Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-11-12
AKIIcLA L That the name Of said corporation

certify;
Is the WI p0ia''O'
WHITE CITY CITRUS AND PINEAPPLE
GROWERS ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE 2, That this association is organized
under the laws ot this state as a horticulture
associations, and entitled TO all the rights anc
privileges conferred By the laws OF this Stat,
ON similar corporations, and the voting poyet
and all other rights and privileges of each OF
the members of this association holding Ger
tiileate OF membership in the same, shall BE-
| equal.
ARTICLE 8. That there shall be no capita,
stock OF said association, but the same shall be
| organized as a horticultural association and
corporation, not for profit, and it shall not IS
sue any shares Of stock whatever, and shall
not at any time declare or pay any dividend
or other ,prohtss on any holding in said cor.
| poration, but all moneys coming into this asso.
citation, for services 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 interests of
the association, and said association shall issue
to each person who shall become a member
thereof, a certificate of membership, and shall
receive in return therefor the sum of one dollar
(Sl.00) to be converted into the treasury of
said corporation; but no person shall at any
time have, own or control more than one Ger.
tiicate of membership in said association, nor
shall any person not grower of citrus fruit
become or remain a member of this association
ARTICLE 4. 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 personal property which may be nee.
essary or convenient for the conduct Of its
business, and to build, lease and rent packing
houses for the packing OF fruit, also TO pur.
chase all material that may be necessary or
convenient for the purpose Of packing or pre-.
pairing 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 which may be grown or
controlled by members OF this association, Also
10 own stock in any other incorporation or as
ISOLATION, similar to this association, existing
Tor the advancement and protecting Of fruit
and produce growers in the State OF Florida;
Also 10 purchase and sell TO the members of
rhis association such fertilizer, 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 resolu-
fertilization OF lands, or the fumigatng or
spraying OF trees and plants, which belong to
the members Of this association. Also to buy
and contract for the purchase of anything, that
is considered 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 oper.
ate all necessary appliances that the Board OF
Directors, at any time, may think necessary
for the fertilization of groves and helds, the
fumigating and spraying of trees and plants
or the extinction OF insect pests on the lands
to the members Of the association,
and to charge therefor, and collect, such rea'
sonable rates for said services as may be es'
tablished BY the Board OF Directors from time
to time for the uses above mentioned. And
said association shall be empowered to engage |
in a brokerage factor and commission selling
business, TO purchase boxes, paper, nails, and
other packing material; TO engage in and con-
duct drayage, transfer forwarding and ship |
ping business; 10 purchase, hold, lease or oth- |
erwse acquire freight and refrigerator cars,
wagons, drays, trucks, boats, vessels and other
vehicles, and the necessary motive power ana
equipment for the same, and TO engage IN the
business Of all such produce,
material and other commodities as may De
owned or controlled by it, but not as com
non carrier. And to dispose or the same at
will. To borrow and loan money by or upon
on real estate, or otherwise, and
generally to transact, carry on, and perform
III such other business operations, as are ger
main or incident TO the purposes above men
toned.
$. or are, bona ide fruit or produce growers,
# who is, or are. bona hde representatives OF
ruit or produce growers within the territory
lext adjacent 10 the headquarters 81 TINS asso
iation, may become member or TINS aSsocia'
eceive into its membership members OF any
inbred associations, whose fruit or produce
ands are located nearer to such other kindred
ssociation than they are to this association,
'ithout the consent of the association next ad'
acent to where said holdings are located. !, +,
ARTICLE 6. Nothing in these Articles seall
e construed az to interfere with the bona hae
ale of real estate; the transfer OF properly
)Qether with the fruit or other produce grow
~ thereon, at the time of such sale; that Is
, say: That IL any person who. has signed ms ;
anne for any particular year for placing the !
IONS then growing on his or her land IN the
ands of the association, shall sell or dispose 4
( his land In good faith; then and IN tnat
vent the said seller and purchaser are re-
ased, IL they so desire, from the oongatohs :
having fruit or produce grown upon tne
nd so sold, marketed or handled uhuei 'nS n
ithority of this association IL
Article 4 That the place where the principal
lsiness Of said Association Is TO be transacted
'hite CITY. County Of St. Luce. State OF Florida
e annual meetings Of the members OF TINS Asso.
alton shalI convene at such place on the nrst
lesday in May, Of each and every, year, az
hich time and place Its Directors shall be electeu
ID indicted into office.
ARr1cIE g. That each and every member OF
;s assoc;ation shall place the packing and
Indlino OF all citrus fruit, and such other
oduce as may be handled by this associatlon' h
"a grown or controlled by him, her or them,
10 this association and that this association 4
ali charge for the packing and handling OF
ch fruit and produce such reasonaole con- 1 n
nsation as the Board OF Directors OF tnls
ISOLATION shall fix and determine. BUT any
Withdraw his fruit and produce, for any one
az, from said association, without penalty, oy r
ing in writing TO said association, NOTICE L
dim the ten DAYS next before the annual e.