The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-31
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The chesapeake and ohlo Ry.. Co,
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCkHOLD-
ers' Meeting. Notice is hereby given
that II special meeting Of the stock.
holders OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Hallway Company has been called
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 12 o'clock noon, to
consider and act on the following
propositions:
GAP To consent to, approve and au.
tllorize an increase of the authorized
common capital stock of the com
.pany by the addition thereto of stock
in the par amount OF s36,739,70o. to
par value of 800 each, so as to make
the total authorized par amount of
such common capital stock 100000.
600, consisting of 100000 shares of
tho par value OF 500 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
to a principal amount OF not ex-
ceeding s31,20o,0o0 at any one time
outstanding, such bonds to be issued,l
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 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 to 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 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-
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
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 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 (2) during the
life of the conversion privilege, issue
any stock entitled to preference or
priority over It's 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
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 s26.73a,700 additional of said
common stock to be issued from
time to time as said board may, in
the exercise of its lawful discretion.
determined.
(d) To ratity and confirm such
action heretofore taken or author
led by said board, in anticipation of
such action of the stockholders as
may be submitted to the meeting:
and
(e) To transact such other business
as may properly be brought before
The stock transfer books of the
company Will be closed for said
meeting on the 5th day OF April,
1910. at o'clock P. NJ. and VIII be
reopened on the 2sth 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.
President.