The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-31
From the Hopkinsville Conservative
Railroad Meeting.

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t Church, IN the city Of HOPkinsviile.
/ The following stockholders and their
/ proxies were present and represented
I constituting II, 260 shares, out Of
1 ii 800 shares, the whole number is
sued.
Gen. j. T. Boyle called the meeting
to order, and on his motion Mr. Da-
vid Banks, of Henderson, was elected
Chairman of the annual meeting of
stockholders, and Edward NJ. Buck
ner and A D. Durand were appoint
ed Secretaries of the meeting.
Gen. j T. Boyle, President of the
Company, made his first annual re
port to the stockholders of the f., I'll.
q n RR Company, and also the re-
port Of the Chief Engineer and Treas
urer made to him, and the reports
were approved, and five hundred
copies ordered to be printed.
On motion OF Grant. Green, the re-
port of the Treasurer was referred to
a committee to examine the accounts
of the Treasurer and report to the
Stockholders meeting Oh to- morrow.
Committee appointed consisted of
Grant Green 5. III. Lambert, and S,
H. Voolfolk.
On motion of Grant Green, the
meeting proceeded to the election of
a Board Of Directors.
ReSOlUed, That the number of Di-
rectors be nne, and that seven Direc-
tors be now elected, and two vacancies
filed by the Board of Directors, one
to be chosen from Evansville and one
from Nashville. ..-l.......
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the seven Directors the following
persons: J II. Barrett, VIM. J. Mar
shall, Wn. Bradley, r. Durrett,
Thos. Green, T.. G. Sebree and j. I.
Boyle, who were unanimously elect
ed, receiving all the votes cast for
Directors, and declared duly elected
the Board of Directors for one year,
or until their successors are elected.
On motion of General j. L. Boyle
Resolved by the stockholders IN
annual meeting assembled, that the
Evansville Henderson & Nashville
Railroad Company do hereby accept
and adopt As part Of the charter Of
the Company the amendment thereto
granted By the Legislature of Ken
lucky, passed at its recent session,
and approved 26th February, 1868.
ResolUed, That the Board of Di-
rectors of the Company be and they
are authorized to increase the capital
stock of this Company to an amount
not to exceed 100000, whenever
they deem it neces airy, and to the In
terest of tae Company to make such
increase Of capital.
Res0lUe9, That the creation of the
Deed of Trust and the issue of bonds
in pursuance thereof, is ratified and
approved
Resolrel, That the following By
Laws be and the same are adopted:
PROPOSED BYLAWS
The Board of Directors may ap-
point two Executive Committees-one
committee from the Directors resid-
ing at Hopkinsville and south of that
point, and the other committee from
Directors residing north of Hopkins
Vile. Each Executive Committee
shall consist of the President and two
members Of the Board.
The Executive Committees shall
have power and authority to act in ali
ordinary matters and business of the
Company as the Board Of Directors
could, and take all steps deemed nee
essary by them to promote the inter
est of the Company and expedite the
building of the road; and the said
Executive Committee shall keep 8
record of the proceedings and acts of
the committees, and report the same
to the Secretary of the Company, to
be recorded in the minutes of the
Board, and the same may he sustained
or modified by the Board of Direct
Ors.
The President of the Board may
call a meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors at any time or place, and also
meeting Of one or both of the Execu-
tive Committees.
ResolUed, That the Board of Direc-
tors take such steps TO consolidate the
f, III. & N r. r., and the Z. 4 Ky.
r. r., and constitute the same one
Company and one road, as they may
deem practicable and to the interest
of the Company; and they are au-
thorized and empowered to make such
contracts aud take all steps deemed
necessary to accomplish the unity of
the two roads.
On motion, the Stockholders meet
ing adjourned to meet at the Office of
the Company at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning, to receive the report of the
Committee appointed, and to transact
any other business. ID. BANKS,
Chairman.
F. n n B Bg0KNER' Secretaries.