The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-03-29
TOBACCO GROWERS
81 MAR ifTIMG PLAN
Dark Producers Agreement For
Cooperation In Three
States.
We Organize A Nonprofit Co-opera-
tive Association to Sell Our
Tobacco InteIIigentIy


The undersigned propose to or
gauize a nonprofit Association, with
out capital stock, for the purpose o.
marketing the dark types Of tobacco
comparatively; for reducing specula'
ton; for stabilizing tobacco mar
kets: for comparatively and collec
lively handling the problems OF to-
bacco growers, and for other pertin
ent purposes.
We Agree With Each Other
We, the undersigned, in consider.
alton of the premises and of our mu-
tual undertakings and of the agree
ment of each and every party here
TO, do hereby agree as follows, each
for himself and collectively for the
express benefit OF and as the Asso-
citation to be organized
We Agree To BE Members
/. We will become members Of
the Dark Tobacco Growers Co
operative Association, nonprofit
Association, without capital stock,
to be organized under the laws Of
the State of Kentucky.
Only Growers Or Landlords
2. The Association may include
in its membership any tobacco grow
er, including the landlord or tenant
or lessor or lessee Of land on which
tobacco is grown, provided the land
lord or lessor receives all or part Of
the rental in tobacco.
3. The affairs of the Association
shall be controlled by board of 25
Directors; and the legal Office Of the
Association shall be at Hopkinsville,
Kentucky; and operating Offices
shall he at Paducah, Kentucky; Ow-
ensboro, Kentucky; Henderson,
Kentucky; Bowling Green, Kentucky
and Clarksville, Tennessee.
Twenty-three Directors
4. (a) The members shall elect
twenty-three Directors from among
members actually residing and
growing tobacco in districts to be
fixed equitably by the Organization
Committee on the basis of the to-
bacco produced by the members ac-
tually signed up prior to incorpora-
ton.
tria oh In nd
approximately the same estimated
production as any other district; but
counties within each district shall
be kept intact.
(c) The twenty-three Directors,
by a two-thirds vote shall choose
two directors at large, one from
each of the States of Kentucky and
Tennessee, to represent the inter-
ests OF the public on the General
Board. These Directors need not
he growers Of tobacco.
Members Choose Delegates
5. (a) The members in each
county in each district shall meet
annually for a primary election, to
be held in the county and conducted
as. where and when specified by the
Directors; and shall select one dele
gate for every million or majority
fraction of million pounds of to-
bacco represented in the preceding
year by the members in such county.
The said delegates shall then meet
where, when and as instructed by
the Directors, and shall select one
member in each district to be pres
ented as the nominee to represent
such district. Such nominee must
be elected as Director at the. gen
sral meeting; and all votes cast at
the primary meetings shall be deem
sd cast for all such nominees.
Voting BY Mail
OBJ If unable to attend, the MEM
bers may vote at such primary meet
ing by mail on signed ballot pre-
pared under direction of tire Board
Of Directors.
The first primary to select incor-
porating Directors shall be held
within twenty days after announce
ment of the completion OF the mini
mum. sign-up herein provided for
Fair Representation
6. The Organization Committee,
lt least ten days before the first
primary meeting. and the Directors.
by a majority vote. at least 20 days
prior to all succeeding primary
meetings. shall fix and specify or
change the said districts and the
counties included therein, so as to
at all times fair an equita-
BILE representation OF the tobacco
producing counties and districts in
GUIDED in the membership.
Executive Committee
Z. (a) The Board shall appoint