Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-01-21
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Articles of Incorporation Of the wa

Articles of Incorporation OF the wal
ton Fruit Growers Association
Know All Men BY These Presents
That we. the undersigned citrus frult
,rowers of The State of Florida, al least
three of whom are resloehts anu e ~
zens of the State OF Florida nave TINS
day voluntarily associated ourselves 70
pether for the purpose OF FORMING q
Horticultural corporation ana assocla
fion under the laws Of the state OF
Florida. providing for the ineOrpora.,
t;on of Horticultural and agricultural
non.profit associations and corporations
IN accordance with this proposed char
ter. and we hereby adopt these Articles
of Incorporation, which shall become
the Charter of said corporation, upon
the issuance of letters patent, accord
inc to law, and we do hereby certify
y ARTICLE 1. That tue name oil SAID
corporation is the Walton Fruit Grow
ers' Association.
ART. 2. That this association Is Or
0anized under the laws OF this state as
Horticultural association, and entitled
toall the rights aud privileges conferred
by the laws of this State on similar cor.
porations, and the voting power and all
other rights and privileges OF each oil
the members OF this Association, hold
inc a certificate of membership in the
same, shall be equal.
ART. 3. That there shall be no cap
ital stock OF said association, but the
same shall be organized. as Horticul-
tural association and corporation, not
for profit, and it shall not issue any
shares Of stock whatever. and shall not
at any time declare or pay any divi-
dend, or other profits or any holding In
said corporation, but all moneys COM
ing into this association, for services
rendered, or otherwise, shall be used
by IL for paying the expense OF, and 9TH
erwise maintaining this Association,
and any surplus thereof remaining III
its hands, shall be used as the Board OF
Directors of the Association shall deem
TO the best interest of the Association,
and said Association shall issue 10 each
person who shall become member
thereof, certificate of membership,
and shall receive in return therefor the
sum OF One Dollar ($l.00) TO be convert
ed intG. the treasury OF said corporation;
'Oblt no person. Snail at any thu nave,
own OF control more than one certificate
of membership in said Association, nor
shall any person not grower OF citrus
fruit become or remain member o.
this Association.
ART. 4. That the purposes for which
this Association is formed are TO buy
rent, lease, sell, occupy and use, holG
and dispose of all real and PERSONA
property which may be necessary OF
convenient for the conduct OF It's bust
ness, and to build, lease and rent pack.
ing houses for the packing of fruit, also
to purchase all material that may be
necessary or convenient for thepurpost
Of packing or preparing citrus fruit. Vi
other Florida grown products for mar
ket. Also to sell, as agent, citrus frui
and all other kinds and variety of fruits.
and produce, which may be grown ol
controlled by members of this Associa
ton. Also TO own stock in any Other
incorporation or association, similar u
this Association, existing for the adj.
vancement, and projecting OF fruit ant
produce growers in the State of Florida
Also to purchase and 10 sell to the
members of this Association such fer
tilizer and fumigating and spraying
implements and materials as may b.,
thought by the Board of Directors o,
this Association, from time 10 time, by
their resolution, 10 be necessary orcon.
vsnient for the fertilization of lands OF
the. fumigating or spraying Of trees ant
plants, which belong to the members o.
this Association. Also to buy and con.
tract for the purchase of anything thai
is considered by the Board of Directors
kuseful or necessary for the prevention
4 OF insect pests. or for the destruction.
thereof. for the benefit OF its member
rs fruit and produce growers. Also the
right TO own, contract for and operate
sll necessary appliances that the Boaro
OF Directors at any time may think nee.
essary for the fertilization OF grove,
and fields, the fumigating and spraying
of trees and plants or the extinction U
insect pests, on The lands belonging t
the members of the Association, andtC
charge therefor, and collect, such reas
enable rates for said services as may bt
established by the Board of Director.
from time TO time for the uses above
mentioned And said Association shall
be empowered toengage in brokerag,
factor and commission selling business
TO purchase boxes, paper, nails anC
other packing material: TO engage il
ana conduct drayage, transfer, for
warding and shipping business 10 pur
chase hold, lease. or otherwise acquir,
freight ard refrigerator cars. wagons
drays trucks, boats, vessels and 0the
vehicles, and the necessary motiv,
powcr and equipment Tor The same, anc
TO engage in the transportation bust
ness q all such prod uce. material anC
other commodities as may be owned OF
controlled by it, but not as common
carrier And TO dispose OF the same al
will. To borrow ADD loan money by OF
upon mortgage on real estate, or other
wise, and generally to transact, carr
Oh. and perform all such other business
operations as are german or incident
10 the purposes above mentioned.