Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-25
GENERAL MEETING OF .F THE CK Is.
EHOLDRRs OF. TIE MANASSAS GA at'

GEN ERAL MEETINGgOF IHf%s91 oCha--
HHOLDERs OF TIE MANASSAS GAaEtP
SsRAILROAD.s &
Pursuant to adjournment, the Stockholders
<of The Manassas Gap Railroad ConpanySre
assembled at the Council Chamber yesterday
evening, at 1 clock Robert Beverly in the
Chair, when the Committee to whom was re
lerred the articles Of agreement between the
Manassas Gap sandmOrange and Alexandra
Railroad Companies reported through their
Chair,nao,W. D. Massey, the follows rs s les??ai3
sion; upon which stock vote Vas demanded
aud the resolution adopted yea. l6,l3l, nays
420.m sf ri auss4s-f s5aa as@tlg1 a9as&
Re$olred bythe Stockholders Of the Manassas
Cnp Railroad Company, That they up
prove aud accept the authority granted to
them By an act Of the General Assembly OF
Virginia. passed Ga the 18th day OF February,
1867, entitled IAN act to authorize the transfer
CT the property, charter and franchises Of the
Manassas Gap Railroad Company, end the
stock shares in the same to the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad Company" and they do
urtherEauthorize and empower, the Board OF
Directors of this Company, to execute ali such
contracts and deeds as may Ge necessary to
effect the purposes of said act as soon as in the
judgment of the said Board, The Orange and
Alexandria Railroad Company shall be ready
to fulfill and to carry outthc provisions, stipu-
lations and conditions prescribed by the said
act Of the General Assembly. (Sigued.) r.
W. D. MASSEY. @
G. H. HUTTON
&. H. CHRISTIAN.
j. CARR " (
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The vote CT individual Stockholders in the
affirmative, on the above resolution, was 4, 724.
After conversational debate between McssrS.
Marshall, Kaufman, Chrisman, DaviSson, Ayre
and Beverly, in reference to the distribution Of
shares Of stock, in the consolidated & ANY to
the Stockholders Of the Manassas Gap Rail
road: and the best means OF obtaining the desir-
ed end, the following resolutions we're adopted.
ResoAced. That a Committee Of four mem
bers be appointed, who will inform the Stock
holders Of toe Orange and Alexandra Railroad
Company, 0! the passage OF the Resolution
authorizing the Board to execute the contract
which transfers the charter, &c, Of this Com
papy, to the Orange and Alexandra Railroad
Company when satisfied that the Grange and
Alexandria ComranY are ready 10 carry ont
tn" provisions OF the CONTRACT.
Reso!red, That the same Committed be au-
thorlzed 70 inform the meeting OF the Sock
holders of he Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Company OF their readiness TO meet Il commit
tee appointed by the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad Company, for che purpose OF consult
ing them to the question OF the advantages
OF authorizing the distribution OF share #
stock Of the Orange AMI Alexandria aud Man
aSsas Gap i%ailroad TO the share holders 0! nc
Manassas Gap RAILROAD Company, with Il view
TO giving some partial representation u The
m4etiag Of the ORANGE aud alexandria and
Manassas Gap Railroad Comcany.
The Chair appointed tic following gentle
men IS the Committee: +. G. MarahaII, T.
a Browis, q. Z. Chr!smsn and T. ". Faster.
The following resolution was thca adopted.
I2esozpect. That the Bonrd of Direcl3rS be
instructed su urge upon the Board Of the
Orange a2d Alexandria Railroad Company, 4
request from this Company that distribution
he made to ;he Stock hoders Of the Manassas
Gap Company having in view some partial
rencese atat;or in the Stockholders meeting Of
the Orange and ilexanGria and Manassas Cap
Company.
The loseine then a9isurna:l ,tGiil +: NJ;
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