All railroads hereafter constructed in this state may adopt such gauge for their respective roads as the stockholders may determine.
Any railroad company, the gauge of whose road is not the standard, may change the gauge to the standard gauge whenever a majority of the capital stock of the company, voted at any regular meeting of the stockholders, may direct.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 9 - Railroads and Other Common Carriers
Article 3 - Railroads and Railroad Corporations
§ 77-9-141. Powers, rights and privileges of railroad corporations
§ 77-9-145. Suing; having a common seal
§ 77-9-147. Building and operating railroad
§ 77-9-149. Collecting charges for transportation of persons and property
§ 77-9-151. Issuing stocks and bonds
§ 77-9-153. Increasing capital stock; issuing preferred stock to satisfy obligations
§ 77-9-157. Authorizing appointment of executive committee
§ 77-9-159. Opening books of subscription; calling stockholders' meetings
§ 77-9-161. Mortgaging; securing mortgage bonds
§ 77-9-165. Leasing railroad and its properties
§ 77-9-167. Doing an express or telegraph business
§ 77-9-169. Having right of way generally
§ 77-9-171. Having right of way over state lands
§ 77-9-173. Entering upon land adjacent to its right of way
§ 77-9-175. Acquiring lands for depots and other purposes
§ 77-9-177. Crossing, intersecting, joining or uniting with other railroads
§ 77-9-179. Crossing water courses
§ 77-9-181. Insuring persons and property
§ 77-9-183. General grant of powers
§ 77-9-185. How powers are to be exercised
§ 77-9-187. Terminal points and direction of line may be changed
§ 77-9-189. Adoption and change of gauge