Kentucky Statutes 277.090 – Railroad company may operate ferry
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(1) Any railroad company may, without securing the grant of any ferry franchise or privilege from the county judge/executive, transport, or employ other persons to transport for it, any passengers, baggage or freight carried, or to be carried, on its railroad line, across any stream within or bordering upon this state.
(2) Any railroad company operating a ferry for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) of this section may transport thereon any other persons, freight or baggage offered for transportation upon obtaining the grant of a ferry franchise or privilege in the manner prescribed by law, except that no railroad company, employee, agent or trustee of a railroad company, shall be granted a franchise or privilege to establish, operate or maintain a new ferry within one mile and a half in a straight line of any ferry already established and in operation.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 455, effective June 17, 1978. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 769a-1.
(2) Any railroad company operating a ferry for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) of this section may transport thereon any other persons, freight or baggage offered for transportation upon obtaining the grant of a ferry franchise or privilege in the manner prescribed by law, except that no railroad company, employee, agent or trustee of a railroad company, shall be granted a franchise or privilege to establish, operate or maintain a new ferry within one mile and a half in a straight line of any ferry already established and in operation.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 277.090
- Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 455, effective June 17, 1978. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 769a-1.