Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-11-05

Know All Men by lhese fresehts'
That we the undersigned citrus fruit grow.
ers of the State Of Florida, at least three OF
whom are residents and citizens OF the state OF
Florida, have this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together for the purpose OF forming
horticultural corporation and ASSOCIATION un'
der the laws of the State of Florida, providing
for the incorporation Of horticultural and ag'
ricultural non.proht associations and corpora
tions. in accordance with this proposed charter,
and we hereby adopt these Articles OF lncor.
poraton. which shall become the Charter OF
said corporation upon the issuance OF letters
patent. according to law, and we do hereby
certify:
ARTICLE /. That the name of said corporation
Is the
WHITE CITY CITRUS AND PINEAPPLE
GROWERS ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE g. 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 OIL
the members of this association, holding GER
tihcate Of membership in the same snail DC
equal. ,,..,
stock of said association but the same shall DC
organized as a horticultural association and
corporation, not for profit, and 1t shall not Is,
sue any shares of stock whatever, and shail
not at any time declare or pay any DIVIDEND
or other profits on any holding IN SAID cor
DOTdtiOn,
citation, for services rendered or otherwise,
shall be used by it for paying the expense Oh
and otherwise maintaining this association, and
any surplus thereof remaining IN its hands,
shall be used as the Board OF directors Oh TINS
association shall deem to the best interests OF
the association, and said association shall issue
TO each person who shall become a member |
thereof certificate of membership, and shall |
receive in return therefor the sum OF one doilat
Isl O0) TO be converted into the treasury OF |
said corporation; 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 grower OF citrus truit
become or remain 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
for 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
ISOLATION, similar 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 c
association, from time to time, by their resolu' 4
ton, to be necessary or convenient for the
of lands, or the fumigating or 4
spraying Of trees and plants, which belong to |
he members Of this association. Also to buy S
and contract for the purchase of anything, that
S considered by the Board of Directors useful ,
" necessary, for the prevention of insect pests,
" for the destruction thereof, for the benefit n
# its members as fruit and produce growers. 4
n
tie all necessary appliances that the Board OF !,
Directors, at any time, may think necessary A
or the fertilization of groves and fields, the =
and spraying of trees and plants 4
II the extinction of insect pests, on the lands /,
elonging to the members of the association, ,
nd TO charge therefor and collect, such rea.
enable rates for said services, as may be es' !,
ablished by the Board of Directors from time
o time for the uses above mentioned. And a
aid association shall be empowered to engage n
n a brokerage factor and commission selling
usiness, 10 purchase boxes, paper nails, and
Their packing material; to engage in and con. A
uct drayage, transfer, forwarding and ship z
ing business to purchase, hold, lease, or 9th S
rwise acquire freight and refrigerator cars, s
'agons, drays, trucks, boats, vessels, and other
ehicles and the necessary motive power and
auipnent for the same, and to engage in the a
transportation business of all such produce, 81
lateral and other commodities as may be h
wned or controlled by it, but not as a COM :,
ION carrier And to dispose of the same at q
ill. To borrow and loan money by or upon q
Mortgage on real estate, or otherwise, and {,
eneraly 10 transact, carry on, and perform Il
Il such other business operations, as are ger 81
iain or incident to the purposes above men.
oned.
ARTICLE 5. That any person or persons, who
. or are, bona hde fruit or produce growers, d.
who is, or are, bona fde representatives of
ruit or produce growers within the territory
ext adjacent to the headquarters Of this asso
aton, may become member of this associa.
m
,ceive into its membership members Of any
inbred associations whose fruit or produce o
nds are located nearer TO such other kindred
,sociation than they are to this association, u
ithout the consent Of the association next ad. 9,
cent to where said holdings are located
ARTICLE 8, Nothing in these Articles shall W
construed as to interfere with the bona fde -
lie of real estate; the transfer of property, W
gether with the fruit or other produce grow. al
6 thereon, at the time Of such sale; that is
say: That If any person who has signed his n
lme for any particular year for placing the n
ops then growing on his or her land in the =
Inds of the association, shall sell or dispose
his land in good faith; then and in that
ent the said seller and purchaser are re.
ased, If they. so desire, from the obligations
nd so sold, marketed or handled under the m
thority Of this association.
ARTICLE Z. That the place where the principal III
sness Of said Association Is to be transacted is 81
hite City, County of st. Lucie, State of Florida.
hnhuai meeuhss oi the mernpers OF TINS Asso- ."
tion shall convene at such place the first mi
esday in May, of each and every year, at 4
ich time and place its Directors shall be elected w
] indicted into Office. =,
ARTIcLE 8. That each and every member of 10
$ association shall place the packing and of
1dlng of all citrus fruit, and such other
,duce as may be handled by this association, 10
grown or controlled by him, her or them, uN
0 this association, and that this association
ii charge for the packing and handling of tn
b fruit and produce such reasonable com.
ociation shall FIX and determine. But, any fol
nbef of this association shall have the right
his fruit and produce, for any one tn
,, from said association. without penalty, by w
hin the ten days next before the annual
ting of this association, that he desires so
withdraw his fruit or other produce from CO
same but in that event. said member so RI
ne said notice, ceases 70 be member Of u,