| From the Wilmington Journal |
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| April 4, 1861 |
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| Wilmington, N C., March 28th, 1861 |
| Pursuant to a call of the
Board of Directors, the Stockholders of the Wilmington, Charlotte &
Rutherford Railroad Company convened in special meeting at the Court
House, in the town of Wilmington, on this, the twenty-eighth, day of
March, A. D. 1861, at 10 o'clock, A. M. |
| On motion of T. D. McDowell,
Esq., of Bladen, Walter R. Leak, Esq., of Richmond, was called to the
Chair, and on motion of Col. Thos. D. Meares, Wm. L. Pitts was appointed
Secretary. |
| On motion the Chair appointed
Messrs. C. C. Henderson and Neill McNair a committee to verify proxies
and ascertain the number of shares represented in this meeting. After
enquiry, the Committee reported that there was represented: |
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In person |
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1,868 shares; |
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By proxy |
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12,570 " |
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Total |
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14,438 " |
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| And that the same constitutes a majority of
the capital stock of the Company. |
| This report was accepted, and
the meeting pronounced duly organized and ready to proceed with its
business. |
| The President of the Company
then explained the object in calling this special meeting, and moved
that the Secretary read the Act of the last General Assembly in relation
to the charter of this Company. |
| The same was read, and Col.
Steele offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted: |
| Resolved, That the Act
of the General Assembly, ratified on the 16th day of February, A. D.
1861, entitled "An Act to secure the completion of the Wilmington,
Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad and amend the charter of the Company,"
be accepted by this Company as an amendment to its charter. |
| Resolved further, That
the Chairman of this meeting communicate to His Excellency, the Governor
of this State under the seal of the Company, the action of this meeting
accepting the same. |
| Moved by Col. Steele, that a
committee of three be appointed by the chair, to inquire into the
expediency of allowing specified holidays, and what holidays, to the
employees of the Company. And also, as to the expediency of granting to
the Stockholders of the Company peculiar privileges as to the use of the
road; and that they report to the next regular meeting of the
stockholders. The same being seconded and submitted, was adopted, and
the chair appointed Messrs. T. D. McDowell, T. D. Meares and W. L. Steel
as said committee. |
| The President announced that John C.
McRae, Esq., who had been with us from the inception of our work, on the
first day of February last, had for reasons peculiar to himself,
resigned his position as Chief Engineer, and therefore moved that Mr.
McRae shall receive the privilege of a free ticket over the Road for
life. Unanimously adopted. |
| The President then submitted
the following motion: |
| That the thanks of this
meeting are hereby tendered to our Chairman for the very able and
dignified manner in which he has presided over our deliberations, and
that the same be adopted unanimously. |
| On motion, |
| Resolved, That the
thanks of the meeting are tendered to our Secretary for the efficient
services tendered on this occasion. |
| After a brief address, the
Chair announced the meeting adjourned, sine die. |
| Walter F. Leak, Chairman |
| Wm. L. Pitts, Secretary |
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