The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-28
Meetinqs.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry Co.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCkHOl.D-
ers' Meeting.-Notice Is hereby given
that a special meeting OF the stock
holders or the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company has been called
by the board of directors of said
Office OF the company. in the city OF
Richmond, Va, on the 18TH DAY OF
APRIL, 1910, at IL o'clock noon, to
consider and act on the following
propositions:
(t,) 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.I39.7oo, to
be divided into 36T,39I shares of the
par value OF 500 each, SO as TO make
the total authorized par amount or
such common capital stock slO0.oOo,.
600, consisting OF 100000 snares OF.
the par value of SlOO each.
(b) 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
ceeding s3i.200.oou at any one time
outstanding, such bonus to be issued
from time TO time, either az 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 uma 20
time prescribe. such bonds 10 year
such date or dates, to pc payable.
both principal and interest, In such
currencies and at such liked 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
bonds and such indenture 10 con-
tain such provisions as TO conYer-
sion, redemption. maturity and other
wise as said board mRy determine
and such indenture to contain appro-
pirate provision to the end that the
company shall not Cd create any
additional mortgage upon the lines
OF railroad owned by 1T at the date
thereof without making effective
provision in such additional mort
gage that all such bonds then out
standing. unpaid and unconverted.
under such indenture snail be Sc
cured under such additional mortgage
by lien upon said lines OF railroad
which shall be upor ! parity with
the lien thereupon Snjoyea 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:
(c) To approve the form apa terms
OF such bonds and oil such indenturc;
TO authorize the issue and DISPOSE
ton of such bonds; to authorize SO
much of such additional stock as
may oe 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 $36,739,7O0 additional OF said
common stock to be issued from
time to time as SAID BOARD may. in
the exercise of Its lawful discretion
determine:
ca TO ratify and confirm such
action heretofore taken or author-
led by said board. in anticipation Of
such action of tho stockholders as
may be submitted TO the meeting:
and
(e) To transact such other business
as may properly he brought before
The stock transfer books of the
meeting on the 5th day OF April,
1910, at o'clock P. NJ, and VIA be
reopened on the goth day OF April.
1910, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Dated. Richmond. Va. March %.
1910.
By order of the Board of Directors.
FRANK TRUMBULL,
GEO. w, STEVENS.
JAS. sTEUARr MAcKIE.
Secretary.