Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-09-11

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Committre on Proxies reported that AZ Stockhold.
era. holding 1l28s shares Of SteckNeEe
BY Proxies, and So Stock olderA ,bnldng 1851
shares personally 10 attendance which Juport!
SAID Report that the requisite number Of Stoekhold
era, holding majority Of tho Stock sahscrihsA by
individuals, were present in person and BY proxy,
| the Chairman declared the meeting duly Organized
and ready for the transaction Of buslness 5sas a.
Burgess s. Gather, Esqs presented credentials,
authorizing and empowering him to act,es the proxy
and representative Of the State of North
| which were duly received, and he was allowed to
take his seat in the meeting accordingly. .4
The Report of the President on behalf Of the
Board Of Directors also the Reports Of the Chief
Engineer and COMMITTEES of Finance, we're then sey:
orally submitted and read, and, on motion, laid upon
| the table 49,. = by 81 ssss = .
On motion Of M. L. McCorkle, the meeting pro
| cee0eo TO ballot Tor Jour Directors. .t5f.
The Chair appointed D. A. Davis and e. j. Erwin,
Esqs, to take the vote, who, upon the performance
ofthat duty, reported that John Shaver of Rowan.
Ohio Gillespie, Of lrede, Jonas Cline, Of Catawba,
and John G. Mcdowell Of Burke, had received each
majority of the votes cast and were therefore duly
elected Directors the part of the individual Stock
holders for the ensuing year-which report was CON-
| CURED in. So.
On motion, the meeting then took recess until
d O'Clock, P. M. s.fs... r71.--- Hs..
p O'CLOCK. Pm.
The Meeting was called to order by the Chair.
On motion Of Charles F. Fisher, ESQ.,, the Reports
OF the President. Chief Engineer and Committee of
Finance were taken up and considered, and, after
debate, were scverally received and adopted. i.
Tod R. CALDWELL Esq, offered the following reso-
| lutions, to wit: = ts
| Resolred That the Committee of Finance for the
ensuing fiscal year. be required to furnish to the
Stockholders at the next annual meeting report
statement showing how and for what the funds be.
| longing to the W. n c. Railroad Company have
been expended and that in their said report state
ment they set forth each item Of expense, to whom
! DUE by whom contracted and how paid and that
said report extend back to the beginning of the fist
J fiscal year. ..- - a-
Resolced further, That said Committee, after they
shall have completed said report, shall cause sufi
cent number of copies of the to be published,
so to furnish each individual Stakeholder with
copy thereof on the first day of the next general
meeting of the Stockholders and that the Treasurer
Of the Company be authorized to defray the expen.
D. A. Davis, Esq, moved to amend the FIRST reso.
luton by striking out all after the words chow
paid" After debate, and before a vote was had
upon the amendment the resolutions, together with
said amendment, were, motion of w. W. Avery,
| Esq, laid upon the table,
1t was then ordered that Milus F. Freeland, A. W.
Jameson and Charles A. Carlton, be appointed a
Committee of Finance to examine into the finances
of the Company and the accounts of the Treasurer,
and make report at the next annual meeting of the
| Stockholders. f..
1t was also ordered that D. A. Davis, N N Flem-
ing and j. E. Kerr, be appointed a Committee on
Proxies, to serve at the next annual meeting.
On motion of Charles F. Fisher. ESQ.,, it was
Resolred That the salary of the Secretary and
Treasurer be increased to twelve hundred aud fifty
dollars
On motion of W. W. Avery ESQ.,, it was
Resol0ed, That six hundred copies of the proceed
ings of this meeting, together with the reports o.
the officers, be printed in pamphlet form for the
of the members of this Company.
The following resolutions were then offered by
John A. Dickson, ESQ.,, and unanimously adopted
to wit:
Resolred, That the thanks of this meeting are
due, and are hereby rendered to George F. David
son, Esq, for the dignity, ability and mpartialty
with which he has presided over the deliberations o.
this meeting.
likewise rendered to Samuel Med Tate and NJ L
McCorkle, for the efficient services rendered BY
them as Secretaries ~
On motion of VIM. F. McKesson, Esq, the meet
ing now adjourned to meet IN the town Of Salisbury
on the last Thursday in August, A. D.. 1862.
G. F. DAVIDSON, Ch'mn.
II I Ne Ecc cass, Secretaries.
At subsequent meeting of the Directors of SAT-
Company, to wit: N. W. Woodfn, of Buncombe
VIM Murphy, of Mcdowell, E J. Erwin and R. c
Pearson, Of Burke, Joseph Corpening, Of Caldwell
DR.. A. NJ Powell, of Catawba, George F. Davidson
of Iredell, and A. Henderson, of Rowan, the par
of the State; and John Shaver o. Gillespie, iona
Cline and DR.. John G. Mcdowell on the part of tn
Individual Stockholders, Robert c. Pearson of Nor
canton, was unanimously elected President of tn
Company for the ensuing year.
ERRoR.-.We have received the following 1ette
from Mr.. Norwood, of Hilsboro,. We regret tn
omission he speaks Of, and publish his note as tn
best and only reparation we can make: - 70
H1LLsBoRo, Sept 9, 1883
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