§ 46-8-133. Alteration of Railroad Tracks, Bridges, and Other Structures to Accommodate Motor Vehicles
No railroad, railroad company, railway company, or person, firm, or corporation operating any line of railway in this state shall be required by the commission, or otherwise, to alter its tracks at any underpass, railroad trestle, or bridge; to alter the grade of any public road or highway at any such underpass, railroad trestle, or […]
§ 46-8-194. Erection and Maintenance of Crossbuck Signs at Highway Grade Crossings; Conformance of Signs to Department of Transportation Standards
By July 31, 1976, each railroad company shall erect and continue to maintain a reflectorized railroad crossbuck sign at each grade crossing where a railroad crossbuck sign is required by Georgia law to be erected. Such reflectorized railroad crossbuck signs shall conform to standards established by the Georgia Department of Transportation. History. Ga. L. 1973, […]
§ 46-8-195. Bringing of Actions to Compel Railroad Companies to Post Crossbuck Signs
The Georgia Department of Transportation or, with respect to roads under its jurisdiction, the governing authority of a county or an incorporated municipality may bring an action in the appropriate superior court to compel a railroad company from posting reflectorized railroad crossbuck signs, as such duty is imposed by Code Section 46-8-194. History. Ga. L. […]
§ 46-8-196. Use of Standard Signs for Highway Crossings and for Advertising or Other Purposes; Mutilation, Destruction, and Defacement of Standard Signs; Removal of Unauthorized Signs by County Authorities
It shall be the duty of the Public Service Commission to designate a standard sign or signs and to require the use of same by railroad companies to indicate crossings of public highways across railroads. It shall be unlawful for any person to use a sign similar thereto for advertising or for any other purpose; […]
§ 46-8-79. Effect of Issuance of Order of Dissolution and Payment of Fees
After the order of dissolution has been issued, and after all fees for filing and certificates have been paid, the corporation shall be dissolved and shall have no further existence, except as provided in Code Section 14-4-161. History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 213, § 9.
§ 46-8-80. Contracts Between Railroad Companies for Merger, Consolidation, Lease, or Purchase for Purposes of Connecting the Roads of the Companies
Any railroad company incorporated under this chapter shall have the power to make contracts with any other railroad company which has constructed or hereafter constructs any railroad within this state for the purpose of enabling the companies to run their roads in connection with each other and merge their stocks, or to consolidate with each […]
§ 46-8-81. Consolidation, Merger, Lease, or Purchase of Railroad Companies Whose Roads Form a Continuous Line; Issuance of Stocks and Bonds by Consolidated Companies
Any railroad company incorporated under this chapter shall have authority to sell, lease, assign, or transfer its stock, property, and franchises to, or to consolidate the same with those of, any other railroad company which is incorporated under the laws of this or any other state or of the United States and whose railroad within […]
§ 46-8-52. Exemption of Property of Stockholders From Debts or Liabilities of Corporation
All property, whether real or personal, of any stockholder in this state shall be exempt from the debts or liabilities of a railroad corporation, provided that this exemption shall not operate as to the amount of the unpaid subscription of the stockholder to the capital stock of the corporation. History. Ga. L. 1892, p. 37, […]
§ 46-8-82. Forfeiture of Powers, Privileges, and Certificate of Incorporation for Failure to Construct and Operate 15 Miles of Road Within Three Years; Extension of Time for Construction and Operation of Road
All the powers and privileges and the certificate of incorporation of a railroad company shall be forfeited at the expiration of three years from the date of the certificate if at the expiration of those three years the company has not constructed and equipped the road, and is not operating the same, for at least […]
§ 46-8-53. Procedure for Issuing Bonds or Increasing Capital Stock
In no case shall a railroad corporation issue bonds or increase its capital stock except by a vote of two-thirds of the capital stock of the corporation represented at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called for that purpose, and after each stockholder has been notified in the manner prescribed by the bylaws. In […]