The Florida star., 1909-09-24

ARTICLE Nv


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 per-
convenient for the conduct Of its business, and
20 build, leaee and rent packing houses for
the packing of fruit, also 10 purchase sill
material that may be necessary or convenient
for the purpose Of packing or preparing 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, W h C b may be grown
!Or controlled by members OF this
Association. Also to own stock in any other
incorporation or association, similar TO this
Association, existing for the advancement,
and protecting of fruit and produce growers
in the State Of Florida. Also to purchase and
sell to the members Of this Association such
fertilizer and fumigating and spraying i'm
plements and materials, as may be thought,
by the Board Of Directors of this Association,
from time to time, by their resolution, TO be
necessary or convenient for the fertilization
Of lands, or the' fumigating or spraying OF
trees aud plants. which belong to the mem
bers 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
growers. Also the right to own, contract for,
and operate all necessary appliances that the
Board of Directors, at any time may think
necessary for the fertilization Of groves and
fields, the fumigating and spraying Of trees
and plants or the extinction of insect pests,
on the lands belonging to the members Of the
Association, and to charge therefor, and col
lect, such reasonable rates for said services,
as may be established by the Board Of Direc-
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mentioned. And said Association shall be
empowered to engage in brokerage factor
and commission selling business, To purchase
boxes. paper, nails, and other packing mater
| ial; to engage in and conduct a drayage,
transfer, forwarding and shipping business;
to purchase, hold, lease, or otherwise acquire
| freight and refrigerator cars, wagons, dTays,
trucks, boats vessels, and other vehicles. and
the necessary motive power and equipment for
the same, and to engage in the transportation
business of all such produce, material and
other commodities as may be owned or con-
trOlled by il, but not as a common carrier.
And to dispose of the same at will. To borrow
and loan money Oy or upon mortgage on real
estate, or otherwise, and generally to transact,
carry on, and perform all such other business
opera tions, as are gernain or incident To the
purposes above mentioned.
ARTICLE
1
bona fide fruit or produce growers, or who is.
or are bona fide representatives OF fruit or
growers within the territory next adjacent to
the headquarters of this Association may be-
come "a member of this Association; but this
| Association will not at any time receive into
/ its membership, members of any kindred
Associations whose fruit or produce lands are
located nearer 10 such other kindred Asso-
citation than they are To this Association.
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adjacent to where said holdings are located.
ARTICLE VI
Nothing in these Articles shall be construed
as To 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
/ If 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 sell
or dispose of his land i'm gn0d faith; then
and in that event the said seller aud purchas-
eT are released. if they so desire. from the
oh igations 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 busincs,
of said Association is to be transacted i,
| Florida. And the snnual meetings of IN,
members of this Association shall convene al
said place OH the first Tuesday in May, of cacl
aud every year. at which time and place IL,
| Directors shall be elected and inductcd int,
office.
ARTICLE VIII
| That each AMI every member of this AssO-
citation shall place the packing aud handling
of all citrus fruit, and such other produce as
may be- handled by this Association. and
grown or controlled by him. her or them,
into this Association. aud that this Associa
ti"n shall charge for the packing and hand
| ling of such fruit and produce. such reason
| able compensation a. the i,.I of Directors
Of this Association shall fix and determine.
But. any member of this A,~uciatiuu. shall