Approved Code No. 302 Regi try No. 625-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

CANDLE MANUFACTURING 

INDUSTRY 

AND THE 

BEESWAX BLEACHERS AND 

REFINERS INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 20, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 302 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

CANDLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND 

THE BEESWAX 

INDUSTRY 

BLEACHERS AND REFINERS 

As Approved on February 20, 1934 

ORDER 

ArrnonKG ConE OF F Am COMPETITION FOR THE CANDLE MA UFACTURIKG IND STRY AKD THE BEESWAX BLEACHERS AND REFINERS 

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 Candle Manufacturing Industry and the 

Beeswax Bleachers and Refiners 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: 

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

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

pursuant to authority ve ted in me by Executive 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 aid Code complies in all respects with the 

pertinent provisions and will promote the policy and purposes 0£ 

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

Competition be and it is hereby approved. 

HUGH S. JOHNSON' 

Adm.inistrator for Industrial Recove1·y. 

Approval recommended: 

GEO. L. BERRY' 

Division Adminisfrator. 

'\VASHINGTO~:r, D.C., 

F bruary 20, 193.ft. 

41709 °- - 376- 115-34 (243) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

The· White House. 

Srn: A Public Hearing on the Code of Fair Competition for the 

Candle Manufacturing Industry and the Bee wax Bleachers and 

Refiners Industry, submitted by the Candle Manufacturers' Association and the Am.erican Beeswax Bleachers an l Refiners A ociation, located at 19 West 44th Street, New York, N.Y., was conducted 

in Washington on the 22nd of November, 1933, in accordance with 

the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act. Thee 

Associations claim to represent 90 per cent of the Industries. 

The maxi1num hours permitted under this Code are forty ( 40) 

hours per week; excepted, however, are watchmen who hall b permitted to work an average of forty two ( 42) hours per week. Excepted also from this provision are persons e1nployed in a manaaerial 

or executive capacity who receive not less than thirty five ($35.00) 

dollars p er week, commercial traveling salesmen, employees engaged 

in emergency maintenance or emergency repair work, but it is provided that all such employees engaged in emergency work . hall be 

compensated at the rate of time and one third their normal rate of 

pay for all hours worked in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week or 

eight (8) hours in any twenty £our (24) hour period. 

The minimum wage is forty cents ( 40¢) per hour; excepted, however, are employees engaged in light and non-hazarclou occupation 

of the wicking, finishing and packaging department who hall not 

be paid le s than at the rate of thirty cents ( 30¢) per hour. It i al ~o 

provided that there shall be no discrimination in rat f pay b 

reason of sex. 

\Vage earner employment declined 8.7 per cent fr m 19 ... 9 to 1931. 

The largest decline occurred during the months f J anuc r. and December. For example, wage earner employment durina th month 

of January was 13.0 per cent below the ame month in 19~9 while 

D cember was 13.6 per cent lower. The decline a quit irr QUlar 

throuahout the y ar, ranging from a decline of 2.1 per ent in Jun 

to 13.6 p r cent in December under th re pe i-v month of 1 ..., . 

July wa th month of minimum employm nt durina b th 1 .., and 

19 1 while ovember and March er th m nth f maximum mpl ym nt for the respective years. 

On th ba i of a 40-hour w k 107 wa 

throuo-h r mploym nt placin mor wa · 

than wer mr lo ed during 1929. 

'Ih v lne of mm di i produ 

durinrr 1 9 appr imat I. 6 6 1. 

d lin 19.3 p r ent under the 1 ..., 

$ 3 6 lD . 

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FINDINGS 

The Deputy Administrator in hi · final report to me on aid Code 

having found as herein set forth and on the basis of all the proceedjngs in this matter ; 

I find that-

( a) Said Code is well designed to promote the policie and purposes of Title I of the National Industrial Recoyery 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 industry for the purpose of cooperatiYe action among the trade groups, 

by inducing and maintaining united action of labor and management under adequate governmental sanctions 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 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 improYing standard of 

labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating Industry. 

(b) Said Industries normally employ not more than 50,000 employees; and are not classified by nm a major industries. 

(c) The Code as approved complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including ,Yithout limitation Subsection (a) 0£ Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7, and 

Subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof; and that the applicant associations are industrial associations truly representatiYe of the aforesaid Industries; and that said Associations impose no inequitable restrictions on admission to membership therein. 

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

or monopolistic practices. 

( e) The 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 step of the economic process have not 

been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval of said Code. 

These Industries have cooperated in a m.ost satisfactory manner 

with the Administrator in the preparation of this Code. From eYidence adduced during this hearing and fr0111 recommendations and 

reports of the various Advisory Boards it is- belieYed that this Code 

as now proposed and reYised represents an effective, practical, equitable solution for these Industries and for these reasons this Code has 

been approved. 

Respectfully, 

HUGH S. JOHNSON' 

A d1ninistrato·r. 

FEBRUARY 20. 1934 
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE CANDLE 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND THE BEESWAX 

BLEACHERS AND REFINERS INDUSTRY 

ARTICLE I-PURPOSES 

To effectuate the _policies of Title I of the N ationa.I Industrial 

Recovery Act, this Code is established as a Code of F air Competition for the Candle Manufacturing Industry and the Beeswax 

Bleachers and Refiners Industry, and its provisions shall be the 

standards of fair competition for such industries and shall be binding upon every member thereof. 

ARTICLE II-DEFINITIONS 

SECTION 1. The term "Candle Manufacturing Industry" as used 

herein includes the m.anufacture and sale by manufacturers of 

candles. SECTION 2. The term " Beeswax Bleachers and Refiners Industry " 

as used herein includes the bleaching, refining and marketing by 

bleachers and refiners of beeswax in the United States. 

SECTION 3. The term "member of the industries" includes any 

individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other person 

engaged in the Candle Manufacturing Industry or the Beeswax 

Bleachers and Refiners Industry, either as an employer or on his or 

its own behalf. 

SECTION 4. The term " employee" as used herein includes any and 

all persons engaged in the industries, however compensated, except 

a member o:f the industries. SECTION 5. The term " employer " a u ed herein includes any p rson by or for whom such employee is engaged. 

SECTION 6. The terms "Act", and "Administrator ' as used her in 

shall mean respectively Title I of the National Indu trial Re o ery 

Act, and the Administr ator for Indu trial Recovery. 

ARTICLE III-HOURS 

E TIO 1. No per on engaged in cl rical or office work hall be 

p rmitted to work in x ss of forty ( 40) hour p r week v rao- d 

over a two (2) week period. 

ECTION 2. o tru k man, engineer or fireman hall b p rmitt d t 

w rk in c of eighty ( 0) hour in an two (2) k perio . 

E TIO 3. "\Vat hn1en, hen empl . d in pair hall not b I rmitted to work in x e s of thirt - 1x ( 6) hour p r k and f r ·- ei ·ht (4 ) h ur p r week in alterna w k r hen mpl · 1 d 

sing! ', an average of forty-two ( 42) hour I r w k. 

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SECTION 4. No outside employee engaged in bleaching beeswax 

sha.11 be permitted to work in excess of forty ( 40) hours in any one 

week averaged over a three (3) months' period. 

SECTION 5. No other employees except a hereinafter specified 

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

week, or in excess of eight (8) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour 

period. 

SECTION 6. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to persons employed in a managerial or executive capacity who receive not 

less than thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per week, nor to commercial 

traveling salesmen, nor to employees engaged in emergency maintenance or emergency repair work, provided, however, that all such 

employees engaged in emergency work shall be compen ·ated at the 

rate of time and one-third their normal rate of pay £or all hours 

wor keel in excess of forty ( 40) hours per week or eight ( 8) hours in 

any twenty-four (24) hour period. 

SECTION 7. No employee shall knowingl} be permitted to work for 

a total number of hours in exc.ess of the number of hours pre cribed 

herein, whether he be employed by one or more employers. 

ARTICLE IV-,VAGES 

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

cents ( 40¢) per hour, except employees engaged in light and nonhazardous occupations of the wicking, finishing and packaging 

departments who shall not be paid le s than at the rate of thirty 

cents (30¢) per hour. 

SECTION 2. There shall be no discrimination in rates of pay by 

reason of sex, and where in any case female employees perform ubstantially the same work as male employees they shall receive the 

same rate of compensation as male employees, and where they displace men, they shall receive the same rate of compensation as was 

paid to the men they displace. The Code Authority shall within 

ninety (90) days after the effective date of this Code file with the 

Administrator a description of all occupations in the industries in 

which both men and women are employed. 

SECTION 3. This Article establishes a minimum rate of pay which 

shall apply, irre pective of whether an employee is actually compensated on time rate, pie-ce-work performance, or other basis. 

SECTION 4. It is the policy of the members of these industries to 

refrain from reducing the compensation for employment which compensation was prior to June 16, 1933, in excess of the minimum wage 

herein set forth, notwithstanding that the hours of work in uch 

employment may be reduced; and, unless since such date such adju tments have been made, all members of these industries shall endeavor 

to increase the pay of all employees in excess of the minimum wage, 

as herein set forth, by an equitable adjustinent of all pay schedules. 

Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Code such 

adjustments made since June 16, 1933, shall be reported to the Code 

Authority. 

SECTION 5. A person whose earning capacity is limited becau e of 

age or physical or mental handicap may be employed on light work 

at a wage below the minimum established by this Code if the em-
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ployer obtains from the State Authority designated by the United 

States Department of Labor a certificate authorizing his employment 

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

Each employer shall file with the Code Authority a list of all such 

persons em ployed by him. 

ARTICLE V-GENERAL LABOR PROVI IONS 

SECTION 1. No person under sixteen (16) years of age shall be employed in the industries. No person under eighteen (18) years o:f 

age hall be employed at operations or occupations which are hazardous in nature or dangerous to health. The Code Authority shall 

submit to the Administrator for approval within six ( 6) months 

after the effective date of this Code a list of such operations or occupations. In any State an employer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision as to age if he shall have on file a certificate 

or permit duly signed by the Authority in such State empowered to 

is ue employment or age certificates or permits showing that the 

employee is of the required age. 

SECTION 2. No manufacturer of the products of these industries 

shall cause or permit any part of the work of the production of his 

products to be performed at any place other than his or its factory 

premises or tho e of another manufacturer. 

SEOTION 3. In compliance with Section 7 (a) of the Act, it is provided: 

(a) That employees shall have the right to oro-anize and bargain 

collectively, through representatives of their own choosing, and shall 

be free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of 

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

in self-organizat10n or in other concerted activities for the purpose 

of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. 

(b) That no employee and no one seeking employment sha.11 be 

req1,1ired as a condition of employment to join any company union 

or to refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of his own choosing, and 

( c) That employers shall comply with the maximum hours of 

labor, minimun1 rates of pay, and other condition of emplo ment 

approved or prescribed by the President. 

SECTIO 4. No employer shall reclassify emplo ee or duties of 

oc upations performed or engage in any oth r ubterfuo- f r he 

purpose of d f ating the provISions or purpo of the ct or of thi 

ode. 

ECTION 5. 

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m n a to ao- f m1 loy s, wag , h ur 

h alth ani ary or o- n ral working on iti n 

thi od . 

E IO.i: 6. If an m 1 . r i al o an mpl . th provi ion f hi ode hall appl t n 

of hi bu in , hi h i in lud d 1n h in lu n 

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A.nTIOLE VI-ORGANIZATION, POWERS .AND DuTIEs OF THE CooE 

AUTHORITY ORGANIZATION 

SECTION 1. A Code Authority is hereby established to cooperate 

with the Administrator in the administration of this Code, and 

shall consist of nine (9) members to be chosen by the industries 

as hereinafter provided through a fair method of selection approved 

by the Administrator. The Administrator, in his discretion, may 

appoint not more than three additional members, without vote and 

without compensation from the industry, to serve for such period of 

time and to represent the Administrator, or such group of groups, 

as he may designate. 

SECTION 2. The industry members of the Code Authority shall be 

chosen as follows : Five members who shall be chosen by the Candle 

Manufacturers A sociation, three members who shall be chosen by 

the American Beeswax Bleachers and Refiners Association. There 

shall also be one additional member without vote, who shall be the 

business manager of the Candle 1\1anufacturers Association and who 

shall be the Secretary of the Code Authority. The members 0£ 

these respective industries so chosen sha.11 be the sole Code Authority 

for the administration and enforcement of this Code as concerns their 

respective industries. 

SEarION 3. Each trade or industrial association directly or indirectly participating in the selection or activities of the Code Authority shall impose no inequitable restrictions on membership, and 

shall submit to the Administrator true copies of its articles of 

association, by-laws, regulations, and any amendments when made 

thereto, together with such other information as to membership, organization, and activities as the Administrator may deem necessary 

to effectuate the purposes of the Act. 

SECTION 4. In order that the Code Authority shall at all times be 

truly representative of the industries and in other respects comply 

with the provisions of the Act, the Administrator may prescribe 

such hearings as he may deem proper; and if he shall find that the 

Code Authority is not truly representative or does not in other respects comply with the provisions of the Act, he may take such 

action as he may deem necessary under the circumstances. 

SECTION 5. No inequitable restrictions on admission to membership in the Candle Manufacturers' Association or the American 

Beeswa.x Bleachers and Refiners Association or any other trade 

association or organized group, participating in the activities of the 

Code Authority shall be imposed, and any 1nember of the industries 

shall be eligible for membership in any such trade association or 

organized group upon compliance with the provisions of the by-laws 

relating to membership, provided that any person applying for such 

membership shall, in addition to the payment of such dues as are 

imposed upon and paid by all other members, accept a reasonable 

and equitable share of the cost of code administration. Such members of the industries who do not choose to become members of any 

trade association or organized group may participate in the activities 

of the Code Authority as herein provided by paying to the Code 

Authority such proportionate part of the cost of code administration 

as the Code Authority, subject to the Administrator's approval, shall 

prescribe as fair and equitable. 
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SECTIO ~ 6. Nothing contained in this Code shall constitute the 

member of the Code Authority partners for any purpose. 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 employee 

of the Code uthority exerci ing reasonable diligence in the conduct 

of hi lutie hereunder, nor be liable to anyone for any action or 

omi ion to act under the Code, except for hi own willful misf ea ance 

or nonfeasance. 

SECTION 7. The Code Authority shall have the further power an l 

dutie to the extent permitted by the Act. 

(a) To admini ter the pro vi ion of thi. Code, provide for the 

compliance of the industries with the provi ions of the Act and to 

propose and submit to the Administrator its recommendation for 

amendments and/or modification of the Code, which hall become 

effective a a part of this Code upon approval by th Admini trator, 

after uch notice and hearing a he may pecify. 

(b) To adopt by-laws and rules and reo-ulation for it procedure 

and for the admini tra tion and enforcement of the od . 

( c) To obtain from member · of the indu tries through th ecretary, such information and report · a are required for the admini -

tration of the Code and to provide for ubmi ion by member of uch 

information and reports as the Admini trator may d em nece ary 

for the purpo e recited in Section 3 (a) of th A t which information and report hall be ubmitted by m mber t uch admini tratiYe and/ or o-overnment agencies as the Admini trator may de ianate; provided, that nothing in this ode hall relieve any member 

of the indu trie of any existing obligations to furnish reports to any 

government agency. o individual report ·hall be disclosed to any 

member of the industrie or any other party exc pt to uch go ernmental agencie a· may be directed by the Admini trat r. 11 individual r eport made to the Code Authority hall be nt to it cretary and ·hall be kept confidential by him a t m n1ber of the 

inc1u trie an l only general ummarie ther eof ma. be publi heel. 

( c1) To mak recommendation to the .... dmini trator for the 

c rcbnation of th administration of thi o l wit h :uch th r 

o l . , if any or may be r elated to the i1~du 'trie . 

( e) To de.-ignate the Can lle J\Ianufa tur I " ·iati n a an 

ap: ' TI f th od .... uthorit ' f r a lmini terina. u1 rvi ino- and 

pr m tino· th 1 d rmance f the pr vi ion.. f hi l applyin 

t the an l J\Iannfncturing Indu try. and to le~i nat th Am ri-

·an B c ·wax 1 a h r an 1 R fin r ·intion a ~ an ng n . f th 

' l uthority for a<lmini tcring, np rYi in an 1 l r m tin er th 

p rf rman · f th proYi~·i n. f thi ' 1 a11 lyino- l th •. "·a.· 

Bl n h r: arnl R ,fin r · In 1u. try, or t U.' , 11 ' th r tra<l a . > ·iation r ao- nc, a .. it d m prop'.r f r th ·a1T3'ing ut of any ,f it 

a ·tiYiti · proYid cl f r h r in 1 r oYi 1-l that nothing h rein . hall 

l' li ,. • the o 1 ... \.nth ri y of i · lntics r r spon. il iliti ~ un 1 r thi. 

oclr, nncl that uch tra 1 a.-. o ·iati 11 · nn 1 ag 'Ill'i . . halL nt all 

ti m0. , b . n j ·t to an l 1111 ly with th J roYi ~i n: h •n• f. 

(f) To .- ·m· fn m meml r: of thr> indn. tri . ,Yho a .. nt to th i: 

o<l and 1 r l nrtici1 at. in th a ·tiYi i . of th d<• .\ uth rity . ll<'h 

prop rtio11ah1 ] aym 11t of th r a: na l •.·1 11. mnintninino-
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the Code Authority as may be determined by the Code Authority 

and approved by the Administrator. 

(g) To cooperate with the Administrator in regulating the use of 

any N.R.A. Insignia solely by those members of the industries who 

have assented to, and are complying with, this Code. 

SECTION 8. If the Administrator shall determine that any action 

of a Code Authority or any agency thereof may be unfair or unjust 

or contrary to the public interest, the Administrator 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 oo 

effective unless the Administrator approves or unless he shall fail 

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

proceed with such action in its original or modified form. 

ARTICLE VII-TRADE PRACTICE RULES 

For all purposes of the Code the acts described in this Article 

shall constitute unfair practices. Any member of the industries who 

shall directly, or indirectly through any officer, employee, agent or 

representative, knowingly use, employ, or permit to be employed, any 

of such unfair practices shall oo guilty of a violation of the Code. 

SECTION 1. No member of the industries shall use advertising 

( whether printed, radio, display or of any other nature) or other 

representation which is inaccurate in any material particular or in 

any way misrepresent any comn1odity, (including its use, trade-mark, 

grade, quality, quantity, origin, size, substa1:1ce, character, nature, 

finish, material, content or preparation) or credit terms, values, 

policies, services, or the nature or form of the business conducted. 

SECTION 2. No member of the industries shall withhold from or 

insert in any quotation or invoice any statement that makes it 

inaccurate in any material particular. 

SECTION 3. No meinber of the industries shall brand or mark or 

pack any product of the industries in any manner which tends to 

deceive or mislead purchasers with respect to the brand, grade 

quality, quantity, origin, size, material, content or preparation oi 

such commodity. 

SECTION 4. No member of the industries shall publish advertising 

or other representation which refers inaccurately in any material particular to any competitors or their commodities, prices, values, credit 

terms, policies or services. 

SECTION 5. No member of the industries shall publish or circularize unjustified or unwarranted threats of legal proceedings 

which tend to or have the effect of harassing competitors or intimidating their customers. 

SECTION 6. No member of the industries shall secretly offer or 

make any payment or allowance of a rebate, refund, commission, 

credit, unearned discount or excess allowance, whether in the forn1 

of money or otherwise, for the purpose of influencing a sale, nor 

shall a member secretly extend to any customer any special service 

or privilege not extended to all customers of the same class. 

SECTION 7. No member of the industries shall ship or deliver anv 

product of these industries on consignment, or by any transactioi1 
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other than a ale, except ,...-ith the approval of the Code Authority, 

or the Administrator. 

SECTION 8. No member of the industries shall give, permit to be 

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

of influencing or rewarding the action of any employee, agent or 

representative of another in relation to the business of the employer 

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

party, without the knowledge of such em.player, principal or party. 

Commercial bribery provisions shall not be construed to prohibit 

free and general di tribution of arti les commonly u ed for adverti -

ing except so far as such articles are actually u ed for commercial 

bribery as hereinabove defined. 

S ECTION 9. No member of the indu tries shall attempt to induce the 

breach of an existing contract between a competitor and his cu tomer 

or source of supply; nor shall any such member interfere with or 

obstruct the performance of such contractual relations. 

SECTION 10. No member of the industries shall provide the ervic 

of any sales person to any purchaser in connection with the sale of 

any product, unless fair compensation for such service is charged. 

SECTION 11. No member of the industries shall cancel in whole or 

in part, or perm.it the cancellation in whole or in part of any contract 

for sale of any product of the indu tries except for fair con id ration, or by mutual con ent, or by treating a breach of such contra t 

as concellation thereof; nor allow to any pur haser in conne ion 

with the sale of any product a credit discount or once ion not 

specified in the contract of sale. 

SECTION 12. No member of the industries shall e ure or attempt 

to secure confidential information concerning the busines of a ompetitor by a false or misleading statement or representation, by a 

false impersonation of one in authority, or by brib€ry or by any oth r 

unfair method. 

SE TION 13. No member of the indu tries hall aid or ab t an 

per on, firm asso iation or corporation in any unfair rade pra ti 

prohibited by thi Code. 

SECTIO 14. o member of the indu tri hall mak or gi to 

any purchaser of any products of th indu tri a ·uarante 

tection in any f rm again t d cline in th mark pnc 

produ t.. 
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SECTION 17. No member of the Candle Manufacturing Industry 

shall sell any product of that industry, except as pecifically provided 

jn Section 18 of this Article, on terms of sale more favorable than 

2%, ten days E.O.M. 

SECTION 18. No member of the Candle Manufacturing Industry 

shall sell votive candles, votive lights or sanctuary candles, other 

than candlemas order, on terms of sale more favorable than 2 ;1o cash 

discount, ten days, ninety days net. Candlemas terms shall be net 

and shall include full year's requirements. 

SECTION 19. No member of these industries shall permit any buyer 

to return any merchandise which has been in the buyer's hands for 

more than ten (10) days, when the agreement of sale is fully performed by such member. 

SECTION 20. No member of the Candle l\1anufacturing Industry in 

the Church Candle Field shall give any ca h or merchandise rebates 

in any form. The free distribution of Paschal Candle , Triples, Votive Stands, Glasses, or other free merchandise as premiums or 

otherwise, shall be discontinued. 

SECTION 21. No member of the Candle :Manufacturing Industry 

shall make any advertising donations to any one candle account in 

excess of the value of five dollars ($5.00) per year. Authority to 

make such donations shall not be delegated to salesmen but shall be 

retained by sales executives. 

SECTION 22. No member of the Candle Manufacturing Industry 

shall sell any candles other than "firsts." No "seconds" shall be 

sold. 

SECTION 23. No member of the Beeswax Bleachers and Refiners 

Industry shall sell or offer for sale any product of that industry 

other than 100% pure beeswax, bleached or refined, unless such product is labeled in a conspicuous m.anner as a composition wax. 

SECTION 24. No member of the Beeswax Bleachers and Refiners 

Industry shall sell any products of that industry on terms of sale 

more :favorable than one per cent (1 % ) , ten days, E.O.M. 

SECTION 25. No member of these industries shall sell or offer for 

sale any products of these industries at a price lower or on terms 

more :favorable than those which he has currently on file with the 

Code Authority as provided for in Article IX of this Code. 

ARTICLE VIII-PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY 

Based on conditions in these industries and in this period of emergency and to effectuate the operation and provisions and policy of 

the National Industrial Recovery Act, the following regulations are 

established : 

SECTION 1. No person engaged in these industries or for the purpose of engaging in these industries shall purchase, manufacture, 

lease or otherwise obtain or use productive machinery not owned, 

lea ed or otherwise held by such person prior to the effective date of 

this Code, except by applying to the Code Authority and obtaining 

permi sion of the Administrator upon his finding that the granting 

of uch permi sion is consistent with effectuating the policy of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act; but nothing contained herein 

·hall be construed to prevent the replacement by a member of these 

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inclnstri s of productive machinery of equal productive capacity 

existing on the effectiYe date of this Code or the transfer of productive machinery from one manufacturer to another person provided 

same wa in u e prior to the effective date of thi Code, and provided 

further that c::uch tran fer does not have the effect of creating adclitional productive machinery within the industries. 

ECTION 2 . .r o member of the Candle Manufacturing Indu try 

shall engage in the manufacture in any of the three recognized fields 

of proclu tion, namely, fancy candle church candles including votiYe 

li aht ~ or common and house-hold candle if he has not engaaetl in 

that field at ome time during the period of two years immediately 

prior to the effective date of thi Code, except by applying to the 

ode Authority and obtaining permission of the Administrator upon 

his finding that the granting of such permi ion i con i t nt with 

effectuating the policy of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

ECTION 3. The provi ion of this articl shall cea e to be effective 

on the expiration of one year from the effective date of thi ode, 

provided, however, that prior to that time the Code Authority may 

submit to the Admini trator its recommendation that said period be 

extended ba ed on such information as may be r quired and if the 

Admini trator finds upon such information and facts that a further 

exten ion of thi period i consistent with and furth r ff ctuates the 

policy of the ational Indu trial Recovery Act he may declare the 

provi ions of this article to be operative for u h longer period and 

under uch condition a he may find nece ary to furth r eff ctuate 

the poJ.icy last herein mentioned. 

ARTICLE IX-OPEN PRI E CHEDULES 

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Code Authority shall immediately make the same available to any 

member of the industries and to any other interested party upon 

request therefor. The original price lists filed by each member of 

the industries shall be numbered one, and all sub3equently revised 

price lists or changes shall be numbereu. serially. 

SECTION 4. If, at any time, the Code Authority shall find that any 

price lists submitted by an individual member of the industries 

represent sales below cost as prohibited by Article X of this Code; 

the Code Authority may require such member to furnish a detailed 

analysis, showing how such costs were determined, and if the Code 

Authority £eels, after the submission of such analysis that the price 

lists represent figures below cost, as defined in this Code, it may 

present the same to the Administrator for appropriate action. 

SECTION 5. The requirements of this Article shall apply only to 

products sold, or offered for sale to customers located in the United 

States and its possessions. 

ARTICLE X-SALES BELOW CosT 

SECTION 1. The Code Authority shall set up adequate cost systems 

capable of uniform application within the industries, which, when 

approved by the Administrator, shall be used by all members of the 

industries as a basis for proving or determining cost of products of 

these industries. Thereafter, the Code Authority shall formulate 

and present for the approval of the Administrator a definition of 

the term" representative member of the industries." After approval 

of this definition no member of the industries shall sell or offer to sell 

any products below the lowest cost of any representative member 

of these industries as determined by the Code Authority and 

approved by the Administrator. 

ARTICLE XI-INCIDENTAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES 

Any work or process incidental to and carried on by a member at 

his plant as a part of the manufacture of his products shall be 

regarded as a part of these industries and shall be governed by the 

provisions of this Code. 

ARTICLE XII-MooIFICATION 

SECTION 1. This Code and all the provisions thereof are expressly 

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

provisions of sub-section (b) of Section 10 of the Act, from time to 

time to cancel or modify any order, approval, license, rule, or 

regulation issued under the Act. 

SECTION 2. This Code, except as to provisions required by the Act, 

may be modified or amended on the basis of experience or changes in 

circum tances, such modifications or amendments to be based upon 

application to the Administrator and such notice and hearings as he 

shall specify, and to become effective on approval of the President 

unless otherwise provided. · 
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ARTICLE XIII-1\foNOPOLIEs, ETC. 

No provision of this Code shall be so applied as to permit monopolies or monopolistic practices, or to eliminate, oppress, or discriminate against small enterprises. 

ARTICLE XIV-EFFECTIVE DATE 

This Code shall become effective on the second Monday after its 

approval by the President. 

Approved Code No. 302. 

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