§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Application to Boynton bicycle railway
§ 3 Incorporators
§ 4 Powers
§ 5 Content of agreement of association; execution of agreement
§ 6 Publication of agreement
§ 7 Certificate of public convenience and necessity
§ 8 Fixing of route; application to municipality
§ 9 Fixing of route
§ 10 Location upon public way or place
§ 11 Content of certificate of incorporation
§ 12 Commencement of construction
§ 13 Extensions; date of completion and opening for use
§ 14 Common carriers of baggage and freight
§ 15 Statutes applicable to electric railroads
§ 16 Statutes not applicable to electric railroad
§ 17 Elevated structures, recovery of damages for additional servitude
§ 18 Standing or walking on track; penalty
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 162 - Electric Railroads

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
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