The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-26
fleetlrlgs.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. Co.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLM
ers' 1Ieeting.-Notice is hereby given
that special meeting of the stock
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
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 S36.T39.70O. to
be dlviaed into 36T,39I shares of the
par value of 500 each, SO as TO make
the total authorized par amount OF
such common capital stock SlOo,ooO,-
600, consisting OF 100000 snareS OF
the par value OF 500 each,
OBJ 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
convertible gold bonds. to be limited
to a principal amount of not eX-
ceeding S37.2oO.0oe at any one time
outstanding, such bonds 10 be issued
from time TO time. either as coupon
bonds of the denomination or one
thousand dollars, or as registered
bonds of the denomination OF one
thousand dollars, or or any multiple
OF one thousand dollars that the
board of directors OF the company.
by resolution. may from TINA 20
time prescribe. such bonds To lear
such date or dates, to be payable.
both principal and interest, In such
currenctes and at such fiXed rate or
rates of exchange. and 20 be con-
vertible at the option or 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-
yertible 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 G) create any
additional mortgage upon the lines
of such indenture or upon any part
thereof without making effective
provision in such additional mort
gage that all such bonds then out
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 sn1oyed 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 to preference or
priority over its common stock:
t(c) To approve the form and terms
of such bonds and OF sucn indenturo:
to authorize the issue and DISPOSE
ton 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 $36.739,700 additional of said
common stock to be ISSUED from
time to time as sai6 BOARD may. in
the exercise of its lawful discretion.
Determines:
(d) 10 ratify and confirm such
action heretofore taken or author
led by said board. in anticipation OF
such action OF The stockholders as
may be submittedGto the meeting:
and
(e) To transact such other business
as may properly lie brought before
II The ,e, STOCK took transfer books of the
company will be closed for said
meeting on the 9Th day of April.
1910, at o'clock p. NJ. and VIA be
reopened on the 29th day OF April.
1910 at 10 o'clock A. M.
Dated. Richmond. Va. March 25.
1910.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
FRANK TRuMBULL.
GEO. w. STEVENS.
JAS. sTEIJART MACKIE'