Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-15
Articles Of Incorporation of the PAL
NETTO INDIAN RIVER CITRUS
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.

GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
Know All Men By These Presents; .
That we, The undersigned citrus run
growers of the State OF Florida, at leaS
three of whom are residents and cltl
Gems Of the State of Florida, have thl:
day voluntarily associated ourselves 10
gether for the purpose OF forming q
Horticultural corporation and aSsocla
ton under the laws of the state d
Florida, providing for the iucorpora,
ton of Horticultural and agricultural
non.profit associations and corporations
in accordance with this proposed char
ter. and we hereby adopt these Articles
of Incorporation, which shall become
the Charter of said corporation, upon
the issuance of letters patent, accord
ing to law. and we do hereby certify.
ARTICLE /. That the name Of ssid
corporation is the Palmetto lndian
River Citrus Growers Association.
ART. 2. That this association is or
ganized under the laws OF this State as
a Horticultural association, and entitled
to all the rights aud privileges conferred
by the laws of this State on SIM 'T cor.
porations, and the voting power nUd all
other rights and privileges of each OF
the members of this Association, hold
inc a certificate of membership in the
same, shall be equal.
ART. 3. That there shall be no cap
ital stock OF said association, but the
same shall be organized as a Hortlcul-
tural association and corporation, not
for profit, and il shall not issue any
shares of stock whatever, aud shall not
at any time declare or pay any divi-
dend, or other profits or any holding IN
said corporation, but all moneys COM
ing into this association, for services
rendered, or otherwise, shall be used
by it for paying the expense of, and 9TH
erwise maintaining this Association,
and any surplus thereof remaining in
its hands, shall be used as the Board OF
Directors of the Association shall deem
to the best interest 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 (S1,00l to be convert
ed into the treasury of said corporation;
but no person shall at any time have,
own or control more than one certificate
of membership in said Association, nor
shall any person not grower OF citrus
fruit become or remain member OF
this Association.
ART. 4. That the purposes for which
this Association is formed are to buy,
rent. lease, sell, occupy and use, hold
and dispose OF all real and personal
property which may be necessary or
convenient for the conduct OF its BUSH
ness, and to build, lease and rent pack
ing houses for the packing of fruit, also
TO purchase all material that may be
necessary or convenient for the purpose
of packing or preparing citrus fruit. or
other Florida grown products for mar
ket. Also to sell, as agent, citrus ttuit
and all other kinds and variety Of fruits,
and produce, which may be grown or
controlled by members of this Associa-
ton. Also TO own stock 10 any other
incorporation or association. similar 10
this Association. existing for the adj
vancement, and projecting of fruit and
produce growers il the State of Florida.
Also to purchase and TO sell 70 the
members of this Association such fer
tilizer, and fumigatiug and spraying
implements aud materials as may be
thought by the Board of Directors OF
this Association, FROM time 70 time, by
their resolution, to be necessary orcon'
venient for the fertilization OF lands OF
the fumigating OF spraying of trees and
plants, which belong TO the members oil
this Association. Also 10 buy and con
tract for the purchase OF anything that
is considered by the Board of Director:
useful or necessary for the prevention
O. insect pests. or for the destruction
thereof, for the benefit of its member;
as fruit and produce growers. Also the
right to own, contract for and operate
all necessary appliances that the Boar
of Directors at any time may think nee
essary for the fertilization OF grove
and fields, the fumigating and spraying
Of trees and plants or the extinction o
insect nests. on the lands belonging Il
the members Of the Association, and Il
charge therefor, and collect such reas
enable rates for said services as may b
established by the Board OF Director
from time to time for the uses abov
mentioned. And said Association shall
he empowered 10 engage in brokerag
factor and commission selling business
10 purchase boxes, paper, nails ant
other packing material; TO engage il
and conduct drayage, transfer, for
Warding and shipping business TO pur
chase. hold, lease. or otherwise acquir
freight and refrigerator cars. wagons
draws. trucks, boats, vessels and otne
vehicles, and the necessary motiv
mower and equipment for the same, 40
~ engage in the transportation bus
ness 81 All such produce. material an
other commodities as may be owned
Controlled by it, but not as a commo
carrier. And to dispose OF the sane
Iii To harrow and loan money bv {