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association. They shall formulate rules and regulations for grading and 

 packing the fruit o'i the members of the association, establishing brands 

 under which the fruit shall be placed upon the market. They are author- 

 ized to remove summarily any agent or other employe who fails to follow 

 the rules under which the fruit is to be packed or graded. 



Sec. 6. The board of directors shall receive as compensation, while 

 actually engaged in the service of the association, five dollars ($5) per day 

 and necessary expenses. They shall fix the salary or compensation of all 

 officers, the general manager, the treasurer, and all inspectors, agents, 

 and other employes. They shall cause to be kept a complete record of 

 the meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors. They 

 shall require the secretary to keep a detailed account of all the assets 

 and liabilities of the association. They shall supervise all the acts of the 

 secretary, the treasurer, the general manager, and all other agents and 

 employes, and define their respective duties. They shall audit or cause 

 to be audited the books of the treasurer and the general manager at 

 least once each month during the shipping season. In order to safeguard 

 the interests of the association, they shall require the treasurer, the gen- 

 eral manager, and such other agents, inspectors, and employes as they 

 may think advisable, to give a good and sufficient bond for the faithful 

 discharge of their respective duties. 



Sec. 7. The duties of the treasurer shall be to receive all moneys 

 due or paid to the association and deposit the same as the board of direct- 

 ors may instruct, lie shall pay out such sums as follows: All checks 

 for the payment of invoices for fruit shall be countersigned by the- gen- 

 eral manager and the secretary; all checks for the payment of salaries 

 and other expenses shall be countersigned by the president and the sec- 

 retary. He shall make an accurate and detailed report of the finances of 

 the association showing its resources and liabilities at the annual meet- 

 ing of the stockholders. He shall perform such other duties as the board 

 of directors may indicate. 



Sec. 8. Subject to the board of directors, the general manager shall 

 have full charge of all the commercial and shipping transactions of the 

 association. He shall appoint a chief inspector and such assistants as 

 may be necessary to properly inspect the packing and gradin-j; of the fruit 

 of the association. He may remove said inspectors for cause. He shall 

 receive all payments for the sale of fruit handled by the association and 

 deposit the same with the treasurer. He shall render a (rue and accurate 

 account-sale to the consignor of each lot of fruit, so far as possible, each 

 day for all settlements received on the day preceding. He s-ha'l keep a 

 daily record of the number of packages of fruit passing through his hands 

 and the price received therefor. He shall forward daily to each shipper a 

 receipt for the fruit as it is placed in his hands for disposal, showing Ihe 

 lot number, the number of packages of each variety, and the grade it 

 bears. The first of each mouth ho shall make a report to the board of 

 directors of all sales made for the month i)revious. tli(> i)rices received 

 therefor, and the amount still due the nu-mbers of the association. K 



