Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-11-26

assoojatsH, ~ PIIOtlue9t shall forfeit to this
TINS association, for such withdrawal NJ" W
oI hity cents per box, for all citr,,s fr,,i, an
other produce produced by him drrina" ~ III
{yar Of SAID withdrawal, and SO withdrawn bv
nnu H IS turther hereby understood and
agreed that IN case any member OF tbis sss"
cation who has withdrawn his fruit or nrod,so.
from this association, as above described &c.
wards wishes to return and rejoin this sssocia
t.on ana exercise the rights of member
.ll2t ne may 90 50 by, and with the consent
only OF a majority Of the Board of niree,o,sss
o. this association, and upon his navine 20
TINS association all penalties that have bssr
assessed against him. and not preyiousiv MID
ARTICLE o; That. the term for which this
association shall exist is fifty years from and
after the date of its incorporation. N
ARTICLE 10. That the officers Of said asso
elation who shall transact its business. shal
De Board of Directors, a President and
Hice,President, and said President and V;cs
President, shall also be the President and Vice
rresident, respectively, of said Board of Di
reStors and each OF them shall, at the time OF
filling said office, be a member Of this associa
tion, and director in the same. And this as
ISOLATION shall also have a Secretary and Treas
urer both of which Offices may be filled by one
ana the same. person: And the number Of
directors Of this association shall be three hui
the said association, without amendment Of he
charter, may, at any time by two.thrds vote
OF its directors, increase its directory, and NAV
at any time, after so increasing the same. and
BY similar vote Of lis directors, decrease its
directory, az said directors shall see fit. But
at no time shall the number of said directors be
increased to number greater than nine; and
at no time, shall the number Of said directors
be decreased 10 a less number, than the or
ginal number of directors herein specified
That the names and residences Of the growers
who are hereby appointed BY the lnCorporators
OF this association, and who shall act as d.
rectors to said association for the first year
OF its existence, and until It's other directors
are legally elected and qualified, are
Names. Residences.
H.. S. Thomas, Eldred Florida
Edgar Lewis Eldred, Florida.
VIM. Pomeroy. Eldred Florida.
ARTICLE IL. That the directors of this asso
citation shall have the right and power to
charge and collect from Its members, and 9TH
er frGit, vegetable. and produce growers, rep
resented or served by this association, such
compensation and remuneration, to be paid to
said association, as said directors may fix and
charge for its services to him, her or them, in
the picking, packing, handling, marketing, ship
ping and selling of any and all of the produce
and material, which this association Is herein
authorized to handle and market
ARTICLE l2. 1t is hereby mutually agreed and
fully understood, by and between all the per
sons becoming members Of this association
and furthermore, fully understood and agreed
bers Of this association, that one of the pur
poses and objects of this association is to bring
about and carry into effect, a system OF mutual
cooperation between the citrus and other pro
duce growers of the State Of Florida, in the
picking, packing handling, shipping, and mar
ketng OF all citrus fruit, and other produce
owned and controlled by the members Of this
and kindred associations in the State OF Flor
ida; and to that end that this association IS
created and organized in connection with ana
under the Florida Citrus Exchange, and will
at all times cooperate with and through said
Florida Citrus Exchange, as part of the sys
tenn Of exchanges which go TO make up, con
troll and operate said Florida Citrus Exchange,
whose headquarters are now located in the city
of Tampa. and State of Florida, And that all
citrus fruit, and other produce placed in ths
hands of this association, shall be marketed
exclusively through said Florida Citrus Ex'
ARTICLE 49, That the names and places Of
residence Of the subscribing members and in
corporators to these Articles on incorporation
and Association. are as follows;
Names Residences.
II. S. Thomas, Eidred' Fiori9a
Edgar Lewis Eiqre9' rioIi95a'
VIM. Pomeroy. hlureu' rlOipua.
And each OF said members of this proposed
association, and incorporates VINO mas SUP,
scribed his name hereto, has paid into the
treasury of this corporation, now being created
the sum OF one dollar, for membership there
Of which will entite each Of them, upon the
issuance Of letters patent 10 this association, e
membership in the same, and certificate o.
such membership, upon, however. such person
signing the bylaws Of said association i irc isG
ING the contract for his or her fruit to saio
association. as provided in said bylaws i,
in WITNESS WHEREOF, each OF sad
incorporators and members of this proposed
association, has hereunto subscribed his name
and affixed his seal to these Articles OF lneor'
poration and Association.