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2014 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XXII CORPORATIONS
CHAPTER 161 STREET RAILWAYS
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Application
- Section 3 Persons forming company
- Section 4 Contents of agreement of association; duties of associates
- Section 5 Clerk and treasurer of association; term; vacancies
- Section 6 Publication of agreement of association
- Section 7 Location
- Section 8 Certification of facts relating to formation; presentation to department
- Section 9 Certificate of incorporation
- Section 10 First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice
- Section 11 Adoption of by-laws; election of directors
- Section 12 Management of business
- Section 13 Election of officers; term; qualifications; treasurer’s bond; appointment of other officers
- Section 14 Stockholders’ meetings
- Section 15 Special meetings
- Section 16 Voting by corporation of own shares
- Section 17 Voting by shareholders; proxies
- Section 18 Directors’ meetings
- Section 19 Stock certificates
- Section 20 Issuance of certificate
- Section 20A Change of par value of capital stock
- Section 21 Assessments; default of shareholder
- Section 22 Collection of assessments
- Section 23 Subscription for stock; payment for stock; conditions to building railway
- Section 24 Liability prior to payment for capital stock
- Section 25 Purposes authorizing increase in capital stock or bond issue; action of department
- Section 26 Supplying working capital; stock increase or bond issue
- Section 27 Reduction of capital stock; approval of department; liability of directors
- Section 28 Issue of stock and bonds; authorization; certificate of department; filing
- Section 29 Limit of issue of bonds, coupon notes and other evidences of indebtedness
- Section 30 Enforcement of provisions relating to issue of stocks and bonds
- Section 31 Penalty for improper issue of stocks and bonds
- Section 32 Preferred stock
- Section 33 Exchange of common for preferred; limitations
- Section 34 Designation of each class of preferred; record of proceeding creating class; content of certificate
- Section 35 Preferred stock; voting powers; issue, etc.
- Section 36 Prohibition
- Section 37 Effect of issue; liability of directors
- Section 38 Time to begin operation; extension
- Section 39 Extension of railway into other cities and towns
- Section 40 Connecting locations
- Section 41 Real and personal estate; stock or bonds of other street railways
- Section 42 Recreation and pleasure resorts; sale of alcoholic beverages
- Section 43 Motive power
- Section 44 Use of motor vehicles not running on rails
- Section 45 Manufacture, use and transmission of electricity
- Section 46 Use of tracks by another railway
- Section 47 Interchange of traffic and cars between companies
- Section 48 Use of railroad tracks
- Section 49 Street sprinkling cars upon railway tracks
- Section 50 Municipal street maintenance cars upon railway tracks
- Section 51 Coal and other supplies
- Section 52 Carriers of mail
- Section 53 Common carriers of newspapers, baggage, express matter and freight
- Section 54 Operation outside limits of public way or bridge
- Section 55 Authorization to operate on private land
- Section 56 Certification permitting operation on private land; regulation of operation and construction
- Section 57 Laws applicable to railways located on private land
- Section 58 Eminent domain
- Section 59 Eminent domain; application of other sections
- Section 60 Eminent domain; crossing of public way
- Section 61 Eminent domain; construction of Secs. 58 to 60
- Section 62 Limitations
- Section 63 Sale or consolidation with intersecting or continuing line
- Section 64 Financing sale or consolidation
- Section 65 Powers and duties of combined companies
- Section 66 Use of facilities of one railway by another
- Section 67 Powers of railway contracting for operation of railway or taking lease of railway
- Section 68 Sale of portion of railway; payment of dividends from money received
- Section 69 Purchase of connecting or intersecting line of company organized in another state
- Section 69A Merger of association or trust owning capital of company into company
- Section 70 Extension of location; proceedings
- Section 71 Alteration of location; proceedings
- Section 72 Authorization to grant in public way or upon private land
- Section 73 Authorization to grant while bridge closed
- Section 74 Application to department
- Section 75 Termination of location
- Section 76 Cost of temporary tracks constructed due to alteration of grade crossing
- Section 77 Proceedings
- Section 78 Expense of widening; way not presently containing track
- Section 79 Expense of altering or changing grade; way containing track
- Section 80 Method as assessing
- Section 81 Application to have way designated as highway; determination; payment for damages
- Section 82 Power of department of highways
- Section 83 Certificate of compliance
- Section 84 Rate of speed; use of tracks; number and routes of cars
- Section 85 Clearance of snow from tracks; regulations of department of highways
- Section 86 Voluntary discontinuance of use of tracks; removal of track
- Section 87 Temporary discontinuance of use of tracks
- Section 88 Liability of municipality for alteration or discontinuance of public way
- Section 89 Opening way or bridge to make repairs; liability for loss or injury
- Section 90 Liability of municipality; recovery from railway
- Section 91 Guards and railings on bridges
- Section 91A Repealed, 1980, 581, Sec. 1
- Section 92 Stopping at railroad crossings
- Section 93 Warning of approach of street car
- Section 94 Obstruction of tracks
- Section 94A Littering public transportation facilities; penalty
- Section 95 Loitering
- Section 96 Obstruction of ways and bridges by railway; penalty
- Section 97 Children selling newspapers on railway cars; penalty
- Section 98 Safety devices for cars and station platforms
- Section 99 Emergency tools and lifting jack
- Section 100 Heating railway cars
- Section 101 Enclosure of platforms during winter months
- Section 102 Failure to enclose platforms during winter months; penalty
- Section 103 Hours of employment per day; penalty
- Section 104 Reasonable accommodations for passengers
- Section 105 Additional passenger accommodations
- Section 106 Assumption of risk
- Section 107 Special service railway cars and rates; working men’s rates; children’s rates; veterans’ rates; free passes to public officials
- Section 108 Railway fares; students’ rates
- Section 109 Regulation of fares; railroads and street railways
- Section 110 Free checks or transfers from one railway car to another; regulation
- Section 111 Notice of change of service
- Section 112 Notice of change of tariff or rates to municipalities
- Section 113 Misuse of transfer ticket; penalty
- Section 113A Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty
- Section 114 Transportation of milk and cream
- Section 115 Railway service provided at cost; acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128
- Section 116 Cost of service; definitions
- Section 117 Reserve fund
- Section 118 Service at cost; application to determine status of unfunded debt
- Section 119 Use of reserve fund
- Section 120 Schedules of grades of railway fare and transfer privileges; public hearing; approval or modification
- Section 121 Change in grades of railway fare
- Section 122 Improvement fund
- Section 123 Sale of railway property and franchise to state or municipality
- Section 124 Directors appointed by governor; qualifications; powers and privileges
- Section 125 Monthly condition statements; supervision and investigation by department
- Section 126 Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128; commencement of operations
- Section 127 Disposal of property no longer of service
- Section 128 Return on stock investment; state directors of railway company; petition for reversal of orders of department
- Section 129 Avoiding or abolishing grade crossings; eminent domain
- Section 130 Construction of overpasses and underpasses
- Section 131 Structures or alterations within public way or state highway
- Section 132 Change of railway company’s name; authorization
- Section 133 Filing of certificate of name change
- Section 134 Rights and liabilities of railway company under new name
- Section 135 Authorization of sale by receiver of railway property; powers and duties of purchaser
- Section 136 Content of agreement of association of purchasers; execution of agreement
- Section 137 Certificate of incorporation; organization of railway company
- Section 138 Annual return transmitted to department by street railway company directors
- Section 139 Tables and abstracts prepared by department
- Section 140 Street railway lessee’s annual return
- Section 141 Retention of records by state departments and commissions
- Section 142 Equity jurisdiction
- Section 143 Establishment of area
- Section 144 Preliminary agreements
- Section 145 Acceptance of preliminary agreements
- Section 146 Management of transportation area; appointment and compensation of trustees
- Section 147 Powers of trustees; status of employees of acquired private companies
- Section 148 Officers of board of trustees; election; treasurer’s bond; voting; quorum; annual report
- Section 149 Taking of railway by eminent domain
- Section 150 Discharge of liabilities and obligations; basis of contribution by municipalities within area
- Section 151 Finances of transportation areas
- Section 152 Municipal borrowing; limitations
- Section 152A Contract between commonwealth and trustees for reimbursement for deficit from operation of transportation area
- Section 153 Extension of lines by transportation area; purchase of equipment; consent of department
- Section 154 Exclusion of municipality from transportation area
- Section 155 Leases of street railway property; amount of rental; term; renewals; termination
- Section 156 Establishment of fare zones and rates of fare
- Section 157 Care of leased railway property
- Section 158 Taxation
- Section 159 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; application of Secs. 143 to 158
- Section 160 Transportation areas; application of Secs. 143 to 158
- Section 161 Avoiding reduction or discontinuance of railway service; contributions of municipalities
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