Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-01-14

corporation the original Of which will be on file II
the office Of the Honorable II. Clay Crawford
City of Tallahassee, during all time Of the publ
1 cation of this notice,
Dated this the 9th day Of December, 1909,
Articles Of Incorporation of the Jensen Pine
apple and Citrus Growers Association:
| Know All Men by These Presents:
| 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
tor the incorporation of horticultural and ag-
| 'icultural non-proht associations and corpora
tons, in accordance with this proposed charter,
and we hereby adopt these Articles Of Incor-
| Joration, 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 corpora
zion is the Jensen Pineapple and Citrus Growers
Association.
Article 2. That this association is organized
inder the laws of this State as a horticultural
association, and entitled to all the rights and
privileges conferred by the laws of this State
m similar corporations, and the voting power
md all other rights and privileges of each Of
the members of this association, holding GER
.ihcate of membership in the same, shall be
Qual.
ARTICLE 3. That there shall be no capital
took Of said association, but the same shall be
organized as a horticultural association and
corporation, not for profit, and It shall not is.
Tue any shares of stock whatever, and shall
lot at any time declare or pay any dividend,
Jr other profits on any holding in said cor
,oration, but all moneys coming into this asso-
station, for services rendered, or otherwise,
shall be used by Il for paying the expense of,
fVie ma
my surplus thereof remaining in its hands,
ihall be used as the Board of Directors of this
association shall deem to the best interests Of
he association, and said association shall issue
20 each person who shall become member
hereof, certificate Of membership, and shall
receive in return therefor the sum of one dollar
(S1.00) to be converted into she treasury OF
,aid corporation; but no person shall at any
time have, own or control more than one GER
,ihcate of membership in said association, nor
shall any person not a grower of citrus fruit
become or remain member of this association.
ARTIcLE 4. That the purposes for which this
association is formed are 10 buy, lease, rent,
sell, occupy and USE hold and dispose of all
real and personal property which may be nee
essATy f-scOnvenient 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-
laring citrus fruit, or other Florida grown
products for market Also to sell, as agent,
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.
Nlso to purchase and sell to the members of
this association such fertilizer, and fumgating
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, 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
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 heldss 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-
tablished by the Board Of Directors from time
to time for the uses above mentioned And
said association shall be empowered to engage
in a brokerage factor and commission selling
business to purchase boxes, paper, nails, and
other packing material; to. engage In and con-
duct a drayage, transfer, forwarding and snip
erwise acquire freight and refrigerator cars,
wagons, drays, trucks, boats, vessels, and other
vehicles, and the necessary motive power and
equipment for the same, and to engage in the
transportation business OF AL such produce,
material and other commodities as may be
owned or controlled by IT, but not as COM
mon carrier. And to dispose of the same at
will. To borrow and loan money by or upon
mortgage on real estate. or otherwise, and
generally to transact, carry on, and perform
all such other business operations, as are ger
main or incident to the purposes above men
toned.
Is, or are, bona fde fruit or produce growers,
or who is, OF are, bona fide representatives of
fruit or produce growers within the territory
next adjacent 70 the headquarters ct TINS asso'
citation, may become a member OF this associa
ton: but this association will not at any time
receive into its membership members of any
kindred associations, whose fruit or produce
lands are located nearer to such other kindred
association than they are to this association
accent AGENT to where said holdings are located.
ARTIcLK 8. Nothing in these Articles shall
be construed as to interfere with the bona noe
sale eff real estate the transfer OF properly,
together with the fruit Or other produce srow'
20 say; That any person who. has signed MS
name for any paftieuIar year Tor placing the
crops then growing % hia or her land ip the
hands Of hs & spa ss a q S'P PSs
event thc said seller and purchaser are re-
leased. II they so desire, from the obligations
Of having fruit Or produce Er2Vn upon the
land 30 sold. mariseted Or handled under the
authority Of this associaiisn
AnrrcLH 7. That the place where the principal
business Of said Association Il 10 be transacted is
Jensen. County Of ST. Lucie. State Of Florida. and
the annual meetings Of the members Of this Assoc
citation shall convene at such place on the nrst
which time and place its Directors shall be elected
and inducted into Office.
Anrrcr.k 8. That each and every member Of
this association shall place the packing and
handline Of ali 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, ASSOCIATION