The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-07
Meettnus.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. CO.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL SToCKHoLD-
ers' Meetlng.--Notice is hereby given
that a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Railway Company has been called!
by the board OF directors of said
company, to be held at the principaI
oftice of the company, in the city Cd
Richmond. Va. on the 18TH DAY OF
APRlL, 1910, at IL o'clock noon. to-
consider and act on the folloWingt
propositions.
CAP To consent to, approve and aug
thorize an Increase of the authorized
common capital stock of the coma
;pany by the addition thereto of stock
IN the par amount of s36.739.70O tot
pc divided into 36T,s97 shares of the
par value OF slOO each. SO as to make
the total authorized par amount Of
such common capital stock $780, Ooo,-
600. consisting of 100000 shares OF
the par value of 800 each;
CD To authorize the creation OF
an issue of convertible bonds of the
company, to be known as its four
and one-half per cent. twenty-year
convertible gold bonds, to be limited
to principal amount of not ex-,
ceeding s3T200,000 alb any one tima
from time to time. either as coupon
bonds of the denomination OF one
thousand dollars, or as registered
bonds of the denomination of one,
of one thousand dollars that the
board of directors of the company,
by resolution, may from time 20
time prescribe. such bonds to bear
both principal and interest, in such
currencies and at such fixed rate or
rates of exchange, and 20 be con-
Nertible at the option or the holder
into common stock of the company.
upon such terms as said board may
determine and as may be provided
In any trust indenture approved by
said board under which such con-
vertible bonds may be issued; such
bonds and such indenture to con-
tain such provisions as to conver-
sion, redemption, maturity and other /
wise as said board may determine.
ana such indenture TO contain appro-
pirate provision to the end that the
additional mortgage upon the lines,
OF railroad owned by 1t at the date
OF such indenture or upon any part
thereof without making effective
gage that all such bonds then OUT
standing. unpaid and unconverted.l
under such indenture shall be se-1
cured under such additional mortgage.
ny a !, lien upon said lines of railroad.
tsa snail be upon parity with
: the lien thereupon enjoyed by any;
bonds or other obligations issuedl
under such additional mortgage andi
- ~ Guy nor " during tl6J
NE OF the conversion privilege, issue,
any stock entitled to preference or,
over its common stock.
(c) TO approve the form and terms
OF such bonds and of such indenture:i
to authorize the issue and disposf-I
ton of such bonds: to authorize sol
much of such additional stock as
may be required. to be reserved and
set aside and used, together with the
unissued remainder of the common
capital stock as now authorized,
solely for the conversion of SUCH
bonds. and to authorize the residue
of said s36,739,700 additional of said
common stock to be issued from;
time to time as said board may, in
the exercise of its lawful discretion,
determine;
(d) To ratify and confirm such
action heretofore taken or authors
led by said board, in anticipation OF
such action of the stockholders as
may be submitted to the meeting:
and
(e) To transact such other business
as may properly be brought before
The stock transfer books of the
company will be closed for said
Meeting on the 5th day of April.
1910. at 5 O'clock p. NJ, and viii ba
'eopened on the 29th day OF April.
1910. at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Dated. Richmond. Va. March 25.
90.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
FRANK TRuMBULL.