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refrigerator car companies or express companies, and all other claims 

 of whatsoever character arising from the sale of the fruit of the members 

 of this association. It shall collect all bills passing through its hands 

 and make a detailed report of the same to the owner thereof. When the 

 fruit of two or more stockholders is placed in the same car, each grower 

 shall place his individual mark on each package of his fruit. The general 

 manager shall take note of these mixed shipments and shall make out 

 separate invoices and remittances for the same. For all the aforesaid 

 services rendered to the local associations or individual stockholders the 

 Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Association shall deduct such com- 

 mission as may be fixed by the board of directors, and forward the balance 

 to the proper parties without delay. 



Article 3. 



Section 1. The by-laws of this association may be amended at any 

 annual meeting of the stockholders by a majority vote of the stockholders 

 of this association. 



Article 4. 



Section 1. The names of all packers employed in packing the fruit 

 of the members of this association shall be registered with the secretary 

 of the association who shall furnish the chief inspector and general man- 

 ager with a list of the same. The secretary shall give each packer a 

 number which shall be registered. He shall furnish each packer with a 

 rubber stamp bearing his number. Each packer shall affix his number to 

 every package of fruit he puts up. 



Article 5. 



Section 1. All local agents shall report to the general manager of 

 the association May 15, June 1, July 1, August 1, and September 1, the 

 following information: A careful estimate of the number of crates, boxes, 

 or barrels, as the case may be, of the various varieties of fruits that the 

 members of his local association will probably have to ship through the 

 association. All individual stockholders not affiliated with any local asso- 

 ciation shall submit to the general manager the same carefully prepared 

 estimate. 



Article 6. 



Section 1. The Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Association shall 

 have the exclusive right to market all the graded fruit, as fixed by the 

 board of directors, grown by its members, provided, however, that any 

 member may have the privilege of selling his fruit in small quantities to 

 his neighbors or friends, and provided further, that any member may sell 

 all or a part of his crop. In such cases he shall be required to pay the 

 association only one-half of the regular commission. 



Article 7. 



Section 1. All dividends declared by this association shall be issued 

 pro rata to the members of the association, based upon the proceeds 

 arising frofn the sale of the fruit of each member of this association. 



