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a local board of five directors and an agent. They shall also elect a 

 pres-ident and secretary. The secretary of said local division shall imme- 

 diat"ly notify the secretary of the Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation of their action, giving the names of its officers, directors, agents, 

 and members; provided, however, that the board of directors of the East- 

 ern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Association may withhold consent to organ- 

 ize a local association whenever in their judgment the stockholders of 

 the proposed association can be served just as well by some other local 

 association. 



Sec. 13. The local agents shall have entire charge, under the direc- 

 tion of the general manager, of all shipments of fruits from the local 

 astrociation to which they belong. The stockholders may remove said 

 agent for cause and fill such vacancy. Said local agent shall receive gen- 

 eral instructions from the local board ; provided, however, said local agent 

 shall receive instructions concerning the "grading and packing of the fruit 

 only from the chief inspector or his assistants. Whenever the local 

 agents fail to grade the fruit in compliance with the instruction from said 

 inspector, the chief inspector may suspend said agent, and fill his position 

 temporarily or until the local stockholders shall meet and elect his suc- 

 cessor. Local inspectors may be removed by the chief inspector for cause. 

 Said chief inspector shall fill the position so vacated temporarily until 

 filled by the general manager. 



Sec. 14. The local board of directors ehall have general supervision 

 over all fruit grown by the members of the local association they serve. 

 It shall be their duty also to encourage other fruit growers in their vicinity 

 to become affiliated with the local association and to see that the mem- 

 bers of their local association comply with the rules and regulations of the 

 Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Association. Provided, however, that 

 no fruit grower shall be admitted to any local association who ashll not 

 have first secured stock in the Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion. Said local directors may, when in their judgment the best interests 

 of their association warrant, purchase all cooperage, packing boxes, and 

 crates for the use of the members of the local association. 



Sec. 15. No local agent or inspector shall buy for shipment or sale 

 any fruit from members of this association. Satisfactory proof of such 

 practices shall be sufficient cause for their removal. Neither shall they 

 receive or buy fruit from any grower or other person who is not a mem- 

 ber of this association, under penalty of removal. 



Sec. 16. The Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Association shall sell 

 on track all fruit grown by its members; provided, however, that when it 

 is not practicable to sell the fruit they shall either store in cold storage 

 or consign, with the approval of the shipper, the same to commission firms 

 known to be relial)le; provided further that each grower shall have the 

 option to sell or store his fruit. It is understood that the Eastern Ne-' 

 braska Fruit Growers' Association acts in the capacity of agent for the 

 local association or the individual stockholder as the case may be. This 

 association shall prosecute all claims against transportation companies. 



