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2010 Massachusetts Code
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XXII CORPORATIONS
CHAPTER 159 COMMON CARRIERS
- Section 1 Duties; jurisdiction to enforce
- Section 2 Penalty
- Section 3 Limitations upon liability imposed by carrier
- Section 4 Security required of employee to indemnify against neglect; penalty
- Section 5 Foreign express businesses; appointment of general agent
- Section 6 Foreign express businesses; general agent’s bond
- Section 7 Foreign express businesses; failure of agent to comply with Secs. 5 and 6; penalty
- Section 8 Protection of carriers; misuse of orders; penalty
- Section 9 Express business upon steamboat lines; application of provisions relating to railroads
- Section 10 Enforcement of chapter by department of telecommunications and cable and department of public utilities
- Section 11 Record of action by department
- Section 12 Services supervised and regulated by department
- Section 12A Definitions applicable to Secs. 12B to 12D
- Section 12B Mobile radio telephone service; certification; exemptions
- Section 12C Jurisdiction of department over certified radio utilities; rate below maximum; notice
- Section 12D Secs. 12A to 12C not applicable to telephone or telegraph utilities
- Section 12E Third party verification service providers; registration
- Section 13 Inquiry into rates, etc.
- Section 14 Unjust rates, fares or charges; orders to fix; orders for reparation
- Section 14A Aircraft, rates and charges
- Section 15 Free service, tickets, passes or transportation prohibited; exceptions
- Section 16 Regulations, practices, equipment, appliances or service of carrier; department control, hearing and order; proof of compliance
- Section 16A Factors in ordering discontinuance or abandonment of railway service
- Section 17 Charges for service; regulation
- Section 18 Classes of rates established by carrier; special rates
- Section 19 Filing of rate schedules
- Section 19A Directory assistance rate schedules
- Section 19B Automatic telephone dialing systems; definition
- Section 19C Notification of wish not to receive calls from automatic telephone dialing system
- Section 19D Design and operation of automatic telephone dialing systems
- Section 19E Solicitations by telephone; required disclosures; misrepresentation
- Section 20 Notice and hearing upon proposed rate schedule changes; order
- Section 21 Establishment of through routes for passengers and freight
- Section 22 Railway signals required by department
- Section 23 Notice to railway of recommended improvements and changes
- Section 24 Hearing upon complaint concerning service or rates of carrier transmitting intelligence by electricity
- Section 25 Hearings; notice to interested members of general court
- Section 26 Valuation and revaluation of carrier’s property
- Section 27 Inspections
- Section 28 Notice of accidents
- Section 29 Investigation of accidents
- Section 30 Defects; information by employee; protection of source
- Section 31 Forms of accounts, records and memoranda
- Section 32 Annual return; form; time of filing; amendment
- Section 33 Express business; annual return
- Section 34 Examination of books, etc.; subpoena duces tecum
- Section 34A Supervision of companies affiliated with carrier
- Section 35 Examination of condition of company on request of interested party
- Section 36 Annual audit
- Section 37 Service of orders of department; notification of receipt and acceptance
- Section 38 Effect of request or advice of department
- Section 39 Violations; action by attorney general
- Section 40 Violations or threatened violations; mandamus or injunction
- Section 41 Representation at hearings concerning proposed legislation affecting department
- Section 42 Repealed, 1922, 259, Sec. 2
- Section 43 Annual report of department
- Section 44 Examinations or audits by department; divulging information; penalty
- Section 45 to 49A Repealed, 1931, 408, Sec. 2
- Section 50 Offer of new capital stock to stockholders; notice; price; time of acceptance
- Section 51 Auction of new capital stock
- Section 52 Basis of determination by department as to amount of new capital stock
- Section 53 Computation of amount of capital stock as basis for bond issue
- Section 54 Approval by department; public hearing
- Section 55, 56 Repealed, 1957, 765, Sec. 2
- Section 57 Consent of department
- Section 58 Supervision of crossing following consent of department
- Section 59 Proceedings to alter crossing
- Section 60 Eminent domain
- Section 61 Party to carry award into effect and to pay charges
- Section 62 Appointment of commission; hearing; notice
- Section 63 Revision of award; jury
- Section 64 Recovery after alteration of proportion of expense
- Section 65 Proceedings to abolish grade crossings
- Section 66 to 69 Repealed, 1930, 417, Sec. 2
- Section 70 Manner and limits of grade crossing abolitions; costs; apportionment
- Section 71 Repealed, 1930, 417, Sec. 2
- Section 72 Crossing abolished upon state highway; clear view
- Section 73 Financing cost of abolishing crossing by street railway company
- Section 74 Change of location
- Section 75 Damages
- Section 76 Settlement of claims; failure to file petition
- Section 77 Expenses of maintenance and repair
- Section 78 Audit of expenses; investigations; orders of payment of apportioned share
- Section 79 Enforcement; review
- Section 80 Proceedings upon agreement as to alterations
- Section 81 Repealed, 1930, 417, Sec. 2
- Section 82 Application
- Section 83 Examination by railways; report; submission of plans for bridge
- Section 84 Maintenance and repair; hearing; order
- Section 85 Enforcement
- Section 86 Formation of relief corporation
- Section 87 By-laws; statements of membership and financial condition
- Section 88 Association of railroad corporation with relief corporations
- Section 89 to 91 Repealed, 1964, 400, Sec. 2
- Section 92 Badges
- Section 93 Powers
- Section 94 Arrest of offenders
- Section 95 Compensation of police; liability for misconduct of police
- Section 96 Action for debt due for constructing a railroad
- Section 97 Exception; contractor
- Section 98 Notice of intention by materialman; filing; fee
- Section 99 Statement of amount due for labor performed; filing; fee
- Section 100 Limitation of actions
- Section 101 Evasion of payment of toll or fare
- Section 102 Designation of torpedoes or other explosives
- Section 103 Injury to signals, tracks, cars, etc.
- Section 104 Throwing or shooting missiles
- Section 105 Application
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