Evening star., 1933-10-24
Text of n. r. A. Retail Code
Presidents Signature Places $4,000 Merchants
Under Blue Eagle, and Blocks Uncontrolled
Price Raising Consumers.
be governed by the provisions Of Section
5 of Schedule A annexed hereto
Price Raising to Consumers

S Of Schedule A annexed hereto:
Section 1. Retail Trade Authority
The retail trade authority shall consist
Of the administrator or his deputy, and
three members appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States. who shall
advise and assist the administrator or
his deputy. Members Of the retail trade
authority shall be members without
vote. of the National Retail Trade
Council provided for herinafter.
Section 2. National Retail Trade
Council (a) Composition.-The Ma
tional Retail Trade Council shall con-
sist of at least one, but not more than
three, representatives from each major
division Of the retail trade presenting
this code or hereafter subscribing to
it, as the administrator shall designate
Such representatives shall be elected,
in accordance with fair method ap-
proved by the administrator, by the
national trade associations representing
the above divisions of tie retail trade.
Where more than one national trade
association, each represents a portion
Of single division Of the retail trade,
the administrator shall. for the pur-
pose Of establishing the membership
of thu National Retail Trade Council In
the first instance, determine whether
such associations are truly representative
and what shall be the number and pro-
portionate vote OF such associations
upon the council after the initial es-
tablishment Of the council such de-
cisions shall be made by the council
TRAITOR. Regardless Of the number OF
its representatives each division OF the
retail trade shall have one vote In all
action taken By the National Retail
(b> General powers s-The National
Retail Trade Council shall, in addition
to the specific powers herein conferred.
have ell general powers necessary to
assist the administrator or his deputy
in the administration and enforcement
of this code.
(c) Reports and investigations-The
National Retail Trade Council shall,
subject to the approval or upon the re-
quest of the administrator, require from
all retailers such reports as are neces-
sary to efectuate the purposes Of this
code. and may. upon its own initiative
or upon complaint Of any person af-
fected make investigation as to the
functioning and observance of any pro-
visions of the code and report the re-
suits of such investigation to the ad-
ministrator.
(d) Recommendation The National
Retail Trade Council may from time to
time present to the administrator rec
concentrations dncluding interpreta-
tions) based on conditions in the trade
which will tend to effectuate the opera
ton Of the provisions of this code and
the policy Of the national industrial
recovery act. Such recommendations
shall upon approval by the administra-
tor. become operative as part OF this
code
(e) Local committees.-The National
Retail Trade Council shall, subject tc
the approval Of the administrator
| supervise the setting up within local
| trading areas Of local committees fol-
the purpose Of assisting in the admin
istration and enforcement of this code
within such local areas
0) Expenses-The expenses Of the
National Retail Trade Council shall be
equitably assessed and collected by the
council. subject to the approval Of tht
administrator.
Section 3. Regional Advisory Com.
mittee.-The National Retail Trade
Council shall subject to the approval oi
the administrator, appoint annually q
Regional Advisory Committee consisting
Of one member appointed from and rep.
reSenting each major geographical Sec
ton Of the country as established by
Federal Reserve districts. 1t shall be
the function Of the Regional Advisory
Committee to serve In an advisory ca.
pacity to the administrator and to the
National Retail Trade Council on mat
tiers pertaining to the administration oi
this code in the respective districts. The
committee shall meet subject to the call
OF the administrator, the National Re.
tail Trade Council or the committed
chairman
Section 4. National Retail Trade Eco
nomics Board--The National Retail
Trade Economics Board shall consist OF
five % members appointed by The
President of the United States or by the
administrator Such board shall OBJ
serve and study the economic effects
and results of the various provisions Of
this code and shall report from time
to time to the administrator.
Section S. interpretations ad-
ministrator may from time to time, after
consultation with the National Retail
Trade Council, issue such administra-
tive interpretations of the various pro-
visions Of this code as are necessary to
pretations shall become operative as q
part of this code, unless the admins
TRAITOR shall otherwise specify.
Section 6. Exceptions in cases Of un-
usual or undue hardship.-Where the
operation Of the provisions Of this code
impose an unusual or undue hardship
upon any retailer or group Of retailers
such retailer or group Of retailers may
make application for relief to the ad-
ministrator or to his duly authorized
agent may, after such public notice and
hearing as he may deem necessary
grant such exception to or modification
of the provisions of this code as may
be required to effectuate the purpose OF
the national industrial recovery act.
ARTICLE XII
GENERAL.
Section I. Membership in associations
Membership In the national retail as
sociations represented upon the Ma
tional Retail Trade Council, or in any
affiliated associations, shall be open tc
all retailers Of that portion Of the re-
tail trade which said associations re.
spectively represent and said associa-
tions shall impose no inequitable restric-
tions upon admission to membership
therein
Section 2. Information to be fur
nished Government agencies.-In addi-
ton to information required to be sub
nitted to the National Retail Trade
Council. there shall be furnished tt
Government agencies such statistical
information as the administrator may
deem neressarv f0r fha r,,irrosec racifaI