Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-15

WHO Is OE dIt uUuA HAN a. 49, 4
growers, or who is, or are bona noe
representatives of fruit or prouuce
growers within the territory next aqua
cent to the headquarters OF this AsSocl-
ton, may become member OF this AS
sociation but this Association VIII not
at any time receive into its 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 this asso-
citation, without the consent OF the as
ISOLATION next adjacent to where sa'u
holdings are located. .,.-
ART. q. Nothing in these Articles
shall be construed as 10 interfere with
the bona tide 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 10 say
That If any person who has slgneu MS
name for any particular year Tor plac-
ing the crops then growing on MS OF
her land off tine hands Of the ASSocla
ton. shall sell or dispose OF his lana IN
wood 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. :. That the place where the
principal business OF said association Is
to be transacted is White City Railroad
Siding. St. Lucie county, State OF
Florida And the annual meetings
OF the members Of this Association snail
convence st said place on the nrst tues
day in MAY Of each and every year, at
which time aud plSce its Directors shall
be elected and indicted into office.
ART. :. 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 nan
died by this Association, and grown or
controlled by him. her or them, into
this Association. and that this ASSoeia.
ton shall charge for :he packing and
handling Of such fruit and produce
such reasonable compensation as the
Board OF Directors of this Association
shall fix and determine. But, any men,
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 in writing to
said Association notice within the ten
DAYS next before the annual meeting OF
this Association that he desires TO |
draw his fruit or other produce from !
the same: but in that event, said men,
Der so giving said notice ceases to be a
of said association and all
rights and privileges 10 said association
belonging to said member shall there
upon cease and determine; Provided,
however, and it is hereby agreed and
fully understood by all persons joining
this association, that any member OF the
same withdrawing from this associa'
ton by disposing Of his fruit or produce
through any other source than through
this association, or Withholding the
same from this association, and without
giving the notice as heretofore pro-
vided, shall forfeit to this association
as and for liquidated damages to this
association for such withdrawal the
sum of fifty cents per box for all citrus
fruit or other produce produced by him
Turing the year of said withdrawal and
80 withdrawn by him. 1t is further
hereby understood and agreed that in
case any member of this association |
who has withdrawn his fruit or produce
from this association, as above de-
Scribed, afterwards wishes to return |
and reioin this association and exercise |
the rights of a member that he may do |
so by and with the consent only OF
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 pre-
viously paid.
ART. 9. That the term for which
this Association shall exist is fifty 1907
years from and after date OF its incor-
poration.
ART. 10. That the officers of said
Association who shall transact is bust
ness, shall be a board of Directors, a
President and a Vice President, and
said President and Vice-President, res
pectively, of said Board OF Directors,
and each of them shall, at the time of
filling said Office, be member OF this
Association, and director In the same.
And this Association shall also have
a Secretary and Treasurer, bJth 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, at
any time, by a tWo-thirds vote OF its
Directors, increase its 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 Directors shall see 1T. But at no
ime shall the number OF said Directors
be increased to number greater than
nine; aud at no time, shall the number
Of said Directors be decreased to a less
number, than the original number OF
directors herein specified. That the
names aud residences of the growers