitors and their customers by any 

1neans, or interfere with or obstruct the performance of any such 

contractual duties or services by any means, with the purpose and 

effect of hampering, injuring or embarrassing competitors in their 

business. 

SECTION 12. Oonsign1nent.-No member of the industry shall ship 

or sell goods on open order subject to consignment, or by sales 

agencies, or by any other method which has the effect of selling on 
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consignment or me,norandum guaranteeing retail or wholesale turn~ 

over. 

SEO't'ION 13. l{eeping of R ecords.-All members of the industry 

ancl ull agencies thereof hall be required to keep a substantial 

record of all transactions. 

S ECTION 14. Arbitration.-Any question or di pute which may 

arise between or among any persons, or between or among any of 

them und othe1 persons, firms, or corporations, for the settlement 

of which provision has not or hall not have been made in this Code 

may be snbuuttecl to n.r bitr ation to or under the auspices of any 

institution of recogniz 1 . tancUng having ad equate facilities for the 

conduct of such arbitration; provided all parties involved [l gree to 

su "h n1ethocl of arbitr ation, and the decisions of such m:bitrution 

shall be final a:nd binding upon all parties. 

SEc~rroN H>. Commission on Oonf.1·acto1• . . -Tlrn Adrn.inistra.tor shall 

f orth with ap point a commission of three persons, one of whom shall 

repre ·ent labor an cl shall be nominat ed by the L abor Advisory 

Boar d of NRA, on . o.E whom shall r epresent the manufacturers and 

one the contr act or:=: , to investigate all indnstries engaged in the distribntion of 1York to ·ontructors. The commif·sion shall study and 

investiga te the condition.· within the industr y in order to det ermine 

what shall be a f a jr compensation to be paid by the manufncturer:::; to 

contractor::; and the en tir question of the r elation hip between manufacturer an 1 contractor. The com111ission shall strn.1y the above 

mentioned subject and report thereon to the Administrator within 

three.n1onths after the appr oval of A rticlB XIX of this Code. Upon 

receipt of the. r ep ort, the Administrator may hold heari..T1gs to consider such report. The decision renrlered by the Administrator as 

a result of the said hearing shall be e:ff ctive as of the date approved 

by the. Administrator. The expenses of the said commission sh.all be 

paid by the Code Authority, pro rated amono- such subdivisional 

industries as affected by this Section. 

SECTION 16. Stand a,rds.-The Fair Trade Practi"e Complaints 

Committee her eafter to be set up in accordance with NRA Bulletin 

No. 7 ntitl d ' 1YI:1nual f or the Adjustment of Complaints" 1nay set 

up an agency to work in conjunction with tlrn Bureau of Stl1ndarc1s 

of the United States Government to promulgate regulations to prevent misrepresentat ion and submit to the Code uthority for snbmirnion to the Administrator for his approv:11 a set of standards,. 

which, upon their approval, shall bBcon1.e part of this Code and violations will be subject to the penalties of the Act. 

SECTION 17. R etu·rned Goods.-No merchandise purchased and 

shipped in good faith and in accordance with the buyer's specifications within the specified time shall be permitted to be returned to 

the seller after ten days after its receipt hy the purchaser, except on 

account of clerical or delivery error or faulty merchandise. This 

Section shall be construe l as snpple.mentary to specjal provisions 

in the schedule f o1· subdivisional industries hereinafter et forth. 

SECTION 18. Adve1•ti.sing Allowances.-No member of the industry 

shall o·ive any adverti ·ino· allowance to a customer in excess of .fifty 

per cent of the cost of ·aid advertising for the purpose of promoting 

the :r ·ale o:f products of said member. Nor shall any member of the 

indu try give any advertising allowance to any customer for the pur-
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pose of promoting the resale of said member's products beiow the 

price at which said member has sold his products to the customer. 

This shall not be construed to prohibit the giving of display matter. 

No member of the industry shall give any advertising allowance to 

a customer for any advertising which is intended to promote the 

resale of any products of any person other than that 0£ said member 

of the industry. This provision shall not apply to the Oiled Cotton Ga1·ment 

Industry. 

SECTION 19. Rebates.-N o rebate, bonus, excess discount, freight, 

or other allowance shall be allowed unless the same are made available to all customers under like terms and conditions. 

This provision shall not apply to the Nurses', Maids' nnd vVomen's 

Apron and Uniform Manufacturing Industry. 

SECTION 20. Eliniination of Oir,t, 111 B;ke and Trim.-N o manufacturer or contractor shall make products of his subdivisional industry 

from fabrics and/ or other materials owned or supplied by a jobber, a. 

r etail distributor, or the agent, representative, or corporate subsidiary or affiliate of any such retail distributor; nor shall he manufa cture such products from fabrics and/ or other materials, the purchase of which is made upon the credit of, or payment for which 

is guaranteed by, such retail distributor or agent, representative 

or corporate subsidiary or affiliate of such retail distributor. 

The provisions of this Section shall apply only to: 

The Men's and Boys' Shirt and Blouse Industry except work 

shirts with the exce.ption of shirt makers making shirts to measure 

for retailers' custom_ shirt departments. 

The Men's and Boys' Pajama and Night Shirt Industry. 

The Sheep Lined and Leather Garment Industry. 

The Cotton Undergarment and Sleeping Garment Industry. 

The Work Shirt Manufacturing Industry. 

The Work Clothes Manufacturing Industry. 

SECTION 21. Shiprnent of Prison Made_ Goocls.-No member of the 

industry shall ship any merchandise. or goods manufactured by 

prison labor into any State where the sale of said goods is prohibited 

or restricted by State law, and in the event that State laws shall 

require other conditions such as branding, then the same 1nember of 

the industry shall confonn with all of the local requirements of the 

particular State. 

The violation of any of the provisions of schedules hereinafter 

set forth by any member of the subdivisional industry affected shall 

constitute an unfair trade practice, and shall be deemed to be a violation of this code. It shall also be an unfair trade practice and a 

violation of this code to enter into any agree111ent, arrangement or 

understanding, the result of which shall be to avoid or violate any 

provisions of this code, or to employ any subterfuge whatsoever to 

avoid, evade or circum, ent any provisions hereof. 

SCHEDULE A 

l\IEN'S AND BOYS' SHIRT AND BLOUSE INDUSTRY EXCEPT WORK SHIRTS 

SECTION 22. T erm.,s .- To terms of sale hall be in excess of 3 /10 

days E.0.J\1., or 2/ 10-60 extra. No extra dating shall be allowed, 
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nor sliall any othnr subterfuge or change in these terms be used, 

except that merchandise shipped on ur after the 25th o:f any month 

may be dated as of the first of the following month. In no case 

shall anticipation of payment exceed G per cent per annum. 

SECTION 23. ll-f is1·epresentation ancl h·regi1,!a,rs.-( a) i1anufacturers shall not designate material on any shirts unless it represents 

a major portion of the fabric of such shirt. 

(b) Manufacturers shall place on shirts not of first quality such 

marking as may be directed by the Code Authority under general 

rules and regulations applicable to all manufacturers, indicating 

such shirts as " irreo·ular. · " in indelible ink on the center of the 

neckband of the shirts where it may be seen by purchaser. Such 

stamping shall be plainly legible. 

SCHEDULE B 

MEN'S AND BOYS' PA.JAMA AND NIGHT SHIRT INDUSTRY 

SECTION 24. Terrns.-No member o:f this subdivisional indm;try 

shall give terms of sale in excess of 2/ 10-60 extra, or 3/ 10 E.O.:M., 

in which latter case delivery made after the 25th of any month may 

be dated as of the first of the following month. 

SEc. 25. No member of this subdivisional industry shall affix to 

any of his products inaccurate, fictitious or misleading resale prices. 

SCHEDULE C 

OILED COTTON GARMENT INDUSTRY 

SEC. 26. Terms.-No 1nember of this subdivisional industry ·shall 

grant terms in excess of 2/ 10 E.O.M:. 

SEc .. 27. No member of this subdivisional industry shall give 

customers' labels of any kind free of charge. 

SCHEDULED 

THE UNION -MADE GARMENT INDUSTRY 

SEc. 28. T er1ns.-(a) No 1nember of this subdivisional industry 

shall grant terms in excess of net 30 days, or 10 prox. from :I.ate of 

shipment; no extra dating. 

(b) Orders for seasonal merchandise may be shipped prior to 

shipping date and invoice may be dated as of the shipping date specified on the order. Seasonal merchandise consists of light garments 

for Spring and heavy garments for the Fall. In no case shall shipment be made prior to 30 days in advance of shipping date. 

SECTION 29. All" seconds" and imperfect garments shall be identified as such by stamping legibly and indelibly the word "second" 

on the ticket and the white pocket, or if the garment has no white 

pocket, stamping shall be done on some other conspicuous place. 

SECTION 30. Returned Goods. (a). No member of this subdivisional 

industry shall accept returned goods of any stock in exchange for 

ne,v stock. 

(b) The return of used merchandise bee.a use of weak fabrics and 

materials and/or faulty construction will be permis ible, but no gar-
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m-ent shall 'be accepted in return i:f it has been destroyed or mutilated 

maliciously or damaged by acids, chemicals, oil and grease, or da1naged th.rough tears, snags, or rip·, result of carelessness or damaged 

by rotting or mildew or da1naged by improper washing, or if the 

garments have been worn, or if the garment are alleged to have 

shrunk, except where sold as pre-shr1.o1nk, and e:x;cept for latent 

defects. 

SCHEDULE E 

WASHABLE SETI VICE APP.\.RF ..L INDUSTRY 

SECTION 31. J'.e1·nis.-N o member of this subdivisional industry 

shall grant cash discounts in •

0 xcess of 2/ 10 e..-0.m., net 60 days, or 

2/ 30 days, net 60 days, irrespective of quantity purcb.a ·es, distribution, or extension of delivery date . Shipments on or after the 

25th of any month of e.o.m. terms may be da.ted as of the first of 

the following month. 

SECTION 32. Forwanl Oontracts.-No member of this ubdivisional 

industry shall m.ake contracts., 0th.er than with ho pitals, F ederal, 

State, or municipal institutions where the delivery period exceeds 

four months from the date of such coutracts. No member hall 

post-date or f.alsely dafo contract or invoices to frustrate the provisions of this Section.1 

SECTION 33. Property jJJ a'rking and Lab.eling.-N o member of this 

subdivisional indust.ry hall ma.rk or tamp with ink any .goods for 

a linen supply custom.er. No mem.ber of this ubdivisional industry 

shall pay for label · of any kind, for any customer~ 

SCHEDULE F 

SHEEP LINED AND LEATHER GAR.l\'IENT INDUSTRY 

SECTION 34. Term,s.-T:he followillg are the maximum terms to 

apply to sales for men's and boys' gannents in this industry : 

(a) Jobb ers, Mail 01·der Floitses and Chain Store T rm,s.-All 

sal-es of merchandise in January, February and up to ~1arch 10th 

may have c1atino· as of :l\1arch 10th net 30 da_y . From J\1arch 11th 

to May 31st net 30 days. June 1st to 1'A.ugust 10th may hav-e dating 

as of August l0tb l:let 30 days. Aftex Augu t 11th net thirty days: 

no dating. 

(b) R etail rs T e?'7n,/J.-All sales of me1·chandi e from October 1st 

of current year to fa,y 31st of th 0 following year not to exceed 

2 % ten duys e.0.111. Aft.er June lf,t thr te.rms .granted m.ay he 

2% ten days e.o~m. a.:., of Septe1uber 1st. Merchandise shipped after 

the twenty-fifth (25) day of any month nrny be dated as of the first 

day of the following month. 

On sales of la he·' leather garment in this subdivisional in ]u try, 

it shall be m1f.ua· trade practice to sell at a cash discount in exce s 

of eight (8 % ) per cent ten day e.o.m., except that 1nerchandise 

shipped after the tvrenty-fifth (25th) day o:f any month 1nay be 

dated as of the fir t day 0£ the following month. 

No order shall be accepted without -tipulating the sale price, 

terms a:ncl dat of hipment. No ale ~hall be made by any member 

1 Sec pnrag-ra'Pll 3 of order npproving this Amendment. 
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on any other term· except tho e expressly set forth in the order, contract of ·ales, or the jnvoice pertain~~g to such sale. 

Ali orders for jobbers on drop shipments comprising fifty garments or less shall bear an additional charge of five ( 5¢) cents per 

garment. 

The following sizes shall be the standard sizes of garments in 

this subdivisional industry: 

(a) Jlllen's and Boys' Garments: 

1 Juvenile, Sizes 3-8 

2 Boys, Sizes 6---18 

Men's Suede Garments, Sizes 34-46 

Men's I-Iorsehide and Sheep Linect' Garments, Sizes 34--48 

(b) Ladies' Garm,ents: 

1 Juvenile, Sizes 2-6 

2 Girls, Sizes 8-14 

3 Misses, Sizes 14-20 

4 Ladies, Sizes 34-42 

It shall be an unfair trade practice to sell gannents of sizes larger 

than the standard sizes hereinabove set forth at less than the additional cost for such larger sizes. 

SECTION 35. All manufacturers who let out or cause their garment.a 

to be made by contractors shall file with the Cotton Garment Code 

Authority the names and addresses of all such contractors. 

SECTION 36. All sales must be f.o.b. factory except for shipments 

within metropolitan districts from :factories located within that area. 

SECTION 37. No member of this subdivisional industry shall give 

customers' labels of any kind free of charge. 

SCHEDULE G 

COTTON WASH DRESS INDUSTRY 

SECTION 38. Ternis.-All members of tb1.is subdivisional industry 

shall sell merchandise on the shipping tenns of f.o.b. city of manufacture, or one central shipping point, whichever the manufacturer 

elects and which election shn,ll apply to all transactions but shall 

include free delivery to any shipping or forwarding point or one 

central shipping point or store within the city in which th manufacturer is located or in which the one central shipping point is 

located. - In case of disputed claims on return merchandise transportation charges shall be paid by whichever disputant loses the decision. 

SECTION 39. T ernis and Discounts.-It shall be unfair trade practice to sell merchandise at a cash discount in excess of 8 percent 10 

days e.o.m., except that nrnrchandise shipped after the 25th day of 

any month may be dated as of the first day of the following month. 

Anticipation shall not be allowed at a rate in excess of 6 percent 

per annum. 

SECTION 40. Returrned Goods.-N o member of this subdivisional 

industry shall accept returned merchandise for credit under any circumstances except in accordance with the following: 

(a) ]dembers of this subdivisional industry may accept merchandise for credit which has been shipped by a customer within 

five wo:rking days from the date of receipt by the customer in his 

store, only £or the following reasons : Errors in shipment, delay in 
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delivery, defectiYe material or work.mun ·hip or any breach of contract. Members of this subdivisional industry shall not accept merchandise for credit unless accompanied by a letter or regular return 

form mailed by the customer to the manufacturer and received by 

the manll:facturer prior to the arrival of the merchandise 1 stating 

the contents of the package, reason for the return and the date on 

which the merchandise was 1·eceiv€d. Any dispute may be subject 

to arbitration in accordance with procedure agreed upon by the 

Cotton Garment Code Authority nnd the National Retail Code 

Authority. 

(b) Members o:f this subdivisional industry shall not accept merchandise for credit shipped afteT the stated five working days unless accompanied by a letter or regular return form mailed by the 

customer to the manufacturer wherein he states that a duplicate 

has been mailed to the Cotton Garment Code Authority, at 40 Worth 

Street, New York, N.Y., and received by the manufacturer prior to 

the arrival of the rnerchandis.o, stating the contents of the package, 

the r 0 a on for the reiurn and the date the merchandise was received, 

and no nch r€turn ... hall be accepted except for breach of contract, 

or defect not di coverable- on r"asonable inspection. 

( c) :Merchandise returned aft€r the stated five days' period in 

areas de. ignated by the Code Authority shall be held intact or unopened by the manu:factnrer, subject to examination by an impartial 

repre entative of t he Cotton Garment Code Authority, who shall 

direct the acceptance by th-e manufacturer or the return of j-,he merchandi e to the customer. Any appeal from the decision of the 

impartial representative shall be subject to arbitration in accordance 

with procedure- agreed upon by the Code Authority of the Cotton 

Gannent Industry and the National Re-tail Code Authorit3 . This 

pr°' i ion haH :not become e-ff ctive until the Code Authority shall 

have completed organization to administer the same. 

8:EC'flON 41. Ewclwnged ilf erchanclise.-It shall be an unfair trade 

practice for any member of this subdivisional indnstry to accept 

returned merchandise for the purpose of exchange. 

SwTTON 42. Oancellations.-No member of this subdivisional industry shall seH merchu.nc1.ise except under contract which . ·hall 

prov.ide: . (a) That no purchase order for merchandise shall be subj ect to 

cancellation before the specified and agre~d upon shipping date 

written on said order; 

(b) That no purchase order shall he subject to cancellation 

a:fter the a.greed upon shipping date unless cancellation is in writino·. and it permits the manufacturer three additional working days 

fro111 th 0 elate of receipt of such cancellation to complete and ship 

any and all merchan li e in work at that time; 

(c) That if no notice of cancellation is received by the manufacturer ·om the cu ·to m· all merchandise remainin; on order , hall 

be cane lled by the manuL.cturer two (2) weeks after the expira.tion 

date of order. 

;E T10X 43. R etail Sellinq.-lt shall be an unfair trade practice 

:for tho •:. m0 mbers of th Cotton ,Vash Dres Industry, normally 

selling to the trade for resale, to sell merchandise to anyon except 

to established and recognized holesaL;; or r tail distributors. This 
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shall not prevent, however, bona fid e ales by members to their own 

employees of merchandi.'e which i for the personal us0 of such employees, or to ret,til buyers f or their own per onal use at not less 

than the regular wholesale prices, provided the buyers are employed 

in the clepartn1ent in which the merchandise of the members o-f the 

jndustry is usually sold. 

SECTION 44. Paym,ent of L abels.-N o member of this subclivisional 

industry shall give customers' private labels of any kind free of 

charge. 

SCHEDULE H 

COTTON UNDERGARMENT AND SLEEPING GARM"ENT M_.ANUF ACTURING 

INDUSTRY 

SECTION 45. T er1ns.-N o member of this subdiYisional industry 

shall grant cash discounts in excess of 8/ 10 e.o.m. All merchandise. 

shipped from the first of the month to the 24th of the month inclusive shall be due and payable on the tenth (10th) of the following 

month. Bills for merchandise shipped on or after the twenty-fifth 

(25th) of the month will carry dating ,as of the first (1st) of the 

:following month. There shall be no additional dating nor shall it 

be permitted to build up terms in excess of 8/10 e.o.m. 

Manufacturers of flannelettes, manufacturing goods for Fall delivery, may have the privilege of granting terms for flannelette wear 

as of August 1st, 8%-10 days e.o.m., making said invoice payable 

September 10th. 

No member of this subdivisional industry shall ship goods on terms 

other than f.o.b. point of origin or central shipping point. . Iviembers of this subdivisional industry may2 however, make free deliveries 

within the confines of the city limits ot the point of origin or central 

shipping point. 

SECTION 46. No bonus or other consideration other than quantity 

discount at time of invoice may be granted in consideration of a 

specific volume of business. No allowance of f.rree goods or consideration of any other nature whatsoever other than the quantity discount referred to above 1nay be granted in exchange for volume of 

business. 

SECTION 47. No member of this subdivisional industry shall accept the return of any stock in exchange for new stock. , SECTION 48. No member of this subdivisional industry shall give 

customers' labels of any kind free of charge. 

SCHEDULE I 

WORK SHIRT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

SECTION 49.-All merchandise shall be sold and billed f.o.b. shipping point. The term " shipping point" is defined to mean the place 

where manufacturing plant or stock room is maintained for the 

actual distribution of merchandise. In any city where a manufacturer has a shipping point, it shall be optional with the manufacturer whether or not there shall be charges for delivery within 

that metropolitan district. 
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SECTION 50. T e'f'ms .-No member of this sub divisional industry 

shall grant cash discounts in excess of 1/ 10 net 60 days to the 

recognized jobbing trade, mail order houses, and chain stores operating ten or more stores, nor in excess of 2/ 10 net 30 days to retailers, other than those mentioned above. Anticipation for prepayment 

~hall not exceed six ( 6% ) per cent per annum. 

SECTION 51. No member of this subdivisional industry shall give 

or acc-ept listings. 

SECTION 52. No me1nber of this subdivisional industry shall give 

or accept options_ 

SCHEDULE J 

NURSES', MAIDS', AND WOl\.IEN'S APRON AND UNIFORM: MANUFACTURING 

INDUSTRY 

SEc.rroN 53. T e1°11M.-No member of this subdivisional industry 

shall grant cash discounts in excess of 8/10 e.o.m. 

Shipments made on or after the twenty-fifth (25th) day of any 

month may be dated as of the first day of the following n1onth. 

SECTION 54. No member of this subdivisional industry shall falsely 

designate as job lots merchandise which does not consist of discontinued styles or seconds. 

SECTION 55. No member of this subdivisional industry shall pay 

to any purchaser of 1nerchandise or purchaser's agent any commission unless it be a regular salesman or sales organization employed 

by the manufacturer. 

SECTION 56. No member of this subdivisional industry shall give 

customers' labels of any kind free of charge. 

SECTION 57. Reba.tes.-N o rebate, bonus, or excess discount shall be 

allowed. 

SCHEDULE K 

WORK CLO'.fHES MANUFACTURING I NDUSTRY 

SECTION 58. Ter1ns.-No member of this subdivisional industry 

shall grunt cash discounts in excess of net 30 days. 

SECTION 59. All m.erchandise shall be shipped f.o.b. factory. 

SECTION 60. Standard sizes on open stock for this subdivision 

shall be as follows : 

1. Youths' sizes shall not exceed age 16 ( or size 34) on all garments except shirts. Shirt sizes shall not exceed size 141⁄2. 

2. :Men's extra sizes shall begin with: vVaist 44 for overalls, pants, 

and breeches. Size 48 for coats, combination suits, blazers, windbreakers, vests and other similar garments. Size 171⁄2 for shirts. 

3. It shall be an unfair trade practice to sell garments of sizes 

larger than the standard sizes hereinabove set forth at less than 

cost for such larger sizes. 

Approved Code No. 118-Amendment No. 5. 

Registry No. 217-1-06. 

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