Approved ode No. 324 Registry No. 504- 9-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINI TRATION 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

TEXTILE PRINT ROLLER 

ENGRAVING INDUSTRY 

AS AP PROVED ON MARCH 8, 1934 

WE DO OUR PART 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTI G OFFICE 

W ASHI GTO •: 1934 

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Approved Code No. 324 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

TEXTILE PRINT ROLLER ENGRAVING INDBSTRY 

As Approved on March 8, 1934 

ORDER 

Arrnon:xa ConE OF F Am Col\IPETITION Fon THE TExTILE PnL T 

RoLLER ENGRAviNG INDuSTRY 

.An application having been duly male pursuant to and in full 

compliance with th provi ·ions of Title I of the National Indu trial 

R co-very ct, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of a Code of 

Fair Comp titi n for the T xtile Print Roller Engraving Indu try, 

and h aring haYing been duly held thereon and the annexed report 

on aid C l , containing finding with resp ct thereto, haYing been 

made and directed to the Pre i lent : 

NO\V, THEREFORE, on behalf of the Pre id nt of the United 

tate I Hugh S. J ohn m, A lmini. trator for Industrial Recovery, 

pur ·uant to authority Yestecl jn m by Executive Order of the 

Pre ·i lent, including Executive Order No. 6543-A, date l December 

30, 1933 and otherwi e · do hereby incorporate by reference aid 

annexed r eport and lo find that . ·aid Code complies in all re pects 

with th pertinent proYi ·ion · and Yvill promot-e the policy an 1 purp e. of ai l Title of said Act; an J do hereby or ler that aid Code 

of Fair mpetiti n b an l is hereb approved. 

H GH S. JoHN oN 

-Lldm inistJ·cdOJ' fo1' I nclu t1·ial R e d ry. 

pproyal r commend d : 

\V. A . 1-IARREYI N' 

Divi ·ion Adminl.·tTator. 

\VA 'III - T N D. . JJJ ar ·h ., 1DJ4. 

4(jQ3;) 0 -4 J-4:3-3-! ( G37) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PnESIDE.r:rT, 

Tl~ e White House. 

SrR: This is a report on the Code of Fair Competition for the 

Textile Print Roller Engraving Industry of the United States, as 

revised after a Public Hearing conducted in vVa.shington on December 29, 1933, in accordance with the provisions of the National 

Industrial Recovery Act. 

PRO "I SIONS .AS TO IIOUTIS .AND WAGES 

Employee are limited to 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day 

except that upon specific approval of the Joint Industrial Relations 

Board: establi heel under the Code, any employee 1nay be permitte l 

to work 48 hours per week in any 12 weeks in any calendar year, 

provid c1 time and a half is paid for all hours worked in excess of 8 

per day or 40 per week. Care and maintenance employees and stock, 

shipping, and delivery employees are permitted a tolerance of 10%~ 

providing that they do not work in exce s of 44 hours per week in any 

6 weeks in any 6 month period. Employees engaged in outside 

service work or emergency maintenance or emergency repair work 

may be employed for any r equired number of hours, if paid time 

and a half for all hours in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Watchmen may work 56 hours per week but only 6 days in 7 days. The 

hour limitation does not apply to person employed in a manaO'erial, 

executive or supervisory capa city who receive more than $35 per 

week or to commercial traveling alesmen. Office em_ployees may 

work 40 hour per week and 9 hours in any 24 hour period but a 

normal day shall not exc eel 8 hour .. 

The minin um wage paid all employees will be $16 per week , or 

40 cents per hour, except that wuges for apprentices and learners 

may be at a le .. ser rate to be determined by the Joint Industrial 

Relatio 1. · Boarcl. 

CHILD LABOR 

The minimum age of employees 'vill be 16 rears except in hazardon.· ccupation. "·her e the minjmum will be 18 year . 

ECONOl\IIC EFl:-ECT OF THE CODE 

Tho 'Icxtile Print Roller Engraving Industry is a service inclu try 

engraving printing rolls and plates for the textile printing industry. 

The domand for the products o£ the Industry follow the demand 

for textile · ancl the changes in styles and designs. 

Prior to the signing of the President's Reemployment Agreement, 

the hours in the Industry averaged 48 per week. 

(538) 
The epnt A lmini 'trator in hi. final r 1 ort t m n ·ail , 1c 

ha vin · f und a h r in . t forth an l n th ba i. of all th pr c e 1-

in.cr in thi , matt r : 

I fin 1 that: 

(a) ai 1 de i \\ell de igned to promot the poli ie.· an l pur- l o e of Titl I of the National Inclu trial R over \. t inclu liner 

r moT"al of ob. tructions to th free flow of inter tate and foreign 

ommerce \\hich tenl to dimini h the amount thereof and will proYide for the o-eneral welfare by promoting the organization of indu - tr. f r th purp e of cooperatiYe action among the tra le group · by 

inducing an 1 maintaining united action of labor and manao-ement 

under adequat o·overnmental ·anction and upervision by eliminating unfair c mp titi\e practice , by promoting the fulle t po ·ible 

utilization of the pre. ent productive apacity of indu trie ·, by aT"oi ling undue re · riction of 1 roduction (except as may be temr orarily 

r quired) 3 increa ing the con umption of indu trial and agricultural product. through increa ing purchasing power by reducinoand r lieving unemplo ment, by irnproYing tandard of labor and 

1 otherwi e rehabilitating in lu -try. 

(b) aid Inclu try normally employ not more than 50 0 0 mpl . e · and i not cla ified b. me a a major indu try. 

(c) 'I he ode a approved complies in all re pects with the pertin en provi ion of aid Title of ·ail Act in ludino- without limitation ub ection (a) of ection 3 Subsection (a) of S ction 7 an l 

ub ection (b) of e -ti n 10 thereof ; and that the applicant o-roup 

i an inclu.· rial a. o iation truly repre ntative of the afore aid Inlu. tr. · and that ai 1 a. ociation impo. no in quitabl r trictions 

on admi ·si n to m mber hip ther in. 

( l) Th c le i.· not l ·ign 1 to and IYill not permit monor olie 

or mon poli. tic practic . 

(e) The 1 i · not ] io-ned to and "ill not liminate or oppr . mall nterpri e and "ill not p rat t i · riminatc again. t them. 

(f) Tho. ngage 1 in ther tep of the onomic pro e · hav not 

b€l n d r riYe l f th right to be h ar l prior t appr al of aid de. i r th . r on. · thi. le ha be n approYe l b me. 

spe tfull 

I H GH ' . J H l ... 

iiiAn n . 1. 34. 

Administrator for l nclu ·LJ·ial Recovuy. 
CODE OFF AIR COMPETITION FOR THE TEXTILE PRINT 

ROLLER ENGRAVING INDUSTRY 

ARTICLE I-PURPOSES 

To effectuate the· policies of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, the following provisions are established as a Code of 

Fair Competition for the Textile Print Roller Engraving Industry 

and shall be the standards of fair con1petition for such Industry 

and shall be binding upon every Inem.ber thereof. 

AnTICLE II-DEFINITIONS 

The following terms are u c1 herein with the meanings et forth 

below : 

SECTION 1. " Textile Print Roller Engraving Indu try " or the 

"Industry :'-the engraving of copper, steel and brass rollers, dies, 

mills and plates used :for the printino· and embossing of textile 

fabrics, paper and leather, and all related branches or sub-divisions 

thereof. 

SECTION 2. "Member of the Indu try ,._without limitation, any 

individual, partnership, association, corporation or other fonn of 

enterprise engaged in the Indu try, either us ai employer or on his 

or its own behalf. 

SECTION 3. ' Employee "-anyone engaged in the I ndustry in any 

capacity, r-eceiving compensation for his services, irrespective of the 

nature or method of payment of ...,uch compensation. 

SECTION 4. "Employer "-anyone by whom any . ·uch employee is 

compensated or employed. SECTION 5. "Per on "-a natural person, a partner ·hip or a corporation, or any other entity. 

SECTION 6. "Guild "- the 1tia -ter EngraYers Guild, a non-profit 

as ociation with principal offices at Bound Brook, New J ersey. 

SECTION 7. " President", "Act", and "Administrator "-respectively, th President of the United States of America, Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Administrator for Industrial Recovery under aid Act. 

SECTION 8. "Effective date "-the tenth day after the Cole has 

been approved by the President. 

ARTICLE III-Houns 

SECTION 1. No employee, except as hereinafter provi led, ·hall be 

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

week, nor in exce s of eight (8) h ours in any one (1) day, nor in 

exce s of fiv~ (5) day in any one (1) week, and only et een 

7 A.1ti. aiYl (: 30 P.l\1.; provi led, however, that upon spec1fic ap-

(540) 
u41 

1ronll f th J in In ln trial R lati 

fun ·ti ninb 1 ur uant t rti ·l 

1 fine l nr u f th In lu tr ma 

off rt ·- io·ht (4) h ur 1 r w ek in any tw ]v (1) w ek:-, in an. 

al n lar } ar · 1r vi l c1 furth r that tim an l a half shall 1 

f r all h ur work l in x . of eight ( ) hours in an n' 

day r f rt. ( 40) hour in an on ( 1) " ·eek. 

E no :r 2. Th limitation a. to hour of labor .-tipulat lin 

ti n 1 f thi Arti 1 hall n t a I rly to: 

( n) Employ e nga O'C l in the are and maint nan f plant, 

ma hiner anl producti n facilitie · and as to k and hippino· c:l rk · 

an leliYery emplo ee 1\'ho may b p nnitte l t '" rk not in x e. · 

of eight anl eio·ht-tenth (8.8) hours in any on (1) chy; pr Yiled 

however that uch employee ·hall not b permitte l t '"'ork in x e.Js 

f f rty-f ur (44) h ur per week f r more than ix (6) we k in 

an. ix ( 6) month period. 

(b) Out i l ervice employ e or employee. en<YaO'e lin m r o·encv 

maintenan e or emergen y repair work in the plant of a m mber 

f th Inlu tr or for a cu tomer of such member in the cu t 111er' · 

plant, 1\'ho may be permitted to work uch hour a · may be require l 

b.) the nece itie of the ituation; provided, however, that u ·h ut-

. id ervice employee · or employees nga o·e l in em ro·en y muintenance or mer<rencv r epair work hall be paid at the rate of time 

an l one-half for all hour: worke l in exce of eight (8) hour · in 

an r on ( 1) lay or forty ( 4 ) hour in any one ( 1) "·eek. 

(c) -n atchmen, who may be permitted to 1\'0rk not in ex e .. .~ of 

fifty- ix (56) hour in any nc (1) weckno1·inexc .sof ix (6 ) days 

in an eYen (7) lay p riod. 

( l) P r on mployed in a managerial, exe utiYe, or snpen ·i.-ory 

capac:it who recei\ 1nor than thir .y-fiye (35) dollars per we k, 

r mmer ial traYclino· ale ·m n. 

E TION 3. ~ p r on employe l in deri ·al or o:fhcc work shall b 

permitted to w rk in x ·e ·. of forty ( 40) hour in any on ( 1) 

w ek r in exc . of nin (9) hours in any t\v-enty-four (~4) h ur 

1 'riotl. A n nnal clay :hall not ex e cl ci<Yht ( ) hours . 

• E Tio.r· 4. o cmplo. re r , hall knowino·ly p rmit any cmpl · t 

work f r an tim whi ·h when total cl with that alr ad 1 edonne l 

for an th r mploy r r mpl er: in th Indu try e:xc l. · the 

maxin mn p )rmitte l h rein. 

E 'Tro · f>. An • empl 3 r " ·ho doe · th w rk of nn m]l ye 

. hall b uhj ·t to th proYi . .i m. · of thi ,. c1 a to hour · f lab r . 

.1: RTI< 'Lb' I\ - \\ .\ m · 
542 

SECTIO~ 3. No employee whose normal full time weekly hours for 

the :four ( 4) week perio 1 en ling June 30, 1933, are reduced by 

Eixt en and two-thirds (16%) percent or le shall have his or her 

full time weekly earnings reduced. 

SECTION 4. Female employee. perfonning the same work as male 

employees shall receive the same rate of pay as n1ale employees, and 

\There they displace men, they shall re ·eive the same rate of earnings 

as the 1nen they displace . 

.._\..nTICLE V-GENEHAL LABOR Pnovr IONS 

SECTION 1. No par on under sixteen (16) years of age hall be 

employed in the Industry. No person under eighteen (18) years 

of age hall be employed at operations or occupations which are 

hazardous in nature or dangerous to health. E ach member of the 

industry shall submit to the node Authority within ninety (90) 

day after the effective date of thi Code a list of such operations 

or occupations. In any State an employer shall be deemed to have 

complied with this provi ion a · to age if he hall have on file a certifi cate or permit duly signed by the Authority or Acrency in such 

State empowered to is ·ue employ1nent or age c rtificate or permits 

showing that the employee is of the require l age. 

SECTION 2. In complianc .,Nitl Section 7 (a) of the Act it is 

provide l: 

(a) That employee.· shall ha v th right to organize 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-oro·anization or in other concerted activities for the purpose 

of collective baro·aining or ther mutual aid or protection. 

(b) That no employee and no one eeking employment shall be 

r quirecl a a condition of employn1ent to join any company union 

or to refrain from joinino·, o1·aanizing or as -isting a. labor organization of his own choosing. 

(c) Tha.t employers shall comply with the maximum hours of 

labor, minimum rates of pay, and other conditions of employment 

approved or prescribed by the Pre. ident. 

SECTION 3. No employer shall recla ify employees or duties of 

occupations performed, or engage in any other ubterfuge for the 

purpose of defeating th purpose · or provi ions of the '\..ct or of 

this Code. SECTION ±. \Vithin each State thi · Code shall not supersede the 

law.,; of any such State' which impose more stringent r aquirements 

as to ao·e of employees, \\ages, hours of work, or a. to safety, health, 

sanitnry or g n ral working conditions, or insurance or fire protection than are imposed by this Code. 

SECTION 5. Every employer hall make reasonable provisions for 

the , afety and health of his employees at the place and during the 

hour.· of their employment. Standard for safety and health shall 

be ~ ubmitted by the Code Authority to the Administrator for approval within ·ix (6) month · after the effective date of this Code. SEcTION 6. Every employer hall make payment of all wages due 

in l:.ndnl cn1T n ·y or Ly negotiable check therefor payable on de-
by any empl0y r for 

, or sid>: ben fits oth r h, n 

.... RTI LE YI-Jor ~T L·oL" TTII.\L REL.\'TWx.· BoARD 

E TI ... ~ 1. \.. Join Inclu trial R ln. ions Boan.l is here} T c. tabli. h c.l to con. i t f thre (3) repr ·entative. f employer an 1 hr e 

(3) r pre entati Yes o mpl yec t leal w"ith all matt r. in the Cole 

1·el tin o· to labor. 'Vher a me j or it} a o-r ement of tl i. · Board can- no b reach d th ~xtrd hall . elect an imr artial chairman to ren1 r a de i ion. 

E TION 2. The creation and functionino· of thi · Board, including 

the l ction of reprc entatives f em1 loyee ·, ·hall be in a ·c rdan e 

with ction 7 of th ct. The three (3) repre entatiYe. of the employee shall be 1e ·ignated by the Fr.iendly Society of En Taver , 

ani th three (3) repre entatiYes of the mployer ·hall b de io--

nat d by the voting m mber of the C de Auth rity. The d ·i ion 

of hi Boar 1 hall be final and binding on emrloyer and emr loye 

only after apr roval by the Administrator. 

E TION . hould the Administrator h reaftd· find after ·n h 

notice ancl hearing as he may pecify, t.hat the Friendly oc.i. ty of 

EnaraY rs is not truly repre entative of th em.ployees o · that for 

any other rea on, within the purview of the Act, l e me hod of . ·e- lection of th mplo. repre ntaii'i · :h ulcl be chano- d hen ay requir an appropriate modifi ation in the meth d of . · l ction of the 

mpl ye 1·epr . entatiY . 

ARTI 'E VII-~ D)JL TI TR.\TJ ~ T 

od Authority i. 

uth tity: 

repre. ent· ~i \' . 
544 

Administrator true copies of it articleo of association, by-laws, 

regulations, and any amendments when made thereto, together with 

such other information as to member hip, organization and activities as the Administrator may deem necessary to effectuate the purpo es of the Act. 

(c) In order that the Code Authority shall at all time be truly 

repre entative · of the non-members. The Admini ti·ator in his disthe provision of the Act, the Administrator may provide such hearing as he may deem proper; and thereafter if he hall find that the 

Code Authority is not truly representative or does not in other 

respects comply with the provisions of the Act, mav require an 

appropriate modification in the method of selection of the Coae 

Authority. 

(d) Members of the. Industry shall be entitled to participate iu 

and share the benefits of the activities of the Code Authority and to 

participate in the selection of the members thereof by assenting to 

and complying with the requirements of thi Code and sustaining 

their reasonable share of the expenses of its administration. Such 

reasonable share of the expenses of its administration shall be determined by the Code Authority, subject to review by the Administrator, on the basis of volume of business and/ or uch othor factors 

as may be deemed equitable. SECTION 2. The Code Authority shall have the following duties 

and powers to the extent permitted by the Act: 

(a) To adopt by-laws and rules and regulations for its procedure 

and for the administration of this Code, except such matters as come 

within the juri diction of the Joint Industrial Relation Board, 

established and functionihg pursuant to Article VI hereof. 

(b) To require from members of the Indu try such reports as are 

necessary to effectuate the purpo es of the Act, make investigations 

upon its own initiative or upon complaint of any member of the 

Industry as to the functioning and obserYance of any provision of 

the Code; hear all matters developing from uch investigations to 

determine the same; and from time to time present to the Administrator recommendations based on conditions in the Indu try which 

will tend to effectuate the operation of the provi ions of the Act. 

(c) To hear all matters pertaining to the provisions of the Code 

which may be submitted to it by any member of the Industry; report 

such matters to the Administrator; and exercise any other general 

and lawful powers which may be nece sary to facilitate the admini -

tration of this Code. 

(d) To study the effect of the provisions of this Code on the 

Industry and con. ider proposals :for modifications and amendments 

thereto and ma.ke recommendations frOJn time to time to the Administrator which modifications and amendments hall become effec- tive as a part of this Code upon approval by the Administrator after 

such notice and hearing as he may specify. (e) To cause to be :formulated an a.ccounting system and methods 

of cost finding and/ or esti1nating capable of u e by all members of 

the Industry. After such ystem and methods have been formulated, 

full detail concerning them . ·hall be made available to all members. Thereafter all members . hall determine and/ or estimate co ts in accOI·dance with the principles of . uch methods. 
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(f) T ob nin fr m menb r f th In lu .ry uch inf rmati n and 

r 1 ort a ar requir c1 for th aclmini tr, ti n f the l and I ro~ 

Yicl for "' ubmi i n by member · f u h informati n and r p rt a: 

h dn i.ni tra or m y ue m n e~ ·ar f ' the rurr 0 es r cited in 

ti n 3 (a) f th A t which information and reports hall 

ubrnitted b. 1nem ers to uch admini. tr, tiY n 1/ r goYernment 

ao-enci a th cl 1ini trat r may l i(l'nat · pr Yicl d h w \ r. 

that n thino· in thi ode hall reli \ an: m mber f th Indu try of 

any :xi ting blicra .ion to furni h report. to any o· vermnent ag n ·y. 

N indi i lual r por hall be li lo eel to anyone not a memb r of 

th de Auth rit · provided, further that ·uch informati n an 1 

repor ~\u ll at all time be aY .. lilabl to th Aclmini trator. 

o·) To cool erate with the Admini trator in reaulating h u of 

any ~ ationa l RecoYery Admini tration in ignia ·olely by those member f th Indn tr who have a ·:·ented to and are complyino· with 

thi Co e. . 

(h) To inv tio·ate the importati n of competitive article into 

the United tate · on uch terms or under uch condition a to 

ren er ineffe ti\e or eriou ly to endancr r the maintenance of this 

ode and of the Act · the ode Authority i hereby de ignat cl as 

the A ·eney for making cmnplaint to the Pre i lent on behalf of the 

Indu try under the prov · ion · of the Act, with respect thereto. 

(i) To I rovicle for the co1npliance of the Indn._try with the pi·oYi ions of the le, under su h Rule and Regulation· a may be 

pre cribecl by the A lmini ti·ator. 

(j) To repre ·ent the Industry in confoning with the Pre ·iJ nt 

or hi a ent with r -·peet to the administration of this Code an l 

\Vith re pect to the __ ct and any regulation is ·ned thereund r. 

(k) To coordinat the administration of this Code with uch 

Code · if any a. may be ador ted by any ub livi ion of thi Indu try 

or L n related Indu try with a vie\\ to proYiding joint and harmoniou- action on all m-atters of common interet; all with the 

approval of the dmini tr·ator. 

SEcTrox 3. I f the A lmini tr·ator shall determine that any action 

of the Code Auth rity or any agency ther of ma be unfair or 

unju t r ontrar to he public intere t th ~ dmini trator may 

reqnir hat uch a ·tion b uspended to afford an opportunit. for 

inYe · iD"ation of th merit· of such action and further on ·id ration 

by u fi ode Authorit or a ency pending final action whi h ._hall 

not b ff tiv mle · · the :\dmini trator a1 p1· T ~ or unle~ he hall 

fail t eli. PI roYe after thirty ( 30) da. · noti ·e to him f int ntion to 1 r > e d \':ith u ·h a ti n in it original or modified form . 

. A .. nTr 'L · Ylll-TRADE PnA 'TICE 

unfair m thoc1 .. · of cOitl p tition 
546 

mination to be subject to ·uch notice and hearing as the Administrator may require. The Administrator may approve, disapprove, 

or modify the determination. Thereafter, during the period of the 

emergency, it shall be an unfair trade practice for any member of 

the I ndu try to ell or offer to sell any products of the Industry for 

which the lowest rea. onable cost has been determined at such prices 

or upon such terms or conditions of sale that the buyer will pay 

le s therefor than the lowest reasonable cost of such product.. When 

it appears that conditions have changed, the Cole Authority, upon 

its own initiative or upon the request of any interested party, shall 

cause the determination to be reviewed. 

SECTION 2. False Billing.-Withholding from or inserting in any 

quotation or invoice any statement that makes it inaccurate in any 

material particular. SECTION 3. Misr p1·esentation.-Making, cau ing, or permitting to 

be made or published any false or misleading or materially inaccurate statement concerning the grade, quality, or nature of any 

proce s in the Industry or results obtainable thereby. 

SECTION 4. Defam.atio,L-Niaking or causing to be made fal ·e or 

defamatory statements concerning a competitor, his business, policies 

or product . . SECTION 5. Oomme7'Cia2 Bribery.-Giving, permitting to be given, 

or directly offering to give, anything of value for the purpose of 

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

repre entative 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 employer, principal or party; 

provided, however, that this shall not be construed to prohibit free 

and o·eneral distribution of articles commonly used for aclverti ing 

except so far as uch articles are actually used for commercial 

bribery as hereinabove defined. 

SECTION 6. Subt rfuge, Oollusion.-Knowingly violating or inducing another to violate or using subterfuge to evade the Code of Fair 

Competition of this or of any other Industry, or being an acces ory 

to uch evasion or violation. 

SEcTION 7. Secret R ebates.-Secretly making or offering to make 

payment or allowance of rebates, refunds, commissions, credits. 

unearned discounts, or excess allowance , whether in the form of 

money or otherwise, or ecretly extending or offering to extend to 

any cu tomer any special service or privilege not extended to all 

customers of the same class. SECTIO~ . Dividing 0 01npensation.-Paying or allowing to anyone who is engag d in the processing of goods any part of the 

compen ation received by a ·member of the Industry for services 

\vithin the Industry performed for a third party. 

SECTION 9. Subcontracting lVork.- Contracting with an employee 

of a member of the Industry to do work of an engraving nature 

outside hi regular hours of employment. Each member of the 

Indu try hall furnish the Code Authority within thirty (30) days 

after the effecti·ve date of this Code, and once every month thereafter, the names of any persons to whom worl~ of an engraving 

nature has been giYen to be performed off the premises of such 
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th Pr ill n in a c:on1an \Yith t.h 

· ion 10 b) f the ... \.. , from time to tim to ·an ' l 

nl r, a pproYal li n1l or recrulation i ·.· n d 

... \..nTICLE ~Io~~or LIE· 

AnTI 'LE ..i. r I-EFFE TIYE DATE 

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t d r applied 

r monopoli tic 

r to limina t.c . 

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it appr al b th Pre ·ident. 

ApproYed 'od Ko. 324. 

R ·i try N . 5 9-01. 

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