Massachusetts Chapter 161 — Street Railways

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 1— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 2— Application
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 3— Persons forming company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 4— Contents of agreement of association; duties of associates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 5— Clerk and treasurer of association; term; vacancies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 6— Publication of agreement of association
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 7— Location
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 8— Certification of facts relating to formation; presentation to department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 9— Certificate of incorporation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 10— First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 11— Adoption of by-laws; election of directors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 12— Management of business
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 13— Election of officers; term; qualifications; treasurer's bond; appointment of other officers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 14— Stockholders' meetings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 15— Special meetings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 16— Voting by corporation of own shares
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 17— Voting by shareholders; proxies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 18— Directors' meetings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 19— Stock certificates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 20— Issuance of certificate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 20A— Change of par value of capital stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 21— Assessments; default of shareholder
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 22— Collection of assessments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 23— Subscription for stock; payment for stock; conditions to building railway
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 24— Liability prior to payment for capital stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 25— Purposes authorizing increase in capital stock or bond issue; action of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 26— Supplying working capital; stock increase or bond issue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 27— Reduction of capital stock; approval of department; liability of directors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 28— Issue of stock and bonds; authorization; certificate of department; filing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 29— Limit of issue of bonds, coupon notes and other evidences of indebtedness
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 30— Enforcement of provisions relating to issue of stocks and bonds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 31— Penalty for improper issue of stocks and bonds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 32— Preferred stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 33— Exchange of common for preferred; limitations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 34— Designation of each class of preferred; record of proceeding creating class; content of certificate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 35— Preferred stock; voting powers; issue, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 36— Prohibition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 37— Effect of issue; liability of directors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 38— Time to begin operation; extension
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 39— Extension of railway into other cities and towns
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 40— Connecting locations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 41— Real and personal estate; stock or bonds of other street railways
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 42— Recreation and pleasure resorts; sale of alcoholic beverages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 43— Motive power
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 44— Use of motor vehicles not running on rails
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 45— Manufacture, use and transmission of electricity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 46— Use of tracks by another railway
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 47— Interchange of traffic and cars between companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 48— Use of railroad tracks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 49— Street sprinkling cars upon railway tracks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 50— Municipal street maintenance cars upon railway tracks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 51— Coal and other supplies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 52— Carriers of mail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 53— Common carriers of newspapers, baggage, express matter and freight
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 54— Operation outside limits of public way or bridge
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 55— Authorization to operate on private land
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 56— Certification permitting operation on private land; regulation of operation and construction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 57— Laws applicable to railways located on private land
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 58— Eminent domain
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 59— Eminent domain; application of other sections
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 60— Eminent domain; crossing of public way
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 61— Eminent domain; construction of Secs. 58 to 60
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 62— Limitations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 63— Sale or consolidation with intersecting or continuing line
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 64— Financing sale or consolidation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 65— Powers and duties of combined companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 66— Use of facilities of one railway by another
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 67— Powers of railway contracting for operation of railway or taking lease of railway
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 68— Sale of portion of railway; payment of dividends from money received
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 69— Purchase of connecting or intersecting line of company organized in another state
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 69A— Merger of association or trust owning capital of company into company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 70— Extension of location; proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 71— Alteration of location; proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 72— Authorization to grant in public way or upon private land
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 73— Authorization to grant while bridge closed
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 74— Application to department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 75— Termination of location
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 76— Cost of temporary tracks constructed due to alteration of grade crossing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 77— Proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 78— Expense of widening; way not presently containing track
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 79— Expense of altering or changing grade; way containing track
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 80— Method as assessing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 81— Application to have way designated as highway; determination; payment for damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 82— Power of department of highways
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 83— Certificate of compliance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 84— Rate of speed; use of tracks; number and routes of cars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 85— Clearance of snow from tracks; regulations of department of highways
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 86— Voluntary discontinuance of use of tracks; removal of track
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 87— Temporary discontinuance of use of tracks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 88— Liability of municipality for alteration or discontinuance of public way
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 89— Opening way or bridge to make repairs; liability for loss or injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 90— Liability of municipality; recovery from railway
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 91— Guards and railings on bridges
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 91A— Repealed, 1980, 581, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 92— Stopping at railroad crossings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 93— Warning of approach of street car
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 94— Obstruction of tracks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 94A— Littering public transportation facilities; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 95— Loitering
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 96— Obstruction of ways and bridges by railway; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 97— Children selling newspapers on railway cars; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 98— Safety devices for cars and station platforms
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 99— Emergency tools and lifting jack
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 100— Heating railway cars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 101— Enclosure of platforms during winter months
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 102— Failure to enclose platforms during winter months; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 103— Hours of employment per day; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 104— Reasonable accommodations for passengers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 105— Additional passenger accommodations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 106— Assumption of risk
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 107— Special service railway cars and rates; working men's rates; children's rates; veterans' rates; free passes to public officials
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 108— Railway fares; students' rates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 109— Regulation of fares; railroads and street railways
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 110— Free checks or transfers from one railway car to another; regulation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 111— Notice of change of service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 112— Notice of change of tariff or rates to municipalities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 113— Misuse of transfer ticket; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 113A— Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 114— Transportation of milk and cream
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 115— Railway service provided at cost; acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 116— Cost of service; definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 117— Reserve fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 118— Service at cost; application to determine status of unfunded debt
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 119— Use of reserve fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 120— Schedules of grades of railway fare and transfer privileges; public hearing; approval or modification
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 121— Change in grades of railway fare
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 122— Improvement fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 123— Sale of railway property and franchise to state or municipality
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 124— Directors appointed by governor; qualifications; powers and privileges
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 125— Monthly condition statements; supervision and investigation by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 126— Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128; commencement of operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 127— Disposal of property no longer of service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 128— Return on stock investment; state directors of railway company; petition for reversal of orders of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 129— Avoiding or abolishing grade crossings; eminent domain
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 130— Construction of overpasses and underpasses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 131— Structures or alterations within public way or state highway
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 132— Change of railway company's name; authorization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 133— Filing of certificate of name change
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 134— Rights and liabilities of railway company under new name
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 135— Authorization of sale by receiver of railway property; powers and duties of purchaser
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 136— Content of agreement of association of purchasers; execution of agreement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 137— Certificate of incorporation; organization of railway company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 138— Annual return transmitted to department by street railway company directors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 139— Tables and abstracts prepared by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 140— Street railway lessee's annual return
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 141— Retention of records by state departments and commissions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 142— Equity jurisdiction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 143— Establishment of area
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 144— Preliminary agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 145— Acceptance of preliminary agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 146— Management of transportation area; appointment and compensation of trustees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 147— Powers of trustees; status of employees of acquired private companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 148— Officers of board of trustees; election; treasurer's bond; voting; quorum; annual report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 149— Taking of railway by eminent domain
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 150— Discharge of liabilities and obligations; basis of contribution by municipalities within area
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 151— Finances of transportation areas
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 152— Municipal borrowing; limitations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 152A— Contract between commonwealth and trustees for reimbursement for deficit from operation of transportation area
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 153— Extension of lines by transportation area; purchase of equipment; consent of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 154— Exclusion of municipality from transportation area
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 155— Leases of street railway property; amount of rental; term; renewals; termination
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 156— Establishment of fare zones and rates of fare
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 157— Care of leased railway property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 158— Taxation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 159— Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; application of Secs. 143 to 158
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 160— Transportation areas; application of Secs. 143 to 158
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 161— Avoiding reduction or discontinuance of railway service; contributions of municipalities