Chapter 161 - Street Railways

Section 1 - Definitions
Section 2 - Application
Section 3 - Persons Forming Company
Section 4 - Contents of Agreement of Association; Duties of Associates
Section 5 - Clerk and Treasurer of Association; Term; Vacancies
Section 6 - Publication of Agreement of Association
Section 7 - Location
Section 8 - Certification of Facts Relating to Formation; Presentation to Department
Section 9 - Certificate of Incorporation
Section 10 - First Meeting of Incorporators; Notice; Waiver of Notice
Section 11 - Adoption of By-Laws; Election of Directors
Section 12 - Management of Business
Section 13 - Election of Officers; Term; Qualifications; Treasurer's Bond; Appointment of Other Officers
Section 14 - Stockholders' Meetings
Section 15 - Special Meetings
Section 16 - Voting by Corporation of Own Shares
Section 17 - Voting by Shareholders; Proxies
Section 18 - Directors' Meetings
Section 19 - Stock Certificates
Section 20 - Issuance of Certificate
Section 20a - Change of Par Value of Capital Stock
Section 21 - Assessments; Default of Shareholder
Section 22 - Collection of Assessments
Section 23 - Subscription for Stock; Payment for Stock; Conditions to Building Railway
Section 24 - Liability Prior to Payment for Capital Stock
Section 25 - Purposes Authorizing Increase in Capital Stock or Bond Issue; Action of Department
Section 26 - Supplying Working Capital; Stock Increase or Bond Issue
Section 27 - Reduction of Capital Stock; Approval of Department; Liability of Directors
Section 28 - Issue of Stock and Bonds; Authorization; Certificate of Department; Filing
Section 29 - Limit of Issue of Bonds, Coupon Notes and Other Evidences of Indebtedness
Section 30 - Enforcement of Provisions Relating to Issue of Stocks and Bonds
Section 31 - Penalty for Improper Issue of Stocks and Bonds
Section 32 - Preferred Stock
Section 33 - Exchange of Common for Preferred; Limitations
Section 34 - Designation of Each Class of Preferred; Record of Proceeding Creating Class; Content of Certificate
Section 35 - Preferred Stock; Voting Powers; Issue, Etc.
Section 36 - Prohibition
Section 37 - Effect of Issue; Liability of Directors
Section 38 - Time to Begin Operation; Extension
Section 39 - Extension of Railway Into Other Cities and Towns
Section 40 - Connecting Locations
Section 41 - Real and Personal Estate; Stock or Bonds of Other Street Railways
Section 42 - Recreation and Pleasure Resorts; Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
Section 43 - Motive Power
Section 44 - Use of Motor Vehicles Not Running on Rails
Section 45 - Manufacture, Use and Transmission of Electricity
Section 46 - Use of Tracks by Another Railway
Section 47 - Interchange of Traffic and Cars Between Companies
Section 48 - Use of Railroad Tracks
Section 49 - Street Sprinkling Cars Upon Railway Tracks
Section 50 - Municipal Street Maintenance Cars Upon Railway Tracks
Section 51 - Coal and Other Supplies
Section 52 - Carriers of Mail
Section 53 - Common Carriers of Newspapers, Baggage, Express Matter and Freight
Section 54 - Operation Outside Limits of Public Way or Bridge
Section 55 - Authorization to Operate on Private Land
Section 56 - Certification Permitting Operation on Private Land; Regulation of Operation and Construction
Section 57 - Laws Applicable to Railways Located on Private Land
Section 58 - Eminent Domain
Section 59 - Eminent Domain; Application of Other Sections
Section 60 - Eminent Domain; Crossing of Public Way
Section 61 - Eminent Domain; Construction of Secs. 58 to 60
Section 62 - Limitations
Section 63 - Sale or Consolidation With Intersecting or Continuing Line
Section 64 - Financing Sale or Consolidation
Section 65 - Powers and Duties of Combined Companies
Section 66 - Use of Facilities of One Railway by Another
Section 67 - Powers of Railway Contracting for Operation of Railway or Taking Lease of Railway
Section 68 - Sale of Portion of Railway; Payment of Dividends From Money Received
Section 69 - Purchase of Connecting or Intersecting Line of Company Organized in Another State
Section 69a - Merger of Association or Trust Owning Capital of Company Into Company
Section 70 - Extension of Location; Proceedings
Section 71 - Alteration of Location; Proceedings
Section 72 - Authorization to Grant in Public Way or Upon Private Land
Section 73 - Authorization to Grant While Bridge Closed
Section 74 - Application to Department
Section 75 - Termination of Location
Section 76 - Cost of Temporary Tracks Constructed Due to Alteration of Grade Crossing
Section 77 - Proceedings
Section 78 - Expense of Widening; Way Not Presently Containing Track
Section 79 - Expense of Altering or Changing Grade; Way Containing Track
Section 80 - Method as Assessing
Section 81 - Application to Have Way Designated as Highway; Determination; Payment for Damages
Section 82 - Power of Department of Highways
Section 83 - Certificate of Compliance
Section 84 - Rate of Speed; Use of Tracks; Number and Routes of Cars
Section 85 - Clearance of Snow From Tracks; Regulations of Department of Highways
Section 86 - Voluntary Discontinuance of Use of Tracks; Removal of Track
Section 87 - Temporary Discontinuance of Use of Tracks
Section 88 - Liability of Municipality for Alteration or Discontinuance of Public Way
Section 89 - Opening Way or Bridge to Make Repairs; Liability for Loss or Injury
Section 90 - Liability of Municipality; Recovery From Railway
Section 91 - Guards and Railings on Bridges
Section 92 - Stopping at Railroad Crossings
Section 93 - Warning of Approach of Street Car
Section 94 - Obstruction of Tracks
Section 94a - Littering Public Transportation Facilities; Penalty
Section 95 - Loitering
Section 96 - Obstruction of Ways and Bridges by Railway; Penalty
Section 97 - Children Selling Newspapers on Railway Cars; Penalty
Section 98 - Safety Devices for Cars and Station Platforms
Section 99 - Emergency Tools and Lifting Jack
Section 100 - Heating Railway Cars
Section 101 - Enclosure of Platforms During Winter Months
Section 102 - Failure to Enclose Platforms During Winter Months; Penalty
Section 103 - Hours of Employment per Day; Penalty
Section 104 - Reasonable Accommodations for Passengers
Section 105 - Additional Passenger Accommodations
Section 106 - Assumption of Risk
Section 107 - Special Service Railway Cars and Rates; Working Men's Rates; Children's Rates; Veterans' Rates; Free Passes to Public Officials
Section 108 - Railway Fares; Students' Rates
Section 109 - Regulation of Fares; Railroads and Street Railways
Section 110 - Free Checks or Transfers From One Railway Car to Another; Regulation
Section 111 - Notice of Change of Service
Section 112 - Notice of Change of Tariff or Rates to Municipalities
Section 113 - Misuse of Transfer Ticket; Penalty
Section 113a - Fraudulent Use of Passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Stations or Vehicles; Penalty
Section 114 - Transportation of Milk and Cream
Section 115 - Railway Service Provided at Cost; Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128
Section 116 - Cost of Service; Definitions
Section 117 - Reserve Fund
Section 118 - Service at Cost; Application to Determine Status of Unfunded Debt
Section 119 - Use of Reserve Fund
Section 120 - Schedules of Grades of Railway Fare and Transfer Privileges; Public Hearing; Approval or Modification
Section 121 - Change in Grades of Railway Fare
Section 122 - Improvement Fund
Section 123 - Sale of Railway Property and Franchise to State or Municipality
Section 124 - Directors Appointed by Governor; Qualifications; Powers and Privileges
Section 125 - Monthly Condition Statements; Supervision and Investigation by Department
Section 126 - Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128; Commencement of Operations
Section 127 - Disposal of Property No Longer of Service
Section 128 - Return on Stock Investment; State Directors of Railway Company; Petition for Reversal of Orders of Department
Section 129 - Avoiding or Abolishing Grade Crossings; Eminent Domain
Section 130 - Construction of Overpasses and Underpasses
Section 131 - Structures or Alterations Within Public Way or State Highway
Section 132 - Change of Railway Company's Name; Authorization
Section 133 - Filing of Certificate of Name Change
Section 134 - Rights and Liabilities of Railway Company Under New Name
Section 135 - Authorization of Sale by Receiver of Railway Property; Powers and Duties of Purchaser
Section 136 - Content of Agreement of Association of Purchasers; Execution of Agreement
Section 137 - Certificate of Incorporation; Organization of Railway Company
Section 138 - Annual Return Transmitted to Department by Street Railway Company Directors
Section 139 - Tables and Abstracts Prepared by Department
Section 140 - Street Railway Lessee's Annual Return
Section 141 - Retention of Records by State Departments and Commissions
Section 142 - Equity Jurisdiction
Section 143 - Establishment of Area
Section 144 - Preliminary Agreements
Section 145 - Acceptance of Preliminary Agreements
Section 146 - Management of Transportation Area; Appointment and Compensation of Trustees
Section 147 - Powers of Trustees; Status of Employees of Acquired Private Companies
Section 148 - Officers of Board of Trustees; Election; Treasurer's Bond; Voting; Quorum; Annual Report
Section 149 - Taking of Railway by Eminent Domain
Section 150 - Discharge of Liabilities and Obligations; Basis of Contribution by Municipalities Within Area
Section 151 - Finances of Transportation Areas
Section 152 - Municipal Borrowing; Limitations
Section 152a - Contract Between Commonwealth and Trustees for Reimbursement for Deficit From Operation of Transportation Area
Section 153 - Extension of Lines by Transportation Area; Purchase of Equipment; Consent of Department
Section 154 - Exclusion of Municipality From Transportation Area
Section 155 - Leases of Street Railway Property; Amount of Rental; Term; Renewals; Termination
Section 156 - Establishment of Fare Zones and Rates of Fare
Section 157 - Care of Leased Railway Property
Section 158 - Taxation
Section 159 - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; Application of Secs. 143 to 158
Section 160 - Transportation Areas; Application of Secs. 143 to 158
Section 161 - Avoiding Reduction or Discontinuance of Railway Service; Contributions of Municipalities