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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-523

  • railroad: means any railroad company as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 66-532
  • road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

Any railroad company in the states of Missouri and Kansas, running to the Missouri river, dividing the state of Missouri from the state of Kansas, shall have the right to construct bridges and maintain ferries across the Missouri river. Said companies shall construct the necessary draws to said bridges, so as not to interfere with the navigation of the river; but such bridges and ferries shall not be used for any other purpose than for the crossing of freight and passengers transported on said road.