Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-09-28
ARTICLES AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATE
 OF THE LEONA MINIHG COMPANY.

We the undersigned, Charles J. Nesbitt. Charles Matt, Charles C.. Black, Oliver B. Steen and Thos. H. Hams desiring to incor- porate ourselves and to form a corporation under the laws sf 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 transaction of it's 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-emption, 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- piances 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
 
 l 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, 900 ,O0O) Dollars, divided into one hundred thousand shares, of the par value of ten dollars (S10) each, ard the same shall be full paid and non assessable. The full amount of 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 1 Board of Directors of said corporation
 Fourth-The time of the commencement of of this corporation shall be the day of the filing of these Articles in the office of the Recorder of Pinal county, Territory of Arizona, and shall terminate twenty-five (25) years there after.
 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, t$100,000).
 Sixth-The stockholders and their private property shall be exempt from the corporate debt or said corporation.
 Seventh-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors, composed of not more than seven (7) persons, who shall be elected annually by the stock holders, and shall hold office for one year 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 a stock holder shall cease to be director
 Eighth-The officers of the Board of Di- rectors shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer; and such other of fcers 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 nec- essary for the management of the affairs of this corporation.
 Tenth-Meetings of the Directors may be called and held in such manner and at such place or places as the bylaws shall provide and the said bylaws may provide for the holding of meetings of stock holders and meetings of the Board of Directors outside the limits of the Territory of Arizona,
 Eleventh The following naned person: who are subscribers to the capital stock oi this corporation, shall constitute its Board of Directors until January 1st. 1890, and un til their successors are duly elected and quail fled, viz: Charles J. Nesbitt, Charles Matt , Charles c. Black, Oliver B. Steen, Thomas H. Hams.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto se , our hands and seals this 9th day of May, A . D. 1889.
 Executed in triplicate
 CHARLES J. NESBITT [Seal : CHARLES MATT Seal
 OLIVER B. SHEEN Seal !, CHAS. c. BLACK Seal :. T. H. IJAMS Seal - State of Missouri, County of Jackson, ss. Before me, Geo. B. Paxon, Notary Put d lie, on this day personally appeared Char ( J. Nesbitt, Charles Matt, Oliver B. Stein Charles c. Black and Thomas H. Hams known to me to be the persons whose name are subscribed to the foregoing instrument D and acknowledged to me that they execute !, the same for the purpose and consideratio l. therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal ( e [Seall office this tenth day of May, A. 1 l. 1889.
 e My commission expires February 2Sth 1S9 e GEO. B. PAXON. tn Notary Public in and for Jackson Count.
 Missouri
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 n Filed and recorded at request of Charl' & Matt X Co.,, May 18th, A. D. 1889, at l.; n re D. m. A. G. WILLIAMS, Recorde Te Territory of Arizona, County of Pinal, S. s of I, A. G. Williams, Recorder in and for u or County and Territory aforesaid, do heret ct certify the foregoing to be a full, true al , or correct copy of the Articles of Incorporate ;" of the Leona Mining Company, as the san ct appears upon record. in Book l, Articles ct Incorporation, Page 29, in my office. or In witness whereof have hereunto set II ayy ayy hand and affixed my official se bl [Seal] this the 21st day of August, A. k. 1889. A.G. WILLIAMS,
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