The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-04
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry, Co.
'OTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOL.D-
ers' Meetihg--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 tho principal
office of the company, in the city of
Richmond Va, on the 2STH DAY OF
APRIL, 1910, at IL o'clock noon, to
consider and act on the following
propositions:
ta) 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 s36T3g,T00, to
be divided into 36T,397 shares of the
par value of 500 each, so as TO make
the total authorized par amount of
600, consisting of 100000 shares of
the par value of 500 each;
Cb) To authorize the creation OF
an issue of convertible bonds of the
company. to be known as It's four
and one-half per cent. twenty-year
convertible gold bonds, to be limited
to a principal amount of not ex-
ceeding s3T,200,0o0 at any one time
outstanding. such bonds to be issued,
from time to time, either as coupon
thousand dollars, or as registered
bonds of the denomination OF one
thousand dollars, or of any multiple
of one thousand dollars that the
board OF directors of the company.
by resolution, may from time to
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-
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-
vertible bonds may be issued such
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 % 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
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 CO. during the
life of the conversion privilege, issue
any stock entitled to preference OF
priority over its common stock;
(c) To approve the form and terms
of such bonds and of such indenture
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
capital stock as now authorized
solely for the conversion of sucf
bonds. and to authorize the residue
of said S36,T39,T00 additional of salt
common stock to be issued from
time to time as said board may, IL
the exercise of its lawful discretion
determine:
(d) To ratify and confirm sucl
action heretofore taken or author
led by said board, in anticipation o
such action of the stockholders a.
may be submitted to the meeting
and
(e) To transact such other business
as may properly be brought befor'
The stock transfer books of tn,
company Will be closed for sal,
meeting on the 9Th day OF April
1910. at o'clock p. NJ, and VIII b,
reopened on the goth day OF April
1910, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Dated, Richmond, Va, March %
1910.
FRANK TRuMBuLL.
GEO. W. STEVENS,
JAS. sTEuARr MAcKIE,