The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLM
crs' Meeting.-Notice Is hereby given
that special meeting of the stock
holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio
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: :
(a) 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 s3s.739,100, to
be divided into 36T,397 shares of the
par value of 500 each, SO as to make
the total authorized par amount OF
such common capital stock 100000
coo, 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
convertible gold bonds. to be limited
to a principal amount OF not eN-
ceeding s37,20o,ooo at any one time
outstanding. such bonds to be issued,
from time TO time. either as coupon
bonds Of the denomination Of one
bonds OF the denomination of one
thousand dollars. or of any multiple
of one thousand dollars that the
board of directors of the company.
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
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-
bonds and such indenture to con-
tain such provisions as to CONVEX
sion. redemption. maturity and other
wise as said board may determine.
pirate provision to the end that the
company shall not. % create any
additional mortgage upon the lines
ss-of ratlroad owned by 1t at the date
thereon without making effective
provision in such additional mort
gage that all suci. bonds then out
standing, unpaid and unconverted.
under such indenture shall be Sc
cured under such additional mortgage
which shall be upon a parity with
the lien thereupon enjoyed by any
bonds or other obligations issued
under such additional mortgage and
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 disposi-
tion 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 s36,739,700 additional of said
common stock to be issued from
time to time as said board may. in
the exercise OF Its lawful discretion.
determines:
(d) To ratify 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 meeting.
mssnE ON % The Be ss so dsa o for g oal
1910, at 8 o'clock p. Nj and Viii 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. ". STEVENS SDa''''AA
JAS. srEuARr MAeKiE IL
Secretary.