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

them their associates and successors, into body
polite and corporate, under the name Of the
ELDRED PINEPPALE AND CITRoUS GROW
Frs ASSOCIATION.
under the following Charter and Articles of In
corporation the original OF which will be on file In
the Office Of the Honorable H. Clay Crawford
Secretary of State of the State of Florida in the
City of Tallahassee, during all time of the publi-
cation of this notice,
Dated this the 26th day of November, 1909,
Articres Of Incorporation of the Edred Pine
apple and Citrus Growers Association:
SNOW 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 associated
ourselves together for the purpose of forming
horticultural corporation and association un.
der the laws of the State of Florida, providing
Tor the incorporation of horticultural and az
ricultural non-proht associations and corpora.
tons, in accordance with this proposed charter
and we hereby adopt these Articles of Incor.
poration, which shall become the Charter Of
said corporation, upon the issuance of letters
patent, according to law, and We do hereby
certify;
ARTICLE /. That the name Of said corpora
ton is the Eldred Pineapple and Citrus Growers
Association.
ARTICLE e. That this association is organized
unQeT tue laws VI lulS OldlS do hOllNulhhld al
association, and entitled to all the rights and
privileges conferred by the laws of this State
on similar corporations, and the voting power
and all other rights and privileges Of each Of
the members of this association, holding GER
tihcate of membership in the same, shall be
equal.
ARTICLE 8. That there shall be no capital
stock of said association, but the same shall be
organized as a horticultural association and
corporation, not for profit and it shall not is
| ahareo "a etOck whatever and shall
not at any time declare or pay any dividend
Dr. other profits on any holding in said cor
poration, but all moneys coming into this asso'
citation, for services rendered, or otherwise
shall be used by it 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
10 each person who shall become a member
hereof certificate of membership and shall
receive in return therefor the sum OF one dollar
| (SlOO) to be converted into the treasury OF
said corporation; but no person shall at any
time have, own or control more than one GER
thcate Of membership in said association, nor
shall any person not grower OF citrus tIuit
become or remain member OF this association
ARTICLE 4. That the purposes Tor which TINS
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 It's
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 OF 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, eNstng
for tile advancement and protecting Of lT9l
In he
| Also TO purchase and sell to the members OF
| shis association such fertilizer, and tumigatlng
and spraying implements and materials, as may
be thought, by the Board OF Directors OF TINS
| association from time TO time, by their resoiu-
| zion, TO be necessary or convenient lot thc
| fertilization of lands, or the fumlgatlng OF
| spraying of trees and plants, which belong 70
| The members of this association. Also to 6uy
| and contract for the purchase OF anything, mat
| Is considered by the Board Of Directors useful
or necessary for the prevention OF insect pests,
or for the destruction thereof, tor the dement,
OF its members as fruit and produce growers
| Also the right to own, contract Tor ana oPeIes
ate all necessary appliances that the Board OF
| Directors, at any time, may think necessary
| for the fertilization of groves and heids, the
| fumigating and spraying OF trees ana Plan!S
or the extinction of insect pests, on the Janus
belonging to the members of the associatlotl'
and 10 charge therefor, and collect, such rea-
sonable rates for said services, as may De es-
| tablished by the Board of Directors from TINY
| 20 time for the uses above mentioned Ahu
said association shall be empowereu 70 enHa LIES
| in a brokerage factor and commission. selling
| business, to purchase boxes, paper, mans anu
other packing material; TO engage in ana con
duct a drayage, transfer, forwaIdins anu sup
ping business; TO purchase, holdi tease, VI ~
erwise ACQUIRE freight and refrigerator cars
wagons. draws, trucks, boats vessels and 0the,
vehicles and the necessary motive power anu I
equipment for the same, and TO engage ~ .ile
transportation business OF an sueh PlouuIe,
material and other commodities as may DC
owned or controlled by it, but not as com.
mon carrier. And to dispose OF the same az
will. To borrow and loan money by OF upon
mortgage on real estate. or otherNlse' aIu
ali such other business operations as are ger
main or incident to the purposes ABOVE u'e"
toned. - ., -. oereors who
is OF are, bona hde fruit or pIouuee ~
or who Is, or are bona fde representa.lvSs % -,
fruit or produce growers within the terrloiy
next adjacent to the headquarters 81 thls 49,
citation, may become member Oh lnls asa 80
ton; but this association wih nor ~ o. anv
receive into its membership members OF any
Kindred associations whose fruit or pioJueSS
lands are located nearer to such other klluIeS
sssociation than they are TO this assocatoI'
without the consent OF the assoe rs Iocated.
ARTICLE 9. Nothing in these Articles se eda
a. Construed as TO interfere with the bona nae
sale Of real estate; the transfer OF ploPs .ns
soqethef with the fruit or other pro1use ~.
;rs ,hcreon. al the time Of such sale; that Is
to s saw: That Il any person who has signed ~, hs
name for any particular. year for placing , ,he
crops then growing on his Or her 'a nr dispose
~ aI" ri. land in good faith; then and n tha'
event the said seller and purchaser arc rs
leased II they SC desire, from the oonss''V ,s
Of having fruit or produce S TSUmdn u uS the
land so sold, marketed OF handieu uhue'
authority of this association.
A,~,c,.e = That the place where the princiPas q
hrsoeSs az said Association Is TO be transacteo y
III ed County Of ST. Lucie, State OF Florida An n
the annual meetings OF the s OF on the rst
TSresJav in Nav. of each and every, year, ~
hich time and place its Directors shall be elec'eo
| and Indicted into Office. Z