Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-29
director. of the said company and tho hold.

directors Of the said company and tho hold.
era Of a majority Of its stock IA aforesaid do
hereby rescind the said action of the said
four directors and do declare the same TO be
unauthorized, fraudulent and void, and We
do hereby declare all Of the said ac,s aud
doings to be unauthorized, fraudulent, void
and Of nc effect and We do wholly aud utter.
" repudiate the said lease and mor,gagea and
issue Of bonds and stock, and declare the
same to be Of no binding force or effect upon
the said company. And, be it further
Resolved, That We three of the directors OF
said company here present and representing
. majority of the stock of said company do
hereby protest against the action Of The said
four directors, aud declare the said action to
have been taken in pursuance of a fraudu
lent scheme on the part of said four direc.
tors representing u small minority of the
said stock to defraud the majority Of the
said stockholders, and to dsprecia,e til.
value of their said stock, and TO fraudulently
dispose Of. ALLEVIATE and transfer the said
railroad property IN fraud of the rights OF
The majority Of the said stock. holders. And
be it further
Rcsolred, That We three directors of said
road aud representatives Of a majority Of it,
stock as aforesaid do protest against
the action Of Charles G. Wicker, the presi-
dent Of said railroad company, in calling
said directors meeting to be held OH SAID
March goth, without giving any notice OF
the nature of the business to be transacted
at said meeting. and do further prutes,
against the action of said Charles G. Wick
er, president Of said company in notifying
the said three directors here present and
representing and holding a majority Of the
said stock that no action Of importance was
to be taken at said meeting, but on the con-
trary, said meeting was to be merely formal,
and to carry out cerain formal acquisitions
Of the laws Of Dakola, and we do declare
said action to be grossly fraudulent, and a
breach OF trust upon the part Of said Chae.
q. Wicker. And be it further
Resolred, That the secretary pro tenn Of
this meeting prepare or cause to be prepar-
ed, a copy OF these resolutions and that the
same be presented to one Mill,gan. now in
possession of the books of said company and
calling himself the secretary thereof, accom-
panied BY q demand that he spread the
same upon the records of said company, aud
that a copy Of these resolutions be prepared
or caused TO be prepared by said secretary
pro TEN and served upon Mr.. Van Horn,
general superintendent, and Mr.. S. S. Mer.
rill, general manager of said Chicago, Mil.
waukee 4 St. Paul railway company, &C.
c%ompanied with a formal demand upon the
said Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
way company to deliver up possession forth
With of the said Sioux City and Dakota
railroad and its property to the said direc-
tors owning and holding q majority of the
said stock, as aforesaid. d. C. BLAIR,
Director and Vice President of the Sioux
City & Dakota R. Il.
JOHN I. BLAIR,
S. P. WIsNER, WALTER c. LARNED,
Secretary pro tenn. Directors.