Approved Code No. 492 Registry No. 503-01

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION

FOR THE

STEREOTYPE DRY MAT

INDUSTRY

AS APPROVED ON JULY 27, 1934

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Approved Code No. 492

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION

FOR THE

STEREOTYPE DRY MAT INDUSTRY

As Approved on July 27, 1934

ORDER

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE STEREOTYPE DRY MAT IND

An application having been duly made pursuant to and 

compliance with the provis-ons of Title I of the National Ind

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of a C

Fair Competition for the Stereotype Dry Mat Industry, and 

ing having been duly held thereon and the annexed report o

Code containing findings with respect thereto, having been ma

directed to the President:

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the 

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

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders 

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

30, 1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate, by referenc

annexed report and do find that said Code complies in all r

with the pertinent provisions and will promote the policy an

poses of said Title of said Act; and do hereby order that sai

of Fair Competition be and it is hereby approved; PROV

that the provisions of Article VI, Section 5, insofar as the

scribe a waiting period between the filing with the Code Au

(i.e. actual receipt by the Code Authority) and effective d

revised price lists or revised terms and conditions of payment 

they are hereby stayed pending my further order; provided 

that with respect to Article IV, Section 1, the Code Authorit

make a study to determine the advisability of an upward r

of the hourly rate for female employees and shall make a 

on such study to the Administrator within 90 days after the e

date of this Code. Approval WAsINGTroN, 7646* GEO. Division L. --recommended: July2, 829-10 IEiRY, D.C.Administrator. -- 1934. 34? Adbinistrator (17) for HUGH Industriad S. JOHNSON

Reco
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT

The PRESIDENT,

Il/utte House.

SIR: This is a report of the hearing on the Code of Fair 

tion for the Stereotype Dry Mat Industry, conducted in W

on May 3, 1934, in accordance with the provisions of Title 

National Industrial Recovery Act.

HOURS AND WAGES

This Code provides a standard forty (40) hour week fo

workers with a weekly tolerance of eight (8) hours to be 

as overtime. The usual exceptions are made in regard 

productive employees and employees engaged in continuou

operations.

The minimum wage rate for hourly paid employees is 

hour for males and 321/20 for females. Office employees w

a minimum of $16.00 per week, except for 5% of such 

employees who may be compensated at the minimum r

$14.00 per week.

OPEN PRICE PLAN

An open price plan of selling is provided and selling be

except to meet competition, is prohibited.

OTIIER PROVISIONS

Provision is made for furnishing the Administrator w

statistical data as he may require, and for the adoption of a 

contract form which shall be subject to the disapprova

Administrator.

ECONOMIC EFFECT OF THE CODE

The Industry employed in 1929 about 200 persons. S

approximately $1,900,000.00. As a result of the Presid

Employment Agreement employment was increased appro

20% in November 1933, in spite of decreased man hour requ

which were about 40% less in 1929.

As a result the total increase in salaries in the Industr

ceedings about having The 25%. Deputy found in this as Administrator matter herein set forth, FINDINGS in his (118) and final on report the basis to me of on all s
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I find that:

(a) Said Code is well designed to promote the policies a

poses of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, in

removal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate and 

commerce which tend to diminish the amount thereof aind w

vide for the general welfare by promoting the organization 

dustry for the purpose of cooperative action aiiong th

groups, by inducing and maintaining united action of lab

management under adequate governmental sanction and supe

by eliminating unfair competitive practices, by promoting t

est possible utilization of the present productive capacity o

tries, by avoiding undue restrictions of production (except 

be temporarily required), by increasing the consumption o

trial and agricultural products through increasing purchasing 

by reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving st

of labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry.

(b) Said Industry normally employs not more than 50,

ployees and is not classified by me as a major industry.

(c) The Code as approved complies in all respects with 

tinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without 

tion Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 

Subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof; and that the applican

ciation is an industrial Association truly representative of th

said Industry; and that said Association imposes no ine

restrictions on admission to membership therein.

(d) The Code is not designed to and will not permit mo

or monopolistic practices.

(e) The Code is not designed to and will not eliminate 

press small enterprises and will not operate to discriminate 

them.

(f) Those engaged in other steps of the. economic proce

not been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval 

Code.

For these reasons this Code has been approved.

Respectfully,

HUGH S. JOHNSON

Adminis

JULY 27, 1934.
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE STERE

DRY MAT INDUSTRY

To effectuate the policies of Title I of the National Indu

covery Act, the following is hereby established as a Code 

Competition for the above named Industry and shall be b

every member thereof.

ARTICLE I-DEFINITIONs

The following words are used in this Code with the 

herein set forth:

"Industry "--The manufacture for sale of stereotype 

"AMember "-A natural person, partnership, corporati

ciation, trust, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, or o

of enterprise engaged in such industry.

"Employee "-Any and all persons engaged in the indu

ever compensated, except a member of the industry.

" Employer "-Anyone by whom such employee is compe

employed.

" President ", "Act ", and "Administrator "-Respectiv

President of the United States, Title I of the National I

Recovery Act, and the Administrator for Industrial Recov

ARTICLE II-ORGANIZATION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF TH

AUTHORITY

ORGANIZATION AND CONSTITUTION

SECTION 1. There is hereby established a Code Authority 

members, one representative from each unit, the method o

of whom shall be approved by the Administrator. The 

office of each member shall be for one year and until the e

his successor. If in the event new units shall be added to th

try, a new plan of procedure for the election of such memb

be submitted to and approved by the Administrator.

SECTION 2. In addition to membership as above provid

may be one member, without vote, to be known as Admin

members, to be appointed by the Administrator to serve 

terms as he may specify. directly thority andssociation, thereto, ganization, to SECTION effectuate (2) shall together participating submit 3. and by-laws, the (1) Each activities purposes with to impose trade the regulations, in such Administrator true the no ofas or other inequitable the slection industrial Act. (20) Administrator information and or any amendments restrictions association activities copies as may to of membe

ofn directldeem the itsmemwhaC
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SECTroN 4. In order that the Code Authority shall at all t

truly representative of the Industry and in other respects 

with the provisions of the Act, the Administrator may pr

such hearings as he may deem proper; and thereafter if he sh

that the, Code Authority is not truly representative or does 

other respects comply with the prs the Aet, imay r(qu

appropriate modification of the Code Authority.

SECTION 5. Nothing contained in this Codle shall constit

members of the Code Authority partners for any purpose. N

any member of the Code Authority be liable in any lianner 

one for any act of any other neimiber, officer, agent or empl

the Code Authority. iNor shall any member of the Code Au

exercising reasonable diligence in the condiiet of his dutie

under, be liable to anyone for any action or omission to ac

this Code, except for his own wilful malfeasance or non-feas

SECTION 5. If the Administrator shall at any time determi

any action of a Code Authority or amny agency thereof may be 

or unjust or contrary to the pUblic interest, the Administrat

require that such action be suspended to afford an opportun

investigation of the merits of such action and further consid

by such Code Autiority or agency pending final action whic

not be effective unless the Administrator approves or unless 

fail to disapprove after thirty (30) days' notice to him of in

to proceed with such action in its original or modified form.

POWERS AND DUTIES

SECTloN 7. Subject to such rules and regulations as may b

by the Administrator, the Code Authority shall have the fo

powers and duties, in addition to those authorized by othe

sions of this Code.

(a) To insure the execution of the provisions of this Co

to provide for the compliance of the Inidustry with the provis

the Act.

(b) To adopt by-laws and rules and regulations for its pro

(c) To obtain from members of the Industry such infor

and reports as are required for the administration of the Co

addition to information required to be submitted to the Co

thority, members of the Industry subject to this Code shall 

such statistical information as the Administrator may deem 

sary for the purposes recited in Section 3 (a) of the Act 

Federal and State agencies as he may designate; provided th

ing in this Code shall relieve any member of the Industry 

existing" obligations to furnish reports to any Government 

No individual report shall be disclosed to any other member 

Industry agencies deems Authority for such and (d) herein, comply trade proper To as or of use associations may providedl with anyits for such be duties the the other directed trade provisions carrying that and or party responsibilities by nothing associations agencies the except out hereof. Administrator. of herein shall shall any to and such under at of all its other otherisimes activities relieve agencies Code Governb3 suthpa
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(e) To make recommendations to the Administrator for 

ordination of the administration of this Code with such oth

if any, as may be related to or affect members of the Indust

(f) It being found necessary in order to support the adm

tion of this Code and to maintain the standards of fair com

established hereunder and to effectuate the policy of the 

Code Authority is authorized:

1. To incur such reasonable obligations as are necessary an

for the foregoing purposes, and to inet such obligations 

funds which may be raised as hereinafter provided and whi

be held in trust for the purposes of the Code;

2. To submit to the Administrator for his approval, su

such notice and opportunity to be heard as he may deem n

(1) an itemized budget of its estimated expenses for the f

purposes, and (2) an equitable basis upon which the funds n

to support such budget shall be contributed by members 

industry;

3. After such budget and basis of contribution have been a

by the Administrator, to determine and obtain equitable c

tion as above set forth by all members of the Industry, and 

end, if necessary, to institute legal proceedings therefor in 

name.

4. Each member of the Industry shall pay his or its equita

tribution to the expenses of the maintenance of the Code A

determined as hereinabove provided, and subject to rules a

lations pertaining thereto issued by the Administrator. On

bers of the Industry complying with the Code and contrib

the expense of its administration as hereinabove provided, 

entitled to participate in the selection of members of the C

thority or to receive the benefits of any of its voluntary a

or to make use of any emblem or insignia of the National R

Administration.

5. The Code Authority shall neither incur nor pay any o

in excess of the amount thereof as estimated in its approved 

except upon approval of the Administrator; and no su

budget shall contain any deficiency item for expenditures i

of prior budget estimates except those which the Admi

shall have so approved.

(g) To recommend to the Administrator any action or m

deemed advisable, including further fair trade practice pr

to govern members of the Industry in their relations with ea

or with other industries; measures for industrial planni

stabilization of employment; and including modifications 

Code which shall become effective as part hereof upon appr

the Administrator after such notice and hearing as he may 

with the Trade codes lating ployers such amendments (h) fairs To fair under may trade appoint trade to be this this practices may related Practice practices Code a Code Trade to and and Conunittees to the Practice under such govern be Industry proposed other suchthe Committee appointed codes. othr for relationships to the the codes purpose which underAdministto betwthe suchof 
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(i) To provide appropriate facilities for arbitration, a

ject to the approval of the Administrator, to prescribe rules 

dure and rules to effect compliance with awards and determ

A RTicL. III--IIOURs OF LABOR

SECTION 1. Employees in the Industry shall not be req

work or permitted to work hours in excess of the limits pres

the following schedule:

(a) Watchmen: Fifty-six (56) hours in any one week.

b) Chauffeurs, truck drivers, and their helpers : Not to 

ten (10) hours in any one day or forty-five (45) hours in 

week; provided, however, that time may be worked in excess 

limitations if such overtime is paid for at not less than t

one-third.

(c) Engineers and electricians: Not to exceed nine (9) 

any one day or forty-five (45) hours in any one week; p

however, that time may be worked in excess of these limit

such time is paid for as not less than time and one-third.

(d) Tour workers in continuous process operations: E

hours in any one day and forty (40) hours in any one we

vided, however, that additional hours up to a total of fo

(48) hours per week may be worked at basic hourly rate 

avoid shutdowns due to temporary absence of a relief wor

in changing wires and machine clothing; (3) in clean-ups, w

and adjustments in cases where such work cannot be done w

machines are in operation; provided further, that with th

tions herein allowed all other employment for such tour w

excess of eight (8) hours in any one day and forty (40) 

any one week shall be paid for at not less than time and one

(e) All other laborers, mechanical workers, or artisans e

in any plant, mill, or factory or on work connected with th

tion of such plant, mill or factory: Eight (8) hours in any 

and forty (40) hours in any one week, provided, however, th

maximum limits may be exceeded in cases of seasonal de

peak loads where restrictions of hours would unavoidably 

production, provided, that all time worked in excess of e

hours per day and forty (40) hours per week shall be pai

not less than time and one-third, and provided, further, 

employees shall be required or permitted to work in excess 

eight (48) hours in any one week.

(f) Employees regularly engaged in a managerial, sup

research or executive capacity, receiving thirty-five ($35.00) 

or more per week, and outside salesmen: No limitation.

(g) Office employees: One hundred sixty (160) hours 

periodmitted to (7) (48)a), SECTION SECTIoN emplyees consecutive hours (b), of four (c), to 2. 3. in work N of any any (d), (4) days. employee limitation one more consecutive (e), class week. and than when of contained (g) the sixweeks, of engaged classes (6) this-Article but days in said included not in in emergency to schedule any shall exceed under period be shareqforeS
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emergency maintenance work occasioned by breakdowns or 

ing protection of life or property; provided, however, th

worked in excess of the limitations specified in said schedule 

paid for as not less than time and one-third.

SECTION 4. No employer shall permit any employee to work 

time which, when totaled with that already performed with 

employer or employers, exceeds the maximum permitted he

SECTION 5. No female employee shall be required or perm

work between the hours of 10 P.M., and 7 A.M.

ARTICLE I-WVAGES

SECTION 1. The minimum rate of wage of any employee, ot

office or clerical employees, employed in any plant, mill or 

or on work connected with the operation of any such plant

factory shall be as follows:

Male-40 cents per hour.

Female-32%/ cents per hour.'

SECTION 2. The minimum rate of wage for any office o

employees shall be sixteen ($16.00) dollars per week, provid

ever, that office boys or girls and messengers, constituting n

than five per cent of such class of employees, or at leas

number, may be compensated at the minimum rate of 

($14.00) per week. Part-time employees covered by the p

of this Section shall be paid at the rate of not less than for

per hour.

SECTION 3. This Article establishes a minimum rate of pa

shall apply irrespective of whether an employee is actually 

sated on time rate, piecework, or other basis.

SECTION 4. The wage rates of all employees shall be revie

adjustments made therein, if equitable, but in no case shall 

decreased. Within sixty (60) days after the effective date 

the Code Authority shall report to the Administrator th

taken by all members of the Industry under this Section.

SECTION 5. Female employees performing substantially 

work as male employees shall receive the same rate of pay 

employees.

SECTION 6. A person whose earning capacity is limited 

of age or physical or mental handicap may be employed 

work at a wage below the minimum established by this Co

employer obtains from the State authority designated by th

States Department of Labor a certificate authorizing his emp

at such wages and for such hours as shall be stated in the ce

Each employer shall file monthly with the Code Authority 

all such persons employed by him, showings the wages paid 

the employed hazardous of I SECTION See age maximum paragraph shall inin 1. the be nature ARTICLE No 2 hurs of employed Industry. order person of or approving V-GENERAL work dangerous under at No for operations this sixteen such person Code. to LAnmo health. employees. (16) under or PizovisroNs occupations years The eighteen Code of age (18wA
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shall submit to the Administrator within sixty (60) days a

effective date of this Code a list of such operations and occu

In any State an employer shall be deemed to have complie

this provision as to age if he shall have on file a certificate or 

duly signed by the authority in such State einpowered to is

ployinent or age certificates or permits, showing that the ei

is of the required age.

SECTION 2. Employees shall have the right to organize a

gain collectively through representatives of their own choosi

shall be free from the interference, restraint or coercion of em

of labor, or their agents, in the designation of such represe

or in self-organization or in other concerted activities for the 

of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. 

ployee and no one seeking employment shall be required as a 

tion of employment to join any company union or to refrai

joining, organizing or assisting a labor organization of h

choosing. Employers shall comply with the maximum h

labor, minimum rates of pay and other conditions of emp

approved or prescribed by the President.

SECTIoN 3. No provision in this Code shall supersede an

or Federal law which imposes on employers more stringent 

ments as to age of employees, wages, hours of work, or as to 

health, sanitary or general working conditions, or insurance 

protection, than are imposed by this Code.

SECTION 4. No employer shall reclassify employees or d

occupations performed or engage in any other subterfuge 

purpose of defeating the purposes or provisions of the Act or 

Code.

SECTION 5. All employers shall post copies of Article III, 

V of this Code in conspicuous places accessible to employe

comply with all other posting rules and regulations issued 

Administrator.

SECTIoN 6. Every employer shall make reasonable provisi

the safety and health of his employees at the place and dur

hours of their employment. Standards for safety and heal

be submitted by the Code Authority to the Administrator 

three (3) months after the effective date of this Code.

SECTION 7. The manufacture or partial manufacture of an

uct of the Industry in homes shall be prohibited, except in acc

with the provisions of the Executive Order of the President

May 15, 1934.

SECTION 8. The Code Authority shall make a study of co

in the Industry to determine the feasibility of the adoptio

shorter working week and shall, within three (3) months a

effective ministrator. date The of this Code Code, Authority make a report of its findings to 

trator plan f9r to and/or SECTION be formulated within estimating the 1. stabilization The six ARTICLE an (6) Code capable accounting months Authority VI-ACCOUNTING--SELLING and of after regularization use system shall, shall by the all members effective and mthods alsos soon submit of employment. as date practicablof to of the the cost thisInA
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After such system and methods have been formulated and a

by the. Administrator, full details concerning them shall 

available to all nmmbers. Thereafter all members shall d

and /or estimate costs in accordance with the principles 

lelthods.

SECTION 2. The Code Authority may from time to time d

that an open price plan of selling such product or product

Industry as it, shall specify shall be put into effect on such d

shall fix. Notice of such determination shall be announce

known miembcrs of the Industry who manufacture such prod

less than thirty (30) days prior to the date so fixed.

SECTIoN 3. At least ten (10) days prior to such date, eve

ber shall file with the Code Authority a schedule of prices an

of sale for all such products or. in the alternative, shall be 

to have filed a schedule conforming in respect to price and 

sale with the schedule at any time on file which states th

price and the most favorable terms.

SECTION 4. All schedules shall be in such form as the C

thority shall prescribe and shall contain all information n

to permit any interested person to determine the exact net p

unit to the purchaser of any products of the Industry. 

original schedules shall become effective on the date fixed 

Code Authority as provided in Section 2 hereof.

SECTION 5. An original schedule, a revised schedule or s

or a new schedule or schedules, or a notice of withdrawal of 

ule previously filed, may be filed by a member with the C

thority at any time, provided, however, that any member w

draws a schedule without substituting a new schedule there

be deemed to have filed a schedule conforming in respect to p

terms of sale with the schedule at any time thereafter on fi

states the lowest price and the most favorable terms. Any 

or notice filed hereunder, shall become effective ten (10) da

date of filing, provided, however, that an increased price may 

effective at such earlier date as the member filing the same s

SECTION 6. The Code Authority shall promptly supply all 

of the Industry who manufacture any particular product wi

of all schedules, revised schedules, and notices of withdrawa

pertain to such product. Immediately upon receipt of info

relative to the withdrawal of a price for any product, any 

may file notice of withdrawal of his own price for the same 

effective as of the same date as the notice of withdrawal 

other member. Immediately on receipt of information that 

ule then on file has been revised, or that a new schedule 

filed, any member may file a revised schedule conforming as 

and terms to the schedule of such other member and effectiv

same own be schedule sale anyI SECTION See deemed member, the of date, paragraph any schedule of or to7. such product heave No or 2 of may in other of such order filed effect suchnotify at approving schedules of member. a less other at revised the any than this member. Code tim, schedule Code. the prices Authority shall cost In and conforming thereof be the terms such that latter to ashe of event, to tosuch adopsale the pe
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determined in the manner provided in Section 11 hereof, p

however, that any member may, by notice to the Code Au

adopt as his own a lower price filed by another designated 

Such adoption shall become automatically void upon the wit

or revision upward of the price adopted.

SECTION 8. No member, who shall have filed a price or ad

his own a price filed by another member for any product of 

dustry shall sell such product for less than such price or upo

or conditions more favorable than stated in such price sc

No member, who shall have failed to file a price for any pro

which the open price plan is in effect, shall sell such prod

lower price or on terms more favorable than the lowest pr

most favorable terms stated in any price schedule for such 

then on file.

SECTION 9. The Code Authority shall furnish at cost to any 

concerned, whether member or non-member requesting them

of any price schedules which have been filed with it. Suc

schedules shall be made available to non-members at the sa

that they are sent to members.

SECTION 10. No member shall sell any product of the I

for which no open price plan is in effect at less than the cost 

to such member, determined as provided in Section 11 hereof

to meet the price of a competitor whose price does not viol

Section.

SECTION 11. Cost, for the purposes of this Article, shall b

mined pursuant to the method of accounting and costing pr

as provided in Section 1 hereof as soon as such method is 

and approved, and theretofore pursuant to the method e

by such member subject to such preliminary rules as the C

thority shall from time to time prescribe with the approva

Administrator.

SECTION 12. Every meniber shall upon the request of th

Authority furnish a designated agency of the Code Auth

respect to closed transactions only, with complete informa

regard to any quotation, order, contract, or sale of any pro

the Industry, including information as to specifications, qu

price, conditions of storage, transportation or delivery, t

billing, cash or trade discounts allowed and other pertine

relating to such quotation, contract or sale.

SECTION 13. Every member filing a schedule or notice he

shall deliver to the Code Authority without expense such 

of copies thereof as shall be necessary to enable the Code A

to supply one copy thereof to each member of the Indus

no such schedule or notice shall be deemed to have been fil

such Authority. number of copies shall have been received by th

vent such vent the date liquidate damaged SECTION SECTION of theerms this distribution fulfillment of a goods 14. 15. and defunct Code. Nothing Nothing conditions or seconds, or insolvent of a herein contained distress bona as in the fide contained such merchandise Code business contract manner, Authority shall or existing at required of be such discontinuemay construed construed on price, approto the be 
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SECTION 16. Nothing herein contained shall be construed 

discrimination between i-lie pureliasers for like quantities.

SECTION 17. The Code Authority may, at any time, sus

open price plan of selling either in its entirety or inso

applies to any specified product or products of the Industr

SECTION 18. No prOVis10on of this Code relating to prices 

of selling, shipping or marketing, shall apply to sales or s

for export. Export shall mean trade between the Unit

or any possessions thereof (except the Philippine, Islands, 

gin Islands, American Samoa, and the Island of Guam) 

foreign country.

ARTICLE VII--MONOPOLIES

SECTION 1. No provision of this Code shall be so appl

permit monopolies or monopolistic practices, or to eliminate

or discriminate against small enterprises.

ARTICLE VIII-RECOMMENDATIONS

SECTION 1. The Code Authority may from time to tim

to the Administrator recommendations based on condition

Industry which will tend to effectuate the operation of t

and the policies of the Act. Such recommendations when 

by the Adininistrator, after such notice and hearing as he 

scribe, shall have the same force and effect as other prov

this Code.

ARTICLE IX-TRADE PRACTICES

SECTION 1. No member of the Industry shall practice dec

discrimination in regard to that which is sold or its selling 

false or misleading description, statement, record, or un

consideration.

-SECTION 2. No member of the Industry shall willfully 

competitor by words or acts which call into question his 

integrity, his ability to perform his contracts, his credit sta

the grade, quality or reliability of his product.

SECTION 3. No member of the Industry shall willfully 

attempt to induce the breach of a competitor's contract.

SECTION 4. No member of the Industry for the deliberate 

of injuring a competitor in business shall entice away any 

of such competitor, provided, however, that nothing contain

shall prevent an employee of one member from offering hi

to a competitor, nor prevent any member from employing 

ployee of another member.

SECTION 5. No member of the Industry shall sell stereo

mats specified in Code try; Administrator. umider after o SECTION the which in Authority the Sction Industry quantity effective 6. uniform contract the Until 5 uniform and of shall amounts thise date adopted be Code Article, sales subject of at by form this Authority discount contract the quotations to Code, shall individual the following on form be and the unless terms effective and tomembers be sales disapprovedifferent members rules: prcribethirty of of any frht
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(a) Terms of sale shall be thirty (30) days net.

(b) All quotations shall be made on an F.O.B. mill basis.

SECTION 7. No member of the Industry shall make or 

allow to be made or offered any rebate, refund or other conce

discriminatory nature, specifically including unearned disc

commissions.

SECTION 8. No member of the Industry shall dump or 

reduced price any surplus product of the Industry for the pu

injuring a competitor.

SECTION 9. No member of the Industry shall sell syndic

and/or newspaper mats at a discount in an amount less tha

and 100,000 respectively, and then only if (a) the products 

are to be delivered within twelve (12) months from the 

contract; (b) such contracts are to be made only with in

newspapers, syndicates or commercial shops and/or chains 

who have central purchasing offices and/or agents, which 

purchasing office and/or agents assume full financial respo

for purchases; (c) no member of the Industry shall knowi

syndicate mats to a newspaper for use in the direct produ

such newspaper.

SECTION 10. Immediately after this Code shall have becom

tive each member of the Industry shall file with the Code A

a list of all bona fide contracts and/or so called indetermin

tracts then existing between such member and his customers. 

of all such contracts entered into after the effective date of th

shall immediately upon their signing be filed by each memb

the Code Authority.

SECTION 11. No -member of the Industry shall guarantee t

sell a competitor.

SECTION 12. No member of the Industry shall give, perm

given, or directly offer to give anything of value for the pu

influencing or rewarding the action of any employee, agent

resentative of another in relation to the business of the e

of such employee the principal of such agent, or the rep

party, without the knowledge of such employer, principal o

'he foregoing provisions shall not be construed to-prohibit 

general distribution of articles commonly used for advertisin

so far as such articles are actually used for commercial br

herein defined.

ARTICLE X-GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. If any member is also a member of another I

the provisions of this Code shall apply to and affect only t

of his business which is included in this Industry.

member the regarding mats, theo domestic SECTION SECTION render United Industry, and at productions, ifneffective 2. his the 3. States it AnyThe sall plant shall competition work in Code be find as or substantial and regarded a seriously or Authority that prt onprocess in such of domestic as quantities the endanger dry terms incidental a may manufacture part mats secure or markets of or under the are thiso in current maintenance and being increasing Industry. such of of carried any imporimporcondinfopr
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Code, it may complain to the President pursuant to the provisions

of Section 3 (e) of the Act and petition for suitable restrictions on

the importation of such dry mats.

SECTIoN 4. Such of the provisions of this Code as are not required

to be included therein by the Act, may, with the approval of the

President, be modified or eliminated as changes in circumstances or

experience may indicate.

SECTION 5. This Code and all the provisions thereof are expressly

made subject to the right of the President, in accordance with the

provisions of Section 10 (b) of the Act, from time to time to cancel

or modify any order, approval, license, rule or regulation issued

under Title I of said Act, and specifically, but without limitation, to

the right of the President to cancel or modify his approval thereof.

SECTION 6. This Code shall become effective on the second Monday

after the date upon which it shall be approved by the President.

Approved Code No. 492.

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