The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-15
rhc cheeapenke and ohlo Ry. DO.


rhc Chcsapcake and Ohio Ry. Co.
OF SPECIAL STOCKHOID- |
ers' Meeting.--Notlco is hereby given
that n special meeting Of the stock !
Railway Company has been called
by tho board OF directors of said
company. to be held at. the principal
office Of the company, IN the city OF
APRIL, 1910. at IL o'clock noon, to
consider and act on the following
propositions.
ttp To consent to, approve and nu.
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.f3e.700, to
be divided into S67,32i shares OF the
par value OF 500 each, so as to make
the total authorized par amount of
such common capital stock 100000
600. consisting OF 100000 shares OF
the par value of 500 each:
OBJ To authorize the creation or
an Issue OF convertible bonds of tho
and one-half per cent. twenty-year
convertible gold bonds, to be limited
TO a principal amount of not ex-
ceedlng 100000 at any one time
outstanding, such bonos TO be issued.
from time TO time, either as coupon
bonds OF the denomination OF ono
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 lear
such date or dates, to be payable,
both principal and interest, In such
currencics and at such fixed rate or
rates Of exchange, and 20 be con
vertible 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-
yeitible bonds may be Issued; such
bonds and such indenture 10 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 (l) create any
additional mortgage upon the lines
OF railroad owned by 1t 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 unconverted.
under such indenture shall be Sc
cured under such additional mortgage
by a 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
life of the conversion privilege, issue
any stock entitled 10 preference or
priority over its common stock;
tc) To approve the form and terms
of such bonds and OF sucn indenture;
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
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
deterrline.
Cd) To ratify and confirm suct
action heretofore taken or author
such action OF the stockholders q:
may be submitted to the meeting
and
(e) To transact such other bushes.
as may properly lie brought before
The stock transfer books of tn,
company will be closed for sale
1910, at 3 o'clock p. NJ. and VIA b,
reopened on the goth day CT April
1910 at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
Dated, Richmond. Va. March 20
1910
ny order of the Board of Directors
FRANK TRUMBULL,
GEO W. srEvEN CHAIRMAN
JAS. sTEuARr MAcKiE.
Secretary.