§ 388.010 Railroad corporation defined
§ 388.020 Chapter to govern
§ 388.030 Who may form corporation — articles of association — where filed
§ 388.040 Articles of association, when filed — incorporation fee
§ 388.050 Copy of articles of association, evidence, when
§ 388.060 Corporate powers to cease, when
§ 388.070 Election of directors — terms of office
§ 388.100 Directors to appoint officers
§ 388.110 Ineligibility for office
§ 388.120 Penalty for violation of section 388.110
§ 388.130 Furnishing of supplies prohibited, when
§ 388.140 Transportation certificates may be issued — effect of
§ 388.150 Subscription for certificates, how taken — certificates to issue, when
§ 388.160 Certificates issued jointly or severally
§ 388.170 Certificates shall draw interest and be assignable
§ 388.180 Correct record of certificates issued to be kept — shall show what
§ 388.190 Interest account with stockholders to be kept
§ 388.200 Persons holding stock in fiduciary capacity not liable as stockholders
§ 388.210 General and additional powers
§ 388.220 Amendment of articles of incorporation — method
§ 388.230 Capital stock may be reduced, when and how
§ 388.240 Reorganization manager may adopt amendments to charters — certificates of ..
§ 388.250 Trustees or receivers — rights and powers
§ 388.260 Railroad company may own and operate equipment for aerial transportation
§ 388.270 May own and operate motor vehicles
§ 388.280 Companies may contract with each other
§ 388.290 Companies may consolidate, when
§ 388.300 Aiding other railroads to form connection — terms
§ 388.310 Liability of companies for debts after sale — consolidation — lease — ..
§ 388.320 Power to construct roads, connect with, intersect or cross other lines — ..
§ 388.330 Shall file profile maps, when
§ 388.340 Extension of lines — other roads, how acquired — assent of majority of ..
§ 388.350 Extensions and branches authorized — procedure — fees
§ 388.360 Maps of extensions and branch routes to be filed, where — notice to landowners
§ 388.370 Right-of-way — how secured
§ 388.380 Right-of-way through state, county or city lands
§ 388.390 Title to lands of persons not sui juris, how acquired
§ 388.400 Title to school lands, how acquired
§ 388.410 Lands for depot purposes, how condemned
§ 388.420 May take material for construction, when and how
§ 388.430 Roadbed may be changed — gauge
§ 388.440 Right of trustees to change roadbed or roadline and to acquire right-of-way
§ 388.450 Bridges over navigable streams in state — how constructed by railroads
§ 388.460 Union stations — construction corporations — who may construct
§ 388.470 Powers of such corporation or railroad company
§ 388.480 Formation of corporation to build line from county seat to railroad or river
§ 388.490 Powers and duties of such corporation
§ 388.500 Interurban railroads — powers of company
§ 388.510 Foreign and nonresident railroad companies, license required — penalty
§ 388.600 Railroad police authorized
§ 388.605 Application, contents, how made, fee
§ 388.610 Director of department of public safety to appoint — commissions, oath, ..
§ 388.615 Identification filed with director of department of public safety
§ 388.620 Identification to be carried
§ 388.625 Railroad police, powers of
§ 388.630 Arrested persons, how treated
§ 388.635 Railroad police, how compensated
§ 388.640 License as peace officer required
§ 388.645 Termination of appointment, procedure
§ 388.655 Powers, where exercised
§ 388.660 Investigations, how limited
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations

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  • 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.
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  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
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  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
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