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moiis consent of the members. ^* Upon the dissolution of an unin- 

 corporated association, unless otherwise provided by its rules, its 

 property aft^r payments of its debts should be distributed pro rata 

 among those who were members at the time of such dissolution. ^^ 



APPENDIX. 



The suggested form of by-laws which is here given should be modi- 

 fied and altered to suit the individual requirements of the association 

 using them, and, of course, should be considered with reference to the 

 law of the State in which the association is organized. 



BY-LAWS OF THE (here insert name of the association). 



Article I. — Name. 



Section 1. This association, incorporated under the laws of the State of 

 (New York), shall be known as the (Monroe County Fruit Association). Its 

 principal office shall be located in the town of (Hilton, County of Monroe, 

 State of New York). 



Note. — The name should indicate the territory covered and the 

 class of products handled, such as the " Maine Potato Shippers' Ex- 

 change " or " Richmond Egg Circle." Some of the State coopera- 

 tive laws provide that the word " cooperative " shall form part of 

 the name of the organizations incorporated thereunder. As a gen- 

 eral rule all associations should be incorporated under the laws of 

 the State in which they are located. 



Article II. — Objects. 



Section 1. The objects of this association shall be to encourage better and 

 more economical methods of production ; to market the products of its mem- 

 bers; to secure better results in grading, packing, marketing, and advertising 

 the products of its members ; to buy supplies in a cooperative way ; to rent, 

 buy, build, own, sell, and control such buildings and other real and personal 

 property as may be needed in the conduct of its operations ; to cultivate and 

 develop the cooperative spirit in the community ; and to perform any other 

 work which may tend to the betterment of the members and the general benefit 

 of the neighborhood. 



Note. — :Make the objects as definite as possible, but it is also 

 well to make them sufficiently broad in scope to cover any future 

 activities of the association. Care should be taken to state the 

 objects in such a way that the activities will be within the limits of 

 the power conferred by the State in which the association is incor- 

 porated and in harmony with the articles of association. It may 

 be deemed advisable to set forth in the above paragraph the objects 

 for which the association is incorporated, as stated in its articles 

 of incorporation. 



«* Sommers v. Reynolds, 103 Mich. 307, 61 N. W. 501; Parks v. Knickerbocker Trust 

 Co., 122 N. Y. S. 521. 



°^ Cases last cited. 



Note. — AH matter appearing in parenthesis is suggestive merely, and is to be altered 

 to suit the best interests of each individual association. 



