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FEDERAL REGISTER, Saturday, May 24, 1941
dimensions of 1 1 inches in depth, 11
for four members and four alternate inches in width, and 23 f t inches in members of the Administrative Commit length, excluding the said center parti tee. At least eight of such nominees tion. For conversion purposes, a stand shall be producers in the Imperial Dis ard box shall be considered equivalent trict, of whom at least four shall be affili to 65 pounds of fruit, if the fruit is not ated with cooperative marketing organi packed, or if the fruit is packed in a con zations and at least four shall not be so tainer which has other than the afore affiliated. At least eight of such nom said dimensions.
inees shall be producers in the Coachella j Fiscal period means the period District, of whom at least four shall be from August 1 of any year to July 31 affiliated with cooperative marketing or of the following years.
ganizations and at least four shall not be 955.2 Administrative Committee so affiliated.
4 In voting for nominees, each pro Ma Establishment a n d mem bership.
1 An Administrative Committee, con ducer shall be entitled to cast one vote, regardless of the number of districts in sisting of eight members, is hereby es which he may be producing fruit, which tablished. There shall be an alternate vote shall be cast on behalf of himself, member for each member of the com his agents, partners, subsidiaries, affili mittee, who shall have the same quali ates, and representatives. Producers fications as the member. Each such who are affiliated with a cooperative member and alternate member shall be marketing organization may vote only a producer.
2 The initial members and alternate for nominees who are affiliated with such organizations. Producers who are not members shall hold office for a term be affiliated with cooperative marketing or ginning on the date designated by the ganizations may vote only for nominees Secretary and ending on July 31, 1942, who are not affiliated with such organi or until their successors are selected and zations.
have qualified. After July 31, 1942, the 5 For the fiscal period ending July term of office of members and alternate 31, 1941, all nominations shall be sub members shall begin on the first day of mitted to the Secretary not later than August and continue for one year or un fifteen days after the effective date til their successors are selected and have hereof; and for ensuing years, beginning qualified. The members, alternates, and with the first day of August 1942, all their respective successors shall be nomi nominations shall be submitted to the nated by producers and selected by the Secretary on or before the 20th day of Secretary as hereinafter provided.
b Nomination. 1 The Secretary July.
shall cause to be held each year a meet c Selection. In selecting the mem ing or meetings of the producers in each bers and the alternate members of the of the several districts, for the purpose of Administrative Committee, the Secretary making nominations for members and shall select four members and their alter alternate members of the Administrative nates from the nominees selected by pro Committee. The meetings at which the ducers in Arizona. Two of such mem initial members and alternate members bers and their alternates shall be affili of the said committee are to be nomi ated with cooperative marketing organ nated may be held prior to the effective izations; two members and their alter date hereof.
nates shall not be so affiliated; and one member and his alternate shall be pro 2 Producers in Arizona shall nomi ducers in the Yuma District. The Sec nate not less than sixteen producers, at retary shall select two members and their least eight of whom shall be affiliated alternates from the nominees selected by with cooperate marketing organizations and at least eight of whom shall not be producers in the Imperial District and two members and their alternates from so affiliated, for four members and four the nominees selected by producers in alternate members of the Administrative the Coachella District. In each of the Committee. At least twelve of such nom Imperial and Coachella Districts, one inees shall be producers in the Phoenix District, of whom at least six shall be member and his alternate shall be affil affiliated with cooperative marketing or iated with a cooperative marketing or ganization and one member and his al ganizations and at least six shall not be so affiliated. At least four of such nom ternate shall not be so affiliated.
inees shall be producers in the Yuma d Failure to nominate. In the event District, of whom at least two shall be nominations are not made pursuant to, affiliated with cooperative marketing or and within the time specified in, this sec ganizations and at least two shall not be tion, the Secretary may select members so affiliated.
and alternate members, without regard 3 Producers in the Imperial and to nominations, from the individuals who Coachella Districts shall nominate not are, or who represent, members of the less than sixteen producers, at least eight groups entitled to submit nominations.
of whom shall be affiliated with coopera e Acceptance. Any person selected tive marketing organizations and at least by the Secretary as a member or as an eight of whom shall not be so affiliated, alternate member of the Administrative Committee shall qualify by filing a writ 955.1 to 955.14, inclusive, issued under ten acceptance with the Secretary within the authority contained in 48 S tat. 31, 7
fifteen days after being notified of such U.S.C. 601 et seq.; 49 S tat. 750; 50 S tat. 246, 7 U.S.C. 601 et seq. Supp. V, 1939.
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f Alternate members. An alternate member of the Administrative Commit tee shall act in the place and stead of the member for whom he is an alternate during such members absence. In the event of the death, removal, resignation, or disqualification of a member, his al ternate shall act for him until a successor of such member is selected and has quali fied.
g Vacancies. To fill any vacancy occasioned by the failure of any person selected as a member or as an alternate member of the Administrative Com mittee to qualify, or in the event of the death, removal, resignation, or disqualifi cation of any qualified member or qual
ified alternate member, a successor for his unexpired term shall be nominated and selected in the manner set forth in this section. If nominations to fill any such vacancy are not made within twenty days after such vacancy occurs, the Sec retary may fill such vacancy without re gard to nominations.
h Powers. The Administrative Com mittee shall have the following powers;
1 To administer, as herein specifi cally provided, the terms and provisions hereof;
2 To make rules and regulations to effectuate the terms and provisions hereof;
3 To receive, investigate, and report to the Secretary complaints of violations hereof; and 4 To recommend to the Secretary amendments hereto.
i Duties. It shall be the duty of the Administrative Committee:
1 To select a chairman from its membership, and to select such other officers and adopt such rules and regula tions for the conduct of its business as it may deem advisable;
2 To keep minutes, books, and rec ords which will clearly reflect all of its acts and transactions, which minutes, books, and records shall at all times be subject to the examination of the Sec retary;
3 To act as intermediary between the Secretary and the producers and handlers;
4 To furnish the Secretary with such available information as he may request;
5 To appoint such employees as it may deem necessary and to determine the salaries and define the duties of such employees;
6 To cause its books to be audited by one or more certified public account ants at least once for each fiscal period, and at such other times as it deems nec essary or as the Secretary may request, and to file with the Secretary copies of all audit reports;
7 To prepare a monthly statement of financial operations of the committee and to make such reports, together with the minutes of the meetings of the said committee, available for inspection by any producer or handler at the office of the committee;