The Coconino sun., 1925-05-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE CALIFORNIA CATTLE
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MEMS ASSOCIATION.

OF The CALIfOKNlA CAl 4 LIZ
MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Know All Men By These Presents:
That we, the undersigned, a major
ity of whom are citizens and residents
of the State of California, engaged
and residents of the State of Cali
in the production, preserving, dry
ing, packing, shipping, manufactur-
ing, preparing for market, or mar
keting, of agricultural or horticul-
tural products, or all or some of
5hem, have this day voluntarily asso-
ciated ourselves together for the pur-
pose of forming, and do hereby form,
an agricultural and horticultural, nom
profit, cooperative association, Pur-
suant to Title XXI, Part Four, Divis-
ion First, of the Civil Code OF said
State, and we hereby certify:
First: That the name Of said cor
poration shall be THE CALIFORNIA
/ CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
Second: That the purposes for
which it is formed are:
| (a) To operate for the mutual
| benefit of its members as producers;
to promote, foster, and encourage the
4 intelligent and orderly marketing Of
1
ucts through cooperation; and to
eliminate speculation and waste and
to stabilize the marketing of such
products; to render any service and
or to provide any facility in any man.
ner connected with the foregoing and
or the harvesting, preserving, drying,
processing, packing, canning, grading,
handling, shipping, or utilization
! thereof, or the manufacturing, pre-
pairing for market, including the
manufacturing or making of the by
products thereof, or marketing of ag
! ricultural or horticultural products,
1 or all or any Of them, particularly
/ including but not restricted to, cattle
and beef, and-or to render any service
or engage in any activity in connec-
/ tion with the manufacturing buying,
/ selling, or supplying to its members
/ Of supplies, machinery, or equipment,
| or the financing of one or more of
! such activities.
i (b) TO appoint such agents and Of
! ficers as its business may require, and
4 such appointed agents may be either
4 persons or corporations; to admit per-
/ sons to membership in the Associa-
/
/ suant to the provisions of it's bylaws;
/ to forfeit the membership of any
member for violation of any agree
ment between him and the Associa-
ton, or for his violation of its by
/ laws.
(c) To buy, receive as gifts, hold,
operate, manage, lease, sell, or other
wise dispose of, and exercise all
privileges of ownership over, such
ZEAL and-or personal property, includ-
| ing, but not restricted to, trademarks,
/ copyrights, patents, and-or shares of
stock in other corporations as may be
necessary or convenient to conduct
and-or carry out any one or more or
all of the purposes or objects for
which this Association is formed, or
any Of its business; to borrow money,
| and to make and issue notes, bonds,
! debentures, obligations and other evi-
4 dences of indebtedness of all kinds,
whether secured by mortgage, deed
of trust, pledge, or otherwise, and to
secure the same by mortgage, deed
] of trust, pledge, or otherwise, and
i generally, to make and perform agree
ments and contracts of every kind and
4 nature.
(d) Upon the written assent or by
vote Of members representing two
4 thirds of the total votes of all mem
bers to cooperate with any other CO.
+ operative association or associations
for the cooperative and more economi-
4 cal carrying on of their respective
businesses, by consolidation as pro-
vided in Section Six Hundred and
Fifty-Three of this Code, whereupon
the effect of such consolidation shall
be the same as declared in said sec
ton; or upon resolution, adopted by
| its board Of directors, to enter into all
necessary and proper contracts and
! agreements, and to make all neces-
sary and proper stipulations and ar
rangements with any other coopera-
tive association or associations for the
cooperative and more economical car
rying on of it's business, or any part
or parts thereof; or any two or more
| cooperative associations organized un-
der this title, upon resolutions, adopt
| ed by their respective boards of direc-
tors, may, for the purpose of more
economically carrying on their respec-
tive businesses, by agreement between
! them, unite in employing and using,
or several associations may separately
| employ land use, the same methods,
means and agencies, for carrying on
and conducting their respective busi-
nesses.
(e) To do each and everything
! necessary, suitable or proper for the
accomplishment of any one of the
purposes, or the attainment Of any
one or more Of the objects herein
enumerated or conducive to or ex-