Indiana § 8-4-20-1 - Transportation of freight and passengers

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§ 8-4-20-1. Transportation of freight and passengers

Sec. 1. All railroad companies now organized or that may be hereafter organized under the laws of this state, having connecting roads, may enter into contracts by their respective boards of directors by which the locomotives and trains of one (1) railroad company, for the transportation of freight and passengers, may be run and operated over and upon the track and road of another railroad company, upon such terms as the said companies may agree upon.

Formerly: Acts 1873, c.77, s.1.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 8-4-20-1 ("Transportation of freight and passengers") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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