STREET RAILWAYS
M.G.L. pt. Part I, tit. Title XXII, ch. c. 161
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sectionc. 161, § 1. Definitionssectionc. 161, § 2. Applicationsectionc. 161, § 3. Persons forming companysectionc. 161, § 4. Contents of agreement of association; duties of associatessectionc. 161, § 5. Clerk and treasurer of association; term; vacanciessectionc. 161, § 6. Publication of agreement of associationsectionc. 161, § 7. Locationsectionc. 161, § 8. Certification of facts relating to formation; presentation to departmentsectionc. 161, § 9. Certificate of incorporationsectionc. 161, § 10. First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of noticesectionc. 161, § 11. Adoption of by-laws; election of directorssectionc. 161, § 12. Management of businesssectionc. 161, § 13. Election of officers; term; qualifications; treasurer's bond; appointment of other officerssectionc. 161, § 14. Stockholders' meetingssectionc. 161, § 15. Special meetingssectionc. 161, § 16. Voting by corporation of own sharessectionc. 161, § 17. Voting by shareholders; proxiessectionc. 161, § 18. Directors' meetingssectionc. 161, § 19. Stock certificatessectionc. 161, § 20. Issuance of certificatesectionc. 161, § 20A. Change of par value of capital stocksectionc. 161, § 21. Assessments; default of shareholdersectionc. 161, § 22. Collection of assessmentssectionc. 161, § 23. Subscription for stock; payment for stock; conditions to building railwaysectionc. 161, § 24. Liability prior to payment for capital stocksectionc. 161, § 25. Purposes authorizing increase in capital stock or bond issue; action of departmentsectionc. 161, § 26. Supplying working capital; stock increase or bond issuesectionc. 161, § 27. Reduction of capital stock; approval of department; liability of directorssectionc. 161, § 28. Issue of stock and bonds; authorization; certificate of department; filingsectionc. 161, § 29. Limit of issue of bonds, coupon notes and other evidences of indebtednesssectionc. 161, § 30. Enforcement of provisions relating to issue of stocks and bondssectionc. 161, § 31. Penalty for improper issue of stocks and bondssectionc. 161, § 32. Preferred stocksectionc. 161, § 33. Exchange of common for preferred; limitationssectionc. 161, § 34. Designation of each class of preferred; record of proceeding creating class; content of certificatesectionc. 161, § 35. Preferred stock; voting powers; issue, etc.sectionc. 161, § 36. Prohibitionsectionc. 161, § 37. Effect of issue; liability of directorssectionc. 161, § 38. Time to begin operation; extensionsectionc. 161, § 39. Extension of railway into other cities and townssectionc. 161, § 40. Connecting locationssectionc. 161, § 41. Real and personal estate; stock or bonds of other street railwayssectionc. 161, § 42. Recreation and pleasure resorts; sale of alcoholic beveragessectionc. 161, § 43. Motive powersectionc. 161, § 44. Use of motor vehicles not running on railssectionc. 161, § 45. Manufacture, use and transmission of electricitysectionc. 161, § 46. Use of tracks by another railwaysectionc. 161, § 47. Interchange of traffic and cars between companiessectionc. 161, § 48. Use of railroad trackssectionc. 161, § 49. Street sprinkling cars upon railway trackssectionc. 161, § 50. Municipal street maintenance cars upon railway trackssectionc. 161, § 51. Coal and other suppliessectionc. 161, § 52. Carriers of mailsectionc. 161, § 53. Common carriers of newspapers, baggage, express matter and freightsectionc. 161, § 54. Operation outside limits of public way or bridgesectionc. 161, § 55. Authorization to operate on private landsectionc. 161, § 56. Certification permitting operation on private land; regulation of operation and constructionsectionc. 161, § 57. Laws applicable to railways located on private landsectionc. 161, § 58. Eminent domainsectionc. 161, § 59. Eminent domain; application of other sectionssectionc. 161, § 60. Eminent domain; crossing of public waysectionc. 161, § 61. Eminent domain; construction of Secs. 58 to 60sectionc. 161, § 62. Limitationssectionc. 161, § 63. Sale or consolidation with intersecting or continuing linesectionc. 161, § 64. Financing sale or consolidationsectionc. 161, § 65. Powers and duties of combined companiessectionc. 161, § 66. Use of facilities of one railway by anothersectionc. 161, § 67. Powers of railway contracting for operation of railway or taking lease of railwaysectionc. 161, § 68. Sale of portion of railway; payment of dividends from money receivedsectionc. 161, § 69. Purchase of connecting or intersecting line of company organized in another statesectionc. 161, § 69A. Merger of association or trust owning capital of company into companysectionc. 161, § 70. Extension of location; proceedingssectionc. 161, § 71. Alteration of location; proceedingssectionc. 161, § 72. Authorization to grant in public way or upon private landsectionc. 161, § 73. Authorization to grant while bridge closedsectionc. 161, § 74. Application to departmentsectionc. 161, § 75. Termination of locationsectionc. 161, § 76. Cost of temporary tracks constructed due to alteration of grade crossingsectionc. 161, § 77. Proceedingssectionc. 161, § 78. Expense of widening; way not presently containing tracksectionc. 161, § 79. Expense of altering or changing grade; way containing tracksectionc. 161, § 80. Method as assessingsectionc. 161, § 81. Application to have way designated as highway; determination; payment for damagessectionc. 161, § 82. Power of department of highwayssectionc. 161, § 83. Certificate of compliancesectionc. 161, § 84. Rate of speed; use of tracks; number and routes of carssectionc. 161, § 85. Clearance of snow from tracks; regulations of department of highwayssectionc. 161, § 86. Voluntary discontinuance of use of tracks; removal of tracksectionc. 161, § 87. Temporary discontinuance of use of trackssectionc. 161, § 88. Liability of municipality for alteration or discontinuance of public waysectionc. 161, § 89. Opening way or bridge to make repairs; liability for loss or injurysectionc. 161, § 90. Liability of municipality; recovery from railwaysectionc. 161, § 91. Guards and railings on bridgessectionc. 161, § 91A. Repealed, 1980, 581, Sec. 1sectionc. 161, § 92. Stopping at railroad crossingssectionc. 161, § 93. Warning of approach of street carsectionc. 161, § 94. Obstruction of trackssectionc. 161, § 94A. Littering public transportation facilities; penaltysectionc. 161, § 95. Loiteringsectionc. 161, § 96. Obstruction of ways and bridges by railway; penaltysectionc. 161, § 97. Children selling newspapers on railway cars; penaltysectionc. 161, § 98. Safety devices for cars and station platformssectionc. 161, § 99. Emergency tools and lifting jacksectionc. 161, § 100. Heating railway carssectionc. 161, § 101. Enclosure of platforms during winter monthssectionc. 161, § 102. Failure to enclose platforms during winter months; penaltysectionc. 161, § 103. Hours of employment per day; penaltysectionc. 161, § 104. Reasonable accommodations for passengerssectionc. 161, § 105. Additional passenger accommodationssectionc. 161, § 106. Assumption of risksectionc. 161, § 107. Special service railway cars and rates; working men's rates; children's rates; veterans' rates; free passes to public officialssectionc. 161, § 108. Railway fares; students' ratessectionc. 161, § 109. Regulation of fares; railroads and street railwayssectionc. 161, § 110. Free checks or transfers from one railway car to another; regulationsectionc. 161, § 111. Notice of change of servicesectionc. 161, § 112. Notice of change of tariff or rates to municipalitiessectionc. 161, § 113. Misuse of transfer ticket; penaltysectionc. 161, § 113A. Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penaltysectionc. 161, § 114. Transportation of milk and creamsectionc. 161, § 115. Railway service provided at cost; acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128sectionc. 161, § 116. Cost of service; definitionssectionc. 161, § 117. Reserve fundsectionc. 161, § 118. Service at cost; application to determine status of unfunded debtsectionc. 161, § 119. Use of reserve fundsectionc. 161, § 120. Schedules of grades of railway fare and transfer privileges; public hearing; approval or modificationsectionc. 161, § 121. Change in grades of railway faresectionc. 161, § 122. Improvement fundsectionc. 161, § 123. Sale of railway property and franchise to state or municipalitysectionc. 161, § 124. Directors appointed by governor; qualifications; powers and privilegessectionc. 161, § 125. Monthly condition statements; supervision and investigation by departmentsectionc. 161, § 126. Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128; commencement of operationssectionc. 161, § 127. Disposal of property no longer of servicesectionc. 161, § 128. Return on stock investment; state directors of railway company; petition for reversal of orders of departmentsectionc. 161, § 129. Avoiding or abolishing grade crossings; eminent domainsectionc. 161, § 130. Construction of overpasses and underpassessectionc. 161, § 131. Structures or alterations within public way or state highwaysectionc. 161, § 132. Change of railway company's name; authorizationsectionc. 161, § 133. Filing of certificate of name changesectionc. 161, § 134. Rights and liabilities of railway company under new namesectionc. 161, § 135. Authorization of sale by receiver of railway property; powers and duties of purchasersectionc. 161, § 136. Content of agreement of association of purchasers; execution of agreementsectionc. 161, § 137. Certificate of incorporation; organization of railway companysectionc. 161, § 138. Annual return transmitted to department by street railway company directorssectionc. 161, § 139. Tables and abstracts prepared by departmentsectionc. 161, § 140. Street railway lessee's annual returnsectionc. 161, § 141. Retention of records by state departments and commissionssectionc. 161, § 142. Equity jurisdictionsectionc. 161, § 143. Establishment of areasectionc. 161, § 144. Preliminary agreementssectionc. 161, § 145. Acceptance of preliminary agreementssectionc. 161, § 146. Management of transportation area; appointment and compensation of trusteessectionc. 161, § 147. Powers of trustees; status of employees of acquired private companiessectionc. 161, § 148. Officers of board of trustees; election; treasurer's bond; voting; quorum; annual reportsectionc. 161, § 149. Taking of railway by eminent domainsectionc. 161, § 150. Discharge of liabilities and obligations; basis of contribution by municipalities within areasectionc. 161, § 151. Finances of transportation areassectionc. 161, § 152. Municipal borrowing; limitationssectionc. 161, § 152A. Contract between commonwealth and trustees for reimbursement for deficit from operation of transportation areasectionc. 161, § 153. Extension of lines by transportation area; purchase of equipment; consent of departmentsectionc. 161, § 154. Exclusion of municipality from transportation areasectionc. 161, § 155. Leases of street railway property; amount of rental; term; renewals; terminationsectionc. 161, § 156. Establishment of fare zones and rates of faresectionc. 161, § 157. Care of leased railway propertysectionc. 161, § 158. Taxationsectionc. 161, § 159. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; application of Secs. 143 to 158sectionc. 161, § 160. Transportation areas; application of Secs. 143 to 158sectionc. 161, § 161. Avoiding reduction or discontinuance of railway service; contributions of municipalities
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161Fetched: 10/20/2026