Massachusetts Code — 161
Browse 166 sections in division 161 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 1. Definitions
- § 2. Application
- § 3. Persons forming company
- § 4. Contents of agreement of association; duties of associates
- § 5. Clerk and treasurer of association; term; vacancies
- § 6. Publication of agreement of association
- § 7. Location
- § 8. Certification of facts relating to formation; presentation to department
- § 9. Certificate of incorporation
- § 10. First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice
- § 11. Adoption of by-laws; election of directors
- § 12. Management of business
- § 13. Election of officers; term; qualifications; treasurer's bond; appointment of other officers
- § 14. Stockholders' meetings
- § 15. Special meetings
- § 16. Voting by corporation of own shares
- § 17. Voting by shareholders; proxies
- § 18. Directors' meetings
- § 19. Stock certificates
- § 20. Issuance of certificate
- § 20A. Change of par value of capital stock
- § 21. Assessments; default of shareholder
- § 22. Collection of assessments
- § 23. Subscription for stock; payment for stock; conditions to building railway
- § 24. Liability prior to payment for capital stock
- § 25. Purposes authorizing increase in capital stock or bond issue; action of department
- § 26. Supplying working capital; stock increase or bond issue
- § 27. Reduction of capital stock; approval of department; liability of directors
- § 28. Issue of stock and bonds; authorization; certificate of department; filing
- § 29. Limit of issue of bonds, coupon notes and other evidences of indebtedness
- § 30. Enforcement of provisions relating to issue of stocks and bonds
- § 31. Penalty for improper issue of stocks and bonds
- § 32. Preferred stock
- § 33. Exchange of common for preferred; limitations
- § 34. Designation of each class of preferred; record of proceeding creating class; content of certificate
- § 35. Preferred stock; voting powers; issue, etc.
- § 36. Prohibition
- § 37. Effect of issue; liability of directors
- § 38. Time to begin operation; extension
- § 39. Extension of railway into other cities and towns
- § 40. Connecting locations
- § 41. Real and personal estate; stock or bonds of other street railways
- § 42. Recreation and pleasure resorts; sale of alcoholic beverages
- § 43. Motive power
- § 44. Use of motor vehicles not running on rails
- § 45. Manufacture, use and transmission of electricity
- § 46. Use of tracks by another railway
- § 47. Interchange of traffic and cars between companies
- § 48. Use of railroad tracks
- § 49. Street sprinkling cars upon railway tracks
- § 50. Municipal street maintenance cars upon railway tracks
- § 51. Coal and other supplies
- § 52. Carriers of mail
- § 53. Common carriers of newspapers, baggage, express matter and freight
- § 54. Operation outside limits of public way or bridge
- § 55. Authorization to operate on private land
- § 56. Certification permitting operation on private land; regulation of operation and construction
- § 57. Laws applicable to railways located on private land
- § 58. Eminent domain
- § 59. Eminent domain; application of other sections
- § 60. Eminent domain; crossing of public way
- § 61. Eminent domain; construction of Secs. 58 to 60
- § 62. Limitations
- § 63. Sale or consolidation with intersecting or continuing line
- § 64. Financing sale or consolidation
- § 65. Powers and duties of combined companies
- § 66. Use of facilities of one railway by another
- § 67. Powers of railway contracting for operation of railway or taking lease of railway
- § 68. Sale of portion of railway; payment of dividends from money received
- § 69. Purchase of connecting or intersecting line of company organized in another state
- § 69A. Merger of association or trust owning capital of company into company
- § 70. Extension of location; proceedings
- § 71. Alteration of location; proceedings
- § 72. Authorization to grant in public way or upon private land
- § 73. Authorization to grant while bridge closed
- § 74. Application to department
- § 75. Termination of location
- § 76. Cost of temporary tracks constructed due to alteration of grade crossing
- § 77. Proceedings
- § 78. Expense of widening; way not presently containing track
- § 79. Expense of altering or changing grade; way containing track
- § 80. Method as assessing
- § 81. Application to have way designated as highway; determination; payment for damages
- § 82. Power of department of highways
- § 83. Certificate of compliance
- § 84. Rate of speed; use of tracks; number and routes of cars
- § 85. Clearance of snow from tracks; regulations of department of highways
- § 86. Voluntary discontinuance of use of tracks; removal of track
- § 87. Temporary discontinuance of use of tracks
- § 88. Liability of municipality for alteration or discontinuance of public way
- § 89. Opening way or bridge to make repairs; liability for loss or injury
- § 90. Liability of municipality; recovery from railway
- § 91. Guards and railings on bridges
- § 92. Stopping at railroad crossings
- § 93. Warning of approach of street car
- § 94. Obstruction of tracks
- § 94A. Littering public transportation facilities; penalty
- § 95. Loitering
- § 96. Obstruction of ways and bridges by railway; penalty
- § 97. Children selling newspapers on railway cars; penalty
- § 98. Safety devices for cars and station platforms
- § 99. Emergency tools and lifting jack
- § 100. Heating railway cars
- § 101. Enclosure of platforms during winter months
- § 102. Failure to enclose platforms during winter months; penalty
- § 103. Hours of employment per day; penalty
- § 104. Reasonable accommodations for passengers
- § 105. Additional passenger accommodations
- § 106. Assumption of risk
- § 107. Special service railway cars and rates; working men's rates; children's rates; veterans' rates; free passes to public officials
- § 108. Railway fares; students' rates
- § 109. Regulation of fares; railroads and street railways
- § 110. Free checks or transfers from one railway car to another; regulation
- § 111. Notice of change of service
- § 112. Notice of change of tariff or rates to municipalities
- § 113. Misuse of transfer ticket; penalty
- § 113A. Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty
- § 114. Transportation of milk and cream
- § 115. Railway service provided at cost; acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128
- § 116. Cost of service; definitions
- § 117. Reserve fund
- § 118. Service at cost; application to determine status of unfunded debt
- § 119. Use of reserve fund
- § 120. Schedules of grades of railway fare and transfer privileges; public hearing; approval or modification
- § 121. Change in grades of railway fare
- § 122. Improvement fund
- § 123. Sale of railway property and franchise to state or municipality
- § 124. Directors appointed by governor; qualifications; powers and privileges
- § 125. Monthly condition statements; supervision and investigation by department
- § 126. Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128; commencement of operations
- § 127. Disposal of property no longer of service
- § 128. Return on stock investment; state directors of railway company; petition for reversal of orders of department
- § 129. Avoiding or abolishing grade crossings; eminent domain
- § 130. Construction of overpasses and underpasses
- § 131. Structures or alterations within public way or state highway
- § 132. Change of railway company's name; authorization
- § 133. Filing of certificate of name change
- § 134. Rights and liabilities of railway company under new name
- § 135. Authorization of sale by receiver of railway property; powers and duties of purchaser
- § 136. Content of agreement of association of purchasers; execution of agreement
- § 137. Certificate of incorporation; organization of railway company
- § 138. Annual return transmitted to department by street railway company directors
- § 139. Tables and abstracts prepared by department
- § 140. Street railway lessee's annual return
- § 141. Retention of records by state departments and commissions
- § 142. Equity jurisdiction
- § 143. Establishment of area
- § 144. Preliminary agreements
- § 145. Acceptance of preliminary agreements
- § 146. Management of transportation area; appointment and compensation of trustees
- § 147. Powers of trustees; status of employees of acquired private companies
- § 148. Officers of board of trustees; election; treasurer's bond; voting; quorum; annual report
- § 149. Taking of railway by eminent domain
- § 150. Discharge of liabilities and obligations; basis of contribution by municipalities within area
- § 151. Finances of transportation areas
- § 152. Municipal borrowing; limitations
- § 152A. Contract between commonwealth and trustees for reimbursement for deficit from operation of transportation area
- § 153. Extension of lines by transportation area; purchase of equipment; consent of department
- § 154. Exclusion of municipality from transportation area
- § 155. Leases of street railway property; amount of rental; term; renewals; termination
- § 156. Establishment of fare zones and rates of fare
- § 157. Care of leased railway property
- § 158. Taxation
- § 159. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; application of Secs. 143 to 158
- § 160. Transportation areas; application of Secs. 143 to 158
- § 161. Avoiding reduction or discontinuance of railway service; contributions of municipalities