Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18

lang, Nay IN HIP w b.I3 ~ ti,' tls Of the com.
- ~ R,sn, toG7 in La Sale street Station,
In lie CITY ~ Chicago County ~ Cook, and
Stot,. az illinois, ou THURSDAY the twenty-iirSt
fsx af Inna lat7 nd ln ascl,ck A. VI, for
liz. t1lri.,.s af cpnsiaertns voting and deCdlng
vleIbe,. the Stockholder. IT the Company VIII
oo,f>ent 10 and will authorize.
TuSr The amendment If Article V, Clause
~ tha Artll.s Of CONSOLIDATION VI June =,
iSSo as ompndpd f9lrn time Ia time, 10
r.Bd snit,stautialIy MS follows with Such changes,
w. aaS liltns a> lch specla! meet
H., ,,,sv antSnrigs1 viz
- T1pa ranitai Stock Of The Chicago, ROCK
Island ana Pacific Railway COMPANY the con-
.,,itlatal rorr,,rsfigu hereby created, shall be
1t,tFtsl d, rs ann, of ,nfe Hundred and Forty
AIlillnns Dollars. until the amount thereof Is
El,raneal by an nmendraent 10 these Articles Of
~, s.,nnrsl In the n,anner hereinafter
,,'ii me said Capttal Stt.k shah he
fiyided into shares, each Of which shall have
J, ,s,r vahe OF one Hundred Dollars and shall
H. Gssuad and dispostd of for the payment or
~ issaeu ~ ~. il,1,.,3jns az Tho Company
i a.. o,rorata nurn,vses nj such times and
~" ~ rarna ana conditions as the Board OF
njrect1ry or tie Executive Committee may
iswr,iIt aetarmlna
i"| l.AS ,f Tantts1 stnck Seventy Eve Millions
,n1I.s asr valma ming the present authorized
sla STARE capital Of the Company shah be. aud
sllu. l.eA 800 Sud tbn re.nalning Sixty-hye
,f,1iians nallara mar value shall Ne Preferred
stSk entitled 70 preferences ana priorit,e,T GSf ,a
sald tt4n'ipl ~, go 81 areayni,fpS foliowmg viz.
thr 9ihe T,,s,r silidnS nolrs par value of
o.itarr-,, sinsE shall be seven "a per
cent preferred stock entitled r dyld sant W
to bur MOI excetsttns Ses ,'e Az ,denJ snail be
KIN it nnan sthe Common Stock, and entitled
furtnes from Nv a'ten ~ ~ ~ Int not ex-
latlnn .. AZ a'tr sonf ave X, per cent per an
eetaihE US aee,mnlated diyitands to be paid in
hnG'' strn a,eus, Aa.ot ~ INV dividends upon
fnll before w paS .'V an+itiad ssmallv with the
the sonaon saatA ,see,1ni staek. hereinafter
siX q, e1 e ~ ,rnforr,i In the distrlbuton
dsscrthea' ~ " lTe,',v mr. dissolution of The
nt assets upon NJ ns"s y ,n,on Sick In the pay
Company over ins or VIVA If nrefnrred stocks
tent q we ea''t, I'M, H. INV ,nnaid dividends at
sad rate .! dye ~ cent r a anpgm then e.
accumhlated ueTto,. a o. tha Common
distribution shan w rsnearrad as 10 dividends
~, ia IN ia ucr cent preferred stock, herr
mafter deseflpeu. II rar wsbJrh shall h. first
pm cent ~ ~, aHy gtT ~ III aside far payment
ntsren W, ,tyiaanlS sha1l be declared upon the
before any dlslneims r'.ifarrag stock hut after
snld TX lol WE s', ,,,,,s,t nr snttipg aside If
inc 'tNltfat w na- ssss In any fiscal year
shh ohe &. ~ ns,naliv sin thp said six t6l
entitled 70 sherp ssuans ~ VA frrther dividends
1#f cent piqAVlA5NaH M ha.h safa ciasses Of pre-
declared am pala r Y" ii whole but not
ieffed s'oth M i,.larananntlv Of or eontempo
IN part; tllS' 9eS ,a.r cont preferred
raneaHsly Wlth Nle ~ d on \, any dividend
stock, hetelha1er Az T,,grea aud Ave dollars
isshieat uass 49,, ~ ,,ns tha amaunt Of all unpaid
% - MI yl
e1unulateN hVe ~ p' ~ ralamntlon given as
thereon. upon nnties "
hefehaFl , ss ",riuinns Dollars par value
- lhEsg .usY Ga shal1 he six lGl per
or SAID PrierR'i sloeh ,stfa5 ~ dividends IN
cent. preferred sYA, III snst 9e3 nay can't In any
e. hnt ~ gM esssgbny dividend shall be paid
hscAl year NiVi9y r 60. s,d entitled further
upon the ,ohnilnA asss follows Wa tdl as
20 eumulatN" Wy lue" 4. ,ar value thereof
e twenty NJ Mr'q I,31r X 1ofG. and ii as to
all or any part or me- p itnroe from ana after
lions noliars ~ saa aH ~ poard of Directors
sa,n ~ WV ~ lime or from time to time prior 70
MY ~ nnf tharpof aeterTninc to cumulation
the iss uilge snaSaa IN Ia INIT not exceeding
tie rate u r cent e. nd psr Il a" fnIl before s
accuma,asa n y snr aiviJenss urbn the Common
Stock entitled eaualE VII, h tnr aeserlhed ia
cent preleLtsu t,a etrihntian Of assets upon
" Itrl'rrea - atsa,l,tfs,' IN tie Company over
Insolvency ,pt 80 e, ~ navmeut Of inc entire
the common 49, fo,,s, ste.ks If both classes
par value o. ls n.i1ands ~ said rate Of Ave
PMS als e anpa nsr annnm then accumulated
4 ~ per eht, - ,,a y,nant ar distribution
thereon, before any paSinnn' e. " subject /,
snail he hhtae ~ ~ stst1nnds ~ the seven q
II the preference ~ /" NM. ~ .he extent 81 on,
VT [s er cant IN any fiscal year which shall b
first deeiafeu aho 49, nnr rent nreferred stoel
p upon the %ten a. Mi IL Inclared upon thi
4 nti"iy "' Ill ANY rreforrca stock but after til
slX w UT LIN , msp,ant or setting aside q
G. deuhfauVn wv rp aa,,t In any fiscal year. en-
snch one per w , ~ 40 seyen IA ne
," t.len oss sn" gttaet as 10 further dividend
.t ren, p Vi anH MIX or hoth said classes
netntra VIZ Fand redeennhle In who'll
F.. preferred S9mM n ai4har inteneudenfly Of I
,f hnt not ID istt WIN tba seYcn III per cen
- e"lselnp9inlisu,aSa arr dipideua nayment dAt
ia psefeIrfd soek "n ,a KY lex opmr*, iSioc) N
~ MH nnllnren ann ~ ~ ar, ,unnad cumulati,
lg slnife WE .s,le aivdends aTcrned Thereon
IA fNe WI w s'll' i,.ti,, ,,i,.n rs hprenAft
~ nwn iMtfe OF redehP'"h s''NH ~ =
IT, provided :. r.,,.s..,,u, A. .eissar.or ,,ath
~. @'ttF y = NM fdrraa stnck upon the tern
III the rasseT q lHttelie" latI Nj forwarded
sd hefeMMlofT ~ t,A ~ aaeh ho1der ~ record
lll"N 9,aa ,t.nt, ~ Id redeemed at the Ia
BY he preferred s,9cs 70 o. en- , ne siock books
s ,he eompany and Shall b pnblished ~ Y
in n@Msph"Is via1hhttan ciN hpd state ~ n,
ltorpush 81 Ma,ha M ,,,tr a Thicago IIno
hnrk 'lu XIV ~ ~ y. ,hree successive weeks 81
s soneH \. Weeh w Il ,ais farssafd and thp III
- notlee Y " mallSo - aine ,ass" h each Of
~ publication tnefeoF y "a a a,, more hau fol
, aaSs nSr less - thsn thirty days prior e
to preferred stock 4 g a. be , male stock may
H. , ,nn pI' e",. ,ime N lime by an nn,endm
an. to these Articles Of Consolidation adopted
H. my annual meeting 2 a aua mcetinr called
w. Company or T. wv ses ~ ,he holders 81 i
~ thirds Of the shares s o. eap pnd snch rnrt
lei classes then nnts ,a initial Stock may be-
m amounts wnetepy WY " u saven "a ncr &c
-" increased mAy sp,sas ~ IA, ner rent prefer
tie PfeleHtn Stosh ~ c,ai, ~ n anv two Or
wv WA W ~ ~ stnar nroylded however
las q said ciasses - optS N interest Of each &
W oe INK xxx q oufstandInr each class voting <
'Od- ratey " Wen ~ NH sa'u nanttal stock d
al twothfHs or lie sm 5l, :" nhaii IL necessary
VIZ e,asssS ltrn "l ~ NV MN amendment, whrt
~ the amount q either Or , non oa w
I'M preferred stocks \ g ~ ansreaset Article
aav sr.oNp Ihe a am ,hs nrtcles Or consol