69-7-403 - Additional districts and committee.
§ 69-7-403. Additional districts and committee.
A committee is hereby created to consist of nine members, six of whom shall be producers of fruits or vegetables and three of whom shall be handlers of fruits or vegetables, to be nominated and appointed as herein provided, from the following described districts:
(a) District No. 1 shall be composed of Lamar County and shall be represented by one producer.
(b) District No. 2 shall be composed of Stone County and shall be represented by one producer.
(c) District No. 3 shall be composed of Perry County and shall be represented by one producer.
(d) District No. 4 shall be composed of Jefferson Davis County and shall be represented by one producer.
(e) District No. 5 shall be composed of Covington County and shall be represented by one producer.
(f) District No. 6 shall be composed of a combination of all of the above named counties, and shall be represented by four handlers selected from the counties at large.
Committee members provided for in this section shall be chosen at meetings of growers or shippers held prior to March 15th of each year, such meetings to be called by the committee then serving. Members shall serve for a period of one year beginning April 1st, each year and shall serve without compensation. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the selection of a member.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 4531; Laws, 1942, ch. 256.