The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-19
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. Co..
Office OF SPECIAL. STOCIliOl.p.
ers' Meeting. Notice is hereby siven
that special meeting Of the stock o,,i,
holders OF the Chesapeake and ono
Railway Company has been cailedi
BY the board OF directors Of said
company, to be held at the prlnelph.
office of the company, IN me ely ui
APRIL, 1910, at IL o'clock noon. 10
consiclrr and act on the following
propositions.
ta) To consent to- approve ana i., au,
thorize an increase or the au'hoI.neu
common capital stock OF the com.
.pany BY the addition thereto OF STOCK
in the par amount Of $36I3e.7Oo, TO
be divided into 36f,39f shares oil me
par value OF 500 each, so as to make
the total authorized par amount cunt OIL
such common capital stock 100000.
600, consisting OF 100000 shares Oh
the par value of 500 each
OBJ To authorize the. creation OK
an issue of convertibls BONDS OF WY
and one half per cent. twenty yehs
convertible gold bonds, to be iiiniten
to a principal amount of not en-
ceeding s37,2o0.0o0 a, any one l!ilo
outstanding, such bonds TO DE lssueu.
from time TO time. either as coupon
bonds of the denomination OIL ono
thousand dollars, or as Registered
bonds of the denomination OF ono
thousand dollars, or OF any nluitipie
Of one thousand dollars that the
board OF directors of the company,
bS resolution, may from tllao
time prescribe, such bonds tc Dear
such date or dates, TO be payaple,
both principal and interest, IN sucn
currencles and at such nAed fate VI
rates of exchange. and 20 be con
yertible ut tine option OF the hoiuel
into common stock of the company.
upon such terms as said board may
determine and as may be proVlueu
in any trust indcnture approved oy
said board under which ouch con
Vertiblc bonds may be is1ueh' such
bonds and such indenture TO cor
tain such provisions as TO conNei
sion, redemption. maturity ana othef-
wise as said board may ue,ei li,i.te.
and such indenture TO contain appto-
pirate provision TO the end that the
company shall not Cd create any
additional mortgage upon the mes
of railroad owned by IT at the aate
OF such ndenturc or upon any part
thereof without making effective
provision In such additional mort.
gage that all such bonds then out
Standing. unpaid and unconverted,
under such ndenture shan be Sc
cured under such additiohal norSsas,e
Ly lien upon said lines OF railroad,
Which shall be upon parity with
the lien thereupon enjoyed by any
bonds or other obligations issued
under such additional mortgage and
secured thereby, nor ca during the
lie of the conversion privilege, Issue
any stock entitled to preference or
priority over its common stock
(c) To approve the form and terms
of such bonds and of such indenturc
to authorize the issue and disposi-
ton of such bonds: to authorize sc
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
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 saio BOARD may. ir
the exercise OF its lawful discretion
determine.
action heretofore taken or author
led by said board in anticipation ri
such action OF the stockholders as
may be submitted to the meeting
(e) To transact such otncr bushes.
as may properly be brought before
~ The it stock took transfer books of tn.
company will be closed for sale
meeting on the 5th day of April
reopened on the 2sth day CT April
1910. AT 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Dated. Richmond. Va, March 25
By order of the Board of Directors
FRANK TRUMBULL,
GEO. w. STEVENS.
JAS. sTEuARr MAcKIE.
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