Chapter 161 - STREET RAILWAYS

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