The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-15

NELL, Governor Of the State OF Florida. on the
first day of May a. d. 1915, for letters patent
on the Florida Natal Hay Association, under
and in virture of the laws OF the State OF
Florida governing agricultural and horucuitur-
al associations.
HERBERT j. DRANE,
w A. McRAE.
GEORGE E. SOUTHARD,
C. NJ CLAYTON.
FRED W. POPE.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
FLORIDA NATAL HAY ASSOCIATION
The undersigned and their associates asso-
| ciate themselves together a badly corpor-
| ate under and in virture Of the laws of the
| State of Florida governing agricultural and
horticultural associations, and do adopt the
followings articles of Incorporation
Article I
The name Of this association shall be
Florida Natal Hay Association.
Article u.
| The purpose Of this association shall be-
and il shall have the powers following, towit:
| To plant cultivate and harvest crops Of any
kind and character upon the lands OF the
association, and Of Its members, lying ana
being in the State Of Florida. and TO market.
sell and dispose Of said crops to the best ad
vantage OF its members
| To plant, cultivate and harvest crops Of
natal hay upon the lands Of the association.
and Of its members lying and being in the
county Of fernando and in adjacent counties.
in the State Of Florida, and to market, sell and
dispose Of said crops TO the best advantage OF
its members.
To buy, own, hold mortgage. cucumber, sell,
transfer and convey any real and personal
property necessary for the advancement OF
the purposes OF this association wiwth the
object OF securing and placing five thousand
acres of land in cultivation for the successful
Operation OF cooperative farming; and such
further lands as may be deemed advisable.
To own lease, operate and otherwise manage
real and personal property for the advance
|ment OF the interests Of Its members.
To buy or otherwise secure five thousand
acres OF land in townships twenty-five and
twenty three. range seventeen townships
twenty two and twenty-three. range eighteen
and townships twenty-five and twenty three
range nineteen, lying and being in the count,
Of fernando State OF Florida, at the rate o.
twenty five dollars per acre, and to resell I'M
same without profit in tracts OF not less thaf
forty acres: to develop said tracts by clearing
blowing discng, fencing and generally pre-
pairing the same: when so prepared TO see
said lands to natal hay; 10 care Tor crop
until maturity; to harvest said crops at ma
turity; to build suitable storage building
upon each Of the forty acre tracts TO sci
and market said crops at such times as ma
ha done 10 the best advantage Of its members
To charge cost OF organization development
raising crops and marketing. to fund par
: in to the association by the members thereo'
which fund shall not exceed hfty dollars pc
acre.
To charge for work done in the organizing
: developing, raising and marketing. as herein
before set forth, actual cost, and any monte
remaining In the fund created for organization
development raising crops and marketing, sha
be added to the amount received from the sal
of the crops and distributed to members upo
the basis of the acreage owned by them.
ArAt
! The association shall have its principe
place of business in the city OF Lakeland
County Of Polk. state Of Florida. However,
may have such other and further places
Y business as may be necessary for its purpose
=, within or without the State OF Florida.
Article ".
p The term of associate corporate eXisient
shall be fifty years.
Article v.
The Board Of Directors of this Associate
shall consist OF not less than five nor moi
than fifteen members five OF whom shall
the officers Of the association, which Office
shall be president vice president seiretar
treasurer and general manager the remainlf
= directors to be elected from the members
the following manner: When any governme
: section Of land shall have five or more men
: hers, or owners Of forty acre tracts, thu
shall be entitled to one director; when all u
lands owned by the association In any go
comprise a complete section said fractional Sc
ton may Join with the nearest fractional Sc
ton In the election OF director 1t being u
intention that each six hundred and for
acres of land shall he representation on q
board OF directors.
Until enough lands have been sold to pr
vide FOR additional members OF the Board
- Directors. the Board shall consist OF the n
"a officers Of the association above named add
e tional members TO be added as the land
taken up by the purchasers
. Pending the establishment of this assocl
/, ton and its operation thereafter In the SEQ
. intended. the following persons shall be dire
u tors and shall hold the respective office desi
n mated: President Herbert ]. Drane who
residence is Lakeland, Florida; Vice PresdeI
IL W. A. McRae. whose residence Is Tallahassee
6 Florida; Field Secretary, George f. Southar
whose residence is Lakeland. Florida; Urea
n urer. c. NJ Clayton, whose residence is LAX
" land Florida and Field Manager, Fred
: Pope, whose residence Is Lakeland Florid
,e who shall serve until the first annual meetl
II Of the association, said annual meetings to
- held on the third Tuesday in the month
1t January; and until their successors have be
- elected and shall have duly accepted office.
until successors are duly qualified for the {
d rectors herein named. who shall first serve.
Article VI.
~ The voting power OF this association sh
% be predicated by the number Of acres Of la
IoNHeu ny HtHhbtI, OptTdltu DS aSSOcl
ton. by giving to him her one vote
ID each acre OF land: and new members sh
have the right to vote In matters concerni
u the association In like manner other mel
l. bers and upon like terms and conditions, a
they shall be In all respects Of the sal
u status.
l. New members shall be admitted automatici
~ upon the placing in the care OF this ass
citation OF their lands. or by purchase from Il
association Of lands within the heretofore d
scribed area held or 10 be held by this
Sociation.
< Article WI.
The members Of this association shall ha
Invisible or derivatiye rights In personal pro
- erty Of this association, as provided by the la
l. Of the State OF Florida provided howey
4 that In the real property held by this assocl
1 tion there shall be no derivaive or other
4 terest In the members, except in so far
= tract or tracts Of land may be held by
association for the accommodation OF
operations and the members shall have
u right interest In undeyeloped lands h,
Z by the association.
< Article WI
+ The private property Of the members Of u
+ Of the debts Of the association TO any ext,
= whatever.
z In witness whereof we have hereunto set
z hands and seals this 9Th day Of March, A.
4 1916.
+ HERBERT J. DRANE tSeal)
- A