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3 1262 08486 7570 Registry No. 216-09 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

AMERICAN WHOLESALE IMPORTERS 

AND SELLING AGENTS OF IMPORTED 

MALE WEARING APP AREL 

INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 31, 1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

The Code for the American Wholesale Importers 

and Selling Agents of Imported Male Wearing Apparel Industry 

in~itsforesent form merely reflects the proposal of the above-mentioned 

industry, and none of the provisions contained therein are 

to be regarded as having received the approval of 

the National Recovery Administration 

as applying to this industry 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

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SUBMITTED BY 

AMERICAN WHOLESALE IMPORTERS AND SELLING AGENTS OF 

IMPORTED MALE WEARING APPAREL 

(II) 
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR AMERICAN WHOLE· 

SALE IMPORTERS AND SELLING AGENTS OF IMPORTED 

MALE WEARING APP AREL 

ARTICLE I 

SECTION 1. The provisions of this code shall apply to any indi, 

viduals, organizations, or corporations offering at wholesale, any such 

merchandise in the United States. 

SEc. 2. Price Fiwing.-The fixing of prices by agreement among 

wholesale Importers and Selling Agents is prohibited. 

SEC. 3. Specific l nducements.-No rebates, bonuses, extra discounts, 

freight allowances, delivery allowances, storage allowances, overshipments without charge, gifts, advertising allowances, or other 

tangible inducement of economic advantage shall be given to any 

customer unless such rebates, bonuses, discounts, freight allowances, 

storage allowances, overshipments without charge, gifts, advertising 

allowances, or other tangible inducements, or economic advantages 

are published and allowed to all other customers. 

SEc. 4. Sales Below Oost.-No garment or class of garments shall 

be sold for less than cost of such garment or class of garments, 

including selling costs, Customs duties, charges, freight, clearance 

and handling charges, except those discontinued lines, seconds, or 

garments accumulated from previous selling seasons which may be 

sold for less than cost. On and after effective date it shall be unfair 

competition for any wholesale Importer or Selling Agent, either 

directly or indirectly, to sell their product at a price below its cost 

as determined above, without any subterfuge and in accordance with 

sound accounting practice. There shall be excepted, however, from 

the provisions of this section seasonal clearances of merchandise, and 

the following dates are fixed for such seasonal sales: 

Spring goods, on and after May 15th. 

Fall goods, on and after December 15th. 

Dropped lines or surplus stocks, sometimes designated as "close- outs," or inventories which must be converted into cash to meet 

immediate needs, may be sold on dates prior to those mentioned in 

the preceding clause, at such prices as are necessary to move the 

merchandise into the buyers' hands. However, all such stocks must 

first be reported to the Code Authority of The American Wholesale 

Importers and Selling Agents of Imported Male Wearing Apparel. 

ARTICLE II 

SECTION 1. ApplicabiUty of the Article.-This article shall be 

applicable to all employes except traveling salesmen and those occupying executive or supervisory positions. 

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SEc. 2. Employment of Minors.-After August 31st, 1933, employ• 

ment of any persons under the age of 16 years is prohibited, except 

per ons between the ages of 14 and 16 may be employed not to exceed 

three ( 3) hours per day and between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

in such work as will not interfere with the hours of day school. 

SEc. 3. M axi1nwm H owrs of Labor.-Forty hours shall constitute 

a week's work and no employee shall be required or permitted to 

work any longer time. No emplo3 ee shall be employed or permitted 

to work for one or more employers in the industry in the aggregate 

in excess of the number of hours pre~cribed in this section. 

SEc. 4. Minimwm W age.-N o person shall be employed at a wage 

less than Fifteen Dollars per week except minors employed in ac ◄ 

cordance with Section two (2) of this article who shall be paid not 

less than 27 cents per hour. 

ARTICLE III 

SECTION 1. Oonsign1nents.-The sale of garments on consignment 

is prohibited as an unfair method of competition. The term "consignment" as herein used shall include the delivery by an Importer 

or Selling Agent to any distributor, as agent, purchaser, or otherwise, 

under any agreement or understanding, expres ed or implied, pursuant to which the seller retains any lien upon or title to or interest 

in the goods delivered, or pursuant to which the distributor may at 

his option, return any of the goo l or claim any credits with respect 

thereto. This prohibition shall not apply to contracts entered into 

prior to July 14th, 1933, the term of which expire within one year 

from the date of the enactment of the Industrial Recovery Act. 

ARTICLE IV 

SECTION 1. For the better protection o-f retail merchants and the 

general public, every individual, organization, or corporation operating under this code shall be required to maintain within the United 

States a permanent registered office and with responsible representation during regular business hours. 

ARTICLE V 

SECTION 1. Oocle Authority.-A board which may consist of not 

more than four ( 4) members shall be established to be known as The 

Code Authority. One member may be appointed by the Administrator of the N.R.A. and such member shall be chairman of the 

bo3:rd. Two members shall be appointed by the individuals organizat10ns, _or corporations subscribing to this code. One member may 

be appointed by the employees of the individuals, organizations, or 

co:r_:porations subscribing to this code. 

~EC. 2. Authority and Power.-The Code Authority shall have the 

primary responsibility for the administration of this code, the standards of_ operation set forth therein, and all appropriate rules and 

regulat10ns made pursuant thereto. 

In connection with such re ponsibility the code authority shall 

have the following authorities and powers. 
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(A) Authority and power to cooperate, so far as possible, with the 

Administrator in making investigations as to the functioning and 

observance of the provisions of this code and the standards of operation set forth therein at its own instance or on complaint by any 

person affected and to report its findings to the Administrator. 

(B) Authority and power to submit any amendments or changes 

in this code which experience may prove advisable. 

J. W. MAGNUS, Chairman, 

'208 Fifth A venue, New York. 

E. B. WALTERS, Secretary, 

~45 Fifth A venue, New York. 

AUGUST 30th, 1933. 

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