The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. Co.
,OTICE or SPECIAL sTocKuOI,D-
ers' Meeting Notice Is hereby given
that 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 18TH DAY OF
APRIL, 1910, at IL o'clock noon, to
consider and act on the following
propositions:
GAP 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 s3s73eToo, to
be divided into 367317 shares of the
par value OF 500 each, so rs to make
the total authorized par amount of
such common capital stock 800. 00o.-
600, consisting of 100000 shares 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 it's four
and one-half per cent. twenty-year
convertible gold bonds, to be limited
to a principal amount of not ex-
ceeding S3f,200,0o0 AT any one time
outstanding, such bonus 20 be issued,
from time to time, either as coupon
bonds of the denomination OF one
thousand dollars. or as registered
thousand dollars, or OF any multiple
of one thousand dollars that the
board of directors of the company.
by resolution. may from time 20
time prescribe, such bonds to bear
such date or dates, to be payab BILE,
both principal and Interest, in such
currencies and at such fixed rate or
rates OF exchange, and 20 be con-
yertible at the option OF the holder
Into common stock of the company
a f-d IA
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-
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
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 lien upon said lines OF railroad,
which shall be upon a parity with
the lien thereupon enjoyed by any
bonds or other obligations issued
under such additional mortgage and
secured thereby, nor (2} during thu
life of the conversion privilege, Issue
any stock entitled to preference or
priority over its common stock:
(c) To approve the form and terms
OF such bonds and OF such indenture;
to authorize the issue and DISPOSE
tion of such bonds: to authorize so
much OF such additional stock as
may be required, TO be reserved aud
set aside and used. together with tho
unissued remainder oil the common
capital stock as now authorized,
solely for the conversion of such
of said s3s,7s9,T0O additional of said
common stock TO be issued from
time to time as said board may. in
the exercise OF its lawful discretion,
determine.
td) To ratifv and confirm such
action heretofore taken or author
led by said board, In anticipation NJ
may be submitted to the meeting:
(e) To transact such other business
as may properly be brought before
the meeting,
The stock transfer books OF the
meeting on the 5th day of April.
1910. al o'clock p. VI, and wlli be
reopened on the 18th 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, S'' l'''''
President.
JAS. sTEuARr MAcKIE.
Secretary.