Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-10-05
ARTICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE LEONA MHNING COMPANY.

LEONA MHNIHG COMPANY. .
 We the undersigned. Charles J. Nesbitt. Charles Matt, Charles c. Black, Oliver 5. Steen and Thos H. Hams desiring to incor- porate ourselves and to form corporation 1 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 8th, 1887,
 for the purpose of engaging in the business
 and enterprise hereinafter mentioned, do make | subscribe aad acknowledge in duplicate these | articles of incorporation.
 First-The name of this corporation, and by which it shall be hereafter known IS 'lhe Leona Mining Company, and the principal
 place for the tran saction of it's business
 is in Casa Grande, Pin:l County, Territory
 of Arizona and Kansas City, Missouri
 Second--The object of this corporation
 and the business and enterprise in which 1t
 purposes to engage, Is to carry on the pusi-
 ness of mining in the Territory of Arizona,
 including the location, pre- -enlptlon, purchase, acquisition and sale of mines, mill-sites,, wa
 ter-rights, and the development and working thereof the purchase and sale, or otber ac- quisition, of ore, the erection, purchase, oper-
 ating and sale of mills, furnaces and other ap- pliances of and for the working and reduc- ton of ores; the construction, ownership, pur- : chase and sale of dtches, fumes, reservoirs, railroads roads and tramways, convenient Il and necessary therefor; the procuring ot title ; to timber lands mill sites, and other proper
 
 i ducive to any of the objects of said corpor- | T ation, and to do any and all things pertaining | e or conducive to the mining, milling or reduc- | Il tion of ores, or pertaining conducive to any
 of the objects of this corporation ,e Third The amount of the capital stock of 70 the corporation shall be One Million, pr (S1 OOO OO0) Dollars, divided into one hundred III thousand shares, of the par value of ten ts dollars tSlo each, ard the same shall be iuii te paid and non assessable. The full amount of sd capital stock shall be paid immediately upon oe the organization of the company, either In on money, property or services, under the con se ditions and terms ordered or approved by the oy Board of Directors of said corporatfon. ss, Fourth-The time of the commencement ot Id of this corporation shall be the day of he the filing of these Articles in the office of T nd the Recorder of Pinal county, Territory of ny Ite Arizona, and shall terminate twenty-five VII (25) years there after.
 ol Fifth The highest amount Of liability er' or indebtedness, direct contingent, to which
 this corporation is at any time to be sub oI feet is the sun of One Hundred Thousand as Dollars, (S100,000
 red Sixth-The stockholders and their private ., property shall be exempt from the corporate m sne debt of said corporation. ex- Seventh-The affairs of this corporation =, shall be conducted by a Board of Directors ecu composed of not more than seven ~ persons eP- who shall be elected annually by the stock
 holders, aud shall hold office for one yea
 until their successors are elected and nav
 qualified The time and manner of said cleo
 tion shall be prescribed and provided for D =, the by laws of said corporation. Said direct T: ors shall be stock holders in the corporation VI. fn- and any person ceasing to be 8 stock holde nus " shall cease to be director.
 per Eighth-The officers of the Board Of b ana anu rectors shall be President Vice President exc exc Secretary and Treasurer; and such other O ooii ficer. as saitl Board shall order and appoint
 =, Ninth-The Board of Directors of this CO Seni ooo poration shall have power to establish b. lS;o laws and make all rules and regulations ne Dhc' essary for the management of the affairs E this corporation. - T.. Tenth-Meetings of the Directors may
 called and held in such manner and at sut : place or places the bylaws shall prov1d cer- iI1; iS f ca+;n1S of stocL holders a, cor t me etings of the Board of Directors outsi on ol the limits of the Territory of Arizona. ,s'o' .esr' Eleventh The following naH ed perso fPof- who are subscribers to the capital stock
 this corporatio shall constitute its Boa my, my of Directors until January 1st. 1890, and U SeAi til their successors duly elected and qua 1c, ,r A. fed, viz: Charles J. Nesbitt, Charles Ma lo, Charles c. Black, Oliver B. Steen, Thon ,-oe-: H. Hams.
 , In witness whereof we have hereunto ' our hands and seals this 9th day of May, 5 Tor D. 1889.
 Executed in triplicate.
 CHARLES J. NESBITT [Se ,,,oo CHARLES MATT ISe nosaIS OLIVER B. SHEEN lS' raanf CHAS. C. BLACK lSt frn-o T. H. IJAMS lS tb n1 State of Missouri, County of J Jackson, ss Q one Before me, Geo. B. Paxon, a Notary I ,utlet lic on this day personally appeared Cha alves. J. Nesbitt. Charles Matt, Oliver B. St , flood Charles C. Black and Thomas H. lja h the known to me to be the persons whose na erefor. are subscribed to the foregoing lnsVrun com and acknowledged to me that they execu
 the same for the purpose and considera urnish therein expressed. or the Given under my hand and seal
 The TSeall office this tenth day of May, A. miles 1889.
 miles My commission expires February 18th n. GEO. B. PAXO. nation Notary Public in and for Jackson Coui tiOn to Missouri.
 nform- (EndOrsedl
 a rep Filed and recorded at request of Ch' what Matt X Co.,, May 2Sth A. D. lSS9, at If said pm. A. G. WILLIAMS, RecoI other Territory of Arizona, County or flnai'
 l. A. G. Williams, Recorder in and foi modify County and Territory aforesaid, do he and in certify the foregoing to De iqit, true of any correct copy of the Artlcles oi IhcoIPof
 of the Leona Mining Company, as the hole or appears upon record. in Book l. Articl ork. or Incorporation Page 29, in my office. one or In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set
 hand and affixed my official reouire TSeal1 this the Fist day of August. tb and 1889 A. G. WILLIAMS ccepting hec'