Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-10

the 1861 shares OF the common
stock Of Z. l. DUPONT de Nemours and
Company; and further 70 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 e. I. duPont de Nemours
Powder Company, and further 20 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 II is proper to state that
from the statements filed IN this cause
by the defendants. II appears that H.
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, IL 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 r. Coleman DUPONT
Notice is hereby given that the spe-
clal meeting Of the stockholders OF the
y. l. 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 Z. du-
81 al at al
No. $40 in Equity VIII be held on the
tenth day Of October, 1917, at twelve
o'clock noon, at the principal office Of
the company at Wilmington, Delaware,
for the purpose Of voting upon the
following resolution 20 be submitted
TO said meeting under the decree Of
the coure aforesaid
Resolved, That the stockholders OF
r. J.. DUPONT de NemOurs and Company
hereby determine that said corpora
tion shall acquire and receive the Co.
3ii shares of the common stock OF e.
I. dupont de Nemours Powder Com
pany. purchased by the defendants
from II. Coleman dupont, carrying with
the same the i26,62S shares Of the com
mon stock Of the e. /. dupont dc 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 g.
3i4 shares OF the common stock Of E.
I. dupont de Nemours Powder Com
pany, and the i26,62s shares OF the
common stock of p. /. 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 633iA
shares Of the common stock OF n. /.
! dupont de Nemours Powder Company,
and the tA,599 shares OF preferred stock
OF said company, after creditlng on the
amounts 80 paid by them such amounts
as may have been received by de-
PENDANTS from a sale OF said preferred
stock purchased as aforesaid from II
Coleman dupont or the proceeds
Thereof, with interest, the exact figures
together with the proper calculations
OF interest thereon TO be ascertaineC
by an accounting 90 be taken under
the direction Of the court, and less an.
sums for expenses connected with sale
purchases which may be allowed b,
the court on such accounting
"The voting shall be by ballot, and
the polls will remain open to receive
the votes Of tho stockholders from Il
O'Clock noon TO =. NJ. On the said
Tenth day of October. 1917. (SGD)
DANIEL o. HASTINGS. Special
Master.
'Dated the Eighth day OF septem-
Der, 1917"
"That with the said notice was sem
COPY OF the dercee and proxy in
exactly the form prescribed by the
decree.
The bylaws OF the corporation
with respect to meetings OF stock
holders provides as follows:
"'Section 3. NOTICE OF MEET
INGS. The secretary shall cause
notice OF each meeting of the stock
holders 10 be published once in each
of the four calendar weeks newt pre-
ceding the meeting in at least one
newspaper published in the City OF
New York "''
TN accordance with the provisions
OF the bylaws the above notice was
inserted in a newspaper published IN
New York City, TO wit, in the New
York Sun and the New York Times
as appears from the following afr
davits."
ar. Hastings then read the afhda-
Wits OF representatives OF those news
papers.
Resolution Voted on.
The resolution on which stock
holders or their representatives voted
today is as follows:
"Resolved, That the stockholders
az the Il. 7. DUPONT de Nemours ans
J Company hereby determine that SAID
corporation shall acquire and receiv,
the 1894 shares OF the common
stock Of p. T. DUPONT de Nemour'
Powder Company purchased by thu
defendants from T. Coleman duPOn
carrying with the same the 1868
shares OF the common stock OF the p
I. dupont dre MEMOIRS & Co. received al
a dividend thereon together with al
other cash. stock and bond dividends
OF the proceeds or value of such Othei
, stock and bond dividends. with inter
= est or income thereon. paid 10 o.
n realized by the defendants on thu
d 1894 shares Of the common stool
IS OF E. ]. DUPONT de Nemours Powder
N Co. and the 1868 shares Of the com
d mon stock of L. l. dupont de Nemour
a a. Nos lass such sumstof money viii
=, .neelest' as were PAID by the fde
- f ISuuahts for the purchase from T.
IL. 81 ,ha uuront of the 63,314 shares