The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27

office OF Special Commissioner.
Edwin VI. Pitcher,
Room els Mutual Building,
Richmond, Va, Dec. 9Th. 1911
To The Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany Bank. Incorporated. W, r.
Myers. Abner 8. Pope and All Others
Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that I. Edwin
NJ. Pitcher. who was appointed Special
Commissioners By decree entered In
the cause first above mentioned on
November cgth. 1910. and by decree
entered In the cause second above
mentioned on November 18th. 1911, for
the purpose Of taking. stating and re
porting, to the court certain Inquiries
causes being heard together as one
cause. by virtue of the said decree of
November nth. 1911, have fixed upon
the 18th day Of January, 1914 at 10
o'clock A. NJ. as the time. and my
office aforesaid Room No. SIS Mutual
Building. Richmond, Virginia. as the
place for taking and stating the ac-
counts ordered by said DEGREES, and
auired to attend at the time and place
aforesaid. at which time and place !
will inquire. among other things. as
TO the following matters and take ana
state the following accounts among
others:
An account of the assets of the Far
mers Loan and Trust Company Bank,
incorporated,
An account of the liabilities of said
company, their dignities and priorities.
An account Of the stockholders OF
said company and whether they or any
OF them are liable for the debts OF
said company; IL SO, how and to what
extent.
Who were the officers and directors
OF said company and whether they or
any OF them ara liable to the eredi-
tors thereof. and II so. how and to
what extent
An account of the subscription to
the capital stock of the said Farmers
Loan and Trust Company Bank. what
payments have been made thereon. and
how such payments were made, to-
gether with the names OF the present
stockholders of the company and the
amount OF stock held by them res
pectively; tracing the transfer of SAID
stock in each instance. with the date
OF transfer, from the original sub
scriber to the present holder.
An account OF the assets OF sara
bank, II any, which have been paid or
turned over to the stockholders there
OF or any of them. and IL deemed per
parties OF this cause, the facts IN rela-
ton to such payments or distribution.
Whether or not the said Farmers
Loan and Trust Company Bank pur-
OF its stockholders. ana II SO, from
whom. in what amount. at what price:
and when; and whether the price pa1o
was fair and reasonable: whether the
without intent to injure the creditors
OF said bank; and whether the said
purchase was proper and legal
II any such purchases OF Us own
Loan and Trust Company Bank. was
the stock so purchased cancelled or
held as Treasury Stock. and was the
capital stock of said bank thereby re-
duced below the minimum required oy
its charter.
Who were the officers and directors
OF the said bank at the time Of the
several loans made to W r. Myers.
adequately or properly secured at the
time they were made: and II said loans.
or any OF them. were not adequately
or properly secured, then whether .I, 'ne e
the time such loans were authorised.
or any Of them. had knowledge or kood
reason to believe that such loans were
inadsaustsly Or improperly .ay, ss s.c,s or
And other matters deemed pertinent
by said special commissioner or re-
auired in writing by any party In In
terest.
The said decree OF November nth.
1911. provides as follows:
Before proceeding to- execute this
decree. the said commissioner shall
advertise the time and place thereof,
for once q week for four successive
weeks In some Newspaper publiaeed IN
the city Of Richmond. Virginia, which
publication nhAl be equivalent TO per-
sonal service upon all parties In inter
est Said publication shall specifically
name az parties defendant only such
parties ~ do not accept service OF
such notice.
"And 1t appearing to the court that
the. affairs Of the said Farmers Loan
and Trust Company Bank. fncorror-
ated. are the subject At investigation
in the chancery cause now pending in
this court under the short style OF
state Bank Of Co1umbt vs. Farmers
Loan and Trust Company bank, Incor-
porated. ana others. and that the par
ties to said cause and this. are sub
stantially the same. 1t r. ordered that
the two causes b3 hereafter heard
together and proceeded in together as
one cause and that publication OF
notice above set out shall include both
causes"
Given under nav hand this sth day
Of December. 1871.
EDWIN NJ. PITCHER.
Special Commissioner
Ccott, Buchan = CArdwell, and De-