The Florida star., 1909-09-17

Il RAANA1 VI
Nothing in these Articles shall be construed
as 70 interfere with the bona fide sale of real
estate; the transfer Of property, together with
the fruit or other produce growing thereon,
at the time Of such sale; that Is to say: That
II any person who has signed his name
for any particular year for placing the
crops then growing on his or her land
in the hands Of the Association, shall seu
or dispose Of his land in good faith; then
and in that event the said seller and pnrchas-
er are released, if they 50 desire, from the
obligations Of having fruit or produce grown
upon the land so sold, marketed or handled
under the authority Of this AssOciatian.
ARTICLE VII
That the place where the principal business
of said Association is 10 be transacted Is
Minis County Of Brevard, State of
Florida. And the annual meetings of the
members Of this Association shall convene at
said place on the first Tuesday in May, Of each
and every year, at which time and place its
Directors shall be elected and inducted into
Office.
ARTICLE VIII
That each and every member of this AssO-
citation shall place the packing and handling
of all citrus fruit, and such other produce as
may be handled by this Association and
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into this Association, and that this AssOcia-
tion shall charge for the packing and hand
ling of such fruit and produce, such reason
able compensation as the Board of Directors
of this Association shall fix and determine
But, any member of this Association, shall
have the right to withdraw his fruit and
produce, for any one year, from said
Association, without penalty, by giving
in writing to said Association, notice with
in ten days next before the annual meeting
of this Association, that he desires so to
withdraw his fruit or other produce from the
same, but in that event, said member giving
notice, ceases to be q member of said AssOcia-
ton, aud all rights and privileges in said
Association, belonging to said member shall
thereupOn cease aud determine. Provided,
however, and il is hereby agreed and fully
understood by all persons joining this AssO-
citation, that any member Of the same with
drawing from this Association, by dispOsing
of his fruit or produce through any other
source than through this Association, OF
withholding same from this Association
and without giving the notice, as hereinafter
provided, shall forfeit to this Association, as
and for liquidated damages to this AssOcia-
ton. for such withdrawal the sum of
fifty cents per box. for all citrus fruit or other
produce, produced by him during the year of
said withdrawal, and so withdrawn by him.
1t is further hereby understood and agreed
that in case any member of this Association
who has withdrawn his fruit or produce from
this Association, as above described Afterwards
wishes to return and rejOin this Association
and exercise the rights of a member, that he
may do 30 by, and with the consent only, Of a
majority of the Board of Directors of this
Association, and upon his paying to this
Association all penalties that have been
assessed against him, and not previously paid.
ARTICLE TX
That the term for which this Association
shall exist is fifty years from and after the
date of its Incorporation.
ARTICLE
That the officers of said Association
who shall transact its business shall be
a Board of Directors, Presidentland a Vice
President, and said President and Vice
President, shall also be the President and
Vice President, respectively, of said Board of
Directors, and each Of them SHALL at the time
of filling said Office, be a member of this
Association, and director in the same. And
this Association shall also have Secretary
and Treasurer, both Of which offices may be
filled by one and the same person. And the
number of Directors of this Association shall
be three, but the said Association, without
amendment of its charter, may, at any time,
by twO-thirds vote of its Directors, increate
its directory, and may at any time, after Sc
lucIcdSlnB the same, ana Dy q similar VOS0
of its directors, decrease its directory, as said
Directors shall see fit. But at no time shall
the number of said Directors be increased to
a number greater than nine; and at no time,
shall the number of said Directors be decreas-
ed TO q less number, than the original number
Of directors herein specified. That the names
and residences of the growers who are hereby
appointed by the incOrpOratOTs of this AssOcia-
tiOn, and who shall act as directors to said
Association for the first year of its existence,
and until its other directors are legally
elected and qualified, are:
|. Names Residences
O. C. Hansell. Minis. Florida.
J. u. Kyser, Minis Florida.
p. w. Roberts, Minis Florida.
ARTICLE XII
That the Directors of this Association shall
have the right and power to charge and collect
from its members, and other fruit vegetable,
and produce growers, represented 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 shipping, and
selling Of any and all Of the produce and
material, which this Association is herein
authorized to handle and market.
ARTICLE XII
1t is hereby mutually agreed and fully
understood, by and between all the persons
becoming members of this Association. and
Furthermore, fully understood and agreed by