No aid as provided in § 23-11-304 shall be furnished, nor shall any purchase, lease, subletting, consolidation, or arrangements be perfected, until:
(1) A meeting of the stockholders of all the companies, parties to the agreement, whereby a railroad in this state may be aided, purchased, leased, sublet, consolidated, or affected by such an arrangement has been called by the directors thereof, at such time and place and in such manner as the directors shall designate, after giving sixty (60) days' notice of the meeting by advertisement in some daily or weekly newspaper printed and published in Little Rock, Arkansas, and such other newspapers elsewhere as the board of directors shall deem expedient;
(2) The holders of two-thirds (2/3) of the issued capital stock of such companies have assented thereto in person or by proxy; and
(3) A certificate thereof signed by the president and secretary of the company or companies has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 11 - Establishment and Organization of Railroads
Subchapter 3 - Sale, Lease, or Consolidation
§ 23-11-301. Authority of railroad to sell or lease road or property
§ 23-11-303. Construction, purchase, or lease of railroad in adjoining state authorized
§ 23-11-304. Formation of connecting lines — Aid to construction of other railroad authorized
§ 23-11-305. Consolidation when lines connect at state boundary line
§ 23-11-306. Consolidation of two or more railroad companies to effect continuous line
§ 23-11-307. Consolidation with foreign corporation
§ 23-11-308. Bonds issued by leasing, purchasing, or consolidating corporation — Security for bonds
§ 23-11-309. Stockholders' consent required for purchase of stock, lease, or consolidation
§ 23-11-310. Articles of consolidation or purchase — Amount of capital stock
§ 23-11-311. Control of parallel or competing line prohibited — Contracts, etc., void — Penalties
§ 23-11-312. Rights and privileges of consolidated and purchasing companies
§ 23-11-313. Debts of purchased or consolidated companies — Claims