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23. These By-laws may be amended or altered by a vote of 

 two-thirds of all votes at the annual meeting, or at any special 

 meeting called for that purpose. 



24. Nothing contained in these By-laws shall be construed to 

 interfere with bona fide sales of orchard property, together with 

 the fruit thereon, and any purchaser of such property may at 

 his option, upon signing the by-laws and contract and either 

 purchasing the certificate of the former owner or contributing 

 his pro rata share of the operating investment, have the same 

 membership rights as the original member. 



25. On all questions as to the interpretation of these By-laws, 

 the decision of the Directors shall be final, unless rescinded at a 

 general meeting of the Corporation. 



26. All By-laws other than the foregoing are hereby repealed. 



CONTRACT 



We, the undersigned, growers of citrus fruits, being desirous 

 of having our fruit handled in a manner substantially as set forth 

 in the above by-laws, do, for such purpose, hereby severally 



constitute and appoint the , California, a 



Corporation organized under the laws of the State of California, 

 our sole agent to pack and sell all citrus fruits which may be 

 grown on our respective orchards, during the entire period of 

 membership in said corporation. We and each of us do further 

 agree that all expenses incurred by said Corporation in handling 

 and marketing said fruits shall be paid out of the proceeds of 

 the sale of said fruit pro rata, according to the amount of fruit 

 furnished by each of us respectively, and we and each of us agree 

 to accept for the crop our pro rata share of the net proceeds of the 

 sale of fruit furnished by us, after deducting the cost of packing, 

 selling, and other necessary expenses. Nothing herein contained 

 shall be construed to interfere with bona fide sales of orchard 

 property. Any and each of us who will otherwise dispose of the 

 merchantable fruit grown on the property hereby contracted, 

 during the period of this contract, shall pay to the Corporation 

 the sum of Twenty-five (25) cents for each and every packed box 



