Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-04
LEGAL NOTICES

THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY.
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that a spe-
cial meeting Of the Stockholders Of The
Missouri Pacific Railway Company win be
h hsSy at |, the me gsTineln@iI S eftiSe q s, Haid cg No
100 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.
(a) To adopt a code Of bylaws for the
(bl TO ratify. assent to and approve a
certain indenture Of lease bearing date the
18th day Of July, 1909, by and between
Company, p corporation Of the State Of
Missouri, and this Company and authorized
on behalt of this Company at a meeting OF
the Board of Directors, held on the 10th
(c) TO rstify, assent to and approve the
purchase by this Company of the whole or
urty and franchises OF all or any OF the
following named railroad -ompanies:
Carthage and Western Railway Company,
Joplin and Western Railway Company, ST
Louis, OAK Hill ana CarondeleC Railway
Company, Sedalia. Warsaw and South
western Railway Company, Tn Kansas
City Northwestern Railroad Company, The
Nebraska Southern Railway Company,
Omaha Belt Railway Company, Omaha
way Company in Nebraska, The Pueblo
and state Linz Railroad Company, and
Kansas and Arkansas Naliey Railway.
(d) For the put pose Of ~refunding under
lying mortgage bonds and equipment obi
cations OF the Company and Tor other cor
pOrate purposes, TO consent to, concur in
and authorize an increase o. the bonded
Indebtedness OF The Missouri Pacific Rail
way Company, by the amount Of $40, wv, OOO
by the issue of Gold Bonds of the Com
pany, limited in the aggregate to the
principal amount of Sl75, OVO, OOO at any one
time outstanding, to bear interest at a rate
or rates not to exceed five per cent per
annum, payable "semi-annuaily, and all OF
any part of such bonds, as the Board OF
Directors may determine, to be convertible
at the option of the FOLDERS and registered
owners thereof into stock of the kaIway
Company upon such terms and otherwise
as the Board Of Directors may determine;
and to consent to concur in and authorize
the execution and delivery OF a mortgage
and deed of trust On ana of the whole OF
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, ana
to consider ana act upon the form and
terms of such mortgage.
(e) 10 consent TO and authorize the pur-
chase by this Company from time to time
of not to exceed SIS, 5000 y par value OF the
bonds of the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
southern Railway Company.
81 To Iatity 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 " the company
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 ]. GOULD, President.
A. II. CALEB, Secretary.