118 Report of State Board of Horticulture. 



Article 5. The capital stock of the corporation shall be five thousand 

 dollars, divided into two hundred and fifty shares of twenty dollars each. 



In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names, and 

 executed these articles, in triplicate, this twenty-ninth day of April, 1912. 



In the presense of H. C. Atwell, 



W. W. McEldowney, A.B. Craft, 



H. E. Ferrin. Robert Alexander. 



County of Washington, ] 



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State of Oregon. J 



I, W. W. McEldowney, a notary public in and for the above named 

 county and State, do hereby certify that, on this 29th day of April, 1912, 

 persohally appeared before me H. C. Atwell, A. B. Craft and Robert 

 Alexander to me known to be the individuals described in, and who signed 

 and executed, the foregoing articles of incorporation; and that each of 

 said persons acknowledged to me that he signed and executed the same 

 as his free and voluntary act and deed, and for the uses and purposes 

 therein mentioned. 



Given under my hand and official seal, this 29th day of April, 1912. 



W. W. McEldowney, 

 [seal] Notary Public for Oregon. 



BY-LAWS OF FOREST GROVE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION OF FOREST GROVE. 



Adopted at a special meeting of the stockholders, called for that 

 purpose, and held at Forest Grove, Oregon, July 2, 1912. 



Article 1. Limitation on Stockholding. — No one shall be permitted 

 to own more than twenty-five shares of stock. This provision shall be 

 printed on the certificates of stock. 



Article 2. Transfer of Stock. — 1 — Shares of stock must be trans- 

 ferred on the books of the association, upon surrender to the secretary 

 of the outstanding certificate for cancellation, and upon the signing of 

 such transfer, in the regulär stock transfer book of the association, by 

 the stockholder in person or through attorney. Thereupon a new certifi- 

 cate shall be issued to the person to whom such transfer is made. If 

 transfer is made through attorney, authority therefor, signed by the 

 stockholder, shall be filed with the secretary. 2 — Whenever any stock- 

 holder ceases to be an actual fruit-grower or farmer, it shall be the 

 duty of the board of directors, upon learning that fact, to make written 

 request upon such stockholder to surrender his certificate or certificates 

 to the association. The board shall thereupon have 20 days in which 

 to find a purchaser for said stock, or may themselves purchase it in 

 trust for the association. No sale or transfer of stock shall be valid 

 until the directors have had 20 days in which to exercise their Option 

 to purchase the same. These provisions shall be printed on the certificate 

 of stock. 



Article 3. Stockholders Meetings. — 1 — The annual meeting of stock- 

 holders for election of directors shall be held at the office of the asso- 

 ciation, in Forest Grove, Oregon, at ten o'clock a. m., on the second 

 Saturday in January of each year. 2 — Notice of annual meetings shall 

 be given by the secretary, by mailing it to the last known address of each 

 stockholder, and by Publishing it in some weekly newspaper of general 

 circulation, published in Forest Grove, at least ten days before the date 

 of said meeting. Said notice shall State the place, hour, day and purpose 

 of said meeting, and shall be signed by the president and secretary. 



