The Florida star., 1909-10-01

obligations of having fruit or produce grown
upon the land 30 sold. marketed OF handled
under the authority Of this AsOciatian.
ARTIcLE WI
That the place where the principal business
of said Association Is to be transacted Il
Titusville, County Of BrevArd, State Of
Florida. And the annual meetings Of the
members of this Association shall convene at
said place on the frst Tuesday in May, Of each
and every year at which time and place its
Directors shall be elected and inducted into
Office.
ARTICLE VIII
That each and every member Of this AssO-
citation shall place the packing and handling
Of all citrus fruit and such other produce as
may be handled by this Association, and
grown or controlled by him, her or them,
into this Association, and that this AssOcia-
tiOn shall charge for the packing and hand
ling Of such fruit and produce, such reason
able compensation as the Board Of Directors
Of this Association shall fix and determine.
But, any member 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 with
in ten days next before the annual meeting
withdraw his fruit or other produce from the
same, but in that event, said member giving
notice, ceases to be q member of said AssOcia-
ton, and all rights and privileges in said
Association, belonging to said member shall
thereupOn cease and determine. Provided,
however, and it is hereby agreed aud fully
understood hg all persons joining this AssO-
citation, that any member of the same with
drawing from this Association, by dispOsing
of his fruit or produce through any other
source than through this Association, or
withholding same : from this Association,
and without giving the notice, as hereinafter
provided, shall forfeit to this Association, as
and for liquidated damages TO this AssOcia.
ton, for such withdrawal the sum Of
fifty cents per box. for all citrus fruit or other
produce, produced by him during the year of
said withdrawal, and so withdrawn by him.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who has withdrawn his fruit or produce from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 described, afterwards
wishes to return and rejOin this Association,
and exercise the rights of member, that he
may do so by, and with the consent only. OF, a
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 previously paid.
ARTICLE TX
shall exist is fifty years from and after the
date of its incorporation.
ARTICLE
That the officers of said Association
who shall transact its business shall be
a Board of Directors Presidentand Vice
President aud said President and Vice
President, shall also be the Presi lent and
Vice-President respectively, of said Board of
Directors, and each Of them shall, at the time
of filling said office, be a member Of this
Association, and director in the same And
this Association shall also have a Secretary
and Treasurer, both Of which Offices may he
filed by one and the same person. And the
number of Directors Of this Association shall
be three, but the said Association, without
of It's charter, may, at any time,
by twO-thirds vote of its Directors, increate
its directory, and may at any time, after sc
increasing the same, and by q similar vOsO
of its directors, decrease its directory, as said
Directors shall see fit. But at no time shall
the number Of said Directors be increased to
a number greater than nine; and at no time,
shall the number Of said Directors be deereas-
ed TO a less number, than the original number
of directors herein specified. That the names
and residences of the growers who are hereby
appointed by the incOTpOrators Ofthis AssOcia-
tiOn, and who shall act as directors to said
Association for the first year of its existence,
and until its other directors are legally
elected and qualified, are:
Names Residences
George B. Gardner, IaGange, Brevad
County, Florida
Andrew FrOscher, LaGTange. Brevard
County, Florida
George VI. Robbins. Titusvile Brevard
County. Florida
ARTICLE XI
That the Directors of this Association shall
have the right and power 20 charge and collect
from its members, and other fruit, vegetable
and produce growers, represented or served
by this Association, such compensation and
remuneration. TO be paid to said Association,
as said Directors may fix and charge for its
services 20 him, her. or them. in the picking
packing, handling. marketing. shipping, aud
selling of any and all of the produce. and
material, which this Association Is herein
authorized To handle and market
ARTICLE MI
1t is hereby mutually agreed and fully
understood by and between all the persons
becoming members of this Association. and
furthermore, fully understood and agreed, by
all persons who may hereafter become mem
bers of this Association. that one of the pur-
poses and objects of this Association is tO bring
about and carry into effect system of mutual
cooperation between the citrus aud other
produce growers of the State of Florida. in
the picking. packing. handling shipping and
marketing, of all citrus fr iii. and other pro-
duce owned and controlled by the members
of this and kindred Associations in the State
of Florida; and tO that end that this AssOcia-
tiOn i created and organized in connection
with and under the Florida Citrus Exchange,
and will al all times cooperate with and
through said Florida Citrus Exchange. AS a
part of the system Of exchanges which 90 10
make up, control. ana operate said Florida
Citrus Exchange, whose headquarters are now
located in the City of Tampa. and State of Flor
ida. And that all citrus fruit. and other pro-
duce placed in the hands of this Association
shall be marketed exclusively through said
Florida Citrus Exchange.
ARTICLE XIII,
That the names and places lof residence Of
the subscribing members and incOrpOratOrs
TO these Articles OF Incorporation and AssO-
citation, are as follows: