Approved Code No. 308-Supplement No. 11 Registry No. 908-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

SUPPLEMENTARY 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

SPONGE PREP ARING 

AND WHOLESALING OR WHOLESALING 

INDUSTRY 

(A Division of the Fishery Industry) 

AS APPROVED ON APRIL 27, 1935 

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UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON: 1935 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documen ts, Washington, D. C. • ~ - - - - - Price 5 cents 
This vublica ion is for sale by the Superinten !en of Dorum nt-.:, GoYernment 

Printing Office, Wa hington, D. C., and by the following N. R. . offices : 

Atlanta, Ga. : 625 Citiz n & outllem Ja tionut Bank Buil<-ling. 

Baltimor , l\Ic1.: J30 u ~t mhouse. 

Birmingham, Ala. : 201 Lib rty ationa l Life Building. 

Boston, l\Ia . : Room 1200, 0 Fed ra l Str et. Buffalo, N. Y.: 219 White Buildin,.;. Chicag , Ill.: Room 204, 400 North Michigan Arnnue. 

'leYelan(l, Ohio : f'i20 Bulkley Building. 

Dallas, Tex.: 1212 Hepublic Bank Building. 

Detroit, Mich.: 415 New F d ral Building. 

Houston, Tex.: 403 Milam Building. 

J a ck onville, Fla. : 425 United Stat · Courthou e and Po t Office 

Building. 

Lo. An eles, Calif. : 751 F io-ueroa Street, outh. 

Lou i Yille, Ky.: 40 Federal Building. 

l\1inneap li ·, l\linn. : 900 Roanoke Buildin<T. 

Na hville, Tenn.: 415 Cotton State Building. 

Newark, N. J.: 43-1 Indu t.ria l Office Building, 1060 Broad Street. 

New Orlean ·, La.: 214 u~tombou se. New York, N. Y.: 45 Broadway. 

Oklahoma City, Okla. : 4:..7 ommerce Exchange Building. 

Phil adelphi a , Pa.: 93 Commercial Tru t Building. Pitt burgh, Pa.: 401 Law ancl Financ Buildino-. 

P ortland, Oreg.: 407 Park Building. 

Providence, R. I.: Nationa l Exchano-e ank Building, 17 Exchange 

Str et. 

St. Loui , Mo.: Suite 1220, 506 Olive Street. 

San Franci co, Calif.: Humbolt ank Building, 785 Market Street. 

Seattle, Wa b.: 1730 Exchange Building. 
Approved Code No. 308-Supplement No. 11 

SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

SPONGE PREP ARING AND WHOLESALING OR 

WH·OLESALING INDUSTRY 

As Approved on April 27, 1935 

ORDER 

APPROVING SuPPLEM.ENTARY CoDE oF FAIR CoMPETITION FOR THE 

SPONGE PREPARING AND WHOLESALING OR WHOLESALING INDUSTRY 

A DIVISION OF THE FISHERY INDUSTRY 

An application having been duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provi ions of Title I of the National Indu ;-rial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of a supplementary code of fair competition for the sponge preparing and 

wholesaling or wholesaling division of the fishery industry, and 

hearing 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: 

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

States, the ational Industrial Recovery Board, pursuant to authority , e ted in it by Executive Orders of the President, including 

Executive Order No. 6 59, and otherwise, does hereby incorporate 

by reference said annexed report and does find that said code complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions and will promote 

the policies and purposes of said title of said act; and does hereby 

order that said code of f air competition be and it is hereby approved. 

NATION AL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY BOARD, 

By W. A. HARRIMAN, Administrative Offioer. 

Approval recommended : 

ARMIN w. RILEY, 

Division Ad11iinis trator. 

WASHINGTON, D. c., 

April f7, 1935. 

132210°-1749-05-35 (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRE IDENT 

The PRESIDE T 

T lie lV hite I-I ouse. 

Sm: This i a report on the Supplementary oc.1, f Fair on -

petition for the Sponge Preparing an l '\Vh l . ulin · r "\Yhole ·alinoIndustr:v ( a Division of the Fishery Industry) , as revi,, d aft r 

Public H earing con lncted in '\Va hington, D. 1., on D c mb r 17 

and 21, 1934, in accor lan e with the provisi ns of th ational 

Indu trial Recov ry Act. The co le i · ponsor ed by th 0 l no- Institute. and the F lorida Spon~ Pa ·k r · S"ociati n , trad a o iations with their principal office · in \Vashino-ton, D. ., an l Tarpon 

Spring. Florida, re pe ·tively an l by a cocl c1 rnmi t c le ·ted 

by ballot of th in lu try, to which con: mittee, ·with the acquie. n · 

of th incumbent membe rn ancl the National Re ·oYer , \..dmini:tration~ ertain mernb L ' were a 11 c1 lo ling to trne repr . · ntation . 

I . DEs 'RIPTION F THE L.Tn TRY 

The 

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and otlwr oflk , 'lll] l >)" •. lH• I'<'. tri ·{Pel -!I linur ..... in .my "e, k. , 

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hours in any dav. and 6 da in any 7 except that during 5 week in 

any year such employee may be permitted to work 44 hours per week, 

or 9 hour per clay provided they rec ive time and one-third the 

normal rat of pay for all hour worked in excess of 40 per week 

or per day. No other employee hall be permitted to work in 

e:s:ce of 40 hour per week or 8 hour per day, or 6 days in any 7, 

with the e:s: eption of executive supervi ory and admini trative employee who receive 5.00 per week or more· out ide sale men who 

·pend O per cent of their time away from the premi .... es of heir employer· -tntionary engine r and stationary firemen, chauffeurs, and 

deliYerymen, provided they hall not be permitted to work in exce s 

f 48 hour in any week· employees .ongagecl in emergency maintenance and emergency repair work, provided they are paid at lea t 

time an l one-third the normal rate for hours worked in exc s of 

the maximum establi heel for them; and for not more than 16 weeks 

in an year employee · killed in bleaching and pa king sponges may 

be permitted to work 48 hour per week, provided they are paid time 

and one-third the normal rate for hour worked in excess of 40 per 

week or per day. 

"\Vith re pect to wage the industry propo es that no clerical 

accounting or other office employee shall be paid less than at the 

rate of 16.00 per week except that office bo3 may be employed at 

a rate of not le s than !>14.00 per week. Office boys are limited to 

5 percent of all office employees but at least one may be employed. 

No employe engaged olely in the light work of tagging, packaging, 

or wrapping shall be paid le than at the rate of $14.00 per week 

for those who work by the week or 35 cents per hour for those who 

work by the hour. o other employee shall be paid less than at the 

rate of 16.00 per week for tho e who work by the week or 40 cents 

per hour for tho e who work by the hour. 

In addition the code contains general labor provisions which are 

intended to be of direct benefit to emplo e0 s. 

III. U FAIR :METHODS OF Co 1:PETITION 

The unfair methods of competition provisions of the code include 

pro, isions with respect to participation in code and false information. 

IV. FINDING 

The cting Deputy A imini trator in hi final report to the 

National Industrial Recovery Board on aid code having found 

a herein s t forth and on the basis of all the procBeding in this 

matter: 

The ational Industrial Recovery Board finds that: 

(a) Said code is well de igned to promote the policies and purpo es of Title I of the National Industrial Re overy Act, including 

removal of ob tructions to the free flow of inter tate and foreign 

commerce which tend to dimini h the amount thereof, and will provide for the general welfare by promoting the organization of indu try for th purpo e of cooperative action among trade groups, 

by indu ing and maintaining united action of labor and management 

under adequat governmental sanctions and upervi ion, by . eliminating unfair competitive practices, by promoting the fullest pos-
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sible utilization of the pre ent pro lu tive capacity of indu tri s, by 

avoiding undue re triction of production ( ex ept as 1na. be teni.-

porarily required) by increa ing the consumption of indu trial, 

fishery and agricultural products through increa ing pur l asing 

power, by re 1ucing and r lieving unemployment, by improvin<Y 

s;tandards of labor, an l by otherwise r habilitating indu.try. 

(b) Said industry' nor1nally mploys not 1nor than r-o 000 employee ; and i not cla ified by the B ar l a a m j or in 1 u tr . 

( c) The code as approve l com1 lie.· in all r . pe t · with th p rtinent provi ·ion of Title I of the Nati al In lustrial R ·ov r, ct, 

incluclino· without limitation Sub. e tion (L of ctiou 3 ► ' nb.- ti n 

(a) of " ction 7 and ub ection (b) of cti n 10 th r f. 

( 1) The applicant arou ps are truly r epr entati \" of th incl u · 1 , . 

No in [Jnitabl r tri ·tion on admi i n to m m er ·hi p th r in a re 

imp,.,~'cl by aid group . ( 0) The od is not le ·io·ned to and will L t p n 1i rn on poli · 

or monopoli ti practi e . 

(:f) The col i not de igned to ancl , ill not elimin"tt r oppr . s 

small nterpri. e an l will not operate to li criminatc ao-ai.n ·t them. 

(g) Tho ·e ngage l in other steps of the economi 1• pro" . s wh . e 

servi es and welfare ar effecte l by the code, have not b 0 en depriv d 

of the right to be h ard prior to approval of . ·aid od . 

For thes r ea ons, ther,;\fore , this divisional code has been appro · d. 

Foi- the ational Indu trial RecoYery Board: 

,v. A. I-I RRidAN 

Adn i1 istrati1' Offec r. 

APRIL 27, 1935. 
S PPLE1VIE TARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITIOr FOR 

THE SPONGE PREPARING A D WHOLESALI G OR 

,VHOLESALI G I DUSTRY 

A DIYI ION OF THE FI HERY I rn TRY 

ARTICLE I-PURPO E 

SECTION 1. The National Code of Fair Competition for the Fishe1·y 

Industry with the exceptions and addition hereinafter pecifically 

enumerated shall constitute the code of fair competition for the 

ponge preparing and wholesaling or wholesaling division of the 

fi hery industry in a cordance "ith Article VIII, Title C, Section 1 

of aid national code, and shall b the tandard of fair competition 

for the ponge preparing and wholesaling or whole aling divi ion 

of the fi hery industry, and shall be binding upon every member 

thereof. 

ARTICLE II-DEFI ITIONS 

SECTION 1. ""\i'\ herever a term is used in this divi ional code which i 

defined in aid national code, the definition thereof contained in said 

national code shall, except as herein provided in the case of wholesaling, apply to the sponge preparing and wholesaling or wholesaling divi ion of the fishery industry. As u ed herein: 

(a) The term 'sponge preparing and wholesaling or wholesaling industry ;: or' sponge industry mean the preparing and wholealing or whole aling of ponge . Said term does not include the 

wholesaling of ponges by cleaning supply, paint or hardware 

dealers, or druggists. 

(b) The term 'preparing " mean washing, cutting, clipping, 

trimming, drying, orting bleaching, baling, packing, tagging, 

wrapping, packaging, and kindred operations. 

( c) The terms" whole ale" and" wholesaling" mean the distribution of sponges, in the natural or any prepared state, to retail outlets 

whether or not the retail outlets are owned or controlled by the 

per on or enterpri e effecting the distribution hereinafter in this 

paragraph referred to as the distributor; and include sal0 s of sponges 

between or amon · distributors. Said terms do not include any 

primary sale in the natural or any prapared state, of sponges taken 

from the water, or taken :from the water and prepared, by persons 

engaged by their own manual labor individually, as partners, or on 

a " lay " ba is; and with or without the cooperation in the work of 

one or more employees compensated on a time or piece rate basis). 

( cl) The term "member of the sponge industry" means any individual, partner hip, association, corporation, or other form of enterprise engao-ed in the sponge industry, either as an employer or on 

hi or its own behalf. 

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( e) 'fh term " ·ponge " mean th ·he p wool pong ( H iJJJ)Ospongia canali 11,lata go sypina.) and other species of H ippospon gia, Eu pongia 'pongia./ it ·lu1ll inclu le also analogous g nera u ~ cl for 

commer cial purpose . 

(f) The term " Ex cntive Cornmitt e" mean a ·upervisor body 

pro Yi de l for in \.rticle VIII. Title C, ection 1 paraoTaI h ( e ) of 

aid national code and created p ur. ·uunt to the provi ·ion f Article 

VIII, Title B hereof. 

(g) The term " utional Inclu trial Recov ry Boar l m an · the 

body establi heel by Exe ntiv Or ler ro. 6 ~0, <lated eptemb r 27, 

1034 to a<lmini ,t r th provi ion · of Titl I of the Act. 

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ARTICLE IV-WAGES 

SECTION 1. The labor wage provisi n contained in Article IV of 

said national code ·hall not apply to the s1 onge industry, and 111 

lieu ther eof the following ·hall apply : 

(a) No clerical, a counting or other offi e em ploye-e sha ll be paid 

less than at the rat,, of $16.00 per -vrnek, except that offi e boys may 

be employed at a rate o:f not le s than $14.00 per we k. Office b ys 

in any establishment hall not ex eed fr•,e per cent (5 o/c ) of all oflfre 

employees ther-ein, but at lea t one may be ernploye l. 

(b) No employee engaged ·olely in the light work of tagging, 

packaging, or wr appin,g shall be paid less than at the rate of $14.00 

per week for those "TT'ho work by the week or 35¢ per hour for those 

who work by the hour. 

( c) No other emr loyee shall be paid le s than at the rate of 

$16.00 per week for tho e who work by th \Yeek or 40¢ per hour 

for those who work by the hour. 

( cl) A person "hose earning capa city is limite 1 becau e of age, 

physical or mental handicap, or oth r infirmity, may be employed 

on light work at a wag belmv the minimum e~tabli ·heel by this 

divisional code, if the employer obtains from the authority desig- nated by the United States Department of Labor a certificate authorizing such person's employment at such Yrnges and for such 

hours as shall be st at ed in the certificate. Such authority shall be 

g uided by the instructions of the United States Department of 

Labor in issuing certificates to such person ·. Each employer shall 

file with the E xecutive Committee haYing jurisdiction a list of all 

such persons employed by him showing the wages paid to, and the 

maximum hours of work for, each such employee. 

( e) F emale employeees performing the ame duties a · 1nale 

emuloyees shall receive the same rates of pay. 

(f) In order to maintain fair differential between employees, 

and equitable r eadjustment in rate of pay shall be made in cases 

of employees who on J une 15, 1933, receive l in excess of the n1ini• 

mum rates of pay then prevailing; but in no ca e as a part of such 

readjustment hall full time weekly wages be reduced. Each Executive Committee, within sixty (60 ) days after the effective date of 

thi divisional code, shall r eport to the National Industrial Recovery 

Boar l the r eadjustments made pursuant to the provisions of this 

paragraph. 

(g) This divi ional code est ablishes minimum rates of pay, and 

the same shall apply whether the employee be actually compensated 

on a tin1.e rate, piece work, or other ba is. 

( h) Wages shall be exempt from fines ; a.nd from cli-atges and 

deductions, except charges an l deductions for employees' voluntary 

contribution to insurance, pension or benefit funds, and except 

ch arges and deductions r equired by State legislation enacted for the 

benefit of employee . Deduction s for other purposes may be made 

only when an agr eement covering the same is reduc,,d to writing 

and kept on file by the employ.er , open to the inspection of the National Indu trial Recovery Board. ,v ages . hall be paid at least 

twice a month in cash , or by negotiable check payable on demand. 
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ARTI LE V-GENERAL LAI30 R PR VI IONS 

SECTION 1. The mandat .ry lau~cs from Section 7 (a) of the Act 

and the oth r general lab r proYisj n contained in Article V of 

. aid national code, except ection 8 of aid Article V are ·pe ifically 

incorporated her in by r fer en e and ·hall ap1 ly to the pon ·e indu -

try, and jn addition ther eto the follo11·ing h,1ll apply: 

(a) No person un ler iahteen (18) year · of a ·e hall b mployed 

at operation or oc upation which are hazardou in natur or danaerou to health. Each Executiv Committ e . hall ubmit t t..h National Indu trial Re oy ery B ard, within thirty (30) day aft r the 

e:ffe tive dat0 of thi divi ional ode, a Ii t of uch operation r 

oc upation . 

(b) E very employer shall pro, ide for th af ty an 1 health of 

employee during the hour and at the 1 la e of th ir mployment. 

tan lard for a-Fety and health hall be ubmitt d by th Ex cutive 1

omrnittee to the J ation al Indu trial R °' ry Bo rel , ithin thr e 

(3) months after the effective date of this divi ional code. 

ARn LE VI-U FAIR METHOD OF COMPETITION 

SE TIO 1. The unfair method of omr etition pr vi ion cont in d jn Article VI of sai 1 national c de shall not appl, t the 

ponge indu try and in lieu thereof the following hall ap1 ly: 

(a) The following practice con ·titute unfair method f comp titian and it shall be a Yi lati n of this divi ional c le f r any memb r 

of the I onge indu try: 

(1) Participation in Oode.-To claim participation in thi diviional code or ai 1 national o l with ut omplyino· ith the pr , ision · of this divisional code. 

(2) False I nf ormation.-To r port fal ly to ith r ~ x uh, e 

ommittee on any information required f r th admini trati n f 

this divisional cod . 

ARTI LE VII-INFORlVIATIO B OK AND RE RD, 

E TI N 1.-Th prov1 1011 ontain l 

nati nal cod xc p tho c ntained in 

pona indu try. 

RT :CLE VIII- DJ: IINI TR TI 

TITLE 

ECTI 1. The pr v 1 1 

nati nal co 1 hall a! pl 

in thi. rti 1 . 

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Indu.-strial Recovery Board1 Provuled lwwe,ver, that one (1) .member 

of said Executive Con1111itt e shall be the Pre 'ident of the Flori la 

Sponge Packers Association. The fir t Blection shall Le called by the 

Florida Sponge Packers A ociation within fift-een ( 15) day, · after 

the effective date of this diYi.:iional code (if it ha· not been earlier 

held) , and -the Executive Com1nitt e elected ther e.at shall erve until 

a date not later than one ( 1) year from the eff e ti ve date of thi::s 

divisional code, or for any less period comn1ensurate with the life 

of the Act. Subsequent elections shall be called by said Executive 

Committee. Each member of the ·ponge indu b·y within the State 

of Florida shall be entitled to one ( 1) vote in the election of each 

member of said Executiv Committee, to be cast in person , b. , proxy 

or by 1nail. 

SECTION 2 .. There shall be elected annua lly by and from the members of the sponge industry in places other than tbe State o:f Florida 

an Executive Committee consisting of fl.ye ( 5) member to admini -

ter this divisional code in esurh p laces, u 1bjed to rules an·d 1·egula -

tions pertaining to code administration i._· uecl by t he National I n -

dustrial Recm-ery Board: Pro,vid ed lw wc1'e:', that one (1) m0 n1ber 

of said Executive Committee c::lrnll b 0 the P r e ·iclent of the Sponge 

In titute. The first election sL. all be called by the Sponge Institute 

within fifteen (15) days nfter t he ffectiYe date of thi. · diYijonal 

code (if it has n ot been earlier held), and the Executive Committ,ee 

elected thereat shall serve until a date not later than one (1) year 

from the effective date of this d ivisional code, or for any le.·s 

period commensurate with th"' life -of the Act. Subsequent elections 

shall be .called by said Executive Committ0e. Each member of the 

sponge industry in such places shall b 0 enbtlecl to one (1) vote in 

the election of each member of said Executive Committe-e, to be cast 

in person, by proxy or by mail. 

SECTION 3. Notice of any Executive Committee election to be h 0 lcl 

under this divisiona l code shall be di ·pat checl to each member of 

the sponge industry entitled to -vote ther.eat at least hrenty (2.0) 

days in advance of the date of the proposed election. 

SECTION 4. In addition to membership as ab ve providef1, there 

may be one (1) to three (3) members on each Executive Committee 

to be appointed by the National Industrial Recovery Board, to 

servB for such periods, respectively as the National Industrial Recovery Board may designate. Admjnistration members sh.all ser...-c 

without vote and without expense to t he sponge industry. 

SECTION 5. Each Executive Committee sh all have the san1 privileges and be subj-ect to t he same lirnit<ttion · as, the National Code 

Authority has and is -subject to in A.rtide VIII, Title \., Sections 

2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of said national code. 

TITLE C. EXECUTIVE COl\Il\IITTEES, POWERS AND DUTIES 

SECTION 1. Subj€-et to rules and regulutions pertaining to code .administration issued by the National Industrial Recov ry Board1 

each Executive Committee within its juris. li ·t ion shall super vi e 

the effectuation of the purposes of this divisional code pursuant to 

the provisions of Article VIII of said nation al code , and within 

its jurisdiction is authorized further: 

(a) To use an Executive Secreta.ry, and :-mch associations and 

other agencies as it sees fit, foT the carrying out of any of its activi-
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ha,·in<r j11ri~ ]i ·tinn ,YitJ1in 

till lny. aft r lh ff •tly 
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date o:f thi · divisional code appoint three (3) m mlY·r · of the :poncre 

indn try within the State of Florida to meet in committ ~ with thr e 

(3) sponge fishermen and a r epre ·entativ of the Fed 1·al Government to di. ·cuss matters looking to the in ·lu ion in thi · divi ion 1 

code of proYi ion regulatino· the purchase of ])Onge· from fish rm n, 

nnd to make recommen lation thereon to each Ex cuti \' D Committee and to the National Indu ~trial Recovery Board. If th . ·ponge 

fishe-rrnen fa il within ·ixty (60) days after the eff ective elate of this 

divisional code to elect re pre €ntatiYe to meet as afore ·ai l with said 

members of the spono-e industry. the Labor t\.dvi ory Board of the 

National Recovery A1mini tr ation shall appoint such 1·epre entativ ·. 

The representative of the F ederal Government de ·ignated as a member of the committee provid d for in this Section . ·hall be appointed 

by the National I ndustrial RecoYery Board, to . "'rve for ·uch period 

as the National Industrial RecoYery Board n:rny de ·ignate ; said repre entative shall erve without expense to the sponge indn try. 

SECTION 4. The p rovisions of Article VIIL Title D, Section 3, 

paragraph (a) and of A1t icle VIII, Title D, Se ti n 4 of s.aic.l 

national code hall not aPf_) ly to the ·ponge industry. 

SECTION 5. If the National I nJn~trial Recover y Board shall deter -

mine, at any time, that any a ·hon of either ExecutiYe Committee, or any agency thereof, may be tm.fair or unjust or contrary to t he 

public interest, the National Inclu trial Recnrery Board nrny requir e 

that such action be suspended pending final a tion following 01 portunity f or investio-ation of the merit of the original action and 

further con ideration by the Executive Committee or agen y t hereof 

sponsoring ame, which final action ·hall not be effective unle s the 

National Indu trial Recovery Board approves or unless it shall fail 

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

proceed with the action in its original or any modified form. This 

Section uper ecles Article VIII, Title H, Section 1 of saicl national 

code. 

TITLE D. EXPENSES 

SECTION 1. If the as essments provided for in Article VIII, Title 

E, Sect.ion 1 of said national code hall fail to provide sufficient 

funds for the prop€r administration of thi divi ional code, each 

member of the sponge industry shall bear hi · proportionate ·hare of 

any additional expense, if the National Indu trial Recovery Board 

sha ll approve an assessment for the same. _ 

SECTION 2. It being found necessary in order to support the administration of this divisional code and to maintain the tan lards of 

fair competition established thereunder and to effectuate the policy of 

the Act, each Executive Committee is authorized: 

(a) To incur uch reasonable obligations as are necessary and 

proper for the foregoing purposes, and to meet such obligations out 

of fund which may be raised as hereinafter provided and which 

shall be held in trust for the purposes of said national code ( in 

accordance with its terms) and this divisional code. 

(b) To ubmit to the National Industrial Recovery Board :for its 

approval, subj ect to such notice and opportunity to be heard as the 

National Industrial Recovery Board may deem neces ary, (1) an 

itemized budo·et of its e timated expenses for the administration of 
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this divisi'onal code an l of its contribution to the code administration 

expense of the National Cocle Authority, and (2) an equitable basis 

( con i tent with said national code) upon which the fund nece sary 

to support such budget shall be contributed by member of the sponge 

industry. 

( c) After uch budget and ba i of contribution have been approved by the National Indu trial Recovery Board to determine and 

obtain equitable contribution a above et forth by all member. of 

the sponge indu try, and to that end, if ne e ary, to institute leo·al 

proceeding therefor in it own name. 

SE TION 3. Ea h 111 mb r of the sponge in lu try hall pay hi or 

its equitabl contribution to the expense o:f the admini tration of 

aid national ode and this hvisional code a in aid o 1 pr vided, 

ubject to rule and reo-ulations pertaining thereto issued by the 

National In lu trial Recov ry Board. Only tho e member of the 

.-ponge indu try complying with thi livi ional code and contributing to the expense of the admini tration of said national ode and 

this divisional code as in aid code provided (unl duly ex m1 t d 

from making such contribution) hall be entitle 1 to I articipat in 

the selection of member of the ExecutiY ommiUe or t receive 

the benefit of any of their voluntary a tiviti s or t mak u f any 

emblem or insignia of th National R overy Adrnini ration. 

SE TION 4. The Executive Committe . hall n ither incur nor pay 

any obligation ub tantially in exces of the amount th r of a timat 1 in their approved budget , and hall in no event xceed th 

tota1 amount contained in their approved budg t except up n approval of the National Indu trial R overy Boar l · an l no ub -

quent budg t hall contain any leficiency item f r exp nditur in 

x e · of prior budget e timate ex ept th e which the ati nal 

Indu trial R overy Board hall have o appro, d. 

ARTICLE IX-MODIFI .ATION .AND ~!ION POLLE 

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