Massachusetts Code — 160
Browse 270 sections in division 160 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. Definitions
- § 2. Boston; tribunal acting in place of county commissioners
- § 3. Application
- § 4. Corporation chartered concurrently with another state
- § 5. Corporation or trustees operating railroad of another
- § 6. Purchase of railroad by commonwealth
- § 7. Taking by eminent domain
- § 8. Map and engineer's report to accompany petition for charter
- § 9. Depositary for plans and profiles
- § 10. Notice of route
- § 11. Limits specified in charter
- § 12. Fixing of route
- § 13. Formation
- § 14. Contents of agreement of association
- § 15. Associates' authority
- § 16. Publication of agreement of association
- § 17. Application for certificate of public convenience and necessity
- § 18. Map; engineer's report
- § 19. Submission of map and report to local officials
- § 20. Fixing of route by local officials; certificate fee
- § 21. Fixing of route by department upon failure to agree
- § 22. Spurs, branches and connecting and terminal tracks
- § 23. Certificate of facts of subscription
- § 24. Certificate of compliance; filing; certificate of incorporation
- § 25. Change in amount of capital stock; change of gauge
- § 26. Limit upon time to acquire certificate of incorporation
- § 27. Limit upon time to construct railroad
- § 28. Narrow gauge railroads; paid-up capital stock
- § 29. First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice
- § 30. Adoption of by-laws; election of directors
- § 31. Managing officers
- § 32. Selection of officers; treasurer's bond; clerk's qualifications and duties; terms of office; vacancies
- § 33. Stockholders' meeting
- § 34. Special meetings
- § 35. Voting by corporation upon its own stock
- § 36. Voting rights of stockholders
- § 37. Meetings of directors
- § 38. Certificate
- § 39. Assessment; failure to pay assessment
- § 40. Collection of assessment
- § 41. Increase of capital stock; purposes
- § 42. Corporation consolidated with one in another state; unauthorized capital stock increase
- § 43. Issue of preferred stock
- § 44. Designation of preferred stock; filing of record of proceedings; contents of certificate
- § 45. Voting power of preferred stock; amount of stock
- § 46. Offer of preferred stock to common shareholders
- § 47. Issue of shares, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
- § 48. Approval by department of issue
- § 49. Exchange for registered bonds
- § 50. Validity
- § 51. Default on mortgage; contract to allow those in possession to operate
- § 52. Trustees in possession of railroad; annual meeting
- § 53. Trustees in possession of railroad; election and confirmation of trustees
- § 54. Trustees in possession of railroad; jurisdiction of supreme judicial court
- § 55. Purchaser under foreclosure
- § 56. Necessity of payment of par for shares; limit upon capital stock
- § 57. Liability for issuing void stock
- § 58. Use of each other's railroad
- § 59. Service provided to other railroad; compensation
- § 60. Rates for services for connecting company
- § 61. Foreign railroads' privilege as connecting road
- § 62. Lease by one connecting railroad to the other
- § 63. Term of lease
- § 64. Taking securities of other corporations
- § 65. Telegraph company stock
- § 65A. Holding stock in railroad car and equipment companies
- § 65B. Real estate, warehouse, industrial facility, and industrial development companies stock
- § 66. Guaranty of steamship company bonds
- § 67. Associate in formation of grain elevator corporation
- § 68. Acquisition, retention, sale or guarantee of other's bonds or notes
- § 69. Powers of railroad corporations; aid in construction of branch or connecting railroads
- § 70. Terminal, express and subsidiary companies; interest of railroads in stock and securities
- § 70A. Steamship companies, ferries, ferry boats, docks, motor vehicles and aircraft
- § 71. Prohibition after 1907
- § 72. Application for consolidation; notice; hearing; determination
- § 73. Rates and facilities of consolidated railroads
- § 74. Violations; penalties
- § 75. Determination of method of crossing highways
- § 76. Estimate of cost; subscription for capital stock; certificate of compliance
- § 77. Consent to locate within three miles of state house
- § 78. Authorized purchases
- § 79. Filing of descriptions with department
- § 80. Proceedings to fix location of land
- § 81. Change of location
- § 82. Taking of land
- § 83. Taking of land for purposes other than a railroad
- § 84. Lands or rights of other railroads
- § 85. Purposes for change
- § 86. Change of direction
- § 87. Limitation upon tax exemption
- § 88. Prescriptive rights of adjoining landholders
- § 89. Description of locations of railroads; rules and regulations
- § 90. Fencing of railroad property
- § 91. Eminent domain; order securing landowners
- § 92. Enforcement of order securing landowners
- § 93. Fences and gates along length of railroad
- § 93A. Fences along railroad tracks in cities and towns
- § 94. Recovery by railroad from person required to fence
- § 95. Grade separation of railroad tracks by agreement
- § 96. Consent for one railroad to cross another or to cross navigable water
- § 97. Highway crossings; obstructions; grade separations
- § 98. Over-passes and under-passes; height
- § 99. Material used to surface bridges and approaches
- § 100. Alteration of grade of highway; decree of county commissioners; security
- § 101. Alteration of course of highway; decree of county commissioners; security; eminent domain
- § 102. Level grade crossing of highway
- § 103. Level grade crossing; rails protected to enable easy passage
- § 104. Proceedings to lay out public way across railroad
- § 104A. Building, equipment or machinery moving; duty of railroad; reimbursement of costs
- § 105. Alteration of course of canal
- § 106. Remedy of obstruction or for failure to repair
- § 107. Construction and repair of bridges, approaches and abutments
- § 108. Jurisdiction of county commissioners
- § 109. Separation of private land; order of commissioners relative to crossing
- § 110. Denial of access to private land; order for crossing by department
- § 111. Decisions of commissioners; appeal
- § 112. Proceedings perfecting appeal
- § 113. Appeal; hearing; department's powers
- § 114. Rights of way across tracks by prescription
- § 115. Construction; additional capital stock; certificate of necessity and convenience; fee
- § 116. Switch connections with private interests
- § 117. Order for switch connection by department
- § 118. Certification by department
- § 119. Filing of map and profile, tables of grade and curvature and statement of characteristics
- § 120. Draw tender
- § 121. Position of bridge when not in use
- § 122. Passage of vessels
- § 123. Signals indicating position of bridge
- § 124. Gates
- § 125. Precautions taken by engineer
- § 126. Violations; penalty
- § 127. Penalties
- § 127A. Drawbridges; department; exemption of railroad from compliance with law
- § 128. Abandonment of passenger station
- § 128A. Discontinuance of passenger service; hearing; notice; decision of department
- § 129. Relocation of passenger stations and freight depots
- § 130. Signs indicating way stations
- § 131. Compensation for use of station, railroad or grounds of one company by another
- § 131A. Application of business corporation to acquire, own and operate terminal facilities; notice; hearing; approval
- § 132. Safety switches
- § 133. Protection of employees; blocking of frogs, switches and guard rails
- § 133A. Switch stands, lighting
- § 134. Bridge guards
- § 134A. Distance between sets of tracks, structures or obstructions; exemptions
- § 135. Stopping of trains at grade crossings
- § 136. Grade crossings; rules and regulations
- § 137. Grade crossings; interlocking signals
- § 138. Warning to public
- § 138A. Warning devices at crossings
- § 139. Regulation by department of use of warning devices
- § 140. Signs protecting public ways
- § 141. Signs protecting a traveled place
- § 142. Signs erected by municipalities
- § 143. Signs erected by municipality; duty to supply
- § 144. Release of railroad or municipality from duty to provide signs
- § 145. Violations; penalties
- § 146. Damaging warning signs; penalty
- § 147. Gates or flashing lights at crossing of railroad and public way
- § 147A. Reflectorizing of signs, etc., at crossings
- § 148. Failure to erect signs or install gates or lights; penalty
- § 149. Signals at crossing of railroad above highway level
- § 150. Obstruction of view by standing wood; petition for removal; payment for damages
- § 151. Obstruction of public way by railroad; penalty
- § 152. Reasonable use of crossing; regulation by department
- § 153. Type of power used to operate
- § 154. Brakes and brakemen
- § 155. Control of brakes by engineer; inspection
- § 156. Safety couplers on freight cars
- § 157. Use of car not equipped with automatic couplers
- § 158. Grab irons
- § 159. Standard height of draw bars for freight cars
- § 160. Violations; penalty
- § 161. Trains composed of four-wheel cars; application
- § 162. Extension of time for equipment
- § 163. Tools and devices carried on trains
- § 163A. Track motor cars; windshield with cleaning device and canopy
- § 163B. Passenger cars; safety windows and doors
- § 165. Passenger, mail or baggage car; heating devices
- § 166. Passenger cars; illuminating oil or fluid
- § 167. Platform gates
- § 168. Testing of locomotive boilers, rolling stock or other equipment
- § 169. Vacuum brakes; mufflers
- § 170. Safety valves; mufflers
- § 171. Failure to equip with mufflers; penalty
- § 172. Reasonable passenger accommodations
- § 172A. Drinking water and sanitary toilet facilities on locomotives or cabooses
- § 173. Women or children in smoking cars
- § 174. Drinking water in railroad cars
- § 175. Failure to provide drinking water; penalty
- § 176. Other necessary appliances
- § 176A. Track motor cars; lights
- § 177. Caps and badges
- § 178. Eye examinations
- § 179. Engineer; experience
- § 180. Conductor; experience
- § 181. Violations of experience requirements for engineers and conductors
- § 182. Experience of engineer and conductor; exceptions
- § 183. Penalty for violation of experience requirements for engineers and conductors
- § 184. Rest days
- § 185. Change in number of train crew; regulation by department
- § 186. Determination by railroad; revision
- § 187. Reduction of rates
- § 188. Extra charges for ticket purchased at place other than ticket office
- § 189. Mileage tickets; detaching coupons
- § 190. Commutation tickets
- § 191. Season tickets; extension of term
- § 192. Season tickets; reimbursement for additional fares
- § 193. Sale of season tickets to express messengers; release of liability for personal injury
- § 194. Baggage checks
- § 195. Baggage stored over week end
- § 196. Transportation of bicycles
- § 197. Cheap morning and evening trains
- § 198. Workingmen's trains
- § 198A. Unauthorized sale at less than full fare
- § 198B. Unauthorized sale at other than scheduled rate
- § 199. Free passes or reduced rates for public officials
- § 200. Free passes to former employees injured in service of railroad
- § 201. Required upon request
- § 202. Determination of compensation
- § 203. Reopening of proceedings determining compensation
- § 204. Receipts
- § 205. Equal facilities; passengers and property
- § 206. Application of Sec. 205
- § 207. Prompt forwarding
- § 208. Charges for transportation of freight
- § 209. Violations; penalties
- § 210. Freight differential to port of Boston
- § 211. Discrimination in rates
- § 212. Complete service; equal tariffs
- § 213. Tariff
- § 214. Violations; penalty
- § 215. Approval of shareholders; authorization by department
- § 216. Certificate of authorization; filing; notice
- § 217. Rights and liabilities under new name
- § 218. Standing, walking or riding vehicle on railroad property
- § 219. Loitering in station
- § 220. Riding upon train other than as fare-paying passenger or employee
- § 221. Fees for enforcement of Sec. 220
- § 222. Riding or driving animals on railroad
- § 223. Liability for allowing animal on railroad
- § 224. Liability for allowing animal on railroad
- § 225. Malicious injury to railroad; treble damages
- § 226. Obstruction of passing of train
- § 227. Wilfully stopping train
- § 228. Tampering with tools or appliances
- § 229. Defects in highway; liability of city or town; recovery from railroad
- § 231. Gross negligence of person in control of train; penalty
- § 232. Neglect of railroad to give signals at crossing; damages; contributory, gross or wilful negligence
- § 233. Non-liability of railroad for acts of expressmen
- § 234. Liability; insurance of railroad and owner
- § 235. Spark arresters
- § 235A. Clearing of inflammable material along right of way
- § 236. Clearing of adjoining land; notice of intent to enter
- § 237. Warning of fire given by train crew
- § 238. Extinguishing fire
- § 239. Instruction of employees
- § 240. Entry upon public park or reservation
- § 241. Expense of extinguishing fire; liability of railroad
- § 241A. Derailments; removal of wreckage and debris
- § 242. Content; inspection; violations
- § 243. Quarterly statement
- § 244. Lessee to make lessor's returns
- § 245. Construction; limitations
- § 246. Supervisory powers of department
- § 247. Formation; powers
- § 248. Agreement of association
- § 249. Certificate of compliance
- § 250. Change in amount of capital stock
- § 251. Application
- § 252. Enforcement