Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-01-21

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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
3 horticultural corporation and association ur.
der the laws of the State of Florida, providing
| tor the incorporation of horticultural and az.
ricutural non.proht associations and corpora.
TONS, 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
ton Is the Jensen Pineapple and Citrus Growers
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
and all other rights and privileges of each of
the members of this association holding GER
tiheate 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 sof stock whatever, and shall
not at any time declare or pay any dividend,
81 other profits on any holding ii said cor.
oorationj but oil moneys coming into this. asso-
citation, for services rendered, Or otherwise,
shall be used BY 4 for paying the expense Of,
DS aS ad
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
hereof, certificate of membership, aud shall
receive in return therefor the sum Of one dollar
($100) to be converted into the treasury of
said corporation; but, no person shall at any
time have, own or contfol more than one GER
t6cate 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 It's
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
pairing citrus fruit, or other Florida grown
products for market Also to sell, as agent,
;trus fruit and all other kinds and variety of
fruits and produce, which may be grown or
controlled by members of this association. Also
20 own stock In any other incorporation or as
ISOLATION, similar to this association, existing
tor the advancement, and protecting of fruit
and produce growers In the State OF Florida.
Also to purchase and sell to the members of
ibis association such fertilizer, ard fumigating
and spraying implements and materials, as may
be thought, by the Board of Directors of this
association, from time TO time, by their resou-
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
,r necessary, for the prevention Of insect pests
or for the destruction thereof, for the benefit
1f its members as fruit and produce growers.
Also the right to own, contract for, and oper:
III" aIaN H. I'D ~
Directors, at any time, may think necessary
for the fertilization of groves and fields, the
fumigating and spraying Of trees and plants
)r 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 ana con-
iuct a drayagc, transfer, forwarding and ship
ping business; to purchase, hold, lease, or 9th.
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 all such produce,
material and other commodities as may be
owned OF controlled by it, but not as com.
non 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 10 transact, carry on, and perform |
III such other business operations, as are ger |
main or incident to the purposes above men |
toned. -. .t :. |
ARTlctE s. That any person or persons, who
Is, OF are bona fidc fruit or produce growers,
Or wAp is, or are, bona fde represssntetlyss o.
next adjacent to the headquarters ct this asso |
citation, may become a member of this associa |
tom but this. association win not at any tins
receive into It's membership members OF any
kindred associations, whose fruit or produce
lnnda a5n ipeafed qenrsr 10 sliel. othef kinarsd
without the Consent 81 Tie association next ID |
49, xss,,e ~ Ns.h;1 ~ sk.ss ATt;eies shai
,e corsifued ~ To- iplttf ete with the bona fde
ale ef real estate; the transfer OF property, |
ogether with the fruit or other produce grow /
aE .hs7sCE p Tie tine Of t ss's sd sss' Il:
aaIssf for any psrticaIar year for vplscing the
,rops then growing on his or her land IN the
lands of the association, shall sell or dispose
# his land n good faith; then ana an thei
essed, II they so desire, from the obligations
Il having fruit or produce grown upon the
and so sold, marketed or handled under the
authority Of this association.
ARTICLE . That the place where I. e, the principal
Jensen, County Of St Lucie. State Of Elorida: and
.he annual meetings Of the members OF this Assoc
,iation shail convene at such place on the nrst
which time and place It's Directors shall be elected
md indicted into Office.
ARrIctr 8. That each and every member Of
his association shall place the packing and
handling Of all citrus fruit, and sucn otner
,rodvcs as NAV be handled by this association,
md grown or controlled by him, her or them,
nto this association, and that this association
hall charge for the packing and handling OF
sensation as the Board of Directors of this
association shall fix and determine. But, any
member of this association shall have the right
o Withdraw his fruit and produce, tor any one
rear, from said association, without penalty, by
living in writing to said association, notice
within the ten days next before the annual
Meeting OF this association, that he desires 50
o withdraw his fruit or other produce from
irving said notice, ceases 70 be member OF
aid association, and all rights and privileges
n said association belonging TO said member
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