Indiana § 8-4-24-3 - Reciprocity; foreign corporations

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§ 8-4-24-3. Reciprocity; foreign corporations

Sec. 3. In case the part situate within this state of any railroad, a part of which is situate in another state, shall become vested in a corporation of such other state, and such corporation shall also acquire a part situate in such other state of the said railroad, the said corporation may exercise and enjoy, within this state, for the purpose of the said railroad and its business, so far as it may be endowed by the laws of the state of its creation with capacity to do so, all the powers, rights, faculties, privileges, immunities, and franchises enumerated in section 2 of this chapter, and its mortgages or trust deeds shall operate as therein specified.

Formerly: Acts 1861, c.78, s.3. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.76.

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

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