Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-01-12
ARTICLES AND CERTIFICATE
 OF INCORPORATE
LEILA KEHNTEG COMPANY.


 We the undersigned: Lamon V. Hardness, Elmer A Howard, Thomas H. Hams, Will liam H. Whiteside, Frank Jarvis and Lamon D. H. Russell associating ourselves together to form a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and especially in con- formity with Chapter two, Title Twelve of the Revised Statutes of said Territory, do make, subscribe and acknowledge in triplicate these articles of incorporation.
 First-The name of this corporation, is hereby declared to be the Lela Mining Com pany, and the principal place for the tran saction ofits businesss shall be in Casa Grande, County of Final Territory of Arizona
 Second-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by it is: to carry on the business of mining ill Arizona Ter rltOry; the location, pre- emption, purchase, acquisition and sale of mines, mill sites, wa ter rights, and mining rights, and the develop ment and working thereof; the purchase and sale or other acquisition or disposition of ores; the erection, purchase, operating, and sale of mills, furnaces, and other appliances of sf and for the working and reduction ef ores; the construction ownership, use, and sale of ditch es, fumes, reservoirs, railways, roads, and tramways, convenient and necessary therefor; the procuring of title to timber lands, mllsites, water rights, town sites and other property rights, which the Company may think con- ducive to any of it's objects also to carry en any other business which may seem to the Company capable of being conveniently car ried on insconnection with any one of these ob- Jects, or otherwise calculated to render any of the Company's property or rights, for the time being profitable.
 Third-Ihe amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Millions of dollars, divided into Two Hundred Thou dollars each, and the same shall be full paid, and non assessable. The full amount of said capital stock shall be paid immediately upon making subscription therefor, either in money property or services, under the conditions and terms ordered or approved by the Board Of Directors of the Company.
 Fourth-The time of the commencement of of this corporation shall be the day of the filing ofthese articles in the office of the Re corder of Pinal county, Territory of Arizona, and shall terminate twenty-five years there after.
 Fifth--The highest amount of indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent to which this corporation is at any time to subject it. self Is the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Dol lars,
 Sixth-Tbe private property of the stock holders shall be exempt from the debts or the corporation.
 Seventh-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors, to be composed of net more than five persons who shall be elected annually by the stock holders, and shall hold office for one year, and until their successors are elected and have qualified. The time and manner of said election and the qualifications of directors s hall be prescribed in and provided for by the bylaws of this corporation. Eighth-The officers of the board of direct ors shall be President, First and Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and General Manager and such other officers as said board shall order and appoint.
 Ninth The board of directors shall have power to establish bylaws and make all rules ment of the affairs of the corporation and it's officers.
 Tcnth-Meetings of the board of directors may be called ard held in such manner, and at such place or places as the bylaws shall pro- vide, and the bylaws may provide for the hold | ing of meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors outside of the Territory of Arizona.
 EleveRth-The following named persons, who are subscribers to the capital stock of this corporation, shall constitute it's board of directors, until January 1st 1889, and until | their successors are duly elected and have qual- flied viz: Lamon V. Hardness, Elmer A. How ard, Thomas H. Hams, William H. Whiteside and Frank Jarvis
 | In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 1th day of September, 1888, Executed in duplicate.
 l.. V. FAIRNESS. ELMER A. HOWARD THOMAS H. JAMS WILLIAM H. WHITESIDE. ERIN JARVIS LAMON D. H. RUSSELL. State of Missouri, County of Jackson ss Before me, Jno. Sullivan notary public in and for said county on this day personally appeared Lamon V. Hardness, Elmer A. Howard, Thomas H. Hams, William H. | Whiteside, Frank Jarvis aid Lamon D. H. l Russell known to ne to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and severally acknowledged to me | that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office | this 11th day of September A. D. 1888. [Seal] JNO. SULLIVAN, | Notary Public
 Filed and recorded at request of L. A Laughlin on the 17th day of Sept, A. D. 1888, at 10 minutes past nine o'clock Q. m., in | Book No. 1, Articles of Incorporation, p&gs -, Records of Pinal County, Arizona 30. j. WHITESIDE Recorder. Territory of Arizona, County of Final ss.
 I, Bo. J. Whiteside, Recorder in and foi the County and Territory aforesaid, do here by certify that the above and foregoing is 2 full, true and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Lela Mining Company, as the same appears on record in my office l in Book l, of Articles of Incorporation, at Page -, Records of Pinal County, Arizona, and as the same has been examined and com. pared by me.
 Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of December, A. D. 1888.
 30. J. WHITESIDE.
 [Seal] Recorder