For the North Carolina Standard.
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RALEIGH AND GASTON RAIL ROAD.


AT an adjourned meeting of the Stockholders o.
the RaIrigh and CASTOR Rail Road company, held
this 2Glh day Of Nov. 1911, at the Comptroller.
office in the City of Raleigh. On motion, john
ID. Hawkins, Esq. was appointed Chairman and
John II. Patterson, Secretary. Ol motion J. S
Eaton, John Bragg and S. +. Patterson were ap
pointed Committee to examine the proxies and
report whether there was ma jory of the Stock
represented, and entitled 10 a jorIIY Of all the
votes. They having performed that duty, repor
that they find represented bv proxy 297l shares
and by person 500, entitled 10 1914 votes which /.
a majority Of the whole number Of votes.


On motion of J. S. Eaton, it was resolved tha
the meeting now proceed 10 elect President ant
five Directors.


Wherespon, Geo. w. Mordrcai, E-q received
Ills votes, and A. r. Sth, E-q. 81 Mr.. Nor
decai was declared duly elected President, and E.
w. Wilkins, who having rctived 1I7l votes
J. S. Eaton 1863 Patrick Hamilton l1Gl, Ruffin
Tucker 7l9, A. B. Stilh 677 were elected Drec-
tors.


On motion of Duncan Cameron, Esq. the fol-
loving resolution was unanimously adopted


Resoired, That the Stockholders of the Raleigh
and CASTOR Rail Road Company, entertain deep
sense Of The ability and fIeity with which the
duties of President of said Company, have been
pei formed by Gen. S. T. Patterson. The meeting
on moon, adjourned to meet tomorrow a,A1l
O'Clock.


UedneSddy, Nov. 9Th


The Board met agreeable to adjournment. On
motion of FIancis E. RfVes, the following pre-
auIble and resolutions were adopted:


Whereas by act of Assembly passed by the
Legislature of North Carolina, the 7th January
1889, entitled an act for the relief Of the Raleigh
and CASTOR Rail Road, il is provided that the State
reserves The right 10 take FIVE thousand shares of
the Stock Of said Company at any time within
yt ars after the completion of said Road and
whereas ihe State has not yet exerci< ed that right
and the affairs Of that Company at present make il
very important TO the interest of the Stockholders
that they should know whether il is the intention
of the Legislature 10 exercise that right or not
therefore


Resolred, That Committee consisting of the
President and Directors of this Company with
Richard Smith, John d. Hawkins and John II.
Bryan, be appointed respectfully TO ascertain from
the Legislature now IN session. whether or not il
is the intention of that Body TO exercise the right
thus reserved in the referred TO- and if not that
the said Committee be further invested will dis
cretionav power to confer with the Legislature of
the State any committee " hIch it NAV appoint
for that purpose, tosthe best mode OF arranging
The affairs Of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road
Company, TO preserve the Charter and pro
tect The interests OF The State, well as those Of
the Stockholders Of said Company.s


Rp&Olred further, That no action which the
Committee hereby appoinled may take in the pre-
mises shall be iaal and conclu i've until approved
by the Stockholders Of the said Company in gener-
al meeting assembled


Resotved further: That the said Committee be
authorized If necessary to attend at the seat of
Government during the present session Of the Lee
gisature for the purpose of carrying oat the OBJ
jects expressed in the foregoing resolution.
+ On motion of S. F. Patterson, s .


Resolred, That the Committee appointed under
the resolutions te requested report their procSe
ings TO tLe next general meeting of Stockholders


On motion of Rich'd Smith,


ReSot1ed, That S. r. Patterson be requested 10
act as President Pro. TEN. until the accep ance