CHAPTER IV 



THE ORGANIZATION OF A FARMERS' COOP- 

 ERATIVE ASSOCIATION 



THE first step in organizing a cooperative association 

 is to secure a charter from the state, following the method 

 prescribed by the law under which the charter is secured. 

 The application for a charter, which is generally made to 

 the Secretary of State, usually sets forth the name of the 

 proposed association, its general nature and purpose, the 

 term for which it is to exist, the place of business, the 

 number and names of the directors, the amount of capital 

 stock, and such other matters as may be required under 

 the law. 



CHARTER OF A CITRUS FRUIT ASSOCIATION 



In order to show some of the features to be provided 

 in a charter, the following articles of incorporation set 

 forth what is included in the charter of some of the non- 

 profit cooperative citrus fruit marketing organizations 

 in California. Provisions of a similar nature, though of 

 course varying in details for different kinds of business, 

 will need to be incorporated in a charter taken out for 

 any business cooperative corporation. 



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