Upon failure of the company desiring to make any crossing pursuant to § 56-23 to receive notice of suspension of the work on such crossing by the Commission within sixty days after submission of the plans, specifications and descriptions as required by § 56-27, or upon the approval or modification of plans, specifications and descriptions by the Commission, or, if an appeal be taken as aforesaid, upon the approval or modification by the Supreme Court of the plans, specifications and descriptions prescribed by the Commission and the payment of the proper compensation to the state or county for damages to the state or county property, or to the owner or occupant of lands, such damage to be ascertained according to the laws regulating the exercise of eminent domain, work may be commenced immediately.
Code 1919, § 3885; 1920, p. 413.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 56 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 56-1.1. Designation as public service corporation
§ 56-1.3. Regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service
§ 56-2. Public service corporations, etc., governed by provisions of this title
§ 56-3. Expenses prior to organization
§ 56-5. Triple damages for injury to property of public service corporation
§ 56-6. Remedies of persons aggrieved by public service corporation's violation of law
§ 56-7. Common law, etc., remedies not altered or abridged
§ 56-8.1. Free services to members of General Assembly and others prohibited
§ 56-8.2. Appeals in rate cases
§ 56-10. Effect of such sale; date for meeting of stockholders
§ 56-11. Debts and claims against corporation so sold
§ 56-13. Effect of dissolution of public service corporation
§ 56-14. Streets, etc., of city or town not to be occupied without its consent; compensation
§ 56-16. Wagonways to be constructed across roads, railroads, canals, and other works; enforcement
§ 56-16.1. Telephone, telegraph or electric power lines crossing railroads
§ 56-16.2. Public utility lines crossing railroads
§ 56-17. Right of one public service corporation to cross the works of another; cost
§ 56-18. Submission of plans for such crossing
§ 56-19. Contest by company whose works are crossed
§ 56-20. Payment for damage occasioned by crossing works of public service corporations
§ 56-22. Change of course of railroad, etc., to avoid crossings
§ 56-23. Crossing of highway by public service corporation
§ 56-24. Effect of crossing on highway
§ 56-25. Manner of construction of crossing
§ 56-27. Applications required for crossings
§ 56-28. Contest by county or Commissioner of Highways
§ 56-29. Change of course of highway to avoid crossings
§ 56-30. Payment of damages occasioned by crossing highway
§ 56-31. When work of crossing highway to proceed
§ 56-33. Duty of corporation whose wires cross other works
§ 56-34. General Assembly may require connections between public service corporations
§ 56-35. Regulation of public service companies
§ 56-37. Regulation of services performed under municipal or county franchise
§ 56-38. Adjustment of claims and controversies
§ 56-40. Reduction of rates and charges
§ 56-43. Examination of public service company; notice; fines and penalties