The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19
DOE RUN COMPANY
ASKS TO BE DISSOLVED
Petition Filed in St. Francois County
Circuit Court Last Wednesday
Applying for Dissolution

receiving in payment therefor their
proportionate share of the price nam
ed in said agreement and proxy;
and
Whereas the stockholders of this
company are still of the same mind
expressed in said resolutions, and each
of them, and do now favo: a present
dissolution of the Doe Run Lead Com
pany, pursuant to the statutes of the
State of Missouri in such Cases pro-
yided, and are of the cptnion that in
connection with such dissolution It
will be to the interest Of the stock
holders of this company that all of
the property and assets of this COM
iany be sold, conveyed and delivered
to the st. Joseph Lead Company, sub
jecC to the debts, liabiilties and obil-
ratons of this company, and ut such
fair and full price to be paid either in
stock of the st. Joseph Lead Conn
pany, or in cash, or both, as may be
! determined, and in default of such
agreement then at such price as may
be fixed by public sale;
! Now, therefore, be il resolved, that
the stockholders of the company do
hereby favor, consent and agree to
dissolution of the corporate existence,
franchise and powers Of the Zoe Run
Lead Company, in the manner and
pursuant to the provisions of the sta
tutes of the State Of Missouri in such
cases made and provided, and that
the president and secretary, or ma
jority of the directors Of this COM
pany be and they are hereby author
lied to cause to be prepared ard filed
in the Circuit Court of st. Francois
county, Mo-, the petition Of this cor
poration, duly verified, praying that
said dissolution be effected by decree
of court, and that the president and
directors and managers of said cor
poration be directed to take charge
of its property and assets and admin
lister them, as provided by section
, 1896 r. S. Mo. 1909, and that said
petition pray for such other and fur
ther appropriate relief as SAID officers
, and directors may be advised and
! deem appropriate in connection there
{ with.
+ And be it ftlhallef sesoiSod, that it
t is the desire of the stockholders of
2 this company and they do hereby
: consent, pursuant to the previous ac-
tion of stockholders as hereinbefore
recited, that in the event of a decree
1 of dissolution being rendered pursu-
ant to the petition above referred TO-,
q then the president or directors, or
Y managers, of this corporation, as
statutory trustees in charge of the Ii
quidation of this corporation, sell,
convey and deliver to the st. Joseph
e Lead Company all of the property
: and assets of this company of every
: kind and description, upon the agree
l. ment of said st. Joseph Lead Com
l. pany to assume and be bound by
e and to pay or otherwies lawfully ex-
y tinguish, and to protect this company
% against all of the debts, liabilities anC
J. obligations Of this company of every
D kind, at such price, to be paid ii
If stock of the st. Joseph Lead Com
lie pany, or in cash, or both, and upor
I'd such terms as may be mutually agreed
~ upon between said trustees and the st
x Joseph Lead Company, and in defaul
~ of such agreement, then said statu
I'd tory trustees are hereby authorized t.
ry sell the property and assets at publ
ed sale to the highest bidder for cash.
to That said resolution was adopte
Ii by the votes of 64,612 shares of it
~ capital stock in favor of such adoI
e- tion, and LII shares against, sal
n number of shares being more tina
of two thirds in value and number {
les all the shares of stock in the said COZ
fit poration then issued and outstanding
~ The petition then goes on to giy
ue the properties and assets and liahi
eo tiles of the company, and ether ma
lSS' nSS' ters pertaining to the company. Pul
on lieation giving three weeks notice
the application for dissolution has
as, be made before the court takes up Il
ets petition and acts on It.
pm Following are the stockholders
on the Doe Run Lead Company and Il
~ number of shares each holds. Cha
Dry j. Adami of Bonne Terre, Leonid
oil H. Benson of New York, Clinton
m, Crane of New York, F. H. Dearir
ma of Bonne Terre, A. G. Edwards al
sh- Son of st. Louis, Polite Elvins of I
pc wins, w. M. Harlan of Farmingto
an, John w. Mclean of Victor, N.
ana Philip N. Moore of St. Louis, Ed
IN Pryor of st. Louis, Edward A. R
IL! IN zier of Pennington, Robert Sellors
MS Bonnie Terre, Edwards Whitaker
:, st. Louis, all one share each; Hend
NO; Chubb of New York, 1197 share
OF Doe Run Lead Company, 81 shar.
ope. Robert Holmes of st. Louis, IL share
OF S. M. Maynard, Westboro, Mass,
'tes 099 shares; Frank Montgomery,
o. shares, and St. Joseph Lead Compal
pc 63. .401 shares. Total number
ths shares, 65,783.