The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
RALEIGH N. G., OCTOBER 8, 1894


corporated under this act unless his
chief occupation be farming.
SEC. 2. That the purposes of this act
OF incorporation are for the encourage
ment and protection of the farmers of
North Carolina and to enable them by
means Of this association so incorpor-
ated to procure best possible prices for
their products and to purchase their
necessary supplies in the cheapest
markets, and for the advancement OF
agricultural intelligence and informa-
ton, and for these purposes and no other
the said corporation Is authorized and
empowered to conduct and carry on
by itself or through it's duly appointed
agents, any mercantile or manutactur-
ing business in all branches, to erect,
operate and manage warehouses, stock
yards, grain elevators and packing es-
tablishments, to manufacture fertilizer,
and generally to conduct and carry on
such enterprises and transacting such
business as may be necessary for or
contribute to the omplishment OF
the general design and purpose above
written.
SEC. 8. That the association hereto
fore existing in this State and having
been known as the Farmers State Al
lance of North Carolina, whenever 1t
shall have been re organized by the
election of new officers or otherwise
may, by a vote of It's regularly elected
delegates or when such delegates are
not in session by its Executive Com
mittee, adopt this act of incorporation
and exercise all of the advantages and
powers herein granted.
SEC 4. That any County Alliance
which has in like manner been re-
organized, or any new County Alliance
that may be organized, and snail adopt
this act of Incorporation by vote of
its regularly elected delegates or by its
Executive Committee when such dele
gates are not In session is hereby de-
clared to be body polite and corporate
under the name and style of the County
Alliance, bearing the name of the par
ticular county in which said Ali 4nce
is located, and under said name and
style it shall have the powers to exer-
else all rights, powers and privileges
herein granted to the North Carolina
State Farmers Alliance, and for the
same purposes and no others Provided,
That none of the plans or purposes, by
laws or regulations of such County Al
lance shall in any manner be inconsis
tent or in conflict with those granted
to the North Carolina State Farmers
Alliance.
SEC 5. That any and all of the sub
ordinate Alliances as may be organized,
or may be re-org tnized in like manner
as provided for the State Farmers AL
lance in section of this act, and shall
by vote of it's members adopt this act
of incorporation are hereby created
bodies polite and corporate under such
name as may be prescribed by the
North Carolina State Farmers ALI.
ance, and under such name and style
they shall severally have and enjoy all
the powers, rights and privileges con
ferred by this act upon the North Caro-
lima State Farmers Alliance and the
several County Alliances for the same
purposes herein set forth and no other.
Provided, That none of the plans OF
purposes, by laws or regulations Of
such subordinate Alliance shall in any
manner be inconsistent or in conflict
with those granted to the North Caro-
| lima State Farmers Alliance or County
| Alliance.
SEC. 6. That any three or more mem
bers of any one Of the Alliances hereby
Incorporated may unite and associate
with them any three or more persons
for the purpose of establishing and
conducting any mercantile or manu-
| featuring business or enterprise, or FOL
the purpose of establishing and con
Quoting any business of the nature Ol
character authorized to be established
and conducted by the corporation
created by this act, and the persons &c
united and associated for the purpose
aforesaid shall be body polite anC
corporate with such corporate powers
rights and privileges as are by this ac
granted to the corporations created
| thereby and which may be necessary
or adapted to the prosecution OF suct
business or. enterprise. Provided, That
| the said persons so united and associ
ated shall first file in the Office Of the
Clerk of the Superior Court Of the
county in which the corporation Is tt
have it's principal place of business
| articles of agreement as provided IL
| chapter 10 of the acts of 1885. Thal
upon the filing of such articles the same
proceeding shall be had as are provided
| for in section 679, ,679 of the Code.
SEC. Z. That any Alliance or Alliance!
| Incorporated under this act may USE
and adopt such means and measures
not inconsistent with the laws OF the
| State as may be necessary to raise funds
for it's legitimate purposes and to con
duct it's financial operations and espe
cially may impose tines, penalties anC
dues under it's general by laws, anc
collect the same, levy assessments anc
provide for stock subscription if deemed
advisable.
SEC s. The North Carolina State
Farmers Alliance shall by it's proper
officers or agents exercise general con
troll and supervision over the Subordl
date Alliances incorporated by this ac
and may prescribe how the said Su6or
dinate Alliances shall be represented Ii
the membership at the meetings Of the
said corporation.
SEC 9. That no individual persor
| who NAV be q rnenhar at anv time O