Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-22
Articles of incorporation of the RIDGE
PINEAPPLE ANDCITRUSG GROW
Frs ASSOCIATION.

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pINEAPPLEA NDCITRUS GROW
Frs ASSOCIATION.
Know All Men BY These Presents:
That we, the undersigned citrus trul
growers ofth State of Florida, at leas
three of whom are residents and cltl
zens of the State of Florida, have this
dav voluntarily associated ourselves TO-
gefber for the purpose of forming Q
Horticultural corporation and assocla
ton under the laws OF the state o.
Florida, providing for the lncorpora,
ton of horticultural and agricultural
non-profit associations and corporations
In accordance with this proposed char
ter. and we hereby adopt these Articles
of INCORPORATION which shall become
the Charter of said corporation, upon
the issuance of letters patent accord
ing to law, and we do hereby certify
ARTICLE 1. The name of said organ
ization is the Ridge Pineapple and Cit
rus Growers Association.
ART. 2. That this association is or
eanized under the laws of this State as
p 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 and all
other rights and privileges OF each OF
the members of this Association, hold
inc a certificate of membership in the
same, shall be equal,
ART. 3. That there shall be no cap
ital stock of said association, but the
same shall be organized as Hortlcul-
tura 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 divi-
dend. or other profits or any holding in
said corporation, but all moneys COM
inc into this association, for services
rendered, OF otherwise, shall be used
by il for paying the expense Of, and 9TH
erwise maintaining this Association,
and any surplus thereof remaining IN
its hands, shall be used as the Board OF
Directors of the Association shall deem
20 the best interest of the Association,
and said Association shall issue 10 each
person who shall become a member
thereof q certificate OF membership,
and shall receive in returu therefor the
sum OF One Dollar S1.00l to be conyert-
ed into the treasury 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 q member OF
this Association.
ART. I. That the purposes for which
this Association is formed are 10 buy,
rent, lease, sell, occupy and use, hold
and dispose of all real and personal
property which may be necessary or
convenient for the conduct OF its busi-
ness, and to build. lease and rent pack
ing houses for the packing OF fruit, $50
TO purchase all material that may be
necessary or Convenient for the purpose
of packing or preparing citrus fruit or
other Florida grown products for mar
ket. Also to sell, as agent, citrus fruit
and all other kinds and variety OF fruits,
and produce, which may be grown or
controlled by members of this Associa-
ton. Also TO own stock In any other
incorporation or association, similar 10
this Association, existing for the ad-
vancement, and projecting of fruit and
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 be
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 or
the fumigating or spraying of trees and
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 toe 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, andto
charge therefor, and collect, such reas-
enable rates for said 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 a brokerage
factor and commission selling business,
to purchase boxes, paper, nails and
other packing material; to engage IL
and conduct drayage, transfer, for.
warding and shipping business to pnr-
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 engage in the transportation bust.
ness OF all such produce. material and
other commodities as may be owned OF
controlled by II, but not as a common
carrier. And to dispose Of the same al
will. To borrow and loan money by OF
upon mortgage on real estate, or other
wise, and generally to transact, carry
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