Rhode Island General Laws 39-9-1. Reasonable facilities and accommodations required
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Every railroad corporation doing business or owning any railroad, wholly or in part within the limits of this state, shall furnish reasonable and proper facilities and accommodations on the line of its road, within its limits, for the transportation of passengers and merchandise.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 187, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 215, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 251, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 124, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 39-9-1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-9-1
- 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.
- Railroad: means and includes every railroad other than a street railway, by whatsoever power, operated for public use in the conveyance in this state of persons or property for compensation, with all bridges, ferries, tunnels, switches, spurs, tracks, stations, wharves, and terminal facilities of every kind, used, operated, controlled, leased, or owned by or in connection with any railroad. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2