Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
LEGAL NOTICES.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC HALFWAY
COMPANY.

THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Notice Is hereby given, that a special
meeting OF the stockholders OF The Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Company VIII be
held at the principal office OF said Com
pany, in the Missouri Pacific Building. No.
75 Market street. in the City Of st. Louis,
Missouri. on Tuesday. the 18th day OF
January, 1910, at nine O'Clock In the fore
noon Of that day, to consider and act upon
the following propositions;
ca To adopt a code Of bylaws for the
Company.
(bl To ratify, assent to and approve a
certain indenture OF lease bearing date the
18th day OF July, 1909, by and between
Boonvtle, st. Louis & Southern Railway
Company, a corporation of the State OF
Missouri, and this Company and authorized
on behalf Of this Company at a meeting Of
the Board of Directors, held on the 18th
day Of August, 1903.
(c) To ratify, assent to and approve the
purchase by this Company OF the whole or
any part OF the railroads and other prop
erty@ and franchises OF all or any of the
following named railroad companies:
Carthage and Western Railway Company,
Joplin and Western Runway company. st.
Louis, oak Hin and Cerondelet Railway
Company, Sedalis, Warsaw and South
City northwestern Railroad Company, The
Nebraska Southern Railway Company,
Omaha Belt Railway Company, Omaha
Southern Railway Company, Pacific Rail
way Company in Nebraska, The Pueblo
and state Line Railroad Company, and
Kansas and Valley Railway.
(d) For the purpose Of ~refunding under
lying mortgage bonds and equipment obii-
cations of the Company and for other cor
porate purposes, to consent to, concur in
and authorize an increase Of the bonded
indsbtedness az The Missouri Pacific Rail-
way Company, by the amount Of SITS. 900 O0n
by the issue of Gold Bonds OF the Com
pany, limited in the aggregate to the
principal amount of S175, 100000 at any one
time outstanding, to bear interest at a rate
or rates not to exceed five per cent per
annum, payable ~semi-Rnnually, and all or
any part OF such bonds, as the Board Of
Directors may determine, to be convertible
at the option Of the holders and registered
owners thereof into stock of the Railway
Company upon such terms and otherwise
as the Board Of Directors may determines;
and to consent to, concur In and authorize
the execution and delivery Of a mortgage
and deed OF trust on and OF the whole or
part of the railroads and other property
and franchises of this Company whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure
such issue of bonds by this Company, and
to consider and act upon the form and
terms of such mortgage.
(e) To consent to and authorize the pur-
chase by this Company from time to time
OF not to exceed Sc, 900, 900 par value Of the
bonds of the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway Company.
C) To retify the proceedings of the
Board OF Directors heretofore taken In
and about the matters aforesaid, including
the authorization of said bonds and mort
gage and deed Of trust and the use to be
made Of said bonds, and to consider and
act upon such other business as may
properly be transacted at the meeting.
The stock transfer books Of the Company
will be closed at 3 p. M. on the 7th day
of January, 1910, and will remain closed
until 10 A. M. on the 18th day of January,
1910.
Dated, New York, November 18th, 1909.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
GEORGE j. GOULD, President,
A. H. CALEF, Secretary.
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