Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-09-21
OF INCORPORATION
LEONA MINING COMPANY.

We the undersigned, Charles J. Nesbitt, Charles Matt, Charles c. Black, Oliver B. Steen and Thos. H. Ijams desiring to incor- porate ourselves and to form corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and especially of an act of tho Legislative As sembly thereof, entitled "An Act Concerning Corporations" approved March Sth, 1887, for the purpose of engaging in the business and enterprise hereinafter mentioned, do make subscribe and acknowledge in triplicate these articles of incorporation.
 First-The name of this corporation, and by which it shall be hereafter known is ''The Leona Mining Company" and the principal place for the tran saction of its business is in Casa Grande, Pin al County, Territory of Arizona and Kansas City, Missouri
 Second-The object of this corporation and the business and enterprise in which it purposes to engage, is to carry on the busi- ness of mining in the Territory of Arizona, including the location, pre-emption1, purchase, acquisition and sale of mines, mill-sites, wa ter-rights, and the development and working thereof; the purchase and sale, or other &C., quisition, of ore, the erection, purchase, oper- ating and sale of mills, furnaces and other ap- pliances of and for the working and reduc- tion of ores; the construction, ownership, pur- chase and sale of ditches, fumes, reservoirs, railroads, roads and tramways, convenient and necessary therefor; the procuring of title to timber lands, mill-sites, and other proper | ty or rights which may be necessary or con ducive to any of the objects of said corpor- ation, and to do any and all things pertain ing or conducive to the mining, milling or reduc- tion of ores, or pertaining or conducive to any of the objects of this corporation.
 Third-The amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall be One Million, 1 (S1, ,0O0, ,OO0) Dollars, divided into one hundred thousand shares, of the par value of ten dollars tS10) each, and the same shall be full paid and non assessable. The full amount of 1 capital stock shall be paid immediately upon the organization of the company, either in money, property or services, under the con- ditions and terms ordered or approved by the Board of Directors of said corporation.
 FOurth-The time of the commencement of
 of this corporation shall be the day of
 the fl ling of these Articles in the office of the Recorder of Pinal county, Territory of
 Arizona, and shall terminate twenty-five (25) years thereafter.
 Fifth The highest amount of liability
 or indebtedness direct or contingent, to which
 this corporation is at any time to be sub-
 ject is the sum of One Hundred Thousand
 Dollars, (S100,0OO).
 Sixth-The stockholders and their private
 property shall be exempt from the corporate
 debt Of said corporation
 Seventh-Ihe affairs of this corporation
 shall be conducted by Board of Directors
 composed of not more than seven (71 persons who shall be elected annually by the stock.
 holders, and shall hold office for one yeal until their successors are elected and have
 qualified. The time and manner of said cleo
 tion shall be prescribed and provided for by
 the bylaws of said corporation. Said direct
 Ors shall be stock holders in the corporation
 and any person ceasing to be stock holder
 shall cease to be director.
 Eighth-The officers of the Board of Di ; rectors shall be a President, Vice President | Il. hcers as said Board shall order and appoint. Ninth-The Board of Directors of this cor
 poration shall have power to establish by laws and make all rules and regulations nee
 essary for the management of the affairs O , this corporation.
 Tenth-Meetings of the Directors may b,
 called and held in such manner and at sucl place or places as the bylaws shall provide
 and the said bylaws may provide for tn . holding of meetings of stock holders ant
 meetings of the Board of Directors outsid = the limits of the Territory of Arizona.
 Eleventh The following named person who are subscribers to the capital stock o 1 this corporation, shall constitute it's Boart of Directors until January 1st. 1890, and un i til their successors are duly elected and quail
 fed, viz: Charles J. Nesbitt, Charles Matt Charles c. Black, Oliver B. Steen, Thoma l H. Hams.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto se 2 our nanuS dHu sesiis IilIS SUI uay OI N1ay, A 2 | D. 1SS9
 ]. Executed in triplicate.
 CHARLES J. NESBITT Sea : CHARLES MATT Sea OLIVER B. STEIN Sea r, CHAS. c. BLACK Sea T. T. H. IJAMS Sea r. State of Missouri, County of Jackson, ss ,. Before me, Geo. B. Paxon, a Notary Pu d lie, on this day personally appeared Chari
 J. Nesbitt, Charles Matt, Oliver B. Stei
 Charles c. Black and Thomas H. liam = known to me to be the persons whose nam
 are subscribed to the foregoing instrumen D and acknowledged to me that they execute B. the same for the purpose and considerable ,- therein expressed.
 II Given under my hand and seal Ie [Seal] office this tenth day of May, A. l. 1889.
 le My commission expires February 2Sth 1Se le GEO. B. PAXON. to Notary Public in and for Jackson Coun t
 Missouri.
 'n (Endorsedl
 n- Filed and recorded at request of Charl IS IS, Matt & Co.,, May 18th, A. D. 1889, at 1: ns Ie D. m. A. G. WILLIAMS, Recorde ye Territory of Arizona, County of Pinal. s. of I, A. G. Williams, Recorder in and for t or County and Territory aforesaid, do here let certify tie foregoing to be full, true 8 O., or correct copy of the Articles of IncCrporati 'u of the Leona Mining Company, as the sal jet appears upon record. in Book 1, Articles jet Incorporation, Page 29, in my office. tor In witness whereof I have hereunto set I ay hand and affixed my official s ,bl ,lbu [Seal] this the 21st day of August A. G I