The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-05
Meeftngs.


The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. Co.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLD-
ers' Meeting-Notice is hereby given
that a special meeting of the stock
holders OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company has been called
company. to be held at the principal
Office of the company, in the city of
Richmond Va, on the 2STH DAY OF
APRIL, 1910, at II o'clock noon, TO
consider and act on the folloWlns
propositions:
(u) To consent to, approve and au.
thoriZe an increase of the authorized
common capital stock of the com
.pany by the addition thereto of stock
in the. par amount OF S56,I3e.tVV, 70
par value OF 800 each, so as to make
the total authorized par amount of
snch common capital stock 100000
600, consisting of 100000 shares of
the par value of slOO each;
OBJ To authorize the creation OF
an issue OF convertible bonds of the
company, to be known as its four
and one-haif per cent. twenty-year
convertible gold bonds, to be limited
to a principal amount of not ex-
ceeding s3T,200.600 at any one time
outstanding, such bonds to be issued,
from time TO time, either as coupon
bonds of the denomination OF one
thousand dollars, or as registered
DOnIS Oh tie u oho
thousand dollars, or of any multiple
of one thousand dollars that the
board of directors OF the company
by resolution, may from time 20
time prescribe, such bonds to bear
such date or dates, to be payable,
both principal and interest, in such
currencies and at such fixed rate or
rates OF exchange. and 20 be con-
yertible at the option of 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 CONVEX
sion, redemption, maturity and other
wise as said board may determine.
and such indenture to contain appro-
pirate provision to the end that the
company shall not III create any
of railroad owned by it at the date
of such indenture or upon any part
thereof without making effective
provision in such additional mort
gage that all such bonds then out
standing, unpaid and unconYerted,
under such indenture shall be Sc
cured under such additional mortgage
by lien upon said lines of railroad.
which shall be upon parity with
the lien thereupon enjoyed by any
under such additional mortgage and
secured thereby, nor CD during the
life 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 tndenture;
to authorize the issue and DISPOSE
tion of such bonds: to authorize so
much of such additional stock as
may be required, to be reserved and
set aside and used, together with the
unissucd remainder of the common
capital stock as now authorized,
solely for the conversion of such
bonds, and to authorize the residue
of said S3s,739,700 additional of said
time TO time as said board may, in
the exercise OF its lawful discretion.
determine:
action heretofore taken or author
led by said board, III 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 Th mee stoai transfer books of the
company Will be closed for said
meeting on the 9Th day of April,
1910, at o'clock P. NJ, and Will be
reopened on the 18th day OF April,
Dated, Richmond, Va, March 90
BY order of the Board of Directors
FRANK TRUMBULL,
GEO. W. STEVENS. ''
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