A COMPILATION

OF THE

LAWS, DEEDS, MORTGAGES, LEASES,

AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS,

AND

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS,

AFFECTING

The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railway Company,

TOGETHER WITH

A PREFATORY STATEMENT

BY THE CHAIRMAN.

COMPILED BY DIRECTION OF THE PURCHASING COMMITTEE.

NEW YORK:

JOHN POLHEMUS, PRINTER,

102 NASSAU STREET.

1975.

CONTENTS.

I.

Prefatory Statement by J. F. D. Lanier, Chairman

Statement of the Purchasing Committee, published in

1862

Original Plan of Reorganization of the Pittsburgh, Fort

Wayne and Chicago Railroad (adopted in 1860)...

Agreements of Bondholders assenting to the plan of reor-

ganization

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II.

Laws of the several States relating to or affecting the Pitts-

burgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway Company-

1. PENNSYLVANIA LAWS.

An Act to provide for the reorganization of the

Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Com-

pany. (Approved March 31, 1860).

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An Act relating to Certain Corporations. (Ap-

proved April 23, 1861.)--

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A Supplement to the Reorganization Act of March
31, 1860, Providing for a Classification of Directors.
(Approved February 3, 1869.) - - -

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An Act supplementary to an Act relating to certain

Corporations, approved the third day of April, Anno

Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.

(Approved March 17, 1869) -

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2. ILLINOIS LAWS.

An Act to perfect the title of the purchasers of the

Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, and

to enable them to form a Corporation, and defining

the powers and duties of such Corporation. (Ap-

proved February 8, 1861).

An Act to amend an Act, entitled "An Act to pro-

vide for a General System of Railroad Incorporations,

approved November, 5, A. D. 1849. (Approved

March 22, 1869.) This Act provides for the classifica-

tion of the Board of Directors-

3. INDIANA LAWS.

An Act to legalize, authorize and regulate the sale

of, and to perfect the title of purchasers of railroads,

hereafter sold, or hereafter to be sold, by foreclosure, or

other proceedings, &c. (Approved March 5, 1861)... --

An Act authorizing the classification of the Board of

Directors of Railroad Companies. (Approved May

15, 1869.)..

4. OHIO LAWS.

A law to regulate the Sale of Railroads, and the

reorganization of the same. (Passed April 11, 1861.)

An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled "An Act

to provide for the creation and regulation of Incorpo-

rated Companies in the State of Ohio, passed May 1,

1852." (Passed April 4, 1863.)..

Quo warranto Proceeedings.-Opinion of Supreme

Court of Ohio that the P., Ft. Wayne and Chicago

Railway Company is not a corporation of that State.

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Taxation of Ohio Stockholders.-Opinion of R. P.

Ranney and S. J. Tilden...

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CONTENTS.

III.

The Deeds and Mortgages of the Railway

1. Trustees and Master Commissioners' Deed of Rail-

way, etc., dated February 19, 1862.

2. Deed of former Railroad Company, pursuant to order

of Court

3. The FIRST MORTGAGE-

4. The SECOND MORTGAGE -

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5. The THIRD MORTGAGE_

6. FINAL CONVEYANCE to the Railway Company sub-

ject to all the Mortgages, with full assumption of

the same

7. Deed of further assurance to the Mortgage Trustees,

by the Railway Company.

IV.

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Proceedings of Bondholders to modify the Sinking Funds

and admit an increase of the Capital Stock..

1. Propositions to Bondholders and Financial Programme

2. Minutes of Meeting of Bondholders, April 7, 1864-

3. Form of Contract with the Mortgage Trustees, modi-

fying sinking funds and allowing an increase of

capital stock.

4. Circular of J. F. D. Lanier and others, Commis-

sioners, to see to application of moneys under the

above Financial Programme

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V.

Agreements and Leases relating to the Management and

Possession of the Railway and Connecting Lines, IN-