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under which daily newspapers
would operate, follows, textual-
i E: Code Of the American
Newspaper Publishers Associa-
Preamble.
The association as referred to herein
shall mean the American Newspaper
Publishers Association and all daily
and /or Sunday newspapers which sign
this code.
The term newspapers" as used here
In shall include daily and /or daily
and Sunday newspapers.
The term newspaper publishing" as
used herein is defined to mean the pub
fishing Of newspapers issued daily, and.
when such Is the case, on Sundays, In
the United States.
The term publishers" as used herein
shall include individuals, partnerships,
associations and corporations which are
actually engaged in the publishing OF
daily and /or Sunday newspapers.
Purpose:
Being in sympathy with the spirit
and purpose Of the national industrial
recovery act, but realizing the consti-
tutional limitations upon the applica-
ton OF various provisions OF the act
to the press, this association, whose
members are engaged in newspaper
publishing. desires to present this code
to the President. the better to forward
the program looking toward the eco
nomic and business recovery Of the
United States, the necessity for which
is stated In title l, section l Of the act.
The Association.
The American Newspaper Publishers
Association is a voluntary membership
corporation, not for profit, organized
and incorporated under the laws Of the
State of New York. A copy of its by
laws Is hereto attached, marked ex-
hibit A, and asked to be read as a part
hereof Membership within the asso-
citation is open to any publisher who
conforms to the requirements Of mem
bership therein, but for the purposes Of
this code. any publisher. who finds 1t
impracticable to become a member Of
the association, but who subscribes
hereto, shall be considered as having
accepted his share Of responsibility and
shall be entitled to the benefits of its
provisions.
This code shall take effect upon ap-
proval by the President and shall con-
tinue IN force until June Is, 1885, un-
less prior thereto the President shall by
proclamation or the Congress shall by
joint resolution declare that the emer-
gency recognized by section l Of the
act has ended. in either of which event
1t shall terminate.
Obligations of Members.
Publishers agree:
o. After August 81. 1898, or prior
thereto upon approval by the President,
not to employ any person under 16
years Of age (a) except for the delivery
or sale Of newspapers where such work
does not interfere with hours of day
school, and tb) except persons between
IA and 16 years of age for other work
between am. and pm, not to ex-
ceed three hours per day, in employ
ment in other than mechanical or man
ufacturing departments.
CD Not to work any accounting. cler-
ical, office, service or sales employees
| Except outside employes) in any Office
or department for more than 40 hours
in any one week, except as provided In
existing contracts and agreements.
90 Except as provided in existing
contracts and agreements, not to EN-.
| ploy any factory or mechanical worker
or artisan more than 40 hours per week
week of A hours for any six week.
within any six months period during
the term of this agreement.
| 90 That the maximum hours fixec
| in the foregoing paragraphs 90 anc
| (3) shall not apply to professional per-
sons employed in their profession; mol
to employees employed in a managerial
executive or supervisory capacity who
| receive more than $35 per week; nor te
special cases where restrictions of hour.
Of highly skilled workers on continuou,
processes would unavoidably reduce pro-
duction. but in any such special cast
at least time and one e-third shall be paic
for hours worked in excess of the maxi
mum. except as provided in existing
contracts and agreements. However
when necessary, because of an emer-
gency. overtime and extra shifts above
the limitations herein set forth shall bt
permitted, provided that no employe
other than one engaged on emergency
maintenance or repair work. shall b.
permitted to work more than 48 hours
in any one week.
t5) Not to pay any full-time employees
Of the classes mentioned in paragraph
90 less than SIS per week in any city
of over 100000 population or in the
immediate trade area of such city: mol
less than $l4.50 per week in any city
of between 25O.000 and 100000 or In
the immediate trade area of such city;
nor less than S14 per week in any city
Of between $500 and 250,000 population
or in the immediate trade area of such
city; nor less than sl2 per week in
towns of less than $500 population A
full-time employe mentioned in para
graph (2) will receive as much for the
shorter day. week. or month. in the
event full time is worked, as hereto
fore. A full-time employe mentioned ir
paragraph (3). in the absence of con-
tracts or agreements obligating work in
excess of 40 hours per week, and whose
hours of work are reduced in accordance
with this code, will be entitled to receive
an hourly rate of pay not less than tbs
| hourly rate which prevailed in his COM
munity on July Is, 1929. for the same
work Population for the purposes oil
this code shall be determined by ref
erence to the 1880 Federal census.
Further Agreement.
1. That employees shall have the right
to organize and bargain collectively
through representatives of their owl
choosing, and shall be free from the in.
reference restraint, or coercion of EN-.
ployers of labor. or their agents, in the
designation of such representatives Of
in self-organization or in other con.
certed activities for the purpose OF col.
lective bargaining or other mutual aie
or protection;
2. That no employe and no one seek.
ing employment shall be required as {
condition Of employment to join an!
company union or to refrain from
/ joining. organizing. or assisting a labol
organization Of his own choosing:
| g. That employers shall comply with
the maximum hours of labor, minimum