Approved Code No. 469 Registry No. 699-16 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

SULPHONATED OIL 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON JUNE 26, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 469 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

SULPHONATED OIL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

As Approved on June 26, 1934 

ORDER 

ConE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE SuLPHONATED OIL MANUFACTURING 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 a Code of 

Fair Competition for the Sulphonated Oil M:anufacturing Industry, 

and hearings having been duly held thereon and the annexed report 

on said Code, containing findings with respect thereto, having been 

made and directed to the President : 

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the Pre ident of the United 

States, I, Hugh S. J ohnson, Administrator for Industrial Re.::oYery, 

:pursuant to authority vested in me by EJi::ecutive Orders 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 Code complies in all re pects with the 

pertinent provisions and will promote the policy and purposes of 

said Title of said Act; and do hereby order that said Code of Fair 

Competition be and it is hereby approved ; provided, however, that 

the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Article VII be and they are 

hereby stayed pending my further order. 

HUGH s. JOHNSON, 

ACVJninistrator for Industrial R ecovery. 

Approval recommended: 

GEORGE L . BERRY' 

Division Administrator. 

WASHINGTON, D.C., 

June 1£6, 1934. 

70241°-657- 152-34 (9·9) 
REPORT TO THE PRE 1

ID ~ T 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White Howse. 

Srn: A Public Hearing on the Code of Fair ompctition f r the 

Sulphon_ate l Oils Manufacturin_ · ~ndustry, submit · b th ulphonated 011 Manufacturers As ociat10n, Inc. wa onduc;t in "\Va hington on the 13th of Aprill.-...1934, in accorclanc with th I rovi ion 

of the National Indu trial .Kecovery Act. This · ocia ion ·laim 

to repre ent seventy-eight (78 % ) per cent of the dollar . al .· volume 

of the In lu try. 

THE INDU TRY 

f firm which 

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with the payment of time and one-half :for all hours worked in exce s 

thereof. 

The Code e tabli he a minimum wage of forty-fiye cen "hich 

applie only to conm1on labor or totally un killed labor. i1inimum 

wage rat in effect on larch 15, 1934 higher than tho e pecified in 

the ode hall not be reduced. Female mployee hall receive the 

ame rate of pay a male employees when they di place n1ale em- ployees. Clerical and office employee have a minimum wao- rate of 

fifteen dollars per week. Office boys and gir 1 hall be paid not le s 

than eio-hty per cent of uch minimum wage, with the exception that 

such cla of emplo ee hall not exceed five per cent of the total 

number of office en1ploye.e in any one plant. 

There hall be an equitable adju tment in all pay chedules abo,e 

the minimum within thirty da. after the e_ffective date b any 

employer who ha not heretofore made such adJu tments. 

ECO OMIC EFFECTS OF THE CODE 

The Code reduce working hour about t-\yenty-three per cent below 

tho e of i929 and increases minimun1 wage rates at lea t proportionately. Practically all the factory worker are male most of 

whom are emi- killed or killed. An increa e of fourteen per cent 

in such wageearners wa hown from Jun 1933 an i a further 

increa e of about eight-een percent under the Pre ident Reemployment Agre-ement. An unu ual increa e in office employee "a al o 

noted. 

Iinimum wage rate ,,ere increa ed under the Pre ident Reemployment Agreement o that de pite the hortened -working hour 

minimum "\Teekl3 earnino- "\\ere noticeably higher than the lowe t 

noted in June 1929. 

Since the Indu try i generally operating under the forty hour 

w ek further increa e in empl yment will be de:pendent on increa ed 

bu ines . 

FIXDINGS 

The Deputy ~ clmini trator in hi final report to me on aid Code 

having foun :l a herein et forth and on the ba i of all of the 

proceeding in thi matter : 

I find that: 

(a) Said Code i well de igned to promote the policie and 

purpo es of Title I of the ational Industrial Recovery ct, including removal of ob truction to the free flow of inter- tate and foreign 

commerce which tend to dimini h the amount thereof and will pro-

'\'ide for the general welfare by promoting the organization of 

indu try for the purpo~e of cooperative action among the trade 

group by inducing and maintaining united action of labor and 

management under adequate governmental anction and upervi ion 

by eliminating unfair competitiYe practice by promoting the fulle t 

po sible utilization of the pre ent productive capacity of indu trie , by avoiding undue re triction of production ( except a may be temporarily required) . by increa ing the con umption of indu trial and 

agricultural product through increa ing purcha ing power by 
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reducing and relieving unemployment1 by improving standards of 

la.bor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry. 

(b) Said Industry normally -employs not more than 50,000 

employees; and is not classified by me as a major industry. 

( c) The Code as approved complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without lunitation Suh ... ection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7, and 

Subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof; and that the applicant association is an industrial association truly repre~entative of the aforesaid industry;' and that said a ociation imposes no inequitable 

restriction on admission to membership therein. ( d) The Code is not designed to and will not permit monop lies 

or monopolistic practices. 

( e) The Code is not designed to and will not eliminate or op1 re 

mall enterprises and will not operate. to discriminate aaainst th m. 

( f) Those engaged in other tep of the economic pro ha not 

been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval of aid 

Code. 

For these rea on , this Code of Fair Comp tition for the ulphonated Oils :Manufacturing Industry has been :1pproved. 

Respectfully, 

JUNE 26, 1934 

HUGH . JOHN ON, 

.A.dniinistrator. 
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE SULPHONATED 

OILS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

ARTICLE I-PURPOSES! 

To effect the policies of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, this Code is established a a Code of Fair Competition for 

the Sulphonated Oils Manufacturing Industry, and its provisions 

shall be the standards of fair competition for such industry and 

shall be binding upon every member thereof. 

ARTICLE II-DEFINITIONS 

SECTION 1. The term "Sulphonated Oil Manufacturing Industry" means and includes the manufacture of the product or products 

resultant from the reaction between a saponifiable oil or fat or its 

fatty acids, or a mixture of sa ponifiable oils or fats or their fatty 

acids, and sulphuric acid or similar sulphonating agent, as a result 

of which some or all of the oil is converted into a sulphate. 

SECTION 2. The term "Member of the Industry" means and includes, but without limitation, any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other form of enterprise engaged in the Indu -

try, either as an employer or on his or its own behalf. 

SECTION 3. The term " Employee" as used herein includes any and 

all persons engaged in the Industry, however compensated, except a 

member of the Industry. · 

SECTION 4. The term " Employer" as used herein includes anyone 

by whom such employee is compensated or employed. 

SECTION 5. The terms " President ", "Act", and "Administrator" 

as used herein mean re pectively the President of the United States, 

Title I of the National Industrial Re-covery Act, and the Administrator for Industrial Recovery. 

ARTICLE III-HouR 

MAXIMUM HOURS 

SECTION 1. No employee shall be permitted to work in excess of 

forty ( 40) hours in any one ( 1) week or eight ( 8) hours in any 

twenty-four (24) hour period, except as herein otherwise provided. 

HOURS FOR CLERICAL AND OFFICE EMPLOYEES 

SECTION 2. No per on employed in clerical or office work shall be 

permitted to work in excess of forty (40) hours in any one (1) 

week, except that during any one (1) week in a one (1) month period 

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su8h employee may be permitted to work a maximum of forty-eight 

( 48) hour in any uch week. A normal work day shn,ll not exceed 

eight ( 8) hours. 

STAND.\RD WEEK 

SE TION 3. o employ e shall be p rmitted to work more than six 

( 6) day in anv even (7) day period. 

]<,i\IPLOYl\IE T BY EVER.AL EMPLOYERS 

SECTION 4. o cmp'loyer ·hall knowingly permit any employee to 

work for any time which when totaled with that already performed 

with an ther employ r or mploy r · exceed the maximum permitt d 

herein. 

EX EPTIONS TO HOUR 

SECTION 5. The limitation a.· to h our of labor as specified in 

~ ctions 1, 2 and 3 of thi Arti le III shall not apply to the following: 

(a) Employee engaged in em rg ncy ma.intenanc , or emergency 

r pair w rk involving breakd wn or prot ction of life or property i 

provided, that in uch sp cial a not les than one and one-halt 

(11⁄2) time the normal wage rate for any em1 loy e. o employed hall 

be paid for all hour worked in x s of forty ( 40) hour in any 

week or eio·ht ( ) hour in any day. 

(b) Outsid . al or sal . ervic men, or t o per ons mplo ed in 

<l manao- rial, xecutive, npervi ory or t hni al apa ity (not to 

include kill cl op rating labor or n n-profe i nally trained laboratory w rk r ) who receive $35.00 p r week or m r . 

( c) En in er , firemen hipping cl rks an 1 tru kmen no·aged in 

out ·id <l livery an l p~ 1~- 1p rvi , who ma b mpl cl up to a 

maximum of forty-four ( 44) hour in any w ek. 

(cl) '\Vat hm n who ma b permitted t rk no ding 

fift3 - ix ( 56) h ur~ in any nc (1) w k I erio l · pr -vi l hat u h 

em1 lo· ·hall hav at l at n (1) l av r. t.in nch 

lay p riod. · 

( ) Th limitation as t.o ma.·imum h ur 

very ·p ial ·a: s wher re." tri ·ti n f hours of lab r 

w rken; in lintch proc .,. · , ·onkl llnavoidabl} r du c r int ITUI t 

prochi ·tion I r_au ·e of 1 mancl iuh rent arnl l ·uliar within th 

procc.·:-: it. elf· proYi 1 d, how Y r, tha ·u h 11111 ~- in . u h. p ic 1 

ca. ·e-- . ·hall nc t h l ermitt cl t.o work m r than f rt ·- ight ( 4 

holll':-i in any on (1) w k nn l Jr ,i le 1 tha ins 1 h .. l e ial 

at l<'·. ·t on<' an 1 on -half im · th n rmnl wag rate .•}lflll b 

t< any employe . o 1p] y d for h tr:-; ''" rJ- l a oY f rt 

ho11r. · in ~dlY w ' ,k or ight ) hour.- in any la:. 

f) I urincr an.' 1 riocl in whi ·h a nr ntrnt 1 <lcmnncl 

plnr<' nn unu..,nal arnl t. 'lllP rnr · l ur l n r to nH' . n · nal 

req11in•n1 'nt.- bat b l roe .~sor.- mn: 1 rmitt 1 to W< rk n mor 

than fort:- igh ( 4- h ur. · in n11y w' k nntl no m >r than i o-h 

( h 11r · in any on (1 dny, in not m r than . i · ( ''" l·. in an.' 

ix ( ') mm h. p •rio l · l rovi l ,(! hat. n ot. 1' : han tim and 
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half the normal rate hall be paid to any employee o employed for 

hours worked above forty (40) hour in any week or eight (8) hours 

in any day. 

AnTI LE rv-,v AGES 

l\1IKII\IUM WA ES 

SECTION 1. No employee hall be paid less than at the rate of 

forty-fh e ( 45 ) cent per hour except as herein otherwise provided. 

This minimum shall apply to con1n1on labor or totally unskilled 

labor. Other claSS€s of labor, including piece worker , shall be 

compensated at rates above thi minimum. 

1inimum wages which were in effect in the Industry on 1\1arch 15, 

1934, which were above the minimum specified herein above shall in 

no case he reduced. 

CLERICAL AKD OFFICE E::'iIPLOYEES 

SECTION" 2. No accounting, clerical or office employee shall be paid 

less than at the rate of fifteen ($15.00) dollars per week; provided, 

however, that office boys and girls may be paid at a rate not less than 

80% of such minimum, and provided, further, that the number of 

such boys and girls so paid shall constitute not more than 5% of the 

total number of office employees of any one employer; but in any 

ca e each employer ~hall be entitled to at least two (2) such employees. 

PIECEWORK COJ\fPEX ATIO:N-:MINI1U I WAGES 

SEcTiox 3. Thi article e tablishes a minimum rate of pay whiGh 

shall apply, irre pective of whether an employee is actually compensated on a time rate, piecework, or other basis. 

FEMALE EMPLOYEES 

SECTION 4. Female employees performing substantially the same 

work as male employees shall receive the ame rate of pay as male 

employee , and when they displace male employees they shall receive 

the same rate of earnings as the men they displace. 

The Code Authority shall, within ninety (90) da s after the 

effective date of this Code, file with the Administrator a description 

of all occupa ions in the Industry in which both men and women 

are employed. 

W .cl.GES ABOVE THE i\IIXIi\I l\I 

SECTION 5. Equitable adjustments above the minimum in all pay 

schedules of emplo ee shall be made within thirty (30) days after 

the effective date of this Code by any employer who has not heretofore made such adjustment under the Act. In no e--,ent, however, 

shall hourly rates be reduced. "\Vithin sixty (60) days after the 

effective date of thi Code, each member of this Indu try shall make 

a report o:f uch adjustments (whether made prior to or subsequent 

to date of approval o:f this Code) to the Code Authority. 
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HANDICAPPED PERSONS 

SECTION 6. A person whose earning capacity 1s limited because 

of age, physical or mental handicap, or other infirmity, may be 

employed on light work at a wage below the minimum established 

by this Code, if the employer obtains from the -state Authority, 

desio·nated by the United States Department of Labor, a certificate 

authorizing such per on s employment at such wage and for such 

hours a hall be stated in the certificate. Su h authority hall be 

guided by the in tructions of the United States Department of Labor 

in i uing certificates to such persons. Each employer shall file 

monthly with the Code Authority a list of all such per ons employed 

by him, hawing the wages paid to, and the maximum hour of 

work for such employees. 

PA Yl\fENT OF WAGES 

SECTION 7. An employer shall make payment of all wa es in 

lawful currency, or by neaotiable check therefor, payable on den1and. The. e wages shall be exem1 t from any payments for 

pensions, insurance or si k benefits other than tho voluntarily 

authorized to be paid by the wage earners or required by the State 

Laws. Pay periods for wages shall be at le-ast emi-monthly and 

for salaries at least once in each month. Employer shall agree 

not to withhold wage· except as otherwi e provi led by law. 

,ARTICLE V-GENEIRAL LABOR A D OTHER PROV! IO s 

CHILD LABOR 

SECTION 1. No person under sixteen (16) year of ao-e hall be 

employed in the Industry. Jo per on under eight en 

of age shall be employe 1 at op ration or occupation 

hazardou in nature or dano-erou to health. The C cl 

shall submit to the Admini trator within sixty ( 0) clay. aft r 

th approval of this Code a li t of uch p rati n r o upati n . 

In any tate an employer hall be deeme 1 to ha, mpli 1 with 

this provi ion a to age if he hall ha, on fil a rtifi at or 1 rmi 

duly ignel by the Authority in "u h a mr ow r d t i, u 

employment or age certificate or permit h win · that th m11 

i of the required ao- . 

PR YI ION FR f THE A 

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£rain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of 

his own choosing, and 

( c) Employers shall comply with the maximum hours of labor, 

minimum rates of pay, and other conditions of employment approved 

or pre cribed by the President. 

RECLA SIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES 

SECTION 3. No employer sh all reclas ify employees or duties of occupations performed or engage in any other subterfuge for the purpose of defeating the purpose or provisions of the Act or of this 

Code. 

STANDARDS FOR g_\FETY AND HEALTH 

SEO'I'ION 4. Every employer shall make rea onable prov1s10n for 

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

hours of their employment. Standards of safety and health :for 

each division of the Industry shall be submitted to the Administrator by the Code Authority within six (6) months after approval 

of the Code. · 

STATE LAWS 

SECTION 5. No provision in thi Code hall super ede any State 

or Federal Law which imposes on employers more stringent requirements as to age of employees, wages, hours of ·work, or as to s afety, 

health, sanitary or general working condition , or in urance or fire 

protection, than are imposed by this Code. 

POSTING 

SECTION 6. All employees shall po t and keep paste :l copie of this 

Code or its labor provi ions in conspicuou places acces ib]e to all 

employees. Every member of the Indu try shall comply with all 

rules and regulations r elative to the po ting of provi ions of Codes 

of Fair Competition which may from time to time be pre cribed by 

the Administrator. 

DIS::'.III AL F OR COJIPLAL TT 

SECTION 7. o employee ·hall be di mi~ e l by rea on of makino- a 

complaint or giving evidence ,,ith r e pect to a violation of hi Code. 

ARTICLE VI-OnoA.1. -IZATION Pow Ens AND D TIE OF THE C DE 

AUTHORITY 

OR iiN IZATIOX .L ' D COX 'TITUTIOX 

SECTION 1. A Code Authority i h€reby establi heel to cooperate 

with the Administrator in the admini tration f thi Code. 

SECTION 2. The Code Authority hall con i t of fiye ( ) member. 

to be elected by the members of the Indu try by a fair method of 

election subject to the approval of the Admini trator, provided that 
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the members so elected are approved by 51 % of the members of the 

Industry representing at least 66% % in weight of raw oils, fats, 

and fatty acids actually submitted to the process of sulphonation 

for the preceding eighteen (18) calendar months, who are entitled 

to vote. The term of office of the members of the Code Authority 

shall be for one (1) year or until the election of their ncce or . 

SE TION 3. In addition to the members of the Code Authority 

above mentioned, the Admini trator may appoint not mor than 

three (3) members to the Code Authority without vote and without 

compensation from the Industry. SE TION 4. Nothing ontained in thi Code hall con titute the 

members of the Code Authority partner for any purpo e; nor shall 

any member of the Code Authority b liable in any manner for 

any act of any other member, officer ag nt, or employ e of the Code 

Authority; nor hall any member of the ode Authority xerci ing 

reasonable diligence in the conduct of hi dutie h reund r be liable 

to anyone for any action or omi sion to act under thi od xc pt 

:for his own wilful malfea ance or nonfea ance. 

SE TION 5. In order that the Code Authority shall at all times be 

truly representative of the Indu try and in other r pe t omply 

with the provision of the A t, the Admini trator may pr cribe 

such hearing a he may deem proper; and thereafter if he hall 

find that the Code Authority i not truly repre entative or doe not 

jn other respect comply with the provi ion of the Act may require 

an appropriate modification in the method of election and compo iiion of the Code Authority. 

SECTION 6. If the Administrator hall l t rmine that an a tion 

of the Cod Authority or any agency thereof may be unfair or 

unju t or contrary to the public interest, the dmini trator ma 

require that u h action be u pende l to afford an opportunit f r 

an in, tigation of the merit of such acti n and further n id ration by uch Code uthority or agen pen ling final a tion "hich 

hall not be e:ffe ·tive unle the A lmini trat r approv r unle 

he hall fail to di a ppr°' e after thir y ( 3 ) da n tic t him :f 

i11tention to pro ed with u h a ·tion in it original or modifi 1 form. 

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tions to furnish reports to any Government agency. o individual 

report hall be disclo ed to any other member of the Industry or to 

any other party except to such other Governmental agencies as may 

be directed by the Administrator. 

( d) To use such trade a sociation and other agencies as it deems 

proper for the carrying out of any of its activitie provided for 

herein provided that nothing herein shall relieve the Code Authority 

of its du tie or re~ ponsibilities under this Code and that such trade 

a sociations and ag nci shall at all time be subject to and comply 

with the provisions hereof. 

( e) To make recommendation to the dmini trator for the coordination of thB administration of this ode and such other Codes, if 

any, a may be related to or affect member of the Industry. 

(f) 1. It being found nece . ary in order to support the administration of thi Code and to maintain the standard of fair competition e tablished hereunder and to effectuate the policy of the Act, 

the Code Authorit i authorized: 

(a) To incur uch rea onable obligation a are nece ary and 

proper for the foregoing purpo e , and to meet uch obligation out 

of funds which may be raised as hereinafter provided and which 

shall be held in tru t for the purpo e of the Code; 

(b) To submit to the Admini trator for thi approval ubject to 

such notice and opportunity to be heard as he may deem neces ary; 

( 1) an itemized budget of its e timated expen e for the foregoing 

purpo e · and (2) an equitable ba is upon which the funds nece sary 

to support such budget hall be contributed by member of the 

Indu try; 

(c) After ...,uch bu lget and ba.f:is of contribution have been approved b the Admin· trator to detern1ine and obtain equitable contribution a abo,e et :forth by all member of the Indu try and to 

that end if nece sary to in titute legal proceeding therefor in its 

own name. 

2. Each memb 0 r of the Industry shall pay his or it equitable contribution to the expen e of the maintenance of the Code Authority, 

determined a hereinabo,e proYided. and ubject to rules and regubtion pertaining ther to i ued by the dmini trator. Only member of the Indu try complying with the Code and contributing to 

the expen e of its administration a hereinabove provided hall be 

entitled to parti ipate in the lection of n1ember of the Code uthority or to receive the benefit. of any of it voluntary acti itie or 

to make u e of any emblem or in ignia of the National Reciovery 

Admini tration. 

3. The Co le Authority shall neither incur nor pay any obligation 

in e.s:. e.,, of the amount thereof as e timated in it approved budget, 

except upon approval of the A lmini trator · and no ub equent 

budget hall contain an deficiency item for expenditures in exce. s 

of prior budget e timate xcept tho ·e which the dmini trator shall 

have o approved. 

(g) To recommend to the Admini trator any action or mea ures 

deemed advi able, including further fair trade practice provi ion to 

govern member of the Indu try in their relations with each other 

or with other Indu tries · mea~ ures for industrial planning, and 

stabilization of employment; and including modifications of this 
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Code which shall become effective as part hereof upon approval by 

the Admini trator after suoh notice and hearing as he may specify. 

(i) To appoint a Trade Practice Committee which shall meet with 

the Trade Practice Committees appointed under such other codes as 

may be related to the Indu try f r the purpo e of formulating fair 

trade practice to o-overn the relation hips between mployer under 

this Code an<l under uch other Codes to the end that uch fair trade 

practices may be propo ed to the Admini trator as amendments to 

this Code an l uch other ode .. SECTION 8. Each trade or indu trial a ociation dir tly or indirectly participating in the election or a tiviti of the de 

Authority shall (1) impo e no inequitable r triction on memb rhip, an 1 (2) ubmit to the Administrator tru copi of it arti 1 

)f as ociation by-laws, regulati n , an l any amendment when ma 1 

ther t , together with uch oth r in-formation a to m mber hip 

organization, and a ti, itie a the Admini trator may l em nece ar 

to ff e tuate the purpo e of the Act. 

ARTICLE VII-PRICE AND TERMS OF p A YMENT 

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ARTICLE VIII-UNFAIR PRACTICES 

The following described acts shall constitute unfair practices and 

are prohibited: 

(a) Knowingly selling the products of the Industry to any distributor dealer, or consumer of a quality substantially lower than 

that previou ly purchased by such consun1er without informing mrnh 

di tributor, dealer or consumer of the difference, or alle~ difference in quality. 

(b) GivinO' permitting to be given, or offering to give anything 

of value for the purpo e of influencing or rewarding the action of 

any employee, agent, or representative of another in relation to the 

busines of the employer of such employee, the principal of such 

agent, or the represented party without the knowledge of such em- ployer principal or party. Thi provi ion hall not be con trued 

to prohibit free and general distribution of article commonly u ed 

for adverti ing except so far a such articles are actually used for 

commercial bribery as hereinabove defined. 

( c) Procuring by fraud mi repre entation or other unfair mean , 

any information concerning the bu ine of . nch member which is 

properly regarded b3 it as a trade secret or confidential within its 

organization, other than information relating to a violation of any 

provision of the Code. 

( d) Imitating, or imulating any de ign style mark or brand 

u ed by any other member of the Indu try for the purpo e of deceiv- ing customers or pro pective cu tamers. 

( e) ICnowingly using or sub tituting any material ub tantially 

superior or inferior in quality to that pecifiecl by the purcha er of 

any product. 

(f) ecretly offering or making any payment or allowance of a 

rebate, refund, commi ion credit, unearned di count or ex:ce allow- ance, whether in the form of money or othenvi e nor hall a member 

of the Industry secretly offer or extend to any cu tomer any pecial 

service or privileO'e not ext 0 ncled to all cu tamers of the ame cla s, 

for th purpo e of influencing a ale. 

(g) Di eminating publishing or circulating any fal e or mi - leading information rela ive to any produ t or price for any product 

of any member of the Indn try, or the credit standing or ability of 

any member of the Indu tr1~ or the condition or manufacture or 

production of any product, or the conditions of employment among 

the emplo ee of any m€mber thereof. 

(h) Wilfully inducing or attempting to induc the breach of exi ting contract between competitors and their cu tomer by any fal e 

or deceptive mean or inter£ re with or b truct the performance 

of any uch contractual dutie or erYices by an uch mean with 

the purpo e and effect of hampering injurin<Y or embara ing competitor in their bu iness. 

(i) !akin · or giving to any purcha er of any product any guarantee or protection in any form again t decline in the marke price 

of such product. 

(j) l(nowingly withholding from or in erting in any quotation 

or invoice any statement that makes it inaccurate in any material 

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(k) Making any sale or contract of sale of any product under any 

description which does not fully de cribe such product in terms customarily u ed in the Industry, excepting products sold under brand 

name. 

(l) Makino- any allowance in the form of purchase or otherwi e 

for the return of any container in exce s of the amount charged 

therefor and which amount shall have been separately stated upon 

the in voice. 

(m) The making of fal e tatements, or reports;,. written or oral, 

required pur uant to any of the provision of this c: le. 

(n) Publi hing or circulating unju tified or unwarranted thr ats 

of legal proceedings ,Yhich tend to or have the effect of hara ing 

competitors or intimidating their cu -tomer . Failure to pro e ute 

in due cour e shall be evidence that any such threat i unwarranted 

or unju tified. 

ARTICLE IX-Al\IENDMENT 

SECTION 1. This Code and all the provi ions thereof are expre ly 

made ubject t the right of the Pre iclent, in accordance with the 

proYisions of ub ection (b) of Section 10, of the National Indu trial 

Recovery \.ct, from tim· to time to cancel or modify any or ler! 

approYal, licen e rule, or regulation, i. ued under Titl I of aid 

Act, and pecifically but without limitation to the right of th Pr -

ident to cancel or mo lify his approval of thi Code or any condition 

impo~ed by him upon his approval th reof. 

ECTION 2. Any member of th Indu try may propo e an am n lment to this Code. Each amendment so propo el hall b ubmitte l to a meeting of the Cod Authority and if the Col Authority hall approve thereof the amen lment o propo ed hall 

be submitted to memoor of the Indu try lio-ibl t vot . If a 

majority of the memb rs of the Indu try eligible to vote r· preentino- a majority in w ight of raw oil , fat and fatt aci l actuall ubmittecl to th proc of ulphonation a .. h wn b the 

records of the Indu try for the I re e lino- ei 0 ht n (1 ) alen lar 

month hall , ote in favor of the adoption of u h amen lment 

uch amendment hall be submitted by th ocl uth rity to th 

Admini trator for hi a1 provaJ and/or f r uch oth r acti n a th 

A lmini trat r may le ir and hall bee m ff cti, e u1 on th a ppr Yal of th Aclmini trator. othin in thi pr i i n hall 

d I riYe the .._ lmini trator from initiating such am n lm nt · a he 

i authorized to mak b h ati nal In lu trial Re v r t. 

a Pl li l a t 

liminate 

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Thi od hall be m ff tiY 

it.· a11 roval b. th Pr id 1nt. 

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