The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-01
ment Of board OF, directors.


3. The said board Of directors shall
erect or rent and equip suitable
room for classing all cotton left with
the association for SALE
4. Buy tags and furnish same to
members.
B.. Procure competent men to class
all cotton turned over to the associa-
tion for sale.
6. Said selling committee will ad-
wise with those whose cotton they are
handling when placed on table for
sale.
Article V. Obligation of members.
1. We. the members of this asso-
ciation. agree to pay into the treas
ury ten cents per bale as per last
years crop to defray the expenses of
tho association in carrying out this
agreement.
2. We further agree to place all
our cotton in hands of said board to
be sold by it in even-running lots of
fifty or more bales with other mem :
bers' cotton.
3. We further agree to pay any
legitimate claim made against said
cotton by parties to whom it is sold.
4. We further agree to pay said
association the sum Of cents
for each bale sold through the asso-
citation.
B. We further agree that when
any member delivers his sample to
said board to be placed on table that
he Is ready to put same on the mar
kct to be sold to the highest bidder.
6. 1t Is further agreed that moth
ing in this agreement will prohibit any
member who may be offered more
than the board has been able to get
for his cotton from notifying said
selling committee and having his cot
ton sold to said party making the Of
fer. said sale to be made through the
association.
z. We further agree that we will
handle all cotton offered the associa-
tion as near in accord with the rules
laid down by said association as pos
sible, viz:
8. That said cotton shall be GIN
ned in straight bales, no plated,
mixed, ater-packed Or gin-cut cotton
shall be placed with said association
without due notice of same being CIV
en-. nr
y. All cotton shall be wrapped
with new bagging. each bale tagged
and numbered consecutively with
tags furnished by said association,
and duplicate number put in sample
to be drawn from each side of bale,
or as the association shall decide by
vote. N
TO- All cotton to be protected from
darnase and kept clean as far as pos
sible.
Article VI: Selling Seed.
1. We further agree that when
any member is ready to sell his cot
ton seed through the association, he
will notify the said selling committee,
the number of tons of seed he has for
sale. said committee will at once
pool same with other members seed
80 placed for sale, get best offer from
mills and notify each member when
and where t. deliver.
2. When remittance from mills is
received by association, the secretary
treasurer will mail statement with
check to each member for his seed,
less. ...per ton commission.
3. We agree to pay to the asso-
citation a commission of ten cents per
ton on all cotton seed sold through the
association.
Article VII:
/. All money derived from men,
bers. or others who sell cotton or cot
tor seed thrOugll the association is tc
be placed in the treasury to defray
tho expenses of the association, and
any money left in the treasury at the
end of the season is to be prorated
back to the members. or left in the
treasury for the next wear if tbo ,,o,,,
bers so decide.
Article VIII:
l. There shall be an annual meet
ing of the association at which time
the directors for the coming year shall
be elected.
Art Gle IN.
l. 1t shall be the duty of the
sccretary-treasurer to keep record of
the proceedings of each meeting of
the board of 1irootoro o,1 90 ..l