Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-11-12

Growers within the territory next auJu'
cent To the headquarters OF TINS AssUcl-
tiop, may become member OF TINS AS
/ ISOLATION but this Assuci, ton VIII not
Lam any time receive into It's member
Shin members Of any kindred assocla-
tions whose fruit or produce lands. are
located nearer to such other kindred
association than they are to TINS assoc
citation, without the consent OF the Us.
ISOLATION next adjacent TO where saiu
/ holdings are located,
ART. g. Nothing in these Articles
shall be construed as TO interfere with
! the bona hde sale of real estate the
transfer of property, together win the
| fruit or other produce growing thereon
at the time of such sale that is 10 say
| That if any person who has signed his
name for any particular year for pIac-
| inc the crops then growing on MS or
her land oil the hands OF the Assocla
ton, shall sell or dispose of his lana IN
GOOD faith then and in that event the
said SelIe. and purchaser are released
If they so desire, from the obligations
of having fruit or produce grown upon
the land so sold marketed or handed
under the authority Of this Association
ART. I. That the place where the
principle business of said Association Is
Viking, County of st, Lucie, STATE
of Florida. Aud the annual meetings
of the members of this Association shal
convence at said place on the first Tues
day in May of each and every year, a
which time and place its Directors shat.
be elected aud indicted into Office.
ART. 5. That each and every mem
Der Of this Association shall place TN,
packing and handling of all citrus trul,
and such other produce as may be han
died by this Associations and grown o.
controlled by him, her or them, int
this Association. and that this Associa
ton shall charge for the packing ant
of such fruit and produce
such reasonable ompehsation as the
Board Of Directors OF this Association
shall fix and determine. But, any mem
Der of this Association shall have the
right to withdraw his fruit and produce
for any one year from said Association
without penalty by giving 10 writing u
said Association notice within the tel |
days next before the annual meeting o.
this Association that he desires t.
lraw his fruit or other produce frou |
the same: but In that event, said mem |
Der so giving said notice ceases to be |
of said association and al |
rights and privileges 10 said association
belonging to said member shall there
upon cease and determine Provided.
however, and it is hereby agreed ant
fully understood by all persons joining |
this association, that any member OF the
same Withdrawing from this associa
ion 10y disposing Jt his fruit or produce
through any other source than through
this association, or withholding tn,
same from this association, and without |
giving the notice as heretofore pro-
lided, shall forfeit to this association
as and for liquidated damages to this
for such Withdrawal the
sum of fifty cents per box for all citru'
'ruit CT other produce produced by hin
Turing the year of said withdrawal ant,
80 withdrawn by him. 1t is further
hereby understood and agreed that ii,
case any member of this association
, no has withdrawn his fruitor produc,
RON this association, as above de-
'cribed, afterwards wishes to return
and reioin this association and exercis,
The rights of member that he may d.
so by and with the consent only of
OF the Board of Directors o.
this Association aud upon his paying t.
his Association all penalties that have
been assessed against him and not pre-
viously paid.
ART. 9. That the term for which,
this Association shall exist is fifty 900
years from and after date of its incor
poratiou.
ART 10. That the officers of said
Association who shall transact is bust
ness, shall he a board of Directors, Il
President and Vice President, anu |
said President and Vice-President, res
peclively, of said Board OF Directors,
and each of them shall, at the time oil
filling said office, be member of this |
Association, and director in the same |
And this Association shall also have
a Secretary and Treasurer, b ,th 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, with
out amendment Of its charter, may, al
any time, by two-thirds vote of its
Directors, Increase It's directory, as
and may at any time, after so increas-
ing the same, and by similar vote Of
its Directors, decrease its directory, as
said Direc'o's shall see fit. But at M
81 ne sha h number of said Directo
oe increased TO number greater THAI
nine; aud al no time, shall the number
of said Directors be decreased to less
number, than the original number OF
directors hersin specified. That the
names and residences of the growers
who are hereby appointed by the incor.
porators Of this Association, and who
shall act as directors TO said Association
for the first years OF its cxstense, aud
until its other directors are legally
elected and qualified, are
Names Residences
j. Helseth, Viking. Florida
NJ. 3. Daniels, Viking, Florida.
>. u. Daniels, Viking, Florida.