Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-11-19
Articles of incorporation of VIKING
PINEAPPLE AND CITRUS GROW
Frs ASSOCIATION.


Frs ASSOCIATION.
Know All Men BY These Presents;
That we, The undersigned citrus fru
growers of the State of Florida, at lea,
three of whom are residents and cit
Zens of the State of Florida, have thi
day voluntarily associated ourselves tC
gether for the purpose of forming
horticultural corporation and aSsocia
ton under the laws of the State o
Florida, providing for the incorpora
tion Of Horticultural and agricultural
non-protit associations and corporations
in accordance with this proposed char
ter, and ehereby adopt these Article,
OF Incorporation. which shall become
the Charter of said corporation, upor
the issuance of letters patent, accord.
Ing to law. and we do hereby certify.
ARTICLE l. The name of said organ
ization is the Viking Pineapple and Git.
rus Growers Association.
ART. >. That this association is or
gained under the laws OF this State a.
a horticultural association, and entitled
TO all the rights and privileges conferred
by the laws Of this State on similar COR
pta,iOls, anG the voting power aud al.
other rights and privileges of each o
the members of this Association, hold
iug a certificate OF membership in the
same, shall be equal.
ART. 3. That there shall be no cap
ital stock OF said association, bu; III.
same shall be organized as a HOrticul
turdl association and corporation. not
for profit, and il shall not issue any
shares OF stock whatever, and shall moi
at any time declare or pay any diei- !
dend, or other profits or any holding 10 |
said corporation, but all mopeyS COM /
ing into this association, for services |
rendered, o. otherwise, shall be used |
by il for paying the expense of, and 9TH |
erwiSe maintaining this Association, |
and any surplus thereof remaining H.
its hands, shall be used as the Board OF !
Directors OF the Association shall deeu
10 the best interest Of the Association.
anu said Association shall issue 10 each
person who shall become q member
thereof, certificate of membership.
and shall receive in return therefor the
SUN Of One Dollar ($l00) 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
|
shall any person not grower of citrus
fruit become or remain a member OF
this Association.
ART. 4. That the purposes for which
this Association is formed are to buy,
rent, lease, sell, occupy and use, Lold
and dispose Of all real and personal
property which may be necessary or
convenient for the conduct of it's BUSH
ness, and to build, lease and rent pack.
ing houses for the packing of fruit, also
10 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 10 own stock in any other
Incorporation or association. similar TO
this Association, existing for the ad-
Vancement, and projecting of fruit and
produce growers in the State of Florida.
Also 10 purchase and TO sell to the
members of this Association such fer
tiiizer, 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 the prevention ;
o. 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 I
essary for the fertilization of groves {
and fields, the fumgating 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 NAV 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, +,
70 purchase boxes, paper, nails and
other packing material: TO engage 10
and conduct a drayage, transfer, for
and shipping business to pur- !
chase, hold, lease. or otherwise ACQUIRE !
freight and refrigerator cars. wagons. |
Trays, trucks, boats, vessels and other 9
fehicles, and the necessary motive s
oower and equipment for the same, ana
o engage in the transportation bust
less Of all such produce, material and l
'ther commodities as may be owned or
by il, but not as a common
arrier. And TO dispose of the same at
will. To borrow and loan money bv or {
lpon mortgage on real estate, or other I
wise, and generally to transact, carry I
10, and perform all such other business
operations as are german or incident 3