The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-11-22
nnoAn NogIcns.
Notice of "a Meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Wheeling, Par
kcrsburg and Charleston Rail-
way Company.


way Company.
A T q regular meeting OF the Board OF Di.
n rrctnrs OF the Wheeling, Parkersburg
and Charleston Railway Company, held at
the office OF the said company atthe city OF
Parkersburg on the 9TH day OF November,
1882.
Present, Daniel r. Neal, John Mcclure,
William F. Peterson, Charles II. Shattuck,
Robert II. Browse, and William \. Chan
cellor, Directors constituting majority OF
the said board, and a quorum upder the
bylaws OF the said company.
II having been provided by Section l, of
the Bylaws Of this company, that AN
nual meetings OF the stockholders shall be
held at the office of the company in Par.
kersburg on the second Thursday in the
month OF May oieach year, ut 10 o'clock q.
m, and by Section of said bylaws, it
was further provided that "tlis number oil
directors shall be eleven, who shall be
elected at each annual meeting by ballot
from amongst the stockholders, and shall
hold their Office for one year, or until their
successors are elected"
And it appearing that the stockholders
| failed to hold said annual meeting and to
elect said board OF directors, at the time
provided by said bylaws.
II is ordered that n meeting OF the stock
holders OF this company be called to assem-
Bic at the Office OF the said company in the
city OF Parkersburg on Saturday the Six.
teenth tl6th) day oisDecember, 1882, al
u O'Clock, NJ, OF said day, for the purposes
following, to-wit-
First, To elect Board OF Directors OF
said Company to act as such until the next
annual meeting Of said stockholders.
Second, For the purpose OF increasing
the Capital Stock OF the company to an
amount not exceeding Five Millions OF
Dollars.
Third, To pass resolution changing the
corporate name OF the Company from the
Wheeling, Parkeroburg u Charleston Rail
way Company to the "0hio River Railroad
Company"
Fourth, To authorize the sale, issue and
transfer OF the stock, or bonds OF the Com
panyi or both-forland, money, labor, prop
erty, or othet materials, to he used for the
purposes for which this corporation was
formed, and especially for the construct
ion and equipment OF its railroad. And to
mortgage its property, real and personal,
and its franchises to secure the payment OF
any bonds OF tie Company to be issued for
the purposes aforesaid.
Fifth, To revise the Bylaws OF the com.
pNny 50 far rs the same may be done at u
general meeting Of the stockholders.
And it is ordered that the Secretary OF
this Company do give notice OF the time
and place OF the meeting OF the stockhold-
ers under this call, and OF the purposes for
which said meeting is called, by publishing
the same Tor the period required by law
in some newspaper OF general circulation
| published III the city OF Parkersburg, and
in like manner and for like period in at
least two other newspapers published in
the vicinity OF the line OF Railway of this
Company in this State, as provided by law,
l, William n. Chancellor, Secretary Of
the Wheeling, Parkersburg & Charleston
Railway Company, certify that the forego.
ing is correct copy of the orders made at
the meeting OF the Directors held at the OF.
flee Of the said company in the city of Par
kersburg on the 9tlday Of November, 1882,
calling II meeting of the stockholderso Of the
said company to be held at the Office of the
saidcompany in the city OF Parkersburg on
Saturday, the 10th day OF December, 1852,
at II O'Clock, NJ, OF said day, and the same
is hereby publi:hed as directed by said
order, as notice 10 the stockholders oil
said company OF the time and place Of said
stockholders meeting, and the purposes for
which said meeting is called.
Given under my hand this 9th day OF
November, 1852.
W. n. CHANCELLOR,
Secretary Of Wheeling ParkarsUurg and
Charleston Railway Company.
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