| Office of the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad
Company |
| Norfolk April 11th 1861 |
| |
| The annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the N&) Railroad Company was held at this Office, this
Day at 12 o'clock. |
| The meeting was organised by
Edward P Tabt Esqr being called to the Chair, and the appointment of W H
Hunter as Secretary |
| The State of Virginia was
represented by her proxies Chas H Shield and Jno E Doyle Esqrs and the
City of Norfolk by her proxies R H Chamberlaine and W H Turner Esqrs.
The proceedings of the last annual meeting were read. |
| On motion, Mess T B Rowland, R
H Chamberlaine & W H C Levitt were appointed as Committee to ascertain
the No of shares represented at the meeting by proxy: and they reported
that there were 17644 shares represented by proxy, entitled to 4464
votes. |
| The No of shares represented
in person was 32 -- No of votes 32 |
| This report of the Committee
of examination was then read by the Secretary and on motion was adopted. |
| The President then read his
report of the condition, running and business of the road generally --
adopted. |
| The Treasurer read his
Statement of the financial condition of the Road -- adopted. |
| Mr Rowland, in furtherance of
the recommendation made by the President in his report, moved the
following, |
| Resolved, That the "Act of the
General Assembly" of Virginia passed,
1861, granting this Company authority to construct a branch of their
Road to some point on the North Carolina line, and to increase its
Capital Stock by the sum of One Hundred thousand Dollars for that
specific purpose, be and the same is hereby accepted. |
| Resolved that the President
and Directors of the Road are hereby empowered to exercise and avail of
the authority and privileges of the said Act, upon the express terms and
conditions thereof, whenever in the opinion, the intent of the Company
shall require such action - which Resolutions were adopted. |
| Mr Camp then moved the
adoption of the recommendation of the President with reference to
changing the fiscal year and time of holding the annual meeting of the
Company, as follows. |
| Resolved That the By Laws of
the Company be and they are hereby so amended as to fix that the time
above of the fiscal year of the Road on the 30th day of September
in lieu of 31st March as at present. That the hours for holding the
annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Company be changed to the
Month of November of each year in lieu of April as at present and that
the 2d Thursday of November be the day fixed - adopted |
| Mr Shield then nominated Wm
Mahone Esqr as President and Superintendent of the Road and he was
unanimously re-elected. Mr. T B Rowland and John D Myich were
unanimously re-elected Directors on the part of the private
Stockholders. |
| On motion of Mr ??lt, Messrs E
P Ta {rest too faint to read} |