Approved Code No. 84 — Supplement No. 12 Registry No. 1399—05 NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE POWER AND GANG LAWN MOWER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AS APPROVED ON MARCH 26, 1934 WE DO OUR PART UNIV^ OF FL L^i. .... U.S. D£P0$1T0«Y UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1934 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. -------- Price 5 cents This publication is for sale by the Superinteudent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., and bj' district offices of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Atlanta, Ga. : 504 Post Office Building. Birmingham, Ala. : 257 Federal Building. Boston, Mass. : 1801 Customhouse. Buffalo, N.Y. : Chamber of Commerce Building. Charleston, S.C. : Chamber of Commerce Building. Chicago, 111. : Suite 170G, 201 North Wells Street. Cleveland, Ohio : Chamber of Commerce. Dallas, Tex. : Chamber of Commerce Building. 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Approved Code No. 84 — Supplement No. 12 SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION POWER AND GANG LAWN MOWER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY As Approved on March 28, 1934 ORDER Approving Supplementary Code of Fair Competition for the Power and Gang Lawn Mower Manufacturing Industry A division of the fabricated metal products manufacturing and metal finishing and t.ietal coating 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, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of Article VI of the Basic Code for the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industry, approved November 2, 1933, for approval of a Supplementary Code of Fair Competition for the PoAver and Gang Lawn Mower Manufacturing Industry; and hearing having been duly held thereon ; and the annexed report on said Supplement- ary Code, containing findings witli 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 Presi- dent, including Executive Order No. 6543-A, dated December 30, 1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate by reference said an- nexed report and do find that said Supplementary Code complies 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 Supplementary Code of Fair Competition be and it is hereby ap- proved ; provided, however, that the provisions of Article V, Section 5, insofar as they prescribe a waiting period between the filing with the Code Authority and the effective date of revised price lists or revised terms and conditions of sale be and they are hereby stayed 40005° 425-158 34 (l) pending my further Order either within a period of sixty days from the effective date of this Code or after the completion of a study of open price associations now boinf;; conducted by tlie National Re- covery Administration. Hugh S. Johnsox, Adjninhfi'ato)' for Industrial Recovery. Approval recommended : A. E. Glancy, Division Administrator. Mahch 2G. 1934. REPOKT TO THE PRESIDENT The Presideij^t, The White House. Sir: This is a report on the Supplementary Code of Fair Com- petition for the Power and Gang Lawn Mower Manufacturing In- dustry, a division of the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industry, the hearing hav- ing been conducted thereon in Washington, D.C., December 20,. 1933, in accordance with the provisions of Title I of the National Indus- trial Recovery Act. GENERAL STATEMENT The Power and Gang Lawn Mower Manufacturing Industry, being truly representative of this division of the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industry, has elected to avail itself of the option of submitting a Supplementary Code of fair practice, as provided for in Section I of Article VI of the Basic Code, for the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industry approved by you on the second da}^ of November, 1933. RESUME OF THE CODE Article I states the purpose of the Supplementary Code. Article II accurate^ defines specific terms employed in the Sup- plementary Code. Article III establishes a Supplementary Code Authority consist- ing of three (3) members elected at a meeting called by the Supple- mentary Code Authority and gives the Administrator the authority to appoint one to three additional members without vote and pro- vides machinery for obtaining statistics and the administration of the Supplementary Code. Article IV. This Industry is a division of the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industry and the labor previsions of its Basic Code, as approved November 2, 1933, are the labor provisions of this Supplementary Code. Article V provides for the filing of price sheets with the Supple- mentary Code Authority. Article VI sets forth the unfair practices of this Supplementary Code which has been especially designed to offset unfair competition in this division of the Industry. Article VII contains the mandatory provisions contained in Sec- tion 10 (b) of the Act and also provides for the submission of pro- posed amendments to the Supplementary Code. (3) Article VIII provides against monopolies and monopolistic prac- tices, and recognizes that price increases be limited to actual addi- tional increases in the seller's costs. Article IX states the effective date and duration of this Supple- mentary Code. Schedule "A" gives the average appraisal value of Power and Gang Lawn Mowers in use for 2, 3, 4, and 5 years of various manu- facturing companies. FINDIXGS The Assistant Deputy Administrator in liis final report to me on said Supplementary Code having found as herein set forth and on the basis of all the proceedings in this matter : I find that : (a) Said Supplementary Code is well designed to promote the policies and purposes of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, including removal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerce which tend to diminish the amount thereof and will provide for the general welfare by promoting the organiza- tion of industry for the purposes of cooperative action among the trade groups, by inducing and maintaining united action of labor and management under adequate governmental sanctions and supervi- sion, by eliminating unfair competitive practices, by promoting the fullest possible utilization of the present productive capacit}' of in- dustries, by avoiding undue restriction of production (except as may be temporarily required), hy increasing the consumption of industrial and agricultural products through increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving standards of labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry. (b) Said Industry normally employs not more than 5(5,000 em- i^loyees; and it not classified by me as a major industry. (c) The Supplementary Code as approved complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without limitation Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7, and Subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof; and that the applicant association is an industrial association truly representative of the aforesaid Industry; and that said association imposes no inequitable restrictions on admission to membership therein. (cl) The Supplementary Code is not designed to and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. (e) The Supplementary Code is not designed to and Avill not eliminate or oppress small enterprises and will not operate to dis- criminate against them. (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 Supplementar}^ Code. For these reasons, therefore, I have approved this Supplementary Code, with a 60 day stay of the provisions prescribing a waiting period between the filing and effective date of revised price lists. Respectfully, Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator. March 26, 1934. SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE POWER AND GANG LAWN MOWER MANUFACTUR- ING INDUSTRY A DIVISION OF THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTnjRING AND METAL FINISHING AND METAL COATING INDUSTRY Article I — Purposes To effectuate the policies of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, this Supplementary Code is established as a code of fair competition for the Power and Gang Lawn Mower Manufactur- ing Industry, pursuant to Article VI of the Basic Code of Fair Com- petition for the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industry approved by the Presi- dent of the United States on the 2nd day of November, 1933, and the provisions of this Supplementary Code shall be the standards of fair competition for and shall be binding upon every member thereof. Article II — Definitions The term " Industry ", as used herein, means the manufacture and the sale by the manufacturers thereof of power lawn mowers, gang- lawn mowers, and/or tractors manufactured for the drawing of gang lawn mowers when sold by the manufacturer with and as a part of gang lawn mowers. " Member of the Industry '' — includes, but without limitation, any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other form of enterprise engaged in the industry either as an employer or on his or its own behalf. " Basic Code " — means the Basic Code of P^air Competition for the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industry, as approved by the President on the 2nd day of November, 1933. " Distributor " — means a purchaser who, in regular course of busi- ness, purchases products of the industry and other products in like field of distribution for resale. " Consumer " — means a purchaser of the product of the Industry who is not a distributor. "Association " — means the Power and Gang Lawn Mower Manu- facturers Association. " President ", "Act '' and "Administrator " — mean respectively the President of the United States, Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Administrator for Industrial Recovery. Article III — Organization, Powers and Duties of the Supple- mentary Code Authority 1. There shall be constituted a Supplementary Code Authority, consisting of three members, Avho shall be selected within sixty days (5) 6 from the eft'ectivo date of this Code by a majority vote of the mem- bers of the industry present and entitled U) vote, in person or by proxy, at a meeting called for such purpose. Pending the selection of the Supplementary Code Authority, the Code Committee shall be a Temporary Supplementary Code Author- ity, with all powers, duties and responsibilities herein granted to the Supplementary Code Authority. Each member of the industry who, by writing filed with the Sup- plementary Code Authority, shall assent to this Supplementary Code and agree to comply with the terms and provisions thereof, shall be entitled to vote at all meetings for the selection of the Supplementary Code Authority and for the selection of substitute members thereof. 2. The term of office of each member of the Supplementary Code Authority shall be at the will of the members of the industry, and successor or substitute members of the Supplementary Code Author- ity shall be selected in the same manner as provided in paragraph 1 oi' this Article for the appointment of the original members of the Supi^lementary Code Authority. 3. In addition to membership as above provided, there may be appointed by the Administrator one to three members of the Supple- mentary Code Authority without vote, who shall be given notice of all meetings of the Supplementary Code Authority. 4. The Association shall impose no inequitable restrictions on admission to membership, and shall submit to the Administrator true copies of its articles of association, by-laws, regulations, and any amendments when made thereto, together with such information as to membership, organization and activities as the Administrator may deem necessary to effectuate the puri:)Oses of the Act. 5. In order that the Supplementary Code Authority shall be at all times truly representative of the industry, and in other respects com- ply with the })rovisions of the Act, the Administrator may prescribe such hearings as he may deem proper; and thereafter, if he shall find that the Supplementary Code Authority is not truly representative or does not in other respects comply with the provisions of the Act, may require an appropriate modification in the method of selection of the Supplementary Code Authority. 6. Nothing contained in this Supplementary Code shall constitute the members of the Supplementary Code Authority partners for any purpose. POWERS AXD DUTIES 7. The Supplementary Code Authority shall have the following powers and duties, the exercise of which shall l)e reported to the Administrator : (a) To insure the execution of the provisions of this Supplemen- tary Code and provide for the compliance by the members of the industry with the provisions of the Act, subject to rules and regula- tions of the Administrator in regard to compliance jDrocedure. (b) To adopt by-laws and rules and regulations for its procedure and for the administration of this Supplementary Code. (c) To obtain from members of the industry through an impartial agency such information and reports as are required for the admin- istration of this Suj^plementary Code. No individual reports shall be disclosed to any other, member of the industry or to any other per- son except as herein provided, but shall be made available to the Administrator. (d) To use the Association and such other trade associations and other agencies as it deems proper for the carrying out of any of its activities provided for herein, provided that nothing herein shall relieve the Supplementary Code Authority of its duties or responsi- bilities under this Supplementary Code, and such trade associations and agencies so used shall at all times be subject to and comply with the provisions thereof. (e) To make recommendations to the Administrator for the coor- dination of the administration of this Supplementary Code with such other codes, if any, as may be related to the industr}^ (f) Subject to review by the Administrator, to determine the expenses of the administration of this Supplementary Code and to secure payment by the members of the industry of such expenses apportioned between them on the basis of volume of sales in dollars, or on such other basis as shall be equitable. (g) To recommend to the Administrator further marketing and fair trade practice provisions to govern members of the industry in their relations with each other or with other trades or industries, and to recommend to the Administrator measures for industrial planning, including stabilization of emplojmient. (h) The Supplementary Code Authority, subject to the approval of the Administrator, shall cause to be formulated an accounting system and method of cost finding and/or estimating capable of use by all members of the industry. After such system and method have been formulated, full details concerning them shall be made available to all members. Thereafter all members shall determine and/or estimate cost in accordance with the principles of such methods. (i) To co-operate with and assist the Basic Code Authority in administering the Basic Code and in obtaining from members subject to this Supplementary Code such reports, statistics and other data as the Basic Code Authority may properly require. 8. If the Administrator shall determine that any action of a code authority or any agency thereof may be unfair or unjust or contrary to the public interest, the Administrator may require that such action be suspended to afford an opportunity for investigation of the merits of such action and further consideration by such code authority or agency pending final action which shall not bo effective unless the Administrator approves or unless he shall fail to disapprove after 3G days' notice to him of intention to proceed with such action in its .original or modified form. Aeticle IV — Employment Provisions This Industry is a division of the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and Metal Coating Industiy and without limitation the wage, hour and labor provisions in Article III of its basic code as approved by the President on November 2, 1933, including Section 1 of said Article III by which the provisions of sub-section (1), (2) and (3) of Section 7 (a) of Title I of the Act 8 are made conditions of this Supplementary Code, are specifically in- corporated herein and made a part hereof as the wage, hour and labor provisions of this Supplementarj^ Code. Article V — Marketing 1. By means of price sheets each member of the industry, within ten (10) daj's after this Supplementary Code shall be approved by the President, shall publish individual prices, terms and conditions of sale of all products of the industry offered for sale, which prices, terms and conditions shall be effective forthwith. Each member of the industry shall express his prices in the form of net prices or dis- count from list. Discounts based upon quantity and/or trade clas- sification and terms and conditions under which such discounts Avill be granted shall be clearly set forth in price sheets. Such price sheets shall separately state (a) Net prices or discounts from list and terms to distributors; (b) Net prices or discounts from list and terms to consumers. 2. No member of the industry shall sell to any purchaser by any means whatsoever any product of the industry at a price or discount other than or on more favorable terms than set forth in published price sheets of such member at the time outstanding and in force under the conditions applicable to such sale therein set forth. 3. No member of the industry shall publish a price or terms or' continue in effect a price or terms which Avill result in a purchaser paying for the goods received less than the cost thereof to the mem- ber of the industry publishing such price sheet. (a) Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude any member of the industiy from publishing jDrices below cost in order to meet existing competition on products of equivalent design, size, character, qual- ity and specifications, as such competition is shown by price sheets of other members of the industry at the time outstanding and in effect. Whenever a member of the industry under the provisions of this paragraph shall publish a price below cost, he shall simultaneously file with the Supplementary Code Authority a statement in writing of the items on his own price sheet which are below cost, and iden- tify the price sheets and items thereon of any other member or mem- bers of the industry which shall be claimed to form the justification. (b) In order that the provisions of this paragi'aph shall not require increases in sales prices which would be unfair to purchasers of the product of the industry and harmful to the industry by producing further decrease in volume, which is now subnormal, any member of the industry, pending determination of the prin- ciples of cost accounting by the Supplementary Code Authority, may exclude from the computation of cost unabsorbed overhead resulting from overhead standards based upon an assumed or actual pro- duction equivalent to but not exceeding the production of the year 1926. 4. Publication of price sheets shall be in the manner following: Each member of the industry shall (a) File a copy of his price sheet with the Supplementary Code Authority, which sheet shall be open to inspection by any interested person ; 9 (b) Mail on the same day copy thereof to all known members of the industry; (c) Mail on the same day copy thereof to all jobbing and whole- sale customers of such member. 5. Any member of the industry may change prices, terms and/or conditions of sale, but no change shall be made or become effective until after publication of a revised price sheet in the manner pro- vided in Paragraph 4 of this Article. A change contained in the published price sheet of any member of the industry, which has been in effect for five (5) days, shall be effective five (5) days after the publication of the revised price sheet and not prior thereto. The foregoing five day limitation shall not apply to price changes by any other members of the industry to the extent necessary for corresponding effective date to all members.^ G. Notwithstanding the provisions in this Article contained, obso- lete, defective and/or discontinued items or lines which now or hereafter may be in stock may be sold below cost and without publi- cation of prices, terms and conditions, provided prior to the sale thereof a list of the items or lines claimed to be obsolete, defective and/or discontinued shall be filed Avith the Supplementary Code Authority, together with a description thereof, dates of manufac- ture and prior sale volume, together with such further information concerning the same as may be required by the Supplementary Code Authority, and provided, further, no sale shall be made under the provisions of this paragraph if the Supplementary Code Authority shall determine that the items or lines proposed to be sold under this paragraph are not in fact obsolete, defective or discontinued, and that the purpose or effect of the proposed sale would be an evasion of this code and unfair to the other members of the industry, and the Supplementary Code Authority shall advise the member proposing to make such sale of such finding within ten days. Any action taken by the Supplementary Code Authority under the ])ro- visions of this paragraph shall be subject to disapproval by the Administrator, and if disapproved sales under the provisions of this paragraph may be made. x\rticle VI — Unfair Practices In place and in substitution of the fair trade }iractices set forth in Article V of the Basic Code, the follov/ing acts as described shall constitute unfair methods of competition ; and no member of the industry shall do any act or thing in this article described as an unfair method of competition : 1. Entering into or accepting contracts or orders or making com- mitments to sell Avithout corresponding commitment on the part of the purchaser to buy a specified quantity at a fixed price. 2. Paying or allowing any commission or benefit to a distributor in connection with a sale to any other purchaser if the amount thereof, Avhen deducted from the sale price, shall make the net to the * See paragraph 2 of order tipproviiij; this Code. 10 member of the industry making the sale less than the price submitted to be granted such distributor. 3. Making any payment or allowing any credit or benefit to a distributor or to any purchaser or prospective purchaser not con- nected with a sale. 4. Making any adjustments, allowances, credits or refunds upon change in published prices, terms and/or conditions to any purchaser for deliveries already made or with respect to contracts theretofore entered into. 5. Giving notice to any purchaser or prospective purchaser or to any other member of the industry of intention to change prices, terms and/or conditions of sale. 6. Promising or allowing protection to a purchaser or prospective purchaser against changes in prices, terms and/or conditions. 7. Making delivery of any product of the industry on memorandum or consignment, except under circumstances to be defined by the Supplementary Code Authority with the approval of the Admin- istrator where peculiar circumstances of the industry require the practice. 8. Including in or omitting from any invoice any statement so that the invoice shall not be a true statement of the transaction between the member of the industry and the purchaser. 9. Pre-dating or post-dating any invoice or contract of sale, except where shipment is after January 1st and prior to April 1st of a year April 1st dating of the same year may be given. 10. Granting terms which shall be more favorable than three (3%) per cent C.O.D. or cash with order; two (2%) per cent for cash in ten days; or sixty (60) days trade acceptance; sixty (60) days maturity with interest at the rate of six (6%) per cent per annum for payment after maturity. It shall not be a violation of this paragraph to give longer payment terms on deliveries under written lease or conditional sale contract, provided at least twent}'- five (25%) per cent of the purchase price (or such lesser percent as may he determined by the Supplementary Code Authority with the approval of the Administrator where peculiar conditions of the in- dustry require such lesser percent) shall be paid on or before de- liver}^, and an extra charge is made as interest at the rate of not less than six (6%) per cent per annum, computed from sixty (60) days after delivery. 11. Publishing shipping terms other than F.O.B. place of manu- facture or equivalent. 12. Repurchasing or taking in trade any product of the industry or paying or granting credit or allowance therefor in amounts in ex- cess of the amount for such product as set forth in a trade-in allow- ance schedule to be compiled in the following manner : The Supplementary Code Authority shall determine the average price paid by consumers on purchases of used products of the indus- try, based upon a survey of such prices covering the trade-in season of 1933. From this shall be deducted the average cost for similar items, of reconditioning, handling and selling. The resulting figure shall represent the trade-in allowance amount which shall be subject to the disapproval of the Administrator, Full facts with respect to sales and market values in connection with trade-in allowances shall 11 be furnished to the Administrator by the Supplementary Code Au- thority upon request of the Administrator. The Supplementary Code Authority shall, during the month of October, 1934 and during October of each year thereafter, secure all possible reports and data as to retail or consumer market prices on sale of used products of the industry during the spring and summer season immediately preceding, together with the average costs of re- conditioning, handling and selling such used products. The Sup- plementary Code Authority, based upon such data, shall determine the trade-in allowance figure for each product item at a figure which will permit a trade-in allowance and resale thereof on the average at not less than cost. Such revised trade-in allowance schedule shall be submitted to the Administrator, together with the facts upon which the same is based, and if approved by the Administrator shall constitute the trade-in allow^ance schedule. 13. Making any express guarantee with respect to a jjroduct of the Industry except the following guarantee. " The Manufacturer guarantees all parts of equipment shipped under this agreement for ninety (90) days from the date of pur- chase by Consumer thereof against defective material and/or work- manship, but not against damage caused by accident, abuse or faulty operation, and will repair or replace free of charge f.o.b. factory all defective parts returned to the factory charges prepaid." 14. Giving, permitting to be given, or directly offering to give, anything of value for the purpose of influencing or rewarding the action of any employee, agent or representative of another in relation to the business of the employer of such employee, the principal of such agent, or the represented party, without the knowledge of such emplo3'er, principal or party. Nothing in this paragraph contained shall be construed to prohibit free and general distribution of articles commonly used for advertising except so far as such articles are actu- ally used for commercial bribery as hereinabove defined. 15. Doing any act or thing by recourse to or through the medium of a subsidiary or affiliate or exclusive distributor which a member of the industry is prohibited from himself doing under the provisions of this Supplementary Code. Article VII — General 1. When the Supplementary Code Authority determines that an emergency exists in this industry and that the cause thereof is de- structive price cutting such as to render ineffective or seriously endanger the maintenance of the provisions of this Supplementary Code, the Supplementary Code Authority may cause to be deter- mined the lowest reasonable cost of the products of this industry, such determination to be subject to such notice and hearing as the Administrator may require. The Administrator may approve, dis- approve or modify the determination. Thereafter during the period of the emergency it shall be an unfair trade practice for any member of the industry to sell or offer to sell any pi-oducts of the industry for which the lowest reasonable cost has been determined at such prices or upon such terms or conditions of sale that the buyer will pay less therefor than the lowest reasonable cost of such product. 12 When it appears that conditions have changed, the Supplementary Code Authority, upon its own initiative or upon the request of any interested party, shall cause the determination to be reviewed. 2. Nothing in Articles V and VI of this Supplementary Code shall apply to sales between members of the industry, except no sale shall be made by one member of the industry to another member of the industry below cost. 3. Nothing in Articles V and VI of this Supplementary Code shall apply to export sales. 4. This Supplementary Code and all the provisions thereof are exjiressly made subject to the right of the President, in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of Section 10 of the Act, from time to time to cancel or modify any order, approval, license, rule, or regulation issued under Title I of said Act unci specifically, but with- out limitation, to the right of the President to cancel or modify his approval of any provision of this Supplementar}^ Code or any condi- tion imposed by him upon his approval thereof. 5. This Supplementary Code, except as to provisions required by the Act, may be modified and/or amended on the basis of experience or changes in circumstances, such modifications and/or amendments to be based upon application to the Administrator by the Supple- mentary Code Authority or other representative group within the industry and such notice and hearing as the Administrator shall specify, and to become effective as part of this Supplementary Code on approval of the President, and/or of the Administrator. 6. In case any provision of this Supplementary Code shall impose unusual or undue hardship on any member of the industry, such provision may be suspended as to such member by the Supplementary Code Authority with the approval of the Administrator. Article VIII — Monopolies 1. No provision of this Supplementary Code shall be so applied as to permit monopolies or monopolistic practices, or to eliminate, ojDpress or discriminate against small enterprises. 2. Whereas the policy of the Act to increase real purchasing power will be made more difficult of consummation if prices of goods and services increase as rapidly as wages, it is recognized that price increases except as may be required to meet individual cost should be delayed, but when made such increases should, so far as possible, be limited to actual additional increase in the seller's costs. Article IX — Effective Date 1. This Supplementary Code shall become effective at 12:01 A. M. on the tenth (10th) day after approval of same by the President. Approved Code No. 84. Supplement No. 12. Registry No. 1399-05. O UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 1262 08584 7639