§ 220 Application for railroad; commissioners
§ 221 Oath and bond of commissioners
§ 222 First meeting of commissioners
§ 223 Determination of necessity of railroad and route
§ 224 Adoption of plans, and terms upon which road shall be built
§ 225 Appraisal of damages and deposit of money as security
§ 226 Shall prepare certificate of incorporation; proviso as to forfeiture
§ 227 Organization
§ 228 Commissioners to deliver certificate; affidavit of directors
§ 229 Powers
§ 231 Where route coincides with another route
§ 232 Commissioners to transfer plans
§ 233 Commissioners to file report; confirmation thereof
§ 234 Pay of commissioners
§ 235 Quorum; term of office; removal; vacancies in board of commissioners
§ 236 Abandonment or change of route; new commissioners; their powers and proceedings
§ 237 Abandonment of portion of route by elevated railroad
§ 238 Increased deposit, when and how required
§ 239 Trains to come to full stop
§ 240 Gates or vestibule doors
§ 241 Penalty for violation of two preceding sections
§ 242 Sections to be printed and posted
§ 243 Extension of time
§ 244 Lighting cars on elevated railroads in cities of over twelve hundred thousand inhabitants
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Terms Used In New York Laws > Railroad > Article 6 - Rapid Transit Act of 1875

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.