Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-12-03
o the purposes above mentioned.

growers, or who Is, or are bona fid(
representatives of fruit or produce
growers within the territory next ada
cent TO the headquarters Of this Assoct
ton, may become member OF this AS
ISOLATION !: but this Association will moi
at any time receive into It's member
ship members Of any kindred associa
tions whose fruit or produce lands are
located nearer to such other kindred
association than they are to this asso
citation, without the consent OF the as
ISOLATION next adjacent to where sale
holdings are located.
ART, 6. Nothing In these Articles
shall be construed as to interfere with
| the bona fde 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 plac-
ing the crops then growing on his or
her land of the hands of the Associa
ton, shall sell or dispose of his land In
good faith then and In that event the
said seller and purchaser are released,
If they so desire, from the obligations
of having fruit or produce grown upon
the land so sold marketed or handled
under the authority of this Association.
ART. Z. That the place where The
principle business of said Association is
Fort Pierce, couDty Of st. Lucie, State
of Florida. And the annual meetings
of the members of this Association shall
convence at said place on the first Tues
day in May of each and every year, at
which time and place its Directors shall
be elected and indicted into Office.
ART. s. That each and every mem.
Der of this Association shall place the
packing and handling Of all citrus fruit
and such other produce as may be ham
died by this Association, and grown or
controlled by him, her or them, into
this Association, and that this Associa.
ton shall charge for the packing and
handling of such fruit and produce
Board of Directors of this Association
shall fix and determine. But, any mem
Der of this Association shall have the |
light to withdraw his fruit and produce |
'or any one year from said Association |
Without penalty by giving in writing to
aid Association notice within the ten
lays next before the annual meeting OF
his Association that he desires t.
lraw his fruit or other produce frou
he same: but iu that event, said mem
,er so giving said notice ceases to be a
member of said association and al
lights and privileges in said association
Belonging to said member shall there.
pon cease and determine; Provided
nuavap anH II j. bnpalN ,,npaad a,,,I |
lilly understood by all persons joining
his association that any member Of tn
anne withdrawing from Jhis associa.
ion by disposing Of his fruit or produce
through any other source than through
his association, or Withholding the
anne from this association, and without
living the notice as heretofore pro-
ided, shall forfeit to this association
S and for liquidated damages to this
ssociation for such withdrawal the
am of fifty cents per box for all citrus
'uit or other produce produced by him
lring the year of said withdrawal and
} withdrawn by him. 1t is further
ereby understood and agreed that 10
ise any member of this association
no has withdrawn his fruit or produce
'om this association, as above de-
,ribed, afterwards wishes to return
nd reioin this association and exercise
le rights of member that he may do ,
, by and with the consent only of a
ajority of the Board of Directors of S
lis Association and upon his paying TO
lis Association all penalties that have r
zen assessed against him and not re-
ousIy paid.
ART. 8, That the term for which e
lis Association shall exist is fifty (50)
ears from and after date OF it's incor- >
)ratiou.
ART. 10. That the officers of said
who shall transact is bust
.ss, shall he board of Directors, a
resident and Vice-P President, and {
i'd President and Vice-President, res n
of said Board of Directors, b
I'd each of them shall, at the time of f
ling said Office, be member of this
and director in the same.
nd this Association shall also have
Secretary and Treasurer, b jth OF
hich offices may be filled by one aud
e same person. And the number of
rectors of this Ass citation shall be
rec, but the said Association. with
It amendment of its charter, may, at
y time, by two-thirds vote Of its
increase It's directory, as
ID may at any time, after so increas- j,
g the same, and by similar vote Of
J Directors, decrease its directory, as
id Directors shall see fit. But at no
ne shall he number of said Director
increased to number greater than
ne; and at no time, shall the number
said Directors be decreased TO a less
mber, than the original number of
rectors hersin specified. That the W
mes and residences OF the growers III
40 are erebyappoitted by the incor
rators of this Association, and who
all act as directors TO said Association
r the first years Of its oxistense, and e
It'll its other directors are legally 10
ected and qualified, are
Names. Residences