New York § 34 - 34Substituted lines in certain cases
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 34 — 34Substituted lines in certain cases, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34. 34Substituted lines in certain cases
§ 34. Substituted lines in certain cases. Where a portion of a steam surface railroad or branch thereof, shall be specifically authorized by statute to be taken for any other public use, and such portion lies wholly outside of any city, any corporation owning or operating such portion may locate, as provided in section sixteen of this article, and may construct and operate, in substitution for such portion, and with proper connections with the former line, a new line of steam surface railroad, wholly or partly in the same or any adjoining county, and wholly outside of any city, and not exceeding twenty-five miles in length, in the manner, with the powers and subject to the limitations and requirements provided in this chapter with respect to steam surface railroads.
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Section 34 ("34Substituted lines in certain cases") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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