Approved Code No. 318-Amendment No.1 Registry No. 1616-104 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

WRECKING AND SALVAGE 

INDUSTRY 

,AS APPROVED ON OCTOBER 26, 1934 

WE DO OUR PART 

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Approved Code No. 318-Arnendment No. 1 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

WRECKING AND SALVAGE INDUSTRY 

As Approved on October 26, 1934 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDMENT OF CoDE oF FAIR CouPETITIO:N FOR THE 

"VVRECKING AND SALVAGE INDUSTRY 

An application having been duly made pur uant to and in :full 

compliance with the provi ions o:f Title I o:f the National Indu trial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, :for approval o:f amendments 

to a Code o:f Fair Competition :for the Wrecking and Salvage Industry, and hearing having been duly held thereon and the annexed 

report on aid amendment , containing findings with respect ther~to, 

having been made and directed to the President: 

NOW, THEREFORE, on behal:f of the President o:f the United 

State , the National Indu trial Recovery Board, pur uant to authority ve ted in it by Executi' e Order o:f the Pre ident, including 

Executive Order No. 6 59, and otherwise doe hereby incorporate by 

reference, said annexed report and doe find that aid amendments 

and the Code a con tituted after being amended comply in all 

respects with the p€rtinent provi ions and will promote the policy 

and purposes of said Title o:f aid Act, and doe hereby order that 

said amendments b and they are hereby approved, and that the 

previou approval o:f said Code is hereby amended to include an 

approval o:f aiel Cod in its entirety as amended, uch approval and 

such amendments to take effect fifteen (15) days :from the date hereof\ 

unle good cause to the contrary is hown to the National In In trial 

Recove·ry Board before that time and the National In lustrial Recovery Board i ue3 a ub. equent order to that effe t: 

PROVIDED, HO\VEVER., that the proposed amendment which 

would add the States o:f Arkansas and Texas to tho e at pre ent set 

:forth in Section 1 Para oTa ph C of Articl IV of the Code is hereby 

denied and the pr ent provi ion of said Section and Paragraph of 

Article IV is to remain in :full force and effect. 

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL REcovERY BoARD, 

By G. A. LYNcH, Ad1ninistrative Officer. 

Apprm al recommen l d : 

WALTER G. HooKE 

Acting Division Ad1ninist1·ator. 

w A HINGTON D. c., 

Octobe1· 26, 1934. 

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REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The P RESIDENT, 

The 1Vhite H o~tse. 

SIR: This is a report on Am.endment to the Code of Fair Compe- tition for the \Vrecking and Salvage Industry, as approved by the 

Administrator for Industrial Recovery on l\'larch 3, 1934. 

The purpose of the Amendments as approved is to define, for this 

Inlustry, th l\ietropolitan area of the City of New York. The :further purpo e of the Amendments is to enable the Code Authority to 

submit a budget and basis of asses ment and to give it power to 

institute legal proceedings, if necessary, :for the collection of a se sments, to provide for the registration of member of the Indu try 

and other :feature that will materially aid in the effective administration of this Code. 

The Deputy Administrator in hi final report to the Board on said 

Amendments to said Code having found as herein set :forth and on 

the basis of all the proceedings in this matt€r; 

The National Industrial Recovery Board finds that: 

(a) The Amendments to said Code and the Code as amended are .well designed to promote the policies and purposes of Title I of the 

.National Indu trial Recovery Act including the removal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerce which tend 

to diminish the amount thereof, and will provide :for the general wel-

·:fare 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 

produ,.tion (except as may be temporarily required), by increasing 

the consumption of indu trial and agricultural products through 

increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving tanda.rds of labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry. 

. (b) The Code as amended complies in all respects with the perti-

~ent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without limita-

-tion sub-section (a) of Section 3, sub-section (a) of Section 7 and 

·ub-section (b) of Section 10 thereof. 

(c) The Amendments and the Code as amended are not designed 

to and will not permit 1nonopolies or monopolistic practices. 

(d) The Amendments 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 aid 

Amendments. 

For these reasons these Amendments have been approved. 

For the National Industrial Recovery Board: 

OcTOBER 26, 1934. 

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(2) 

G. A . L YNCH, 

Adm.inistrative Officer. 
AMEND~1ENT TO CODE OF FAIR C0~1PETITION FOR 

TI-IE WRECKING AND SALVAGE INDUSTRY .. 1. To modify Article II by adding the following section to be 

known a 12: 

12. The term " metropolitan area of th City of New York " 

i defined to mean the ar a within the territorial limit of the 

Ci y of New York. 

2. To amend Article III by the addition of the following section, 

to be known a 7 : 

7. No employer hall knowingly permit any employee to work 

for any time which, ·when ac11ed to the time spent at work for 

another employer or employers in this indu try (or otherwise), 

exceed the maximum permitted hours. 

3. Article IV to be amended as follows: 

(a) Amend 1 (c) to read: 

(c) Thirty cents (30¢) per hour in the States or Alabama, 

North Carolina South Carolina, Georo-ia, Florida Mississippi, 

Loui iana, Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas. 

(b) To add the following section to be known as 6 : 

6. Wage as they become due shall be payable in lawful currency of the United States, or by negotiable check therefor 

payable on demand at par. If wages are paid by cher·k, the 

employer shall provide rea onably acces ible facilities for cashing such check at face value without expen e to the employee. 

Employers hall al o provide such identification as is necessary 

to utilize such fa ilities. These wages shall be exempt from 

any payments for pen ion insurance or sick benefits other than 

those voluntarily paid by the wage earners, or required by law. 

\Yao-es hall be paid at least semi-monthly. En1ployer or their 

a o-ent shall not accept, directly or indirectly rebates on such 

-wages, nor give anything of value, nor extend any favor to any 

per...,ons for the purpose of influencing rates of wage or working 

condition of their employees. 

( ) Amend 3 (c) by adding the following sentence: 

The employment of persons whose earning capacity is limited 

because of age or phy ical or mental handicap, shall be subject 

to rules and regulations approved or pre cribed by the President. 

4. To amend Article V, as follows: 

(a) Substitute a new 5, to read: 

5. No pro vi ion in this Code hall supersede any State or 

Federal law which impo es on employers more stringent requirements as to ao-e of employees, wages, hours of work, or as 

to safety, health sanitary or general working condition or 

in urance, or fire protection than are impo ed by this Code. 

Every employer shall comply with theW orkmens Compensation 

laws of the State in which operations are carried on. 

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(b) Substitute a new 7, to read: 

7. All employers hall post and keep posted copies of this 

Code in conspicuous places acce sible to all employees at both 

yard and site. Every member of the indu try shall comply 

with all rules and regulations relative to the postin~ of provisions of the Code of Fair Competition, which n1.ay tron1 time 

to time be approved or prescribed by the National Industrial 

Recovery Board. 

(c) Delete 8 making D and 10 become 8 and 9. 

(d) Substitute a new 9 to read: 

9. Every employer shall provide for the safety and health of 

employees during the hours and at the places of their employment. Standards for safety and health shall be sub tituted by 

the Code Authority to the National Industrial Recovery Board 

within sixty days after the effective date of this Amendment. 

After approval, such standards shall become the minimum standards of safety and health for all members of this Division. 

5. To amend Article VI, as follows : 

(a) Substitute a new 5, to read: 

5. If the National Industrial Recovery Board shall at any 

time determine that any action of the Code Authority or any 

agency thereof may be unfair or unjust or contrary to the public interest, the National Industrial Recovery Board may require 

that such action be suspended to afford an opportunity for investigation of the merits of such action and further consideration by such Code Authority or agency pending final action 

which shall not be effective unless the National Industrial Recovery Board approves or unless it shall fail to disapprove after 

thirty (30) days' notice to it of intention to proceed with such 

action in its original or modified form. 

(b) Amend 6 (d) by adding the following sentence: 

Provided that nothing herein shall relieve the Code Authority 

of its duties or responsibilities under this Code. 

(c) Delete (g) and (h) of 6, and (i), (j), (k) and (1) becoming 

(g), (h), (i) and (j). 

(d) Substitute a new 7, to read: 

7. 1. It being found necessary in order to support the administration of this code and to maintain the standards of fair competition established hereunder and to effectuate the policy of the 

Act, the Code Authority is authorized: 

(a) To incur such reasonable obligations as are necessary and 

proper for the foregoing purpose , and to meet such obligations 

out of funds which n1ay be raic:::ed as hereinafter provided and 

which shall be held in tru t for the purposes of the Code; 

(b) To submit to the National Indu trial Recovery Board for 

its approval, ubj ect to such notice and opportunity to be heard 

a it may deem n ce sary ( 1) an itemized budget of its estimated 

expen es for the for egoing purpose , and (2) an equitable basis 

upon which the fund necessary to support such budget shall be 

contributed by members of the industry; 

(c) After uch budget and basis of contribution have been 

approved by the National Indu trial Recovery Board, to determine and obtain equitable contribution as above set forth by 
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all men1bers of the industry, and to that end, if necessary, to 

institute legal proceeding ther efor in its own name. 2. E ach member of the indu try shall I ay his or it equitable 

contribution to the expen es of the maintenance of the Code 

Authority, determined a h reinabove provided, and ubject to 

rules and reo·nlation pertaining thereto i sue l by the Admini -

trator or the National Industrial Recovery Board. Only mem- ber of the industry complyin()' with the ole and ontributing 

to the expen es of its admini._trati n a hereinabove provi led, 

(unle duly exempte l from making uch contribution) shall be 

entitled to participate in the selection of m -mber. of the Code 

Authority or to receiYe the benefits of an3 of it \oluntary 

activitie or to m~ke e of any emblem or in. ignia of the 

National R coyery \.dmini. tration. 

3. The Code Authority ·hull neither incur nor pay any obligation substantially in excess of the amount thereof a estimated 

in its approYed 'budget, and shall in no eYent exceed the total 

amount contained in the approYed budget e:s: ept upon approYal 

of the National Ind u trial RecoYery Board· and no . ·ubsequent 

budget shall contain any deficiency item for expen litures in 

excess of prior budget e timate except tho. e which the :National 

Industrial Recovery Board hall have o approYed. 

(e) To add a new ection, to be known as 8 : 

8. Each member of the industry within thirty (30) day. 

aft r the approval of the amen lment to this code hall register 

with the Code Authority. All members of this indu try who 

may engage in this industr3 thereafter hall likewi e regi ter 

with the Code Authority. Regi tration of a member · of this 

industry hall include the full name and mailing addre · of the 

member. An application shall be made b3r the Code Authority 

to the K ational Industrial Recovery Board for an exten ion of 

the time limit for the registration by any member of this industry, if it appears that the time li1nit a provided herein might 

can e injustice or undue hardship to any member of this 

indu try. (f) Add a new ·ection, to be known a 9: 

9. Nothing contained in thi Code hall constitute the member of the node Authority partners for any purpo e. Nor 

shall any member of the Code Authority be liable in any manner to anyone for any act of any other member, officer, agent or 

employeB of the Code Authority. Nor shalL ny member of the 

Code Authority, exercising reasonable diligence in the conduct 

o.f hi,s dutie hereunder, be liable to anyone for any action or 

omission to act under this Code, except for his own wilful malfea ance or non-fea ance. 

Appr oved Code No. 318-. rnendment No. 1. 

Registry No. 1G1(}-104. 

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