The Florida star., 1909-09-10

Of Florida. have this day voluntarily assOciat-
Cd ourselves together for the purpose Of form
ing Horticultural corporation and assOcia-
ton under the laws Of the State Of Florida,
providing for the incorporation Of hOrticul-
tural and agricultural non-proft associations
and corporations, in accordance with this
proposed charter, and.We hereby adopt these
Articles Of Incorporation, which shall become
the charter Of said corporation, upon the is-
suance Of letters patent according 70 law, and
We do hereby certify.
That the name Of said corporation is the
Indian River Citrus Growers Association.
ARTICLE II
That this association Is organized under
the laws of this State asa Horticultural assO-
citation. and entitled TO all the rights and
privileges conferred by the laws Of this State
on similar corporations, and the voting power
and all other rights and privileges Of each OF
the members Of this Association. holding q
certificate Of membership in the same, shall
be equal.
ARTICLE III
That there shall be no capital stock Of said
as a Horticultural 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 dividend, or other profits
ON any holding in said corporation, but all
moneys coming into this association, for ser
vices rendered, or otherwise, shall be used by
it for paying the expense Of, and otherwise
maintaining this Association, and any surplus
thereof remaining in its hands, shall be used
A.. n. II NJ
shall deem % the best interest of the AssOcia-
ton, and said Association shall issue to each
person who shall become member thereof.
a certificate Of membership, and shall
receive in return therefor the sum Of One
Dollar (Sl. .OO) to be converted into the Treas
ury 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 a grower OF citrus
fruit become or remain member OF this
Association.
ARTICLE ~
That the purposes for which this Association
is formed are to buy, lease, rent, sell, occupy
and use, hold and dispose of all real and per-
sOnal property which may be necessary or
convenient for the conduct Of its business, and
to build lease and rent packing houses for
the packing Of fruit, also to purchase all
for the purpose of packing or preparing citrus
fruit, or other Florida grown products for
market Also to sell, as agent, citrus fruit
and all other kinds and variety Of fruits,
and produce, W h C b may be grown
or controlled by members of this
Association. Also to own stock in any other
incorporation or association, similar TO this
Association, existing for the advancement,
and protecting of fruit and produce growers
-, f1,oG Gfaf Of lan IN mn - no
sell to the members of this Association such
fertilizer, and fumiRating and spraying i'm
plements and materials, as may be thought,
by the Board of Directors of this Association,
from time to time, by their resolution, 10 be
necessary or convenient for the fertilization
Of lands, or the fumigating or spraying Of
trees and plants, which belong to the mem-
bcTs of this Association. Also to buy and
contract 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
necessary 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 col
lect, such reasonable rates for said services,
as may be established by the Board of Direc-
tors from time to time, for the uses above
mentioned And said Association shall be
EN- powered TO engage in a brokerage factor
and commission selling business, tO purchase
boxes, paper, nails and other packing mater
ial: to engage in and conduct a drayage,
transfer forwarding and shipping business;
TO purchase 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 engage in the transportation
business of all such produce, material and
other commodities as may be owned or con-
trOlled by il, but not as common carrier.
And to dispose of the same at will. To borrow
and loan money oy or upon mortgage on real
estate, or otherwise, and generally to transact,
carry on, and perform all suru other business
opera tions as are german or incident 70 the
purposes above mentioned.
ARTICLE
That any person or persons, who l.. or are
bona fidc fruit or produce growers. or who i.
or are bona fide representatives Ot fruit or
growers within the territory next adjacent Ia
the headquarters of this Association may be-
come member of this Association; hut this
Association will not at aly time receive into
its membership, members of any kindred
Associations. whose fruit or produce lands are
located nearer to such other kindred ASso-
ciatinn than they are To this Association.
without the consent of the Association next
adjacent 10 where said holdings are located.
ARTICLE VI
Nothing in these Articles shall be construed
as to interfere with the bona tde 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 placing the
crops then growing on his or her land
in the hands of the Association, shall sell