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Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 65-6-101. Acquisition or Construction of Railroads — Acquisition and Disposition of Stocks or Bonds - All railroad companies of this state, and any other state...
§ 65-6-102. Issuance of Bonds and Stock - Railroad companies existing under the laws of this state, or...
§ 65-6-103. Subscription for or Purchase of Stocks and Bonds of Other Companies — Contracts for Construction or Lease - It is lawful for any railroad company created by and...
§ 65-6-104. Limitation of Time Removed From Original Franchise - Any railroad corporation or other body heretofore granted the right...
§ 65-6-105. Adoption of Electricity for Motive Power - Any company authorized to operate a railroad by steam is...
§ 65-6-106. Entry Upon Private Lands for Certain Purposes - The company, by its officers and agents, may enter upon...
§ 65-6-107. Preference in Location of Line - No railroad company shall have the right, by surveying or...
§ 65-6-108. Location of First of Two Lines - If, in determining any controversy over routes, it shall appear...
§ 65-6-109. Right-of-Way Authorized - The corporation shall have the right, in pursuance of the...
§ 65-6-110. Monopolizing Right-of-Way Prohibited — Condemnation as in Other Cases - No railroad company, whose railroad may be built in this...
§ 65-6-112. Existing Rights-of-Way Unaffected - Nothing contained in § 65-6-107, § 65-6-108, § 65-6-110, or...
§ 65-6-113. Right-of-Way at State Line - When any railroad of another state shall intersect the line...
§ 65-6-115. Gauge of Road - Any railroad corporation, whose line is located wholly or partly...
§ 65-6-116. Change of Terminus Before Final Location - Any railroad company may, by resolution of its board of...
§ 65-6-117. Power to Relocate Lines - Any railroad company owning or operating a railroad or any...
§ 65-6-118. Acquisition of Real Estate for Relocation of Lines - For the purposes mentioned in § 65-6-117, authority is granted...
§ 65-6-119. Construction and Maintenance of Roadbeds - Any railroad company owning or operating a railroad or any...
§ 65-6-120. Construction of Railroad on County Highways - It is unlawful for any corporation or person to construct...
§ 65-6-121. Compensation for Damages From Construction on County Highway - Section 65-6-120 shall not be construed so as to prevent...
§ 65-6-122. Tracks Not to Obstruct Travel on Highways, Streets, and Alleys - The line or track of the road shall be so...
§ 65-6-123. Condemnation of Property to Provide Water for Trains - Any railroad corporation owning or operating a railroad or any...
§ 65-6-124. Damage to Forest Growth in Construction of Railroads - For all damages caused to forest growth by any person...
§ 65-6-125. Right to Build Branch Roads - Any railway corporation chartered under the general laws of the...
§ 65-6-126. Branch Lines for Industrial Purposes - Any railroad company operating a railroad, or any part of...
§ 65-6-127. Power to Build or Extend Lines and Facilities - Any railroad company owning or operating any railroad or any...
§ 65-6-128. Acquisition of Land by Purchase or Condemnation - For the purposes mentioned in §§ 65-6-119 and 65-6-127, power...
§ 65-6-129. Powers in Addition to Those Existing Under Charters - The powers conferred by §§ 65-6-117 — 65-6-119, 65-6-127 and...
§ 65-6-130. Acquisition of Branches and Extensions - All railroad companies existing under the laws of this state,...
§ 65-6-131. Consolidation of Competing or Parallel Lines Unlawful — Liability for Taxes - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to make it...
§ 65-6-134. Locomotive Engineer's Operator Permit - Every company, association, person or other entity which employs or...
Part 2 - Clearance Requirements
§ 65-6-202. Part Definitions - For the purpose of this part, the following definitions will...
§ 65-6-204. Side Clearance - The minimum side clearance from center line of standard gauge...
§ 65-6-206. Clearance of Articles Stored Near Tracks - No merchandise, material or other articles shall be placed or...
§ 65-6-207. Enforcement - The department of transportation is directed to enforce compliance with...
§ 65-6-208. Penalty for Noncompliance - Any railroad failing or refusing to comply with this part...
Part 3 - Cattle Guards
§ 65-6-301. Cattle Guards on Unfenced Track - Each railroad company whose unfenced track passes through a field...
§ 65-6-302. Enlargement of Unfenced Area - In case a field or enclosure through which unfenced railroad...
§ 65-6-303. Penalty for Noncompliance - Any railroad company neglecting or refusing to comply with this...