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they shall deem best to promote the objects for which this Cor- 

 poration is created. 



Nothing in this article shall be so taken or construed as to 

 authorize any other organization to incur any debt or obligation 

 on behalf of or which shall be binding on this Corporation, with- 

 out the full consent of the Board of Directors of this Corporation. 



In case of damage from any cause to any crop, the Directors 

 may exclude such orchard, in whole or in part, from participat- 

 ing in the benefits of this Corporation. In which event the 

 grower may market such rejected fruit to the best advantage, 

 either through this Corporation on his separate account or other- 

 wise. 



BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS 



10. The Directors shall cause proper books to be kept, show- 

 ing the amount of fruit delivered by each member, and the va- 

 riety and grade thereof. The books and correspondence of the 

 Corporation shall be in the name of the Corporation, and each 

 member shall have access to said books and correspondence on 

 any business day during ordinary business hours.' A suitable 

 office shall be maintained at the packing-house, which shall be 

 the office and headquarters of the Corporation. 



MEMBERSHIP 



11. Any bona fide grower of citrus fruits properly tributary to 

 the packing-house of this Association, who shall sign the contract 

 hereto appended, may become a member of this Corporation by 

 contributing his pro rata share of the operating investment in 

 accordance with the Articles of Incorporation. 



All growers signing said by-laws and contract thereby become 

 members of this Corporation for the entire period for which it 

 is incorporated, subject to the privilege of withdrawal as provided 

 for in Article VII. 



No new members shall be received into the corporation after 

 the fifteenth day of November, during the disposal of the present 

 crop of each year, except in the case of new purchasers of groves, 

 who may become members with the consent of the Directors. 



