Fort Pierce news., 1909-11-19

City of Tallahassee. during all time Of the npbli.
cation OF this notice, FN''
Dated this the 10Th day of October. 1909
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Oslo Pineapple
and Citrus Growers Association
Know All Men by These Presents;
That we, the undersigned citrus frut orov.
ers OF the State of Florida, at least three Of
whom are residents and citizens of the State oi
Florida, have this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together for the purpose of forming
der the laws of the State of Florida, providing
Tor the Incorporation of horticultural and az.
| rtcultural nonproht associations and CORPORA.
tions, 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 letters
patent according to law, and we do hereby
certify;
ARTICLE 1, That the name of said corpora
| tion Is the Oslo Pineapple and Citrus Growers
Association.
| ARTICLE 2. That this association is organized
under the laws of this State as 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 GER
tihcate OF membership in the same, shall be
equal.
ARTICLE 8. That there shall be no capital
stock of said association, but the same shall be
organized as 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.
poration, but all moneys coming into this asso.
citation, for services rendered, or otherwise,
shall be used by it fon 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
the association, and said association shall issue
to each person who shall become a member
thereof, a certificate of membership and shall
receive in return therefor the sum of one dollar
($1.00) to be converted into the treasury of
said corporation; but no person shall at any
time have, own or control more than one GER
thcate of membership in said association, nor
shall any person not 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 for the purpose OF packing or pre-
pairing citrus fruit, or other Florida grown
products for market. Also to sell, as agent,
citrus fruit and all >ether 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
socation, similarl to this association, existing
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 |
association, from time to time, by their resolu' |
ton, 10 be necessary or convenient tor the |
fertilization of lands or the tumigatine 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
of its members as fruit and produce growers
Also the right to own, contract for, and oper:
ate 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 collect, such rea'
sonable rates for said services, as may be es.
tabished by the Board Of Directors from time
to time for the uses above mentioned. And
said association shall be empowered to engage
in brokerage factor and commission selling
business to purchase boxes, paper, nais' ana
other packing material; to engage in and con-
duct drayage, transfer, forwarding and ship
ping business 10 purchase, hold, lease, or oth'
erwise acquire freight and refrigerator cars,
lehicles and the necessary motive power ana
equipment for the same, and to engage IN the
business of all such produce
Material and other commodities as may be
,wned or controlled by it. but not as a COM
non carrier And 10 dispose of the same at
will. To borrow and loan money by or upon {
mortgage on real estate or otherwise ana {
to transact, carry on, and perform
IL such other business operations, as are ger I
main or incident to the purposes above men $
ioned -
ARTICLE s. That any person or persons, VINO
5, or are, bona hde fruit or produce growers, S
n who is, or are, bona fide representatives OF
ruit or produce growers within the terrtoIy
ext adjacent to the headquarters 81 this asso-
iation. NAV become member of this associa-
ion; but this association will not at any time :
eceive into its membership members OF any
indred associations, whose fruit or ptoaucs
,nds are located nearer to such other kindred
ssociation than they are to this association
lithout the consent of the association next ad-
acent to where said holdings are located.
ARTICLE 9. Nothing IN these Ar.iIies I ssS. sds r
ale OF real estate; the transfer OF properly I
,aether with the fruit or other produce grow
" thereon, at the time OF such sale tnst y
say; That II any person who mas signea @ ms MS
aune for any particular year for placing the /;
rops then growing on his or her land 10 the
ands az the association, shall sell or dispose
his land In good faith; then ana m tna' q
vent the said seller. and purchaser are re- a
ased, II they so desire, iloi, ee ,,n,,, the g
{ having fruit or produce grown upon the
md so sold. marketed or handled unoer 'ne
nthority Of this association. Il
ARTICLE Z. That the place where the principal d
usiness Of said Association Is TO be transacted is
slo. County Of St LueIe, State Of Florida AND
le annual meetings Of remembers OF tn,s Asso. $50
ation ahall convene ct such place on the nrst
ueaday hi May, OF each and every year. az 4
hich time and place its Directors shall be elected
I'd inducted into office.
ARricLE 8. That each and every member Of
IA association shall place the packing and
andl;nO Of ali citrus fruit, and such other
-oduce as may be handled by this association
u -~c.,,-, - y,ontrojied nv him. her or them,