Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-22

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.antroIled nv members of this association. Also
| 40 oun stock In any other incorporation or as
ISOLATION similar 10 this association eHlsting
| for the advancement, and protecting Of fruit
and produce growers in the State OF Florida;
Alec 40 purchase and sell to the members OF
.his assoeiation such fertilizer, and tumigating
and spraying implements and materials, as may
he thought by the Board OF Directors OF this
association, from time to time, oy their resoln,
tion, 10 be necessary or convenient Tor the
| fertilization of lands, or the tumigating or
soraying OF trees and plants, which belong to
he members of this association. Also to puy
and contract for the purchase OF anytnlng, tnat
is considered By the Board of Directors useful
or necessary, for the prevention OF insect pests,
mr. Tor the destruction thereof, for the benefit
of its members as fruit and produce growers
! Also the right TO own, contract Tor and oper.
ate ali necessary appliances that the Board OF
D;rsctors al any time, may think necessary
for the fertilization OF groves ana heids, the
| fumigating and spraying OF trees and plants
or the extinction of insect pests, on the lands
belonging to the members OF the association,
| add 10 charge therefor, and collect, such rea-
sonable rates for said services, as may be es-
| tablishcd by the Board OF Directors IRON time
10 time for the uses above mentioned. ana
said association shall be empowered to engage
ii in brokerape factor and commission selling
business TO purchase boxes paper nails, and
other packing material; to engage IN ana con-
duct drayage, transfer forwarding ana SNIP
ping business; TO purchase, mold, lease OF oth'
wagons draws, trucks, boats, vessels, and other
vehicles. and the necessary motive power and
equipment for the same, and TO engage m the
transportation business OF an such produce
material and other commodities as may be
owned or controlled by IL, but not as a COM
mon carrier. And to dispose OF the same at
will To borrow and loan money by or upon
mortgage on real estate, or otherwise, ana
generally to transact carry on, ana perform
all such other business operations, as are ger
main or incident to the purposes above men
toned.
Article s. That any person or persons, who
is or are, bona hde fruit or produce growers,
or who Is or are, bona fde representatives OF
| fruit or produce growers within the territory
next adjacent to the headquarters Of this asso'
citation, may become member OF this associa'
ton; 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 20 such other kindred
association than they are to this association,
without the consent of the association next ad.
iacent to where said holdings are located.
ARTICLE 0. Nothing in these Articles shall
be construed as to interfere with the bona hde
sale of real estatei the transfer OF property,
together with the fruit or other produce grow
! ing thereon at the time OF such sale; that IS
| to say: That IL 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 in good faiths then and in that
event the said seller and purchaser are re-
! leased II 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.
ARTICLE Z. That the place whore the principal
business of said Association is to be transacted IS
And the annual meetings of the members OF this
Association shall convene at said place on the irst
Tuesday In May OF each and every year, at which
time and place its Directors shall be elected and
indicted into office.
AErtcIE S. That each and every member Of
this association shall place the packing and
handling OF all citrus fruit and such other
produce as may be handled by this association,
and grown or controlled by him, her OF them
into this association. and that this association
shall charge for the packing and handling Of
such fruit and produce, such reasonable com
pensation as the Board of Directors Of this
association shall fix and determine But, any
member OF this association shall have the right
10 withdraw his fruit and produce for any one
year. from said association, without penalty BY
| giving in writing 10 said association, notice
within the ten days next before the annual
meeting of this association, that he desires 50
20 withdraw his fruit or other produce from
the same: but in that event. said member so
giving said notice ceases 70 be q member OF
said association, and all rights and privileges
| in said association belonging 10 said member
shall thereupon cease and determine Provided
however, and It is hereby agreed and fully TN
derstood by all persons joining this association,
! that any member of the same Withdrawing from
this association, by dsposing Of his fruit or
produce through any other source than through
| this association or Withholding the same from
this association. aud without giving the notice
as hereinbefore provided, shall forfeit 10 this
association, as and for liquidated damages, 70
this association. for such Withdrawal, the sum
of fifty cents per box, for all citrus fruit OF
other produce, produced by him during the
| year Of said withdrawal. and 80 Withdrawn by
| him. IL IS further hereby understood and
agreed that IN case any member Of this assO.
citation who has Withdrawn his fruit or produce
from this association, as above described, alter
wards wishes TO return and rejoin this associa
ton and exercise the rights Of member
that he may do so by, and with the consent
only, Of a majority Of the Board OF Directors
of this association, and upon his paying TO
this association all penalties that have been
assessed against him, and not previously paid
ARTICLE .. That the term for which this
association shall exist is fifty years from and
after the date of its Incorporation.
! ARTICLE 10. That the officers of said asso-
citation who shall transact It's business, shall
\ be Board Of Directors, President and
Vice. President, and said President and Vice
President, shall also be the President and Vice
President, respectively OF said Board Of hi.
rectors, and each Of them shall, at the time of
filling said ONCE, be member Of this associa-
tion, and director in the same And this as
urer, both OF which Offices may be filled by one
and the same person, And the number Of
directors of this association shall be three. bat
the said association, without amendment of its
charter, may, at any time. by two-thirds vote
OF its directors, increase its directory and may
AZ any time, after 50 increasing the same, and
lby similar vote of It's directors, decrease its
directory, as said directors shall see ft But
at no time shall the number OF said directors be
increased TO number greater than nine; and
at no time. shall the number Of said directors
| pc decreased TO a less number than the or.
iglnai number OF directors herein specified.
That the names and residences Of the growers
who are hereby appointed by the incorporators
OF this association, and who shall act as di.
rectors TO said association for the FIRST year
OF its existence, and until rs other directors
are legally elected and qualiheds are
Names. Residences.
J: Helseth. Viking. Florida.