Approved Code No. 61-Amendment No.3 Registry No. 1399-1-16 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

INDUSTRIAL 

SUPPLIES AND MACHINERY 

DISTRIBUTORS' TRADE 

AS APPROVED ON APRIL 30, 1935 

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Appoved Code No. 61-Amendment No. 3 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES AND MACHINERY 

DISTRIBUTORS' TRADE 

As Approved on April 30, 1935 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDMENT oF CoDE oF FAIR CoMPETITION FOR THE 

I NDUSTIUAL SuPPLIES AND MACHINERY DisTRIBUTORs' TRADE 

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 approval of an amendment 

to a Code of Fair Competition for the Industrial Supplies and 

Machinery Distributors' Trade, and Notice of Opportunity to be 

H eard having been given, and the annexed report on said amendment 

containing findings with respect thereto, having been made and 

directed to the President: 

NO"\V, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the United 

States, theN ational I ndustrial Recovery Board, pursuant to authority 

Yested in it by Executive Orders of the President, including Executive Order 6859, dated September 27, 1934, 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 aid amendment be and it is hereby approved, and that the previous approval of said Code is hereby amended to include an approval 

of said Code in its entirety as amended, such approval and such 

amendment to take effect fifteen (15) days from the date hereof, unless good cause to the contrary is shown to the National Industrial 

Recovery Board before that time and a subsequent order to that effect 

is issued. NATIONAL I NDUSTRIAL RECOVERY BOARD, 

By W. A. H Ar.RIMAN, Administrative Officer. 

Approval recommended: 

HARRY c. CARR, 

Division Administrator. 

W ASHINGTON, D. c., 

April 30, 1935. 

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REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

Srn: This is a report on an amendment to the Code of Fair Competition for the Industrial Supplies and Machinery Distributors' 

Trade. This amendment was proposed in accordance with Article 

VIII of the Code, approved October 23 1933, and Notice of Opportunity to be Heard was given November 23 to December 13, 1934. 

This amendment is intended to definitely define city, state, and 

go·vernmental agencies as industrial consumers and to clarify the 

definitjon so that there is no question as to the class of products 

covered by the Code. 

FINDINGS 

The Depnty Administrator in his final report to the National 

Industrial HE>covery Board on said amendment to said Code having 

fonnd as herein set forth and on the basis of all the proceedings in 

this matter: 

It finds that: 

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

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

National Industrial Recovery Act, including the removal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerc.e which 

tend to diminsh the amount thereof, and will provide for the general 

welfare by promoting the organization of industry for the purpose 

of cooperative action of labor and management under adequate 

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

the present productive capacity of industries, by avoiding undue 

restriction of production (except as may be temporarily required), 

by increasing purchasing power, by improving standards of labor, 

and by otherwise rehabilitating industry. 

(b) The Code as amended complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without limitation Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7, and 

Subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof. 

(c) The Amendment and the Code as amended are not designed to and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. 

(d) The Amendment and the Code as amended are not designed 

to and will not eliminate or oppress small enterprises and will not 

operate to discriminate against them. 

(e) 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, this Amendment nas been approved. 

For the National Industrial Recovery Board: 

APRIL 30, 1935. 

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w. A. HARRIMAN' 

Adrninistrative Officer. 
AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES AND :MACHINERY DISTRIBUTORS' TRADE 

Amend Article II by deleting Section 1 and substituting in lieu 

thereof, the following: 

SECTION 1. The term "Industrial Supplies and Machinery Distributors' Trade", or "trade", as used herein, includes the warehousing, selling, distributing, and/ or servicing in conjunction therewith 

of industrial tools, industrial equipment, and industrial supplies for 

railroads, ships, boats, mines, mill , factorie , and/ or for other indu -

trial users, and/ or for the Fe leral Government or for any State, 

County, Municipality or other public authority, or any of their 

respective agencies ·or instrumentalities. 

Approved Code No. 61-Amendment No. 3. 

Registry No. 1399-1-16. 

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