Every corporation organized under this chapter shall have power to cross, join, or unite its railroad with any street or other railroad now or hereafter constructed and to contract with such railroad for the transportation of its cars over its lines; to take and convey persons or property over its railroad by electrical or mechanical power, and to receive compensation therefor; and to erect and maintain all necessary and convenient buildings, station powerhouses, trolley poles, repair shops, carbarns, wires, fixtures, and machinery for the accommodation and use of its passengers, freight, and other business and the transmission of electric power.
S.D. Codified Laws § 49-33-11
Powers of corporation--Connection with other facilities--Use of facilities--Accessory facilities
Source: SDC 1939, § 52.1509 (6).
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.