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9. The Board of Directors shall have general manage- 

 ment of the afifairs of the Corporation, authorize all ex- 

 penditures, make all contracts and constitute the governing 

 power of the Corporation in all matters of business. They 

 shall elect a foreman, and such other employees as they 

 deem necessary to the proper carrying on of the business 

 of the Corporation, shall fix their salaries, and define their 

 duties. 



The Board of Directors shall enter into such business 

 relations with the [district] Fruit Exchange or other or- 

 ganization forming a part of the [California Fruit Growers 

 Exchange] , for the marketing of fruit and such other mat- 

 ters as they deem necessary. . . . 



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 upon this 

 Corporation, without the full consent of the Board of Di- 

 rectors 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 participating 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 otherwise. 



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

 showing the amount of fruit delivered by each member, 

 and the variety and grade thereof. The books and cor- 

 respondence 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 ordi- 

 nary working hours. 



11. Any bona fide grower of citrus fruits properly tribu- 

 tary 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. 



12. It shall be the duty of all members of this Corpora- 

 tion, and they hereby agree, to sell and market their citrus 



