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CALIFORNIA CITRUS COOPERATIVE
Sunkist Growers, Inc.
(;R0W1I--,'R MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - SUKIST AND LOCAL ASSOCIATION
The undersigned ("Grower" warrants that Grower produces the variety of citrus fruit on the acreage set forth
below, and such production and acreage are the subjects of this Agreement:
Detailed Location of Grove Acres Variety
south of San Bernardino Ave., under power lines 16 Star Rubies
Grower hereby applies for memberships III CLIFMNIA (THWS COOPERATIVE
("Local Association") and in SUNKIST GROWERS, INC. ("Sunkist"). Such memberships shall continue III
effect until terminated pursuant to the bylaws of Local Association or of Sunkist.
As a material part of the consideration given by Grower for memberships in Sunkist and Local Association,
Grw,ver agrees to be bound by the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Local Association and of Sunkist as
now in force and as hereafter amended. This 1�
A,recment, together with such articles of incorporation and
Agreement,
bylaws, shall constitute the membership agreements between Grower and Local Association, and between
Grower rower and Sunkist. Without ]mining the generality of the foregoing, tinder Sunkist Bylaw S23, Grower has
appointed I Sunkist-licensed packer or a Local Association to pack Grower's fruit and to act as Grower's agent
in the receipt and distribution of all proceeds tinder Sunkist Bvlaws �, 9.4(g) and 9.5(d), and the collection of
capital contributions and maintenance of capital Accounts Linder Sunkist Bylaw SKIM. Sunkist is not a
guarantor of.any obligation owed to Grower fly any Local Association. 11censed packer or anyone else as agent
of Grower in this regard or otherwise. Sunkist is not, and shall not be, responsible or liable for any failure of
any Local Association, licensed packer or anyone else to remit to Grower any monies delivered by Sunkist to it
as Grower's agent or otherwise. Grower shall take the stated dollar amount of written notices of allocation and
Per-Unit retaln, certificates distributed by Sunkist or Local Association into account as provided in 26 tJ.S.(-'.
1385(a). Grower acknowledges having read and understood notification printed on the reverse of this form,
and having received separate notification of any applicable bylaw provision of Local Association pertaining to
tax treatment of distributions.
With respect to the citrus fruit covered by this Agreement, Grower shall at all times comply with good
"41,1171cUltUral practices and all laws and regulations pertainin- to such practices, and Grower hereby grants
Sunkist Such access to Grower's books mid records as Sunkist may deem reasonably necessary to enable Sunkist
to confirm Grower's compliance with such practices, laws and regulations.
City of Redlands Mountain View Grove 95-6000766
gro :r' usiness Name(please print or type') Grower's Sec,Sec.#or Ident.#
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Bv: ", - -7/3/i17--- Address: PO Box 3005
Signature of Grower or Authorized Date
Representative
ATTEST: Redlands, CA 92373
Zip
Pete Aguilar, Mayor Sam Irwin, y t lerkTielephone: 909 798-7507
Pnmed Name of Grower or Authorized Representative (Area Code" Number
ACCEPTED :
CALIFORNIA CITRI-TS COOPERA1 IVE Sunkist Growers, Inc.
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NONTRANSFERABLE JOINT MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE
514 808-08 GROWER-ASSOCIATION-SUNKIST
NOTIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF BYLAW
PERTAINING TO
TAX TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS
Bylaw No. 10.11 of Sunkist Growers, Inc,, effective November 4, 1967, reads as follows:
10AI Tax Treatment — Every person who hereafter applies for and Is accepted to
membership in Sunkist and each member of Sunkist on the effective date of this bylaw who
continues as a member after Such dare shall, by such act alone, consent that the amount of
any distributions with respect to s patronage occurring after November 1, 1967, which
are rnacle in written notices of allocation or Per-unit retain certificates (as defined in 26
U.S.C'. 1388) and which are received by him frorn Sunkist will be taken into account by
hien at their stated dollar amounts in a manner provided in 26 U.S.C. 1385(a) in th'c
taxable vear in which Such written' notices of allocation or per-Liiiit retain certificates are
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received by him. This bylaw is effective November 1, 196 . For tax treatment for prior
years refer to prior bylaw.
J-he cf'fcct of such Bylaw No. 10. If., as amended effective November 1, 1967, is that each
nierriber agrees to include both patronage dividends and per-unit retains issued with respect to
Patronage occurring after November 1, 1967, in Hincome at their face amount for federal tax
purposes in the taxable year when the member receives a written notice stating the amount of such
patronage allocation. This is true even though the allocation is not paid in cash until a later year.