A public service company may issue stocks and stock certificates or other evidences of interest or ownership, and bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness payable at periods of twelve months or more after the date thereof, for the following purposes and no others, namely:
(1) For the acquisition of property (including stocks, stock certificates or other evidences of interest or ownership, and bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness of other persons, firms, associations or corporations when the acquisition thereof has been approved and authorized by the Commission);
(2) For the construction, completion, extension or improvement of its facilities;
(3) For the improvement or maintenance of its service;
(4) For the discharge or lawful refunding of its obligations; or
(5) For the reimbursement of moneys actually expended from income, or from any other moneys in the treasury of the public service company not secured by or obtained from the issue of its stocks or stock certificates or other evidences of interest or ownership of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable at periods of twelve months or more after the date thereof, for any of the aforesaid purposes except maintenance of service in cases where the applicant shall have kept its accounts and vouchers for such expenditures in such manner as to enable the Commission to ascertain the amount of moneys so expended and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.
1934, p. 221; Michie Code 1942, § 4073(3).
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 56 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 3 - Issuance of Stocks, Bonds, Etc.
§ 56-56. Issue of securities a special privilege subject to regulation
§ 56-57. Securities to which chapter is applicable
§ 56-58. Purposes for which stock, etc., may issue
§ 56-59. Order required before acting as surety, guarantor, etc.
§ 56-60. Application for order authorizing issuance of securities or assumption of liabilities
§ 56-61. Action of Commission on such application
§ 56-62. Joint action with commission of another state
§ 56-63. Appeal from decision of Commission on issuance of securities
§ 56-65. Exceptions as to issue of stock, etc., in treasury, etc.
§ 56-65.1. Short-term indebtedness
§ 56-66. No authority to capitalize permit, franchise or contract for consolidation
§ 56-67. Issuance of securities or assumption of liability void if order not obtained
§ 56-67.1. Validity of authorized securities
§ 56-68. No licensed salesman required when securities approved under this chapter
§ 56-69. Purposes to which proceeds of security issues may be applied
§ 56-70. Accounting for disposition of proceeds of issue of securities
§ 56-71. Violations of provisions of chapter; penalty
§ 56-72. Acts of officers, etc., bind company
§ 56-73. Penalty as to officers, etc., for violation of provisions of chapter
§ 56-74. State not obligated to pay or guarantee
§ 56-75. Fees in connection with applications for authority to issue securities