The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-29

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply to the Honorable Park NJ Tram
NELL. Governor OF the State OF Florida. on the
first dav Of May, A. u 1915. for letters patent
on the Florida Natal Hav Association" under
and in virture Of the laws Of the State Of
Florida Governing agricultural and hOrticultur-
al associations.
HERBERT T. DRANE,
w A. McRAE
G. NJ CLAYTON.
FRED W POPE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or THE
FLORIDA NATAL HAY ASSOCIATION
The undersigned and their associates asso-
ciate themselves together as hadv corpor-
ate under and In virture Of the laws Of the
State ~ 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 H.
The purpose of this association shall he.
and it shall have the powers following. towit !:
To plant, cultivate and harvest rroDs OF any
kind and character upon the lands Of the
association and Of It's members living and
being in the state Of Florida. and 90 market,
sell and dispose Of said crops to the best al
vantage Of It's members.
To plant. cultivate and harvest crops Of
natal hnv upon the lands ~ the association,
and Of It's members living and heing 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 may be deemed advisable.
To own lease. operate and otherwise manage
real and personal property for the advance
mcnt Of the interests Of Its members.
To buy or otherwise secure Ave thousand
acres Of land In townships twenty two 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 county
Of fernando. State of Florida, at the rate OF
twenty five dollars per acre, and TO resell the
same without profit In tracts OF not less than
forty acres to develop said tracts by clearing,
blowing. discing. fencing and generally pre-.
pairing the same; when so prepared TO seed
said lands to natal hay; 10 care for crops
until maturity TO harvest SAID crops at ma
turity: to build suitable storage buildings
upnn each Of the forty acre tracts. TO sell
and market said crops at such times as may
he done 10 the best advantage OF Its members
To charge cost Of organization. Development
raising crops and marketing. TO a fund paid
In 70 the association by the members thereof
which fund shall not exceed hfty dollars per
acre.
To charge for work done in the organizing
developing, raising and marketing as herein
before set forth. actual cost. and any monies
remaining In the fund created for organization
Development raising crops and marketing, shall
be added 70 the amount received from the sale
u the crops and distributed to members upon
- a.. l- hon
Article ~.
The association shall have Its principal
place Of business in the City Of Lakeland,
County 81 Polk. State ~ Florida. However. it
NAV have such other and further places Of
business as may be necessary for Its purposes,
within or without the State Of Florida.
Article ~.
Tho term n associate corporate existence
shall be fifty years
Article "
The BOARD Of Directors 81 this Association
shall consist ~ not less than five nor more
than fifteen members. five o. whom shall be
the officers - the association. which offices
shall he president. vice president, secretary,
treasurer and general manager the remaining
directors 20 be elected from the members in
the following manner When any government
section ~ land shall have i've ~ more mem
hers or owners 81 forty acre tracts. they
shall be entitled - nne director: when alt the
eminent section have been sold and DO not
comprise a complete section said fractional sec
,ion NAV join with the nearest fractional Sec
ton In the election u a director, Il being The
intention that each six hundred and forty
acres q land shall be representation on the
board ~ directors.
/ Until enough lands have been sold to pro-
/ vide for additional members Of the Board Of
/ Directors. the Board shall consist % the Eve
officers Of the association above named add
/ tlunal members to be added as the land IS
| taken up by the purchasers
Pending the establishment Of this assOcla-
ton and It's operation thereafter In the scope
Intended. the following persons shall be dlrec-
tors and shall hold the respective Office desig-
mated: President Herbeft J. Drane. whose
residence Is Lakeland Florida; Vice President
W A. MeRze, zAess residence IL Tallahassee
Florida; Field Secretary George 2. Southland
whose residence Is Lakeland. Florida; Treas
urer. C. NJ Cizyton. whose residence Is LAKE.
land. Florida; and Field Manager. Fred W,
l. = A.