Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-12-03
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City Of Talahassee. during all time Of the publ
cation Of this notice.
Dated this the 2sth day Of November, 1909
Articles Of Incorporation of the Ankona Pineap
pie and Citrus Growers Association:
SNOW All Men by These PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned citrus fruit grow
ers of the STATE of Florida, at least three o
whom are residents and citizens Of the State 0
Florida, have this day voluntarily associate,
ourselves together for the purpose of forming
horticultural corporation and association nm
der the laws Of the State of Florida, provdin,
for the Incorporation of horticultural and az
ricultural nonproht associations and CORPORA
lions, in accordance with this proposed charter
and we hereby adopt these Articles of Incor
poration, which shall become the Charter OF
said corporation, upon the issuance of letter,
patent, according to law, and we do hereby
certify:
ARTICLE l. That the name Of said corpora.
tod is the Ankona Pineapple and Citrus Growers
Association,
ARTICLE 2. That this association is organized
under the laws OF this State as a horticultural
association, 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 a Ger.
tiHcate of, membership in the same, shall be
! equal.
ARTICLE 81 That there shall be no capital
| stock OF said association, but the same shall be
organized as a horticultural association and
corporation, not for profit, and it shall not is.
sue any shares Of stock whatever, and shall
not at any time declare or pay any dividend,
or other profits on any holding in said cor
| Doration, but all moneys coming into this asso-
citation, for services rendered or otherwise
shall be used by Il for paying the expense of,
and otherwise maintaining this association, and
| any surplus thereof remaining in its hands,
shall be used as the Board Of Directors Of this
| association shall deem TO the best interests of
al gtaet. al Il
to each person who shall become a member
thereof, a certificate Of membership, and shall
receive in return therefor the sum of one dollar
(Sl.00) to be converted into the treasury of
said corporations; but no person shall at any
time have, own or control more than one GER
tihcate of membership in said association, nor
shall any person not a grower Of citrus fruit
become or remain a member of this association.
ARTICLE 4. 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 personal property which may be nee.
essary or convenient for the conduct of its
business, and to build, lease and rent packing |
houses for the packing Of fruit, also to pur.
chase all material that may be necessary or
convenient tor the purpose OF packing or pre-
pairing citrus fruit, or other Florida grown
citrus fruit and all other kinds and variety of |
fruits, and produce, which may be grown or
controlled by members OF this association Also
to own stock in any other Incorporation or as.
for the advancement, and protecting of fruit
and produce growers in the State of Florida.
Also TO purchase and sell to the members of
this association such fertilizer, and fumigating
and spraying implements and materials, as may
be thought, by the Board of Directors of this
from time to time, by their resolu-
tion, to be necessary or convenient 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 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
)f its members as fruit and produce growers.
Also the right 70 own, contract for, and oper. I
ate all necessary appliances that the Board of I
Directors, at any time, may think necessary q
Tor the fertilization of groves and fields. the
and spraying OF trees and plants a
n the extinction Of insect pests, on the lands S
belonging to the members OF the association, 5
md to charge therefor, and collect, such rea. i
enable rates for said services, as may be es. a
abished by the Board of Directors from time
0 time for the uses above mentioned. And II
aid association shall be empowered to engage a
brokerage factor and commission selling a
usiness, TO purchase boxes, paper, nails, and p
Their packing materials to engage in and con.
uct drayage, transfer, forwarding and ship.
ing business; TO purchase, hold, lease, or 9th. Z
rwise acquire freight and refrigerator cars, v
'agons, drays, trucks, boats, vessels, and other Z
ehcles, and the necessary motive power and
1uipment for the same, and to engage in the
ansportation business Of all such produce y
lateral and other commodities as may be n,
wned or controlled by it, but not as com. o,
on carrier And 10 dispose of the same at Cl
III. To borrow and loan money by or upon er
ortgage ON real estate or otherwise and 60
anerally 70 transact, carry on, and perform te
such other business operations, as are ger sa
ain or incident to the purposes above men
Jned
Article 5. That any person or persons, who Sy
or are, bona hde fruit or produce growers, (,
who Is, or are, bona fide representatives OF
uit or produce growers within the territory
xt adjacent 20 the headquarters OF this asso
alton, may become member of this associa'
nj but this association will not at any time
ceive into its membership members of any
ndred associations, whose fruit or produce
ids are located nearer to such other kindred
ISOLATION than they are to this association,
thout the consent of the association next ad
,ent to where said holdings are located
ARTICLE 8. Nothing in these Articles shall m
construed as 10 interfere with the bona hde Kl
e OF real estate; the transfer OF property Aa'
,ether with the fruit or other produce grow
! thereon, az the time Of such salei that
me for any particular year for placing the
Fps then growing on his or her land in the
nds Of the association, shall sell or dispose
his land IN good faiths then and in that
mt the said seller and purchaser are re
sed. II they desire, from the obligations
having fruit or produce grown upon the
d so sold. marketed or handled under the
horty Of this association
IRrIcLE 7. That tho place where the principal
Iineas of said Association Is to be transacted is M
Aona County Of St Lucie State Of Florida, and l'A
annual meetings Of the members Of this Assoc
ton shall convene at such place on the first
ssday in May, Of each and every year, at ny
lch time and place its Directors shall be elected
indicted into Office.
AkrrcLR 8. That each and every member Of
association shall place the packing and
ldling of all citrus fruit, and such other ,