Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-11-12
Articles of incorporation of VIKING
PINEAPPLE AND CITRUSGRON-
Frs ASSOCIATION.

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Frs ASSOCIATION.
Know All Men BY These Presents;
That we, he undersigned citrus trul
growers of the State OF Florida, at leas
three of whom are residents and clti
zens of the State of Florida, have thi
day voluntarily associated ourselves TO
gether for the purpose of forming
horticultural corporation and aSsocia
ton under the laws of the State D
Florida, providing for the incorpora
tion of Horticultural and agricultural
non-protit associations and corporations
In accordance with this proposed char
ter. and we hereby adopt these Articles
of Incorporation, which shall become
the Charter Of said corporation, upoI
the issuance of letters patent, accord
ing to law, and We DO hereby certify.
ARTICLE l. The name of said organ
izdtion is the Viking Pineapple and Cit.
rus Growers Association.
ART. .. That this association is or
gained under the laws Of this State a
Horticultural association, and entitled
toall the rights aud privileges conferred
by the laws of this State on similar cor
poratiols, and the voting power aud al
other rights and privileges of each 0
the members of this Association, hold
inc d certificate of membership in th,
same, shall be equal,
ART. 3. That there shall be no cap
ital stock OF said association, bu: thu
same shall be organized as a Horticul
tural association and corporation, MOI
for profit, and il shall not issue an!
shares of stock whatever, and shall no.
at any time declare or pay any di7i'
dend, or other profits or any holding ii
said corporation, but all moneyS com.
ing into this association, for services
rendered, or otherwise, shall be useC
by it for paying the expense of, and 9th
erwise maintaining this Association.
and any surplus thereof remaining il
its hands, shall be used as the Board OF
Directors of the Association shall deem
to the best interest of the Association,
and said Association shall issue to eaci
thereof, a certificate of membership,
and shall receive in return therefor the
sum OF One Dollar (Sl,00) to be convert
ed into the treasuryof said corporation:
but no person shall at any time have,
own or control more than one certitcat,
of membership in said Association, MOI
shall any person not grower of citru
fruit become or remain a member OF
this Association.
ART t. That the purposes for which
this Association is formed are to buy,
rent, lease, sell, occupy and use, holO
and dispose of all real and personal
property which may be necessary OF
convenient for the conduct OF its bust
ness, and to build lease and rent pack
ing houses for the packing of fruit, alsU
to purchase all material that may be
necessary or con- enient for the purpose
of packing or preparing citrus fruit. o.
other Florida grown products for mar
ket. Also to sell, as agent, citrus fruit
and all other kinds and variety of fruits
and produce, which may be grown or
controlled by members of this Associa-
tion. Also TO own stock in any other
Incorporation or association, similar 70
this Association, existing for the adj
vancement, and projecting OF fruit anC
produce growers in the State of Florida
Also TO purchase and to sell to the
members of this Association such fer
tilizer, and fnmigating and spraying
implements and materials as may be
thought by the Board of Directors OF
this Association, from time to time, by
their resolution, to be necessary orcon-
venient for the fertilization of lands or
the fumigating or spraying OF trees and
plants, which belong to the members OF
this Association, Also 10 buy and con-
tract for the purchase of anything that
Il, h. he, - -
useful or necessary for the prevention
OF insect pests. or for the destruction
thereof. for the benefit of its members
as fruit and produce growers. Also the
right 10 own, contract for and operate
all necessary appliances that the Board
of Directors at any time may think nee
essary for the fertilization of groves
and fields, the fumigating and spraying
of trees and plants or the extinction OF
insect pests. on The lands belonging to
the members of the Association, and 10
charge therefor, and collect, such reas.
onaole rates for said services as may be
established by the Board of Directors
from time To time for the uses above
mentioned. And said Association shall
be empowered toengage in brokerage
factor and commission selling business,
to purchase boxes, paper, nails and
other packing material: to engage in
and conduct drayage, transfer, for.
warding and shipping business ; to pur.
chase, hold, lease. or otherwise acquire
freight and refrigerator cars. wagons
drays, trucks, boats, vessels and other
vehicles, and the necessary motive
power and equipment for the same, anc
to engage in the transportation bust
ness Cf all such produce. material an6
other commodities as may be owned OF
controlled by it, but not as a common
carrier. And TO dispose of the same al
will. TO borrow and loan money by OF
upon mortgage on real estate, or other
wise, and GENERALLY to transact, carry
on, and perform all such other bushes:
operations as are german or incident