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Approved Code No. 44-Arnendrnent No. 1 Registry No. 904-1-05 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION . . 

AMENDMENT TO· 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

BOOT AND SHOE 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

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AS APPROVED ON AUGUST 9, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 44-Amendment No. 1 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

As Approved on August 9, 1934 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDMENT OF CoDE OF FAIR CoMPETITION FOR THE BooT 

AND SHOE }.fANUFACTURING 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 an amendment to a Code of Fair Competition for the Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Industry, and notice of opportunity to be heard having 

been duly given thereon and the annexed report on said amendment, containing findings with respect thereto, having been made and 

directed to the President: 

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

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

pursuant to authority vested 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 said amendm~nt and the Code as 

constituted after being amended comply in all respects with the 

pertinent provisions and will promote the policy and purposes of 

said Title of said Act, and do hereby order that said amendment 

be and it is hereby approved, and that the previous approval of said 

Code is hereby modified to include an approval of said Code in its 

entirety as amended. 

Approval recommended: 

GEO. L. BERRY, 

HuGH S. JOHNSON, 

Ad1ninistrator for lndwstrial Recovery. 

Div?.°sion Administrator. 

w .ASHINGTON, D.C., 

August 9, 1934. 

79562°-1044-50-34 (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDE · i' 

The Pu. IDE T, 

T lie 1V hite H O'US • 

Sm: Thi · i · a r ep ort n the amendment to th ode of Fair ompetitio.n for he Boot anl hoe MB:n:ufacturino- Indu try, which has 

been submitted in a ordance with Executive Orel r o. 667 . 

This amendment enabl s the Code Auth@rity t incur such reasonable obligabon as are ncce~sary to upr ort th admini tration of 

the co le and to maintain th stand rd of f air competition tablished 

by this o le. It al ·o enables the od ~ u h rity t o ·ubmit an 

itemize l budget an l an equitable ba i up n whi h the f und nece -

sa.ry to su1 lJort such bu lg t shall be contribut d by the member of 

-the indu try. Such contribLTtion. are Jnade mandatory by this 

amendment. Th D "pnty Administrator in his final report t me on aid amend -

1n nt to aid cGde, having found a herein e.t f@rth crnd on the basis 

of all th proceedino: in this :rnatter : 

I .fin l thait: 

(a) The amend1n nts -to ...,aid code and the code a amended are 

well de io·n d to JM-Om te the p olicies and ptu·po es of Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act including t he Temova.l of b truction to th fr e flow of inter tate and foreig11 . rnmer e which tend 

to di1nini the amount thereof, and -will provide for th o-en ral 

welfare by pr rn1.0tin er the organization of indu try for he purpo e 

of coop rative a:ction a.mono· trade group , by inducing and 1naintaining unite<[ action of labor and managem nt und r adequate o -

ernmental an ·on and upervi ion by eliminatin(J' unfair mp titiv practi , by J)r unotino- the full t p0 ibl ntilizati n f the 

pr ·errt pr du tive capa ity 0£ the indu tri , by av idin<T undu 

re triction, of produ tion ( except as may b t mporaril r uireu.) 

by increa 1Il.o' the consnm1 tion of indu trial and agri ul ural pr -

ucts throutr.h in:i rea · .o- pur ha ing I ower b. r u ino- an ~ li vino 

unruupl y1nent, b_ impr vino- andar 1 flab r, an 1 tl r i 

r habilitatino- indu try. 

(b) Th oa a .amena d 

provi . . d Titl f 

ub f tion 

ub ion (b) f ·tion 1 th r f. 

( c) h m pi w r, t-h 

, id am ,n lm nt n b half f h 

( d) Th am n lm. nt an 1 th 

an l will n p rmi m 11 0 1 li · 

( ) Th am n 1m nt , ncl h ·od am rn1 l ar 

an l , ill n o liminat or 01 pr ),•s small 

p r· t t 1i · Timina · t h m. 

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(f) Those engaged in other steps of the economic process have not 

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

amendment. 

For these reasons the amendment has been approved. 

Re.spectfully, 

AUGUST 9, 1934. 

HuGH S. JoHN£ON, 

Adrrvim.ds-tr(J)tor. 
AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE 

BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

The following shall be substituted for Article VII, Section 1: 

1. It being found necessary to support the a lministration of this 

Code, in order to effectuate the policy of the National Indu trial 

Recovery Act and to 1naintain the standard of fair competition 

established hereunder, the Code Authority is authorized: 

(a) To incur such rea onable obligations as are necessary and 

proper for the foregoing purposes and to meet such obligations 

out of fun·1 which shall be held in trust for the purr o es of the 

Code and rai ed as hereinafter provided. 

(b) To ubmit to the Administrator for his approval, ubject to 

such notice and opportunity to be heard as he may deem nece ary: 

(1) An itemjzed budget of its estimated expense for the foregoing purpo es, and 

(2) An equitable basi upon which the :funds necessary to upport 

such budget shall be contributed by all members of the Indu try 

entitled to the benefits accruing from the maintenance of uch 

standards, and the administration thereof; 

( c) After such budget and basis of asse ment have b en approved by the Admini trator, to determine and collect quitable 

as es m nts as set forth, and to that end, if nee sary to in titute 

legal proceedings therefor in its own name. 

( d) Each member of the Indu try shall be liable for hi or it 

equitable asses ment to the expense of the maintenance of tl1e de 

Authority as hereinabove provided. 

( e) Only m mbers of the Industry om plying with th 

contributing to the xpense of it adm.ini tration a pr vid d in 

ction 1 hereof ( unle duly exem1 ted :from making u h ntribution) hall be entitl d to participat in th s 1 tion f m mb r 

of the o le Authority or to make u e of any mblem r in i nia f 

the National RecoYery Administration. 

(f) The od Authori hall n ith r incur nor pay an bligation 

sub tantiall in x f th am unt ther of a ima 1 in its 

appr v cl bud g t · and hall in no v nt xc d th otal an1 un ontain d in the appro-\ d buclg t x ept up n appr al f th lmini -

trat r · and no ub qu nt budg t hall c ntain an cl fi i n y it m 

for x1 nditur in x f pri r budg t ima x I th 

whi h th Admini ra r hall hav o appro ed. 

Approved d o. 44-Amendm n t . 1 

R gi try No. 004-1--05. 

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