The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-05-24

NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY-A special meeting of the
stockholders of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company will be held ut the Office of
the company, in room 1915, in the Mer-
chants Exchange building, in the city and
county of San Francisco, III 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 30th day of June. 1905, at the hour of
IL O'Clock noon, to consider and act upon
the propositions:
First, to increase the capital stock of said
corporation to one hundred and sixty
million dollars $3.50, 100000, and for that
purpose to amend article VI of the articles
of incorporation and consolidation of the
company to read as follows:
The amount of the capital stock OF said
corporation shall be one hundred and
sixty million dollars (Si6p,000 COO, divided
into one million six hundred thousand
Q,GU,U0) shares of the par value of one
hundred dollars (Sl00) each, which said
amount of capital stock does not exceed
the amount actually required for the pIr-
poses of the said corporation, and is the
amount actually required and aScertained
TO be necessary for constructing, COM
peting, eQuipping, operating and main
tanning its road, and is so estimated by
competent engineers, as will appear by
the written estimate of such engineers,
duly signed by them, and filed in the
office and principal place of business afore-
said OF said corporation"
And to amend paragraph third of article
NJ of the said articles 10 read as follows:
The number of directors of said con-
solidated corporation shall be eleven (lD
and the amount OF the capital stock of
said corporation shall be one hundred
and sixty million dollars (Sld0.O00.O0O,
which said amount OF capital stock is the
amount actually req uired for the purpose
or said corporation, and IS the amount
nj irnh nd toi moi nor
cessary for constructing, completing, &c uip-
ping, operating and maintaining its road,
and is so estimated by competent engin-
eers,as will appear by the aforesaid written
estimate of said engineers, duly signed
by them and on file as aforesaid. Said
capital stock of said corporation shall be
divided into one million SIX hundred
thousand Q,G00,0O0) shares, of the par
value of one hundred dollars (SlQ0) each,
OF which said shares of said capital stock
the following have been subscribed by
and allotted to the stockholders of said
constituent corporations, as herein after
set forth, tO-wit:"
TO the southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, Incorporated, organized and ex-
listing under the laws Of the State of
California, and TO its stockholders, one
million and fourteen thousand two hun
dreG and forty-One and sixty One-hun
dredthS (l,0l4,Hl 60-1W) shares"
TO the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, Incorporated, organized and ex-
Arizona, and to its stockholders, ono
hundred and nnety-nine thousand nine
hundred and fifty Q99,95O) shares"
To the Southern Pacific Railroad Conn
pany of New Mexico, Incorporated Or
gained and existing under the laws of
the Territory OF New Mexico, and to its
stockholders, siXty-eight thousand eight
hundred and lightweight (6S,SSS) shares"
The several stockholders ofeach OF said
constituent corporations shall have issued
to them by the said consolidated corpo-
ration paid up shares OF the capital stock
of the consolidated corporation out of the
shares thereof subscribed by and allotted
to the stock holders of their respective
constituent corporations to the like
amount, dollar for dollar, at their par
value with the par value of the shares
held by such stockholders in their re-
spective constituent corporations. ="
Thereafter, and secondly, to create q
bonded Indebtedness OF said corporation
to the amount i'll the aggregate of one
hundred and sixty million dollars (Sl6nr
0O0,OOO In gold coin of the United States
(a portion of which is to I've used in re-
firing existing bonded indrhtednesS), and
to increase the bonded Indebtedness of
said corporation up 10 the amount in the
aggregate of one hundred and sixty
million dollars (Sle0.C00.O00) in gold coin OF
the United States, and to secure fhe said
proposed bonded Indebtedness by a mort
gage upon the railroads and railroad lines
of said company and certain other prop
critics belonging to the company, to be
prescribed in the mortgage; and to de-
tCrmine the form and terms of said bonds
and mortgage; and 10 authorize the
board of directors to take Ill such action
as they may deem necessary or expedient
in the premises.
Dated the 3Oth day of April, 1905.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
J. l.. WILLCUTT,
Secretary of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company.
VIM. F. HERRIN,
ISAIAS w. HELLMAN,
n. T. SMITH,
JAMES X. WILSON,
WILLIAM HOOD,
g. l.. KING,
HOMER s. KING,
PETER F. DUNNE,
+. X. AINSWORTH,
J. NJ. HANFORD,
J. i. WILLCUTT,
Directors of Said Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company.
First publication May oath. ct.