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duties, the amount of said bond to be determined and the security to be 

 approved by the board of directors. 



Sec. 5. The board of directors shall employ all necessary help and 

 fill all vacancies that may occur in the board during the year until the 

 next annual meeting, when they shall be filled by the association. The 

 board of directors, with the manager, shall have entire charge in the 

 management of the business. The board of directors shall meet as often 

 as necessary during the shipping season and shall decide all grievances. 

 They may require the manager to keep them fully posted as to the selling 

 price per package and to whom sold or consigned. 



Sec. 6. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a 

 quorum for the transaction of business. 



Sec. 7. Any member of the board absenting himself three times or 

 more from the meetings without good and sufficient cause, his office shall 

 be declared vacant and filled by the board of directors. 



Sec. 8. The board of directors shall appoint one or more inspectors, 

 whose duties shall be to examine the crops, confer with the growers so as 

 to prevent the shipping of poor and damaged fruits. 



Whenever the quality or packing of any grower falls below the recog- 

 nized standard of "first quality No. 1," such fruits shall be sold on their 

 merits so as not to jeopardize other growers' fruits being shipped with 

 them. 



Article V. 



Section 1. Every fruit grower who wishes to become a member of 

 this association shall purchase at least one share of the capital stock, on 

 which he shall pay 50 per cent cash, same to be endorsed on certificate 

 of stock and signed by the president and secretary of the association. 

 Remaining 50 per cent to be paid on call of the board of directors. 



Sec. 2. Each member shall mark all fruit with the association trade- 

 mark, but he shall not use the trademark on fruit sold or shipped outside 

 the association. The shipper's name or member association number shall 

 be stamped plainly on all packages delivered to the association. 



Sec. 3. Each member of this association shall co-operate with the 

 board of directors to the end that uniform size packages, together with 

 weight, shall be the rule. 



Sec. 4. Any member withdrawing from the association shall pay his 

 just indebtedness thereto, and shall forfeit his interests in all benefits 

 and property of this association, except stock held, as liquidated damages 

 to the association for such withdrawing. 



Article VI. 



Indebtedness of this association shall not exceed two-thirds of the 

 paid up capital. 



Article VII. 



The directors shall make and endorse such rules and regulations gov- 

 erning themselves and help employed as they shall deem best and neces- 

 sary for the good of the association. 



