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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-02-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "B—Code of Fair Competition for the Paper and Pulp Industry." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪SCHEDULE A Amendment to the Code of Fair Competition for the Paper and Pulp Industry Article V, Section 1, of said Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and in lieu thereof the following is inserted: 1.
▪The minimum rate of wage of any worker referred to in Sub-sections (a), (b), (c), and (d), of Section 1 of Article IV shall be as follows: (a).
▪In the Northern Zone, which shall consist of all the territory of the United States except the states described in Sub-sections (b) and (c) hereof:— Male: 40 cents per hour: Female: 35 cents per hour (b).
▪In the Central Zone, which shall consist of the States of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and the District of Columbia:— Male: 37 cents per hour; Female: 32 cents per hour (c).
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
479
2,762 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6964, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 5, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6964-b-code-fair-competition-for-the-paper-and-pulp-industry.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V Pursuant to authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, upon due consideration of the facts, and upon the report and recommendation and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board with respect to the adequacy of the minimum wages established in the Code of Fair Competition for the Paper and Pulp Industry as approved by me on November 17, 1933, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States, do hereby adopt and approve the said report, recommendation and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board, and Do Hereby Order that the Code of Fair Competition for the Paper and Pulp Industry be and the same is hereby amended to the extent set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof, and, Do Hereby Find that said amendment and the Code as constituted after being amended comply 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 amendment be and it is hereby approved, and that the previous approval of said Code is hereby amended to include an approval of said Code in its entirety as amended. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: National Industrial Recovery Board By: W. A. Harriman Administrative Officer The White House Feb 5. 1935. SCHEDULE A Amendment to the Code of Fair Competition for the Paper and Pulp Industry Article V, Section 1, of said Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and in lieu thereof the following is inserted: 1. The minimum rate of wage of any worker referred to in Sub-sections (a), (b), (c), and (d), of Section 1 of Article IV shall be as follows: (a). In the Northern Zone, which shall consist of all the territory of the United States except the states described in Sub-sections (b) and (c) hereof:— Male: 40 cents per hour: Female: 35 cents per hour (b). In the Central Zone, which shall consist of the States of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and the District of Columbia:— Male: 37 cents per hour; Female: 32 cents per hour (c). In the Southern Zone, which shall consist of the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas:— Male: 32 cents per hour; Female: 30 cents per hour Article V, Section 5 of said Code is hereby deleted and in lieu thereof the following is inserted: 5. The minimum rate of wage for all employees described in Sub-section (f) of Section 1 of Article IV shall be as follows: (a). In the Northern Zone as defined in Section 1 hereof, $16.00 per week (b). In the Central Zone as defined in Section 1 hereof, $15.00 per week (c). In the Southern Zone as defined in Section 1 hereof, $14.00 per week