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§ 471. Railroads through cities not to charge fare to and from
points therein. (Repealed.)...................
§ 472. When crossing railroads or highways, how other lands are
acquired
.........
........
§ 473. Corporations may consolidate-Publication of notice-
Copy to be filed .....
Page
347
...
.348, 352
352
§ 476.
Wood, stone, and earth may be taken from state lands.. 353
8 477. Lands to revert to state, when.
..........
353
353, 354
§ 478. Selections made, how proved and certified to..
CHAPTER III.
BUSINESS, HOW CONDUCTED.
§ 479. Checks to be affixed to all baggage-Damages..
480. Annual report to be verified-Form of report..
§ 481. Duties of corporation.....
......
§ 482. Corporations to pay damages for refusal
§ 483. Furnish room inside passenger-cars, and be responsible
for damages occurring on freight and other cars...... 357
§ 484. Corporations to post printed regulations, and not respon-
sible for damages in violation of rules.....
359
§ 485. Fences-To pay damages-Not liable in certain cases—
Corporation may recover damages, when.....
§ 490. Passenger tickets, how issued, and to be good for six
STREET RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.
497. Authority to lay street railroad track how obtained-Lim-
§ 502. Time allowed for commencing and completing work-Pen-
alty-Extension of time ...
.378-380
.380, 381
$504.
Penalty for overcharging
381
§ 505.
To provide and furnish passenger tickets-Penalty..381, 382
§ 510.
§ 511.
Provisions of title III applicable to street railroads..384, 385
Title applicable to natural persons alike with corporations
§ 513.
....
Survey and map to be filed and approved by super-
visors
387
.....
§ 514. Tolls, etc., to be collected-Penalty for taking unlawful
tolls
...387, 388
§ 515.
§ 516.
§ 517.
No tolls to be charged on highways or public roads...388, 389
Rates of toll to be posted at gate.....
Toll gatherer may detain persons until they pay toll..... 390
Toll gatherer not to detain any person unnecessarily.... 390
Persons avoiding tolls to pay five dollars....
Penalties for trespass on property of corporation.... 391
Revenue, how appropriated-Tolls to be reduced, etc..391, 392
May mortgage and hypothecate corporate property..392, 393
This title applies to natural persons as well as corpora-
tions
393
.389, 390
TITLE VI.
§ 529.
§ 530.
BRIDGE, FERRY, WHARF, CHUTE AND PIER CORPORATIONS.
§ 528. Corporation to obtain license from supervisors... .... 394
In what contingencies corporate existence ceases....
..394, 395
President and secretary to make annual report, and what
to contain-Damages for failing to report........395, 396
§ 531. This title to apply to natural persons alike with corpora-
396
TITLE VII.
TELEGRAPH CORPORATIONS.
§ 536. May use right of way along waters, roads, and highways
..397, 398
§ 537. Persons liable for damages for injuring telegraph prop-
erty....
§ 538. Party guilty of willful and malicious injury liable to one
hundred times actual damages
398
539. Conditions on which damage to subaqueous cable may be
recovered ....
.398, 399
§ 540.
May dispose of certain rights
399
§ 541.
Rate of charges to be fixed, and how published. (Re-
pealed.)
TITLE VIII.
WATER AND CANAL CORPORATIONS.
$ 548. Corporation may obtain contract to supply city or town
§ 558.
By-laws must specify time for, and amount of payment
of, installments, and penalty for failure to pay-By-
laws to be furnished to any member on demand...406, 407
§ 559. Advertisement and sale of delinquent and forfeited shares
$ 560.
May borrow and loan funds-How, and for what time... 408
§ 561. Minor children, wards, and married women may own
stock
§ 562. Forfeiture for speculating in or owning lands exceeding
two hundred thousand dollars
SAVINGS AND LOAN CORPORATIONS.
§ 571. May loan money-On what terms, how, and to whom, and
how long
.411-413
§ 572. Capital stock, and rights and privileges thereof....414, 415
§ 573. No dividends, except from surplus profits-To contract no
liability, except for deposits
.415, 416
§ 574. Property which may be owned by corporations-Restric-
tions in purchases as provided above...... ....416-418
$575. Married women and minors may own stock in their own
right ...
576. May issue transferable certificates of deposit-Special cer-
tificates
... 419
.......
§ 577.
§ 578.
..419, 420
To provide reserve fund for the payment of losses...420, 421
Prohibition on director and officer, and what vacates office
.421, 422
422, 423
§ 582.
True names of persons engaged in banking must be shown
...... ......
424
§ 583. Dividends-Surplus funds
§ 583a. Capital actually paid up must be published
.424, 425
425
TITLE XI.
MINING CORPORATIONS.
584. Removal of the principal office provided for. (Repealed.)
§ 585. Directors to file certificates of proceedings in offices of
.426, 427
427
TITLE XII.
RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL AND BENEVOLENT CORPORATIONS.
§ 593. Corporations for purposes other than profit, how formed
..... ....
.428, 429
§ 594.
595.
Additional facts, articles of incorporation to set out. .429, 430
Amount of real estate limited
.430-432
No member to transfer membership, etc....
Religious societies may become sole corporations..
436
.436-438
TITLE XIII.
§ 608.
§ 609.
§ 610.
CEMETERY CORPORATIONS.
How much land may be held, and how disposed of...443, 444
Who are members eligible to vote and hold office..... 444
May hold personal property, to what amount-How dis- posed of
....444, 445
445
§ 611. May issue bonds to pay for grounds-Proceeds of sales,
how disposed of
May take and hold property or use income thereof, how..446
When burial lot inalienable-Who may not be buried in
lot
§ 612.
§ 613.
§ 614. Lot owners previous to purchase to be members of the
corporation
.446, 447
447
.448
TITLE XIV.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR CORPORATIONS.
§ 620. May acquire and hold real estate how much..........
§ 621. Shall not contract debts or liabilities exceeding amount
in treasury
449
§ 622. Not for profit-May fix fee, etc., for membership......
450
TITLE XV.
GAS CORPORATIONS.
§ 628. Corporations to obtain privilege from city or town and
use meters proved by the inspector....
§ 629. Gas to be supplied on written application-Damages for
refusal....
§ 630. When corporations may refuse to supply gas..
§ 631. Agent of corporation may inspect meters....
§ 632. When persons neglect to pay, gas may be shut off.
451
.451, 452
.452, 453
453
... 453
TITLE XVI.
LAND AND BUILDING CORPORATIONS.
§ 633. Formation and organization—Articles of incorporation,