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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 7086

  • Railroad: includes every commercial, interurban and other railway and each and every branch and extension thereof by whatsoever power operated, together with all tracks, bridges, trestles, rights-of-way, subways, tunnels, stations, depots, union depots, ferries, yards, grounds, terminals, terminal facilities, structures and equipment and all other real estate, fixtures and personal property of every kind used in connection therewith, owned, controlled, operated or managed for public use in the transportation of persons or property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 5001
  • Railroad company: includes every corporation or person, their lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court owning, controlling, operating or managing any railroad for compensation within this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 5001
  • Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Whenever any city or town in the State, in its corporate capacity, holds 1/5 or more of the shares in the capital stock of any railroad incorporated by the Legislature, any citizen of the city or town, being a freeholder and resident, is eligible as a director of the railroad company. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW).