Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-11-05
Articles OF Incorporation of the PAL.
METTO INDIAN RIVER CITRUS
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.

hUOM All NltsA Dg LAlNoO AOoChNHs
That we, the undersigned citrus frui
growers of the State OF Florida, at leas
three of whom are residents and cit
gems of the State of Florida, have thi
day voluntarily associated ourselves &c
gether for the purpose of forming
horticultural corporation and assocla
y. ton under the laws of the State Q
Florida, providing for the incorpora
tion of Horticultural and agriculture
non-proht associations and corporations
In accordance with this proposed char
ter. and we hereby adopt these Article
OF Incorporation, which shall becom,
the Charter of said corporation, upoI
the issuance of letters patent, accord
ing to law, and we do hereby certify.
ARTICLE l. That the name Of sale
corporation is the Palmetto IndiaI
River Citrus Growers Association.
ART. 2. That this association is or
ganized under the laws of this State Il;
a 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 aud al
other rights and privileges Of each Of
the members of this Association, hold
ing certificate of membership in the
same, shall be equal.
ART. 3. That there shall be no cap
ital stock of said association, bus tht
same shall be organized as Horticul
tural association and corporation, moi
for profit, and it shall not issue any
shares of stock whatever. and shall moi
ft,,,n An0lafan on III l..
dend, or other profits or any holding IL,
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,
aud any surplus thereof remaining 1t
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 eacl
person who shall become membe;
thereof certificate of membership
and shall receive in return therefor the
sum of One Dollar (S1. 00) to be convert
ed into the treasury of said corporations
but no person shall at any time have
own or control more than one certificate
OF membership in said Association, no,
shall any person not grower of citrus
fruit become or remain a member
this Association.
ART. 4. That the purposes for which
this Association is formed are to buy,
rent, lease, sell, occupy and use, holt
and dispose of all real and persona
property which may be necessary OF
convenient for the conduct OF its bust
ness, and to build, lease and rent pack.
ing houses for the packing of fruit, alsC
TO purchase all material that may bt
necessary or convenient for the purpos,
of packing or preparing citrus fruit. o.
other Florida grown products for mar.
ket. Also to sell, as agent, citrus fruil
and all other kinds and variety of fruits
and produce, which may be grown OF
controlled by members of this Associa-
tion. Also TO own stock in any Other
incorporation or association, similar W
this Association, existing for the adj
vancement and protecting of fruit AMI
produce growers in the State of Florida
Also to purchase and to sell to the
members of this Association such fer
tilizer, and fumigating and spraying
implements and materials as may bt
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 OF
the fumigating or spraying of trees ano
plants, which belong to the members OF
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
OF insect pests. or for the destruction
thereof, for the benefit of its members
as fruit and produce growers. Also the
right TO own, contract for and operate
all necessary appliances that the Board
of Directors at any time may think nee
essary for the fertilization of groves
and fields, the fumigating and spraying
of trees and plants or the extinction Of
insect pests. on The lands belonging to
the members of the Association, and to
charge therefor, and collect, such reas-
enable rates forsaid services as may be
established by the Board of Directors
from time to time for the uses above
mentioned. And said Association shall
be empowered to engagein brokerage
AoSbOh anu SOtuniooiOh oCilluS DuSlucSS.
70 purchase boxes, paper, nails and
other packing material to engage 10
and conduct drayage, transfer, for
warding and shipping business to pur-
chase, hold, lease. or otherwise acquire
freight and refrigerator cars. wagons.
drays, trucks, boats, vessels and other
vehicles, and the necessary motive
power and equipment for the same, and
TO erg age in the transportation bust
ness Of all such produce. material and
other commodities as may be owned or
controlled by il, but not as a common
carrier. And TO dispose of the same at
will. To borrow and loan money bv or
upon mortgage on real estate, or other
wise, and generally TO transact, carry
o. and perform all such otaef business