Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-07
Articles of Association
 OF THE Shepaug Valley Milk Pro ducsrS' Association.

ducsrS' Association. RE 1T KNOWN That ue. the subscribers, do
 Es<sAy associate ourselves as a body, poli-
 E-He ard oo<YoT2te. pursuant to the provis-
 bSzz Of the x.tate Laws of the State of Con
 we<<Drzt- regulating the formation and or
 <1Z9zEao0 of joint stock corporations; and
 the folA1zing are the articles of our Asso-
 eEAtEn@ and Agreement:
 AETSCLE The name of said corporation sAa4 h~ The ShePzng Valley Milk Producers As --se14tEzE-
 AErEcLK u--The capital rtOck of saia Corppor- sad capital stock shall be divided into Eighty Shzrszs of Twenty five Dollars, each share.
 AKTlcLK m--1he purpose for which said Cor PoEtSza i= forned is the following. to wit: To hay, ssA. and deliver milk, and any of its pro- dzres Frus33cS1 only in the district tributary to the ShaPzng Railroad. ylx-: in the towns of Go- sh<a- LitchHeAd, Morris. Bethlehem, Warren, WasAingtua. R0xbary, Bridgewater, Southbury Ns~town. and others. and to buy, sell, own, and deal "a any real or personal property, necessary or convenient for the prosecution of said busi- nss@ and generally, to do all things incidental to sahi b1siness and to the prOpe. management thereof.
 AETrcLE rv-An milk shipped by or through this AssOcfation shall be subject to inspection, and m case the milk of any shipper be found im- pare and unfit for sale, this Association may ciu4s such shipper from the further use and benefit Of the AssOcion, and in case the shipper so sxSladed, shall be a stOckholder; and also in ea@s any stoekholder shall fail to produce milk and sell the same through this Association then tn either event, such stockholder shall sell and convey to this Association if it shall so re- Tufre, and this Association may buy the stock of ~ach holder at the par value thereof, or, if the fufl amount has not been paid in, then for the amount actually paid in upon such stock
 ARTICLE v.-The net earnings of this Associa- tion. above the amount required for the pay ment of dividends, not exceeding ten per cent. per sanum upon the amount of capital stock Actazlly paid in, shall be divided to and among thO@e sending milk through this Association, in such manner as the Directors may determine. ARTICLE VI.-Thc Statute Laws of the State of Connecticut. relating to joint stock corpora ti0Gs. arc hereby particularly referred to and tiOa hereby organized and established, under and powers. and proceed according to the regulations described and specified therein.
 ARTICLE vu.-Each subscriber to these articles agrees to take the number of shares annexed to his name. of the capital stock of said Corpora tica. each share to be Twenty-iiv Dollars, as aforesaid, and to be paid for by installments as the Directors shall call in the same
 AETHCrE vTTI--The said Corporation is estab- lished and located in the Town of Litchtield County of Litbhfeld. and State of Connecticut Dated at Litchfeld. Conn, this 4th day of August, A D. 1873.
 SrsScRHREks' NAMES No. OF SHARES
 E. McNelil, Twenty shares, $500
 H. w. buei, Twenty shares, 500
 v. R- Starr, Twenty shares, 300
 D. Neville. Eight shares, 200
 Geo. E. Jones. Eight shares. POO
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