Approved Code No. 201-Supplement No. 9 Registry No. 910-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

SUPPLEMENT ARY 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LEATHER AND SHOE FINDINGS 

TR-ADE 

(A Division of the Wholesaling or Distributing Trade) 

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AS APPROVED ON MAY 17, 1934 

WE DO OUR PART 

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Approved Code No. 201-Supplement No. 9 

SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LEATHER AND SHOE FINDINGS TRADE 

As Approved on May 17, 1934 

ORDER 

SUPPLEMENTARY CoDE OF FAIR Col\IPETITION FOR THE LEATIIER AND 

SHOE FIKDINGS TRADE 

A DIVISION OF THE WHOLESALING OR DISTHIBUTING TRADE 

An application haYing been duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 193_3, for approval of a Supplemental Code of Fair Competition for the Leather and Shoe Findings 

Trade to the Code of Fair Competition for the "\Vholesaling or Distributing Trade, and hearings having been duly held thereon and 

the annexed report on said Code, containing findings with re2pect 

thereto, having been made and directed to the President: 

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

States, I, Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator for Indu trial Recovery, 

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Order 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 said Supplemental Code complies in all 

respects with the pertinent provisions and will promote the policy 

and purpo:--es of said Title of said Act; and do hereby order that 

said Supplemental Code of Fair Competition be and it is hereby 

approved. 

Approval recommended : 

H. 0. ICING, 

HUGH S. JOHNSON, 

Adm,inistrator for Indrus-/lrial Recovery. 

Division Administrator. 

w ASHINGTON, D.C., 

May 17, 1934. 

60082°-544-103-84 (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRE IDENT, 

The vV hite H O'U,Se. 

Sm: Thi j · a report of the Hearino- on th np1 lemental de 

of Fair ompetition for the Leath r ancl h Finding Trad , a 

division of the \Vhble aling or Distributing Trade condu t d in 

Room 20G2, Department of Commer e Buil lino·, on 1 bruary 1 , 

H)u4. The Supplemental Code ,Yhich is atta h d "·a pr ent l by 

duly qualified and authorized repre ·entutive of he Tracle, compl ing 

with th ·t, tutory 1· q uirements. 

THE TRADE 

The Censns of Whole ale Distribution does not eparately cla ify 

thi Trade. Accordino- to what appear to be carefully and int lligently compiled tatistic furnished by members of the Trade th re 

are at the present time approximately 54 concern ngaged in thi 

bu ine . In 1929 there were approximately 1100 concern o 

engaged. Total annual sales in the Trade in 1929 were about 

$300,000,000 and employees were approximately 11 000 in numb r. 

On the ba is of 1932 figures the Trade represented that bu ine had 

declined to about $126,000,000 while th number of emplo ee had 

fallen to about 9,000 in 1933. 

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PilOVI IONS OF THE UPPLEME .,..TAL ODE 

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Act, including 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 welfare by promoting the organization of trade for the purpose of cooperative action among the trade 

groups, by inducing and maintaining united action of labor and 

management under adequate goYernmental sanction and supervision, 

by eliminating unfair competitive practices, by promoting the fullest possible use of the present productive capacity of industries, by 

avoiding undue restriction of production ( except as may be temporarily required), by increasing the consumption of industrial and 

agricultural products through increasing purcha ing power, by reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving standards of 

labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry. 

(b) Said Tra le normally employs not more than 50,000 employees 

and i not cla sified by me as a major industry. 

( c) The Supplemental Code as approYed 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; and that the 

applicant association i a trade association truly representative of 

the aforesaid Trade; and that said association impo es no inequitable 

restrictions on admission to membership therein. 

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

monopolies or monopolistic pr.actices. 

( e) The Supplemental Code is 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 the approval of this 

Supplemental Code. 

For these reasons the Supplemental Code has been approved. 

Respectfully, 

MAY 17, 1934. 

HUGH s. JOHNSON, 

Ad1nin'istrator. 
SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

THE LEATHER AND SHOE FINDINGS TRADE 

A DIVISION OF THE WHOLESALING OR DI TRIBUTING TRADE 

ARTICLE I- PURPOSES 

To further effectuate the policies of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, the following provisions are established as a 

Supplemental Code of Fair Competition for the Leather and Shoe 

Findings Trade to the Code of Fair Competition for the Wholesaling or Distributing Trade, as provided by Article VI, Section 1 ( c) 

thereof, which shall be construed as a part of and in connection with 

the said Code for the Wholesaling or Distributing Trade, and both of 

these Codes shall be binding upon every member of the Leather and 

Shoe Findings Trade. 

ARTICLE II-DEFINITIONS 

SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE II OF THE GENERAL CODE 

1. The term " Trade ", as used herein, shall mean the sale or distribution of leather and shoe findings, shoe-store supplies, and/or 

shoe-repairing machinery to the shoe repairer or the retail trade. 

2. The term " member of the Trade ", as u ed herein, shall mean 

any person or firm, or definitely organized division thereof, engaged 

in the Trade, as above defined. 

3. The term "owner-operator", a used herein, shall mean any 

member of the Trade who employ no one, but who personally performs the function of the Trade. 

4. The term "Divi ional Code Authority" as u ed herein, shall 

mean the Divisional Code Authority for the Leath r and hoe Find~ 

ings Trade, a division of the vVhol aling or Di tributing Trade. 

~ RTICLE III-AD)lI ' I TR TIO 

SUPPLEl\IE TI G ARTI LE YI E TI 2 (E) I<""' TUE 

GE :rERAL DE 
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date by a nominating committeB, appointed by its Association, which 

nominee shall be confirmed by a majority ,ote of the members of its 

Association· and two (2) to be selected by members of the Trade 

who are not members of any A ociation, in accordance with a method 

approved by the Admini trator. 

2. Powe1's and Duties.-The Divi ional Code Authority hall have 

the following powers in addition to tho e r roviclecl in the General 

Code. 

(a) 0 ost Protection.-Subj ect to the a ppro,al of the Admini trator to cau e to be formulated an accounting sy tern and methods 

of cost findina and/ or estimatina, capable of u by all member of 

the Trade. After such system and method have been formulated, 

full details concerning them hall be made a, ailable to all memb 0 rs. 

Thereafter, all members hall determine and/ or e timate co t in 

accordance with the principles of such method . 

(b) National Recovery Adniinistration Insi,qnia.-To cooperate 

with the Administrator in regulating the u e of any National Re- covery Administration in ignia olely by tho~e member of the Trade 

who are complying with this Supplemental Code. 

(c) RegiO'flal Oommittees.-To e tabli h Regional Committee in 

tho e regions established by it and to delegate uch of it power to 

each of such Regional Comn1ittee a may be nece sary for the proper 

administration of this Code; provided that nothing herein hall be 

construed to relieve the Divi ional Code· Authority of any of its 

responsibilities as such. · 

(1) Each Regional Committee may recommend to the Di, i ional 

Code Authority uniform hour (not le than 50 hour per week) 

for the opening and closing of the stores of mBmbers of the Trade 

for its Region and the Divi ional Code Authority may, ubject to 

the approval of the Administrator establish uch uniform hour for 

opening and clo ing in uch region ; provided that nothing herein 

shall be con trued to allow member of the Trade in any n~gion to 

keep their stores open for longer than eventy (70) hour in any. 

one we€k. . (d) Trade Pract1,~ce 001nrnittee.-To appoint a Trade Practice 

Committee which shall meet with the Trade Practice Committees 

appointed under such other codes a may be related to the Trade 

( except other Supplemental Codes to the \Vhole aling or Pi tribut- ing T rade) for the purpo e of formulating fair trade practices to 

govern the relationships beb,een production and distribution employers under this Supplemental Code and under uch others, to 

the end that such fair trade practices may be proposed to the Administrator as amendments to this Supplemental Code and such other 

codes. 

( e) Organization.-To organize, elect officers and perform any 

other acts nece ary for the proper admini tration of thi Supplemental Code. 3. Scope.-If the Administrator shall determine that any action 

of the Divisional Code Authority or of any Regional Committee 

may be unfair, unjust or contrary to the public interest, the Administrator may require that such action be suspended t o afford an 

opportunity for in-, estigation of the merits of such action and further consideration by such Divisional Code Authority or Regional 
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Committee, pending final action which shall not be effective unless 

the Administr ator approves, or unless he shall f ail to disapprove 

after thirty (30) days notice to him of an intention to pt'oceed with 

such action in its original or modified form. 

4. Liability.-N othing contained in this Supplemental Code shall 

constitute the members of the Divisional Code Authority partners 

for any purpose. Nor hall any member of the Divisional Code 

Authority be liable in any manner to any one for any act of any 

other member, officer, agent or employee of the Divisional Code 

Authority. Nor shall any member of the Divj ional Code Authority, 

exercising rea onable diligence in the conduct of hi duties hereunder, 

be liable to any one for any act or omission to act under this upplemental Code, except for his own willful misfea ·ance or non-feasance. 

ARTICLE IV-UNFAIR Tu DE PRA 'TI E 

SUPPLEl\I"C.1 TI ro ARTICLE YII OF THE GE. ETI .\ L C DE 

The following are hereby declared to be unfair trade pra tices, 

and it shall b 0 a violation of this Supplemcn al Code for any member of the Trad€ : 

1. II ours of BitSiness.-To keep their place· cf bu ·in op n, or 

engage in the Trade, more than six (6) day in any week or on 

legal or public holidays, ·which, when one falls on what would 

otherwise be an ordinary working day, shall be con idered a part 

of the six ( 6) clays, or open in ex es of . evcnty ( 70) hours 

in any week; provided that nothin o- herein shall be con tru ed to 

permit violation of any feder al, state or local law. Th ·e pro i ions 

shall also apply to owner-operators. 

2. ales below Oost.-To sell or off r for ale any product at a 

price less than e tabli hed by the co t-finclinc, and/ or e timating 

sy tern provided by Article III, Section 2, Paragraph (a); pro ided, 

however, that bona fide ales for the purpose of lo ing out di continue l, ob olete, or cli tre secl merchancli e ma, be made u1 on u h 

term and on litions as may be nece ary to ff t their al . Full 

cl tail of uch ales inclu ling the amount of uch m r haudi~ on 

han l and the clat of it purchase mu t be r ported to th Di isional ode Authority bef re the dat of uch al . The Divi i nal 

Coc1 uthority may condn t u h inYe tigation a ma_ b n 

sary to determin if uch ale ar b ing u to l f a th pnrp 

of thi ection the bur len of pro ing good faith t n th n cmb r 

of the Tra l . 

3. T e1·11is of " ale.-To 11 or giv b tt rt rm than th f 11 win 

2 % cli ountfrp mnt nor fr 1 h ffollowincrm 

in 30 da from dat of in oioo ; due net f 11 win 

all , d. 

4. 'ubterfug .-(a) T enter into an rrnngcm n "ith manufa tur r or tann r wh r b a m mb r f tl 1 ra 1 1 .n 1 hi nam 

t ran ·a · i n a a ·ubt duo- t n al wl a i in r li .. lir t 

sal , l> tw n manufa tur r an r il r an l; r h 

(b) T 1111 lo .ub rf I dir 1 r inlir r 

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employment, provide better wages, promote fair competitive methods, 

better bu iness conditions, and promote the public welfare. 

5. Recording Sales.-To fail to record every sale by invoice, bill 

or sales slip, or in ome other form which will show a complete 

record of the tran action. G. Display of Insignia.-To display the National Recovery Ad- ministration insignia when not entitled to display same. 

ARTICLE V-EFFECTIVE DATE 

This Code shall b come effective on the tenth day after its ap- p roval by the Admini trator. 

Approved Code Ko. 20·1-Supplement No. 9. 

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