The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-25
STOCKHOLDERS, CoNyENTIoN.

oAOOhhOkDGkso WIN ENlAONs
Pursuant to previous notice. the stockhold.
ere in the East Tennessee and Georgia Rail
Road held their Annual Meeting at Cleveland.
on the eth September. 1857. JoHs CALDWELL
was called to the Chair, and d. G. KrssrR
appointed Secretary.
@. Wallace, President Board Of Directors,
read the Report Of the Chief Engineer, Re.
port Of the Secretary and Treasurer and su-
perintendent Transportation. and the Report
Of the Board Of Directors.
John H. Crorier offered the following reso.
luticns, which were adopted:
Resolved That the Reports Of the President,
Secretary, and Engineer, be received and or
dered to be printed, and the Secretary is
hereby ordered to furnish list Of the Stock.
holders, with the number Of shares owned by
each and their residence, to be published
with said Reports, and that he hereafter fur.
nish said list annually at the meetings Of the
Resoived, That Committee Of three be an.
pointed by the Chairman of this Convention
to investigate the Books Of this Company,
The Reports Of the officers, and the general
condition OF the Company, and make full re.
port thereof, to the end that the condition
and prospects Of the Company may be known
and the value of the stock approximately as.
| certained.
The Chairman appointed John McGaughey
VIM. Lenoir and James A. Coffin, Commit.
tee under the second resolution.
Alex. Ish offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
| Resolved, That the Directors for thi. Com
pany are hereby allowed Four Dollars per
diem for each days actual service, in cash,
and that they cease TO travel on our Road
lfree Of charge, except when on official bust
mess.
Mr.. Hurst moved an adjournment until 8
o'clock tomorrow morning, which was agreed
to.
| SEPTEMBER TO-
Met according to adjournment. Mr.. Cald.
well in the Chair. The minutes Of yesterday
were read. and then the meeting proceeded
| to business.
j. II. Crozier offered the following resolu.
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee heretofore
appointed, consisting of James A. Coffin,
John McGaughey and William Lenoir, be au.
thorized to employ a clerk at a reasonable
compensation; and said Committee NAV, il
they see proper. report any matter to the
Board Of Directors.
On motion of VIM Lenoir, A. D Reyes was
added to the Committee appointed under the
second resolution.
T. c. Lyon Altered the following resolution,
wich was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That it is hereby unanimously
recommended to the Board Of Directors ia
petition the Legislature, at its next session,
so to modify the Charter of this Company as
to reduce the number of Directors to nine
five of whom shall be elected by the individ
ual Stockholders and four to be appointed by
the Governor Of the State. on behalf of the
State.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to
the election of Directors
On motion, the meeting adjourned until
half past one o'clock, P. NJ.
II O'clock, P. NJ.
Met pursuant to adjournment.
Voting for Directors continued, which re
suited in the election of the following gentle
men &C. Wallace, Thos II. Galloway, T. J.
Campbell, Vim. Grant, Thos. G. Lyon, VIM
s. Galloway, VIM, B. Reese, Robt. Snead. and
VIM. II. Stark.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
JOHN CALDWELL, Chairman.
D. G. KENNER, See'y.