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

association, as and for liQuidated damages, h
this association, for such withdrawal, the sum
of fifty cents per box, for all citrus fruit OF
other produce, produced by him during the
! year Of said Withdrawal and so withdrawn by
! him. II is further hereby understood and
| agreed that in case any member of this asso.
citation who has withdrawn his fruit or produce
from this association, as above described after.
| wards wishes TO return and rejoin this associa.
Ytion and exercise the rights Of member,
that he may do so by, and with the consent
only, Of majority Of the Board Of Directors
Of this association, and upon his paying to
this association all penalties that have been
assessed against him, and not previously paid.
ARTICLE 0. That the term for which this
association shall exist is fifty years from and
after the date Of It's incorporation.
ARrIcIE 10. That the officers Of said asso.
citation who shall transact its business, shall
be Board of Directors, President and a
ce.Presideht, and said President and Vice.
President, shall also be the President and Vice.
President, respectively, OF said Board of Di.
rectors and each Of them SHALL at the time Of
filling said office, be member of this associa.
ton, and director in the same. And this as.
ISOLATION shall also have Secretary and Treas.
urer, both of which Offices may be filed by one
and the same person. And the number OF
directors of this association shall be three. but
the said association, without amendment Of It's
charter, may, at any time, by two.thirds vote
of It's directors, increase It's directory, and may
at any time, after so increasing the same, and
by similar vote of its directors, decrease It's
directory, as said directors shall see fit But
at no time shall the number OF said directors be
increased to number greater than nine; and
at no time, shall the number Of said directors
be decreased to a less number, than the or.
iginal number of directors herein specified.
That the names and residences of the growers
who are hereby appointed BY the incorporators
of this association, and who shall act as d.
rectQrs to said association for the first year
of Us existence and until its other directors
are legally elected and qualified, are
Names. Residences.
Geo. 2. Coon, Jensen, Florida,
H. l., Phillips, Eden, Florida,
s. 9. Stewart, Jensen, Florida.
ARTICLE IL. That the directors of this asso.
citation shall have the right and power to
charge and collect from its members, and 9th.
er fruit, vegetable, and produce growers, rep.
resented or served by this association, such
compensation and remuneration, to be paid 10
said association, as said directors may fix and
charge for its services to him, her, or them, In
the picking, packing, handling, marketing, ship.
ping, and selling of any and all of the produce,
and material, which this association Is herein
authorized to handle and market,
ARTICLE IL. II Is hereby mutually agreed and
fully understood, by and between all the per.
sons becoming members OF this association,
and furthermore, fully understood and agreed,
by all persons who may hereafter become mem
bers Of this association, that one Of the pur.
poses and objects of this association is to bring
about and carry into effect, system of mutual
cooperation between the Gurus anu OlncI pro-
duce growers Of the State of Florida, in the
picking, packing, handling, shipping, and mar
keting, of all citrus fruit, and other produce
owned and controlled by the members Of this
and kindred associations in the State of Flor.
ida; and to that end that this association e
created and organized in connection with and
under the Florida Citrus Exchange and viii
at all times cooperate with and through said
Florida Citrus Exchange, as a part, OF the sys
teii- Of exchanges which go--to make up, CON
troll and operate said Florida Citrus Exchange,
whose headquarters are now located In the city
of Tampa, and State of Florida. And that an
citrus fruit, and other produce placed in the
hands of this association shall be marketed
exclusively through said Florida Citrus Ex.
Article 49, That the names and places Of
residence of the subscribing members and IN.
corporators to these Articles on Incorporation
and Association, are as follows:
Names, Residences.
Geo. Il. Coon, Jensen. Florida,
II, L. Phillips Edep, Florida,
S. c. Stewart, Jensen, Florida.
And each of said members of this proposed
association, and incorporators who has sub
scribed his name hereto, has paid into the
treasury of this corporation, now being created,
the sum Of one dollar, for membership there
of, which will entitle each Of them, upon the
issuance of letters patent to this association, 10
a membership in the same, and certificate OF
such membership, upon, however. such person
$50
ing the contract for his or her fruit to said
association, as provided in said bylaws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Of said
incorporates and members of this proposed
association, has hereunto subscribed his name
and affixed his seal to these Articles Of Incor.
poration and Association
Names. Residences.
Geo, E. Coon. (seal.) Jensen, Florida.
Il. H. t. Phillips, (seai; Eden. Florida,
S. C. Stewart, Seal) Jensen, Florida.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
County Of st. Lucie.
Before the undersigned authority personally
appeared Geo. E. Coon, H. L.. Fhisps and 3.
G. Stewart, who being by me duly sworn, did,
each for himself, depose, say and acknowledge
chat he subscribed his name to the above pro-
posed Charter of the Jensen Pineapple and Citrus
ers Association, and affixed his seal to the same,
for the uses and purposes mentioned in said Char
ter and in order to validate and acknowledge the
the same. Geo F.. Coon,
II. l.. Phillips,
S. G.. Stewart.
Sworn 10 and subscribed before me this the 2nd
day Of November, 1909, THOMAS HELLER,
ESEAL,[ Justice Of the Peace 4th Dist.
st. Lucie County.