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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161

Street Railways

1Definitions 2Application 3Persons forming company 4Contents of agreement of association; duties of associates 5Clerk and treasurer of association; term; vacancies 6Publication of agreement of association 7Location 8Certification of facts relating to formation; presentation to department 9Certificate of incorporation 10First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice 11Adoption of by-laws; election of directors 12Management of business 13Election of officers; term; qualifications; treasurer's bond; appointment of other officers 14Stockholders' meetings 15Special meetings 16Voting by corporation of own shares 17Voting by shareholders; proxies 18Directors' meetings 19Stock certificates 20Issuance of certificate 20AChange of par value of capital stock 21Assessments; default of shareholder 22Collection of assessments 23Subscription for stock; payment for stock; conditions to building railway 24Liability prior to payment for capital stock 25Purposes authorizing increase in capital stock or bond issue; action of department 26Supplying working capital; stock increase or bond issue 27Reduction of capital stock; approval of department; liability of directors 28Issue of stock and bonds; authorization; certificate of department; filing 29Limit of issue of bonds, coupon notes and other evidences of indebtedness 30Enforcement of provisions relating to issue of stocks and bonds 31Penalty for improper issue of stocks and bonds 32Preferred stock 33Exchange of common for preferred; limitations 34Designation of each class of preferred; record of proceeding creating class; content of certificate 35Preferred stock; voting powers; issue, etc.36Prohibition 37Effect of issue; liability of directors 38Time to begin operation; extension 39Extension of railway into other cities and towns 40Connecting locations 41Real and personal estate; stock or bonds of other street railways 42Recreation and pleasure resorts; sale of alcoholic beverages 43Motive power 44Use of motor vehicles not running on rails 45Manufacture, use and transmission of electricity 46Use of tracks by another railway 47Interchange of traffic and cars between companies 48Use of railroad tracks 49Street sprinkling cars upon railway tracks 50Municipal street maintenance cars upon railway tracks 51Coal and other supplies 52Carriers of mail 53Common carriers of newspapers, baggage, express matter and freight 54Operation outside limits of public way or bridge 55Authorization to operate on private land 56Certification permitting operation on private land; regulation of operation and construction 57Laws applicable to railways located on private land 58Eminent domain 59Eminent domain; application of other sections 60Eminent domain; crossing of public way 61Eminent domain; construction of Secs. 58 to 60 62Limitations 63Sale or consolidation with intersecting or continuing line 64Financing sale or consolidation 65Powers and duties of combined companies 66Use of facilities of one railway by another 67Powers of railway contracting for operation of railway or taking lease of railway 68Sale of portion of railway; payment of dividends from money received 69Purchase of connecting or intersecting line of company organized in another state 69AMerger of association or trust owning capital of company into company 70Extension of location; proceedings 71Alteration of location; proceedings 72Authorization to grant in public way or upon private land 73Authorization to grant while bridge closed 74Application to department 75Termination of location 76Cost of temporary tracks constructed due to alteration of grade crossing 77Proceedings 78Expense of widening; way not presently containing track 79Expense of altering or changing grade; way containing track 80Method as assessing 81Application to have way designated as highway; determination; payment for damages 82Power of department of highways 83Certificate of compliance 84Rate of speed; use of tracks; number and routes of cars 85Clearance of snow from tracks; regulations of department of highways 86Voluntary discontinuance of use of tracks; removal of track 87Temporary discontinuance of use of tracks 88Liability of municipality for alteration or discontinuance of public way 89Opening way or bridge to make repairs; liability for loss or injury 90Liability of municipality; recovery from railway 91Guards and railings on bridges 92Stopping at railroad crossings 93Warning of approach of street car 94Obstruction of tracks 94ALittering public transportation facilities; penalty 95Loitering 96Obstruction of ways and bridges by railway; penalty 97Children selling newspapers on railway cars; penalty 98Safety devices for cars and station platforms 99Emergency tools and lifting jack 100Heating railway cars 101Enclosure of platforms during winter months 102Failure to enclose platforms during winter months; penalty 103Hours of employment per day; penalty 104Reasonable accommodations for passengers 105Additional passenger accommodations 106Assumption of risk 107Special service railway cars and rates; working men's rates; children's rates; veterans' rates; free passes to public officials 108Railway fares; students' rates 109Regulation of fares; railroads and street railways 110Free checks or transfers from one railway car to another; regulation 111Notice of change of service 112Notice of change of tariff or rates to municipalities 113Misuse of transfer ticket; penalty 113AFraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty 114Transportation of milk and cream 115Railway service provided at cost; acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128 116Cost of service; definitions 117Reserve fund 118Service at cost; application to determine status of unfunded debt 119Use of reserve fund 120Schedules of grades of railway fare and transfer privileges; public hearing; approval or modification 121Change in grades of railway fare 122Improvement fund 123Sale of railway property and franchise to state or municipality 124Directors appointed by governor; qualifications; powers and privileges 125Monthly condition statements; supervision and investigation by department 126Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128; commencement of operations 127Disposal of property no longer of service 128Return on stock investment; state directors of railway company; petition for reversal of orders of department 129Avoiding or abolishing grade crossings; eminent domain 130Construction of overpasses and underpasses 131Structures or alterations within public way or state highway 132Change of railway company's name; authorization 133Filing of certificate of name change 134Rights and liabilities of railway company under new name 135Authorization of sale by receiver of railway property; powers and duties of purchaser 136Content of agreement of association of purchasers; execution of agreement 137Certificate of incorporation; organization of railway company 138Annual return transmitted to department by street railway company directors 139Tables and abstracts prepared by department 140Street railway lessee's annual return 141Retention of records by state departments and commissions 142Equity jurisdiction 143Establishment of area 144Preliminary agreements 145Acceptance of preliminary agreements 146Management of transportation area; appointment and compensation of trustees 147Powers of trustees; status of employees of acquired private companies 148Officers of board of trustees; election; treasurer's bond; voting; quorum; annual report 149Taking of railway by eminent domain 150Discharge of liabilities and obligations; basis of contribution by municipalities within area 151Finances of transportation areas 152Municipal borrowing; limitations 152AContract between commonwealth and trustees for reimbursement for deficit from operation of transportation area 153Extension of lines by transportation area; purchase of equipment; consent of department 154Exclusion of municipality from transportation area 155Leases of street railway property; amount of rental; term; renewals; termination 156Establishment of fare zones and rates of fare 157Care of leased railway property 158Taxation 159Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; application of Secs. 143 to 158 160Transportation areas; application of Secs. 143 to 158 161Avoiding reduction or discontinuance of railway service; contributions of municipalities