The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-09
MfettrIus.

The Chesapeake and Ohio ny. Co.
'oTICE OF SPECIAL SToCKEiOt.p~'
ers Meet!ng.-Notlce is hereby given
that a special meeting OF the stock
holders o. the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company has been called
BY the board OF directors of said
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 IL o'clock noon. to
consider and act on the following
propositions:
Cn) 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 S36,739,7CO, to
be divided into S6T, 397 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 800 each;
(b) To authorize the creation OF
an issue OF convertible bonds of the
company. to be known as its four
and one-half per cent. twenty-year
TO a principal amount of not eA-
ceeding s31,20o,o0n at any one time
outstanding, such bonus TO be Issued,
from time to time. either as coupon
bonds of the denomination OF one
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 %
such date or dates, to be payable,
both principal and interest, In such
currencies and al such fixed rate or
rates of exchange. and 20 be con-
vertible at the option or the holder
into common stock of the conn any
i4,l1 al
determine and as may be provided
lin any trust indenture approved by
said board under which such con-
vertible 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
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
u
under such additional mortgage and
secured thereby, nor (2i during the
life Of the conversion privilege, Issue
any stock entitled TO preference or
priority over its common stock;
Co To approve the form and terms
of such bonds and OF such indenture:
to authorize the Issue and DISPOSE
ton of such bonds: to authorize so
much OF such additional stock as
NAV 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
of said s3G,7Ss,7oo additional OF said
common stock to be Issued from
time to time as said board may, In
the exercise OF its lawful discretion.
determine:
action heretofore taken or author
led by said board, in anticipation OF
such action of the stockholders rs
may be submitted to the meeting:
te) To transact such other business
as may properly be brought before
me Th nass stooR transfer books of the
meeting on the 9Th day OF April
1910, at o'clock p. NJ. and VIII be
reopened on the 10th day OF April
1910, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Dated, Richmond. Va. March 90
1910.
FRANK 4TRUMBULL.
GEO. w. STEVENS.
JAS. sTEUARr M j, sE'Hs,'''
Secretary