The San Francisco call., 1905-08-18

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SOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CON-
PANY-A special meeting Of the stockholders
~ the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
VIII be held al The Office OF the company, in
room 4-lD. ID the Merchants Exchange
building, in the city and county OF san Fran
cisco. in the state OF California the same
being The principal place Of business Of said
corporation. and being the building where
the board OF directors Of said corporation
usually meet, on the 2Sth day of August,
l9lJ. at the hour Of y O'clock noon, 10 con
slider and act CpCn the propositions:
First to increase the capital stock Of said
corporation 10 one hundred and sixty million
dollars (Sl60. .0G0, Coo, and for that purpose to
amend article VI Of the articles OF incorpora-
ton and consolidation Of the company 10
read IS follows
The amount Of the capital stock Of said
corporation shall be one hundred and sixty
million dollars (S1GC 600 000). divided into
one million six hundred thousand q. 500 oO0
shares Of the mar value Of one hundred dol
lars lS1OO each which said amount Of caDi-
tai stock does not exceed the amOun. actually
required for the purposes OF the said corpora
tion, and is the amount actually required
and ascertatned 10 he necessary for construct
ing, completing, eQuipping, operating and
maintaining its road. and is 50 estimated by
cQrnD-te engineers as VIII appear by the
written estimate Of such engineers, duly
signed by them, and filed IN the office and
principal place Of business aforesaid OF said
And TO amend paragraph third OF article
XII OF the said articles 10 read as follows:
The number Of directors OF said con-
s0ldare1 corporation shall be eleven cd
and the amount OF the capital stock O. said
corporation shall be one hundred and sixty
million dollars CSI60 Geo, OUU) which saId
amount Of capital stock is the amount ac-
tualiy required for the purposes OF said cor
poraIiCn. and Is the amount actually re-
qUired ard ascertained TO b necessary for
constructing, completing. eqUipping. operat-
Ing and maintaining It's road. and is so
estimated by competent engineers, VIII
appear by the aforesaid written estimate Of
81 ereyir71ars only signed them and on
fle as aforesaid. Said capital stock Of said
corporation shah be divided into one million
six hundred thousand G 0O9) shares. Of
The par Vaiue Of one hundred dollars tSlOel
each, cf which said shares OF said capital
stock the following have been subscribed by
and allotted to the stockholders Of said con-
stituent corporations, as hereinafter set forth,
TO the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
under the laws OF the state of California
end TO IT'S shareholders, one million and
fourteen thousand two hundred and fortx-one
and sixty one-hundredths q. .Ol4. pa 6c-l00)
shares"
TO the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. incorporated. organized and existing
under the laws Of the Territory Of Arizona
and 20 ats stockholders. one hundred and
niuety-nine thousand nine hundred and hfty
(l99. $50 shares"
..-ro the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
psny of New Mexico, incorporated, organized
anc existing under the laws Of the Territory
Of New Mexico ard to its stockholders
sIxty-eight thousand eight hundred and
eiglty-efght C6s, ,Sss) shares"
The several stockholders Of each Of said
constituent corporations shall have issued to
them by toe said conscl- lated corporation
paid up shares q the capital stock Of the
consolidated corporation out OF the shares
thereof subscribed by and allotted to the
stockholders Of their respective constituent
corporations to the Ike amount dollar for
dollar. At their par value with the par value
cf the shares held by such stockholders in
their respective constituent corporations %
Thereafter and secondly, 70 create bond
ed Indebtedness Of said corporation TO the
amount IN the aggregate Of one hundred and
sixty million dollars Cs1e0. 600. .OoO) in gold
coin Of the United States "a portion Of which
IS to be used in retiring existing bonded in
debte6ness), and 20 increase the bonded in
debtedness Of said corporation up 20 the
amount in the agEreEate OF one hundred and
sixty million dollars fSl6o, 600. COO in gold
coin Of the United States, and to secure the
said proposed bonded Indebtedness by a
mortgage upon the railroads franchises. and
r.ror,er+- ~ -he coruranv now owned or here
after acquired. and the income thereof or
such part thereof as may be prescribed in
the mortgage: and 70 determine the form and
terms OF said bonds ana mortgage and tc
authorize the board of directors TO take all
such action as they may deem necessary or
eypedient IN the premises.
Dated the 2sth day Of June. 1908.
BY order OF the board OF directors
J I. NILLCUTT
Secretary OF the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company.
E z CALVIN
WILLIAM HOOD,
Z ". EELEMAN Jr
JAMES K WILSON
J II HANFORD.
PETER r. DUENE,
J. l. WLBcUTT,
FRANK 3. KING,
CHAS. p LINCOLN
G. l. KING.
Directors Of said Southern Pacific Railroad
Company.