Evening journal., 1917-10-10

Company; and further 10 require the
defendants to account for the cash
which they have received in excess OF
the amount paid by them, with in
terest. as the purchase price for the
said 65.314 shares of the common
stock and 1859 shares OF the prefer
red stock Of y. I. duPonf de NemOurs
Powder Company, and further TO re-
Quire the defendants to account for the
Anglo-French bonds received by them
as dividends and which have not been
converted into cash.
For the information of the stock
holders, it is proper TO state that
from the statements filed In this cause
by the defendants. il appears that If
the stockholders desire to exercise the
right to acquire said stocks, and to
require the defendants to account for
the excess in cash, and the Anglo
French bonds not converted into cash.
received by them as aforesaid, it will
not be necessary for the Company TO
pay anything TO the defendants for
they have been repaid in cash more
than the amount paid by them, with
interest. for said stocks purchased
from II. Coleman DUPONT
Notice is hereby given that the spe-
cial meeting Of the stockholders Of the
r. I. dupont de NemOurs and Com
pany, in pursuance Of the decree
Of the District Court Of the United
states for the District Of Della
ware, in the cause Of Philip F. du-
pont ct al. v. Pierre S. dupont ct al.
No. $40 in Equity, will be held on the
tenth day OF October, 1917, at twelve
o'clock noon. at the principal Office OF
the company. al Wilmington, Delaware,
for the purpose Of voting upon the
following resolution to be submitted
10 said meeting under the decree OF
the cOure aforesaid:
Resolved That the stockholders Of
Ell dupont de Nemours and Company
hereby determine that said corpora
tion shall acquire and receive the g.,
3ii shares Of the common stock Of +.
/. dupont Gle NomOurs Powder Com
pany. purchased by the defendants
from H. Coleman dupont, carrying with
the same the i2662s shares Of the COM
mon stock Of the +. I. dupont de Ne
mours and Company received as a
dividend thereon, together with all
other cash, stock and bond dividends,
or the prOceeds-Or value Of such other
stock and bond dividends, with inter
est or income thereon, paid to or
realized by the defendants on the 63,-
3ii shares Of the common stock Of E.
1. dupont de Nemours Powder Com
pany, and the i2662s shares Of the
common stock Of n. ]. dupont de Ne
mours and Company, less such sums
Of money, with interest, as were paid
by the defendants for the purchase
from r. Coleman dupont Of the 63,3is
shares Of the common stock OF p. J.
dupont de Nemours Powder Company
and the 1850 shares Of preferred stock
| OF said company, after crediting on the
amounts so paid by them such amounts
as may have been received by de
PENDANTS from a sale of said preferre'
lstock purchased as aforesaid from r
Coleman dupont or the proceed
theerof, with interest, the exact figures
together with the proper calculation
, OF interest thereon TO be ascertaine
, by an accounting TO be taken und'
, the direction Of the court and less an
sums for expenses connected with sal
purchases which may be allowed b
the court on such accounting
'The voting shall be by ballot, an
tho polls will remain open TO receiy
the votes of the stockholders from 1
O'Clock noon to p. NJ. On the sal
Tenth day OF October, 1917 tSGD
DANIEL O. HASTINGS. Specii
Master.
dated the Eighth day Of septen
Der, 1917"
''That with the said notice was ser
a copy of the dercee and proxy i
exactly the form prescribed by III
decree.
The bylaws OF the corpcratio
with respect to meetings OF stock
holders provides as follows:
"'Section 8. NOTICE OF MEET
] INGS. The secretary shall caus
notice of each meeting of the stock
holders TO be published once in eac
of the four calendar weeks newt pre-
ceding the meeting in. at least on
newspaper published in the City G
New York ""'
~, accordance with the provision
OF the bylaws the above notice wa
inserted in a newspaper published 4
New. York City, to wit. in the Ne'
YORK Sun and the New York Times
as appears from the following aft
davits"
Mr.. Hastings then read the affida
Wits Of representatives OF those news
papers.
Resolution Voted on. :
The resolution on which stoch
, holders or their representatives vote
today is as follows:
'Resolved. That the stockholder
. Of the L. I. DUPONT de Nemours an
J Company hereby determine that sal
) corporation shall acquire and receiy
the 63,314 shares OF the commO
stock Of Il. I. dupont de Nemour
Powder Company purchased by II
defendants from T. Coleman duPoi
CARRYING with the same the 1866.
shares OF the common stock Of the
IL. dupont de Nemocrs & Co. received
a dividend thereon together with a
other cash, stock and bond dividend
or the proceeds or value of such oth'
stock and bond dividends, with int
, est or income thereon paid TO
, realized by the defendants on Il
/ 63.314 shares Of the common stoc
S OF L I. dupont de Nemours Powd'
n Co., and the 126,62S shares OF the con
# mon stock of z. I. DUPONT de Nemoui
l. & Co, less such sums of money wit
q interest. as we're paid by the d
lenoants for the purchase from
Y. a IA - /. ~
e. of a. uu' Oiil ol the oo'o1f sndi
be 1l me common stock OF e. 7. duRoi
-c- ge 9e M Nemours Powder Company. and u
res 80 ss;S'' shares Of preferred stock (