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November , 1933
Manufacturers to Attend Final Code
Hearing, November 23
F
IN A L hearing on the coin machine
manufacturers’ N.R.A. code as sub­
mitted and revised by the National
Association of Coin Machine Manufacturers
will be held on Thursday, November 23rd,
in the North private dining room of the
Carlton Hotel, Washington, D. C. All
manufacturers are urged by the association
to attend and many have made arrange­
ments to be there at this writing.
Enthusiasm ran high at the called meet­
ing of the industry on Friday evening,
November 10th, over prospects of having
the code approved and signed by President
Roosevelt, thus establishing an independent
code to govern this specialized industry.
The committee of the National Association
of Coin Machine Manufacturers, headed by
Clinton S. Darling, assistant secretary, re­
ported that a few changes had been made
in the code since revision on October 31st,
when a preliminary hearing was held in
Washington, D. C. According to Mr.
Darling, the code now conforms in general
with other codes already approved and with
the general requirements and wishes of the
government. It was his opinion that the
revised code would be approved and signed
with a minimum of further changes. It is
believed that it will not require more than
one or two days for the final hearing.
Practically every manufacturer in the
Chicago area was present at the meeting
to approve the changes made since the
revision of the code on October 31st, The
changes are as follows:
A R T IC LE I I
Definitions
Change to read:
Section 1. The term “Industry” as used
herein shall mean and include the coin­
operated machine manufacturing industry
consisting of manufacturers of all types of
coin-operated machines and devices which
vend amusement, service or commodities
including manufacturers of coin-actuated
devices for use in such machines, or such
branches or subdivisions thereof as may
from time to time be included under the
provisions of this Code by the President
after such notice and hearing as he may
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prescribe, but shall not include manufac­
turers of coin-operated telephone or gas
meter equipment.
Add:
Section 7. The words “export trade” as
used herein shall mean solely trade or com­
merce in goods, wares or merchandise ex­
ported or in the course of being exported
from the United States to any foreign
nation.
ART ICLE I I I
Change to read:
Section 3. The National Association of
Coin-Operated Machine Manufacturers may
be designated as the agency under the Code
Authority for administering provisions of
this Code.
Add:
Section 9. Nothing contained in this
Code shall constitute the members of the
Code Authority partners for any purpose.
Nor shall any member of the Code Author­
ity be liable in any manner to anyone for
any act of any other member, officer, agent,
or employee of the Code Authority exercis­
ing reasonable diligence in the conduct of
his duties hereunder, nor be liable to any­
one for any action or omission to act under
the Code, except for his own wilful mis­
feasance or non-feasance.
A RT IC LE V
Change to read:
Section 2 (a). Provided that obsolete
patterns, discontinued models, or surplus
stock may be sold at such prices as are
necessary to effect a sale, subject to rules
as established or modified from time to
time by the Code Authority. All such sales
must be reported to the Code Authority
within ten dayg of making the sale. Any
sale made under this provision which is
made for the purpose of evading Section 2
of this Article is an unfair method of
competition.
A RT IC LE V I
Change to read:
(f) The intentional substantial copying
of the design or construction of a machine
containing new or novel features, or any
material parts thereof, after it has been
marketed in several states, is a violation
of this Code.
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