Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-12-03
Articles Of Incorporation of the Fort
Pierce Fruit Association

Know All Men BY These Presents:
That we, the undersigned citrus frui
growers Of the State of Florida, at leas
three of whom are residents and ciJi
zens of the State of Florida, have thi
day voluntarily associated ourselves To
gether for the purpose of forming
Horticultural corporation and associa
tion under the laws of the State o
Florida, providing for the incorpora
tion of Horticultural and agricultural
non-pro6t associations and corporations
in accordance with this proposed char
ter, and we hereby adopt these Article,
OF Incorporation, which shall become
the Charter of said corporation, upon
the issuance of letters patent, accord.
ing to law, and we do hereby certify.
ARTICLE L. That the name of said
corporation is the Fort Pierce Fruit
Association.
ART 2. That this association is or
ganized under the laws of this State al,
Horticultural association, and entitieo
TO all the rights aud privileges conferred
by the laws of this State on similar cor
porations, and the voting power aud a Il
other rights and privileges of each OF
the members of this Association, hold
ing a certificate of membership in tn,
same, shall be equal.
ART. 3. That there shall be no cap
ital stock of said association, but the
same shall be organized as a Horticu
tural association and corporation, no.
for profit, and IL shall not issue any
shares of stock whatever, and shall moi
at any time declare or pay any divl-
dend, or other profits or any holding ii
said corporation, but all moneys com.
ing into this association, for service,
rendered, or otherwise shall be useu
by II for paying the expense Of and 9th
ervlse maintaining this Association
and any surplus thereof remaining /
its hands, shall be used as the Board oil
Directors Of the Association shall deeu
70 the best interest of the Association.
ana said Association shall issue 10 each
person who shall become a member
thereof, a certificate of membership.
and shall receive in return therefor the
sum OF One Dollar ($1,00) to be convert
ed into the'treasury 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 citru, |
fruit become or remain a member Oi |
this Association.
ART. 4. That the purposes for which |
this Association is formed are to buy,
rent, lease, sell, occupy and use, holu
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, alSo
TO purchase all material that may be
necessary or convenient for the purpose
OF packing or preparing citrus fruit. OF
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 OF
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 anO
produce growers in the State of Florida
Also TO purchase and to sell to the
members OF this Association such fer
tilizer, and fumigating 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 anu
plants, which belong to the members OF
this Association, Also to buy and con- X
tract for the purchase of anything that
is considered by the Board of Directors
useful or necessary for tue prevention
~ insect pests. or for the destruction
thereof, for the benefit of its members
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right to own, contract for and operate I
q 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 I
VI trees and plants or the extinction OF
Insect pests, on the lands belonging to Ii
thu members of the Association. and TO
charge therefor, and collect, such reas-
enable 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 TO engage in brokerage
factor and commission selling business. {
10 purchase boxes, paper, nails and {
other packing material !, to engage in
and conduct drayage, transfer, for
and shipping business (; TO pur-
chase, hold lease. or otherwise acquire III
freight and refrigerator cars. wagons. ! /
Trays, trucks, boats, vessels and other 4
and the necessary motive Is
power and equipment for the same, ana I
20 engage in the transportation BUSH /
ness of all such produce. material and d
,ther commodities as may be owned or |
controlled by 10, but not as common !
'arrier. And TO dispose Of the same at a
will. To borrow and loan money bv or d
lpon mortgage on real estate, or other- I
use, and generally to transact, carry (
II, and perform Rll such other business
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