The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-23
Meetings.

The Chesapeake and OHIO Ry. Co.
;OTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLM
ers' Meeting.-Notice is hereby given
.hat a 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 the principa!
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:
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 S56,739.I0O, TO
be divided into 367.39T shares OF the
par value of 500 each, so as 10 make
the total authorized par amount OF
such common capital stock 100000
900, consisting of 100000 shares OF
the par value of 500 each;
CD To authorize the creation OF
an issue of convertible bonds. of the
company. to be known as its tour
and one-half per cent. twenty-year
convertible gold bonds, TO be limited
to a principal amount of not en-
ceeding s37,200,o00 at any one time
outstanding, such bonds 10 be issued
from time to time. either as coupon
thousand dollars. or as registered
bonds of the denomination OF one
thousand dollars, or OF any multiple
of one thousand dohars that the
by resolution, may from time %
time prescribe, such bonds TO bear
such date or dates, to be payable,
both principal and interest, IN such
currenciessHnd at such fixed rate or
rates OF exchange, and - 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 pEoVldea
in any trust indenture approved by
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 Q) 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 ponds then out
Standing, unpaid and unconvertcd
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 ane
secured thereby, nor CD during the
lie of the conversion privilege, issue
any stock entitled TO preference OF
priority over its common stock;
Co 10 approve the form and terms
of such bonds and OF such indenuuro
to authorize the issue and dtsposi.
ton of such bonds; to authorize Sc
much OF such additional stock as
may DC required. to be reseETad aut
set aside and used, together with tht
unlssued remainder OF the common
capital stock as now authorized
solely for the conversion of such
bonds, and to authorize the residue
OF said $SG.7S9,T00 additional of saic
common stock to be ISSUED from
time to time as sa!o board may, II
the exercise of its lawful discretion
(dl 10 ratity and confirm sucl
action heretofore taken or author
led by said board, in anticipation ol
such action of the stockholders as
may be submitted to the meeting
(e) To transact such other bushes!
as may properly he brought before
'A1 The l.''t stock transfer books of tn,
company will be closed for sale
meeting on the 9Th day OF April
1910, at 8 o'clock =. NJ, and WA b.
reopened on the .29th dag OF April
1910, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Dated, Richmond. Va, March 2E
By order of the Board of Directors
FRANK TRuMBuLL.
GEO, w. STEVENS.
President.
JAS. sTEUART MAcKIE,
Secretary.