Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-22
Articles of Incorporation of the PAL.
METTO INDIAN RIVER CITRUS
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.

Know All Men by lneSe reSehCS
That we, the undersigned citrus fruit
growers of the State OF Florida, at least
three of whom are residents and citi-
zens of the State of Florida, have this
day Voluntarily associated ourselves TO-
geiher for the purpose of forming a
Horticultural corporation and assocla'
tion under the laws of the State oil
Florida, providing for the incorpora,
tion 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 l. That the name of said
corporation is the Palmetto Indian
River Citrus Growers Association.
ART. 2. That this association is or
panized under the laws of this State as
Horticultural association, and entitled
TO all the rights and privileges conferred
by the laws of this State on similar cor
porations, and the voting power and 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. 8. That there shall be no cap
ital stock of said association, bu: the
same shall be organized as Hortlcul
tural association and corporation, not
for profit, and it shall not issue any
shares of stock whatever, and 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 10
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, certificate of membership,
and shall receive in return therefor the
sum of One Dollar ($l.00) 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 aud use, hold
and dispose of all real and personal
property which may be necessary or
convenient for the conduct OF its busi-
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 fruit
and all other kinds and variety of fruits,
and produce, which may be grown or
controlled by members of this Associa-
tion. Also TO own stock in any other
Incorporation or association. similar 10
this Association, existing for the ad.
vancement, and projecting of fruit and
produce growers in the State of Florida.
Also 20 purchase and 10 sell TO the
members of this Association such fer
tilizer, 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 resolution, TO be necessary orcon-
venient for the fertilization of lands or
the fumigating or spraying OF trees and
plants, which belong to the members oil
this Association, Also to buy and con-
tract for the purchase of anything that
is considered by the Board of Directors
useful or necessary for the prevention
o. insect pests. or for the destruction
thereof, for the benefit of its members
as fruit and produce growers. Also the
right 10 own, contract for and operate
all necessary appliances that the Board
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 pests. on the lands belonging tC
the members of the Association, and tc
charge therefor, and collect, such reas
enable rates for said services as may bt
established by the Board of Director:
from time TO time for the uses above
mentioned. And said Association shall
be empowered to engage in brokerage
factor and commission selling business
TO purchase boxes, paper, nails anC
other packing material: TO engage IL
and conduct a drayage, transfer, for
warding and shipping busir ess to pur
chase, hold, lease. or otherwise acquir,
freight and refrigerator cars. wagons
drays, trucks, boats, vessels and othei
vehicles, and the necessary motive
power and equipment for the same, anC
70 eigige in the transportation bust
ness q all such produce. material ans
other commodities as may be owned Of
controlled by it, but not as common
carrier. And TO dispose Of the same a
will. To borrow and loan money by Of
upon mortgage on real estate, or other
wise. and generally TO transact, carr.