The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-14
LEGAL NOTICE.

| CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
I WILKES BARRE TRACTION con
Ma SfaiHS Au RRHeFTAsfSG cApi TIE
! AND REDUCING THE ACTUALLY
SHARES
! The Scranton and wilkes-Barre
Traction corporation. corporation du-
! ty created under the provisions Of
chapter ] of an act concerning cor
I porations, which became "A law on the
2ist day Of May, 1903. the certificate
OF incorporation of which was lodged
for recordation In the office OF the
( Secretary of the Commonwealth on
the goth day of May. 1918, executes this
certificate as required by law, through
its vice president and under its corpor-
ate seal, attested by its secretary, and
sets out:
First. That there was held on the
goth day of March, 1914, in the city
OF New York, after due notice TO all
Of the directors. a meeting of the board
of directors OF the said company, at
which meeting the board OF directors
unanimously adopted the following
resolution.
( Resolved. That as the actually is
sued aud outstanding capital stock
Of Scranton and Wilkes Barre Trac-
ton corporation is more than sufficient
for its purposes. this board deems 1t
advisable, and hereby declares it to
be advisable.
this corporation be decreased from one
million two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars (sf 5o.c0e} par value, divided
into twelve thousand five hundred
tl2.50G) shares of the par value of
one hundred dollars -lsIGnl- each 10
one million dollars Si,oeo,o0oD par
value. divided into ten thousand
10000 shares Of the par value of
one hundred dollars fs1eo) each. and
that the common stock OF this corpo-
ration be decreased from three million
dollars t$3 eoo,0oo). par value. divided
into thirty thousand $3.50. a0e) shares OF
Of fhe par value Of one hundred dollars
! $1,000 each. 10 ono million Ave hundred
( thousand dollars t21.5oo.eoo) par val
tt5.o09p shares of the par value OF
on@ hundred dollars $1,000 each
"ib) That the first two paragraphs Of
article " OF the certificate Of incor-
porstion Of this corporation be amend
cd; changed ard altered 40 read as
I follows
The capital stock Of the said
corporation shat be Of a minimum par
and the maximum par value of Two
rii.lion five hundred thousand dol
! ia.rs Gs2.5eh. oea1. divided into shares
! q tho PAR value Of one hundred dollars
! (s10e) each
This minimum capital stock
shall be common stock OF the
maximum capital stock ton thousand
! tie.e0o} shares OF the par value OF one
hundred dollars $4,000 each and
amounting In the aggregate tc one
million dollars (sI ,a09.0o0l par value
shall be preferred stock and fifteen
thousand G5,Aee) shares of the par
value Of one hundred dollars fs1ee)
each ana amounting in the aggregate
to one million Eve hundred thousand
dollars s1,5e0. o0e) par value. shall be
common stock, and the terms and CON
dttions upon which said classes Of
stock are to be issued are as fol-
lows
And the board Of directors thereupon
ordered meeting OF the ockholders
to be called for the 3Ist day of March.
1914 to take action upon the proposed
amendment and the decrease Of the
actually issued and outstanding capital
stock
Second. That thereafter. on the 3fst
day of March. 1914. pursuant TO such
call of the board of directors and upon
notice given to each stakeholder in
accordance with law and with the bv-
laws of the corporation. such notice
stating the time. place and object OF
said meeting. a special meeting of The
stock holders was held in the principal
office of the company In the city of
Richmond. Va. al which meeting the
holders of all the shares of the capital
stock of the corporation were present
in person or represented by proxy
Third That the foregoing resolu-
ton adopted by the board of directors
proposing TO amend the first two par
agraphs of article Nv of the certificate
i OF Incorporation of this corporation
and decreasing the actually issued and
! outstanding capital stock in the man
!ner hereinbefore set out, was In terms
laid before the said stockholders and
adopted by the unanimous vote in
favor thereof Of the entire stock of
the corporation.
In witness whereof the said Scran-
ton and Wilkes Barre Traction corpo-
ration has caused this certificate to he
signed by its ycepresident and its
4 corporate seal to be hereto affixed
i attested hv it's secretary. this, the
3lst day Of March. 1914
HAMILTON II. cHAI4kLEY,
Vice President.
I Attest:
n. y. HEATING.