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Article X. 



Section 1. The provisions of this article shall in no way affect the 

 stock of this association, but has reference only to the dealings of the 

 members with the association. 



Sec. 2. Every member of this association desiring to avail himself 

 of the advantages of this association in the matter of purchases and sales 

 must strictly comply with the provisions hereof, and it is made the duty 

 of the board of directors to enforce its provisions. 



Sec. 3. The board of directors shall cause suitable blanks to be pre- 

 pared, which the members are required to execute, showing the probable 

 amount of fruits to be handled by the association. These blanks properly 

 filled out must be in the hands of the secretary not later than May 1 of 

 each year, to entitle the member to participate in the advantages of the 

 association for that season. The date may be extended at the option of 

 the board of directors. The inspectors employed by the association may 

 be required to assist in carrying out the provisions of this section. 



Sec. 4. Every member shall deposit with the treasurer of the- asso- 

 ciation, on or before May 1 of each year, the sum of $10, which sum, or 

 so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used by the directors to 

 pay the fixed charges of the association. 



Failure to pay the sum aforesaid within the time aforesaid shall bar 

 the member from the privileges of the association for that season. 



Sec. 5. Each member electing to participate in the privileges of the 

 association shall deliver all of his fruits (except for personal use) to the 

 association for sale. 



Sec. 6. Each member so electing to participate in the privileges of 

 the association shall be charged by the association a commission of 10 per 

 cent based on the gross sales of his entire marketed fruit during the 

 season. 



Sec. 7. Any member failing to comply with any of the provisions 

 hereof shall forfeit all rights of membership and forfeit all interest in 

 any moneys remaining from the unused funds arising from membership 

 fees as set forth in section 4, or unused commissions arising from the pro- 

 visions of section 6. 



Sec. 8. The commissions provided for in section 6 shall be used so far 

 as required to pay the expenses of sales manager, inspectors, and other 

 expenses connected with the marketing of the products delivered to the 

 association for sale. 



Sec. 9. At the close of the season on or before the annual meeting 

 each year the directors shall cause a distribution of the unused fees and 

 unused commissions to be made as follows: 



1. Only such members as have strictly complied with the provisions 

 hereof shall be entitled to participate in such distribution. 



2. Members so entitled to participate, and so far as the funds will 

 justify, shall receive a return of moneys so deposited by them and so 

 collected from them by way of commissions on fruits delivered to the 

 association for sale by each member. 



