The Florida star., 1909-09-03
NOTICE

weeks from date hereof the undersigned will
apply 10 the Honorable Albert W. Gilchrist,
Governor Of the State of Florida, for Letters
Patent Incorporating them. their associates
and successors, into body polite and corpor-
ate, under the name of the Courtenay Citrus
Growers Association. under the following
Charter and Articles of Incorporation, the
original Of which will be on file in the Office
Of the Honorable II. Clay Crawford, Secretary
Of the State Of Florida, in the City of Talla-
hassee, during all time of the publication of
this notice.
Dated this 9th day of August, 1909
Articles Of Incorporation of the Courtenay
Citrus Growers Association
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
That we, the undersigned citrus fruit grow
ers Of the State of Florida, at least three of
whom are residents and citizens Of the State
Of Florida. have this day voluntarily associat-
ed ourselves together for the purpose Of form
ing horticultural corporation and assOcia-
ton under the laws of the State of Florida,
providing for the Incorporation of horticul-
tural and agricultural nOn-proft associations
and corporations, in accordance with this
proposed charter, and we hereby adopt these
Articles of Incorporation, which shall become
the charter Of said corporation, upon the is
suance Of letters patent, according to law, and
we do hereby certify.
ARTICLE
That the name of said corporation is the
COurtenay Citrus Growers Association.
ARTICLE II
That this association is organized under
the laws of this State as a Horticultural assO-
citation, and entitled to all the rights and
privileges conferred by the laws of this State
on similar corporations, and the voting power
and all ether rights and privileges of each of
the members of this Association, holding a
certificate Of membership in the same, shall
be equal.
ARTICLE III
That there shall be no capital stock of said
association, but the same shall be organized
as q horticultural association and corporation
not for profit, and il shall not issue any shares
Of stock whatever, and shall not at any time
declare or pay any dividend, or other profits
on any holding in said corporation, but all
moneys coming into this association, for ser
vices rendered, or otherwise, shall be used by
il for paying the expense of and otherwise
maintaining this Association, and any surplus
thereof remaining in its hands, shall be used
as the Board of Directors of this Association
shall deem to the best interest of the AssOcia-
ton, and said Association shall issue to each
person who shall become member thereof,
certificate of membership, and shall
receive in return therefor the sum Of One
Dollar ($1.00) to be converted into the Treas
ury Of said corporation; but no person shall at
any time have own or control more than one
certificate of membership in said Association,
nor shall any person not grower of citrus
fruit become or remain a member of this
Association.
ARTICLE Nv
That the purposes for which this Association
is formed are to buy lease, rent sell, occupy
and use, hold and dispose of all real and per-
sonal property which may be necessary or
convenient for the conduct of its business, and
to build, lease and rent packing houses for
the packing of fruit, also to purchase all
material that may be necessary or convenient
for the purpose of packing or preparing citrus
fruit, or other Florida grown products for
market. Also to sell, as agent, citrus fruit
and all other kinds and variety of fruits,
and produce, W b may be grown
or controlled by members of this
Association. Also to own stock in any other
incorporation or association, similar to this
Association. existing for the advancement.
and protecting of fruit and produce growers
in the State of Florida. Also to purchase and
sell to the members of this Association such
fertilizer, and fumigating and spraying i'm
plements and materials, as may be thought,
by the Board of Directors of this Association,
from time TO time, by their resolution, to be
necessary or convenient for the fertilization
of lands, or the fumigating or spraying Of
trees and plants, which belong to the mem
bers Of this Association. Also to buy and
contract for the purchase of anything, that is
consider ed by the Board of Directors 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 to own, contract for,
and operate all necessary appliances that the
Board of Directors, at any time. may think
necessary 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 to charge therefor and col
lect, such reasonable rates for said services.
as may be established by the Board of Direc-
tons from time TO time, for the uses above
mentioned. And said Association shall be
empowered to engage in brokerage factor
and commission selling business, to purchase
boxes, paper, nails, and other packing mater
ial; 10 engage in and conduct a drayage,
transfer, forwarding and shipping business;
to purchase, 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, and to engage in the transportation
business of all such produce, material and
other commodities as may be owned or con-
trOlled by it, but not as a common carrier.
And to dispose of the same at will. To borrow
and loan money by or upon mortgage on real
estate, or otherwise, and generally to transact,
carry on, and perform all such other business
opera tiOns as are germain or incident to the
purposes above mentioned.
ARTICLE
That any person or persons, who is, or are
bona fide fruit or produce growers, or who is,
or are bona fde representatives OF fruit or