Approved Code No. 244-Amendment No. 3 Registry No. 1616-2-31 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON MAY 10, 1934 

WE DO OUR PART. 

UNITED STATES 

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WASHINGTON: 1934 

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DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

tlanta, Ga.: 504 Po t !lie Building. 

Birmingham, Ala.: 2-7 Federal Builc1ino-. 

Bo ton, Ia . . : 1 01 'u ·tomhou . Buffalo .Y.: hamber of ommerce Building. 

'harle ton, S. '.: hamber f ommerce Builcling. 

hicago, Ill.: , 'uite 170<3, -01 North \ lls 'tre t. 

'levelancl, Ohio: Chamb i' of ommerce. 

Dallas, Tex.: h< mb r of ommer ·e Builc1ino-. 

Detroit, l\Iicll.: 01 Fir t National Bank Built1ing. 

Hou ton, T -x.: I1amber of Commerce Building. 

Indianap lis, Ind.: humber of ommerc" Building. 

Jack ·o1will , Fla.: Chamber of ommerce Building. 

Kan. a.- ity, ~ lo. : 1028 Bnltimor A Y nue. 

Lo · Ano-ele , 'alif.: 1163 South Broadway. 

Loui ville, Ky.: LlO F deral Building. 

l\Iemphi , Tenn.: 229 F d ral Buildinn-. 

Iinnear oli , l\Iinn. : 213 Federal Building. 

N w Orl an , La. : Room 225-A, Cu tomh u e. 

Te\Y York, N.Y.: 734 ustomhou e. 

Norfolk, Va.: 40G Ea t Plume - tre t. 

Philadelphia, Pa.: 4-2 Comm rcinl Tmst Building. 

Pitt. burCYh, Pa.: hamb r of mmer e Building. 

Portland, Oreg.: 215 rcw P t ffice uildino-. 

t. Loui., l\Io.: 506 Olive tr et. 

an Franci co, al if. : 310 Cu. t mhou e. 

Seattle, Wash.: 809 Fed ral Office Building. 
Approved Code No. 244-Amendment No. 3 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 

As Approved on May 10, 1934 

ORDER 

AMENDMENT TO CoDE oF FAIR CoMPETITION FOR THE 

CoNsTRUCTION 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 approval of an 

amendment to Section 9 of Article II of Chapter I of the Code of 

Fair Competition for the Construction Industry, to include in said 

Section 9, as a sponsor of the Code, the name of the National Association of Marble Dealers, and the annexed report on said alnendment conta.ining findings with respect thereto, having been m.ade 

and directed to the President. 

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

States, I, Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator for Industrial Reco-very,. 

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders of the 

President, including Executive Order Number 6543-A, dated December 30, 1933, and otherwise, do hereby incorporate by reference, s.raid 

annexed report and_ do find said amendment and the Code as 

constituted after being amended comply in all respects with the 

pertinent provisions and will promote the policy of purposes of said 

Title of said Act, and do hereby order that said an1enillnent be and 

it is 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. 

Approval recommended: 

GEo. L. BERRY, 

HuaH S. JoHNSON, 

Admini?trato?' for I ndustrial R ecovery. 

Division Ad1ninistrator. 

'\V ASHINGTON' D.C. 

llf ay 10, 1934. 

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REP RT T Tl-IE RE 'ID ~NT 

Th PRE IDENT, 

The TVhite !louse. 

Rm: An appli ation ha · l en duly male pur:nant to and in full 

complianc ~ith th pro vi. ion · of th National Indu trial RBco ery 

\ct for an amen iment to th od of Fair ompetiti n for the 

Con tru tion Industry. 

ction 9 of Article II of Chap~r I of the on truction Indu try 

Cole purport to enumerate the complete li t of the national ~ ·ociation whi h had complie l 1vith the pro i ion · of tha :e tion prior 

to th ubmis ion of the ode to the Pr-e. ident for his approval, an l 

qua1i.fie l a ponsor · of the Code. A a matter of fact, th omi ion 

of th National A sociation of JYiarble Dealer from th li t of 

pon or of th Con truction Indu 'try Code occurred as a r ·ult of 

the ab ence of one of the memher of the Code ommitte of the 

National A ociation of J\1arble Dealer at a tim when hi. :ignature to a formal a ent by the Cole Committee of th National 

As ociation of Marble Dealers to the final form. of the on truction 

Indu try Code was nec-e ary to mak a recorcl of this As:ociatiou · 

pon or hip of the Construction Indu try Code. This ~\.. o iation 

had been among the spon ·or of the Constructi n Indn try Cod 

throughout its development and its full Cole om mitt hal igne l 

form · of as ent to all but the final form of the Con trucbon Inclu try 

Code. Tho purpose of thi · amendment i. · to orr t thi · unnvoi 1-

abl on i ion of the National Association of 1\farbl Dealer. from he 

list of ponsor of the on truction Indu try Code in or 1er that 

this A ociation can designat a repre entutiYe to the Con tru tion 

Code Authority. 

This action is taken with the approval of the n truction Col 

Authorit as et forth in a r olution a.ppl'ovcd at it la t meeting 

held :.May 4 1934, r ading a follow : 

"Re olved That the Con tru tion C de Anth rit)' apr roY . th 

propo ed amen lment of the Con truction Col to in lude th 

National s ociation of Marble Deal rs a a . 1 on'-'or f th ode.'' 

FINDING 

Th Divi ·ion A lmini~trator ii1 hi-· final report to m on aid 

amendment to aid C de ha ino· foun l a. herein :et f rth an 1 on 

the ba:i of all th proceedin · in thi matter: 

I find that: 

(a) Th amen lm nt to :aid ode and th 

w ll cl si o·ned to pr mot th poli i ~ an 1 pnq :,; 

the ational Indtvtrial Re ov ry Act in luding th 

stru ·tions to th fr flow of interstat an 1 for ign 

tend to <.limini. ·h th amomtt th r ot and 'Yill pro vi l 

(2) 

a amende l are 

of Title I f 

r m val of obmm r · which 

f r the g neral 
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welfare by promoting the organization of industry for the purpose 

of cooperative action among trade groups, by inducing and maintaining united 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 the industries, by avoiding undue restrictions of production (except as n1.ay be temporarily required), by 

increasing the consumption of industrial and agricultural products 

through increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relieving 

unemployment, 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) That the aforesaid amendment is necessary to correct an 

error in the Code as subm.itted to the President for his approval. 

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

to and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. 

(e) 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. 

(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, therefore, I have approved this Amendment. 

Respectfully, 

MAy 10, 1934. 

Approved Code No. 244-Amendment No. 3. 

Registry No. 1616-2-31. 

0 

HUGH s. JOHNSON' 

Administrator. 
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