§ 39-9-1 Reasonable facilities and accommodations required
§ 39-9-2 Abandonment of stations – Seasonal stations
§ 39-9-3 Railroads as common carriers – Articles transported by connecting lines
§ 39-9-4 Charges for transfer of shipments to connecting line
§ 39-9-5 Services and facilities provided to other railroads
§ 39-9-6 Determination of terms for services and facilities to other railroads
§ 39-9-7 Award of commissioners to determine terms of services and facilities
§ 39-9-8 Tariffs for transportation of milk
§ 39-9-9 Fixing of rates for milk
§ 39-9-10 Forfeiture for failure to observe established rates for milk
§ 39-9-11 Baggage of passengers
§ 39-9-12 Certificates for excess fare paid on train
§ 39-9-13 Accounts of revenues
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 39-9 - Railroad Rates and Service

  • Commission: means the public utilities commission. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
  • Company: means and includes a person, firm, partnership, corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, association, joint-stock association or company, and his, her, its, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Division: means the division of public utilities and carriers. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Railroad: means and includes every railroad other than a street railway, by whatsoever power, operated for public use in the conveyance in this state of persons or property for compensation, with all bridges, ferries, tunnels, switches, spurs, tracks, stations, wharves, and terminal facilities of every kind, used, operated, controlled, leased, or owned by or in connection with any railroad. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.