Connecticut § 2-20 - Certain charters granted only on petition.
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§ 2-20. Certain charters granted only on petition.
Sec. 2-20. Certain charters granted only on petition. No act of incorporation or alteration thereof shall be granted by the General Assembly, except upon a petition therefor, when the law requires that notice of such petition shall be given by advertisement. Each charter of any railroad company shall confine the road within the limits indicated by such notice, specify the towns through which it may pass, and otherwise designate the route on which the respective roads may be authorized to be made.
(1949 Rev., S. 12; P.A. 85-246, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 85-246 deleted reference to street railway company charters.
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Section 2-20 ("Certain charters granted only on petition.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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