Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 7201 – Land taken from railroad; notice and hearing
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 7201
- 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.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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
- Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
No town way, city street, public easement or highway taking land of any railroad corporation shall be located, unless a notice of the time and place of the hearing on the location has been served on the president, any vice-president, any director, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer, the general manager or the clerk of the corporation at least 7 days before the time for the hearing. In case a corporation has no officer within the State, service shall be made on its duly authorized agent or attorney within the State. Service in like manner shall be made on any corporation which operates a railroad of another corporation under lease or other agreement. [PL 1989, c. 398, §8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 398, §8 (NEW).