§ 46-9-231. Organization of Express Companies
The petitioners shall be the first directors of the company. Upon receiving the prescribed certificate, the directors shall organize by electing one of their number president and shall elect such other corporate officers as may be necessary; and they shall open books of subscription to the capital stock of said company. When all the capital […]
§ 46-9-152. Duty of Railroad Companies to Provide Conductors and Other Employees With Baggage Checks; Duty of Conductors to Check Trunks and Baggage
A railroad company shall have the duty of providing its conductors, agents, or employees with checks so as to check all trunks or separate baggage of passengers from station to station on its roads when required. It shall be the duty of the conductor of every passenger train to cause, upon application to him, all […]
§ 46-9-232. Location of Principal Office
All companies incorporated under this article shall have their principal offices in this state. History. Ga. L. 1893, p. 84, § 4; Civil Code 1895, § 2003; Civil Code 1910, § 2384; Code 1933, § 41-103.
§ 46-9-111. Issuance by Railroad Companies of Duplicate Freight Receipts to Shippers; Contents of Receipts; Delivery of Freight to Consignee on Presentation of Railroad Receipt
All railroad companies in this state shall, on demand, issue duplicate freight receipts to shippers, which receipts shall state the class or classes of freight shipped, the freight charges over the road giving the receipt, and, so far as practicable, the freight charges over other roads that carry the freight. When the consignee presents the […]
§ 46-9-112. Contents of Freight Bills and Freight Lists
All freight bills or freight lists charged against or to be collected from any person for whom a common carrier carries freight in this state shall, before they may be collectable, contain a certain and specific description of the items of freight charged in such bills or freight lists. History. Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 155, […]
§ 46-9-130. Duty of Common Carrier to Receive Passengers Generally
A common carrier holding himself out to the public as such is bound to receive all passengers whom he is able and accustomed to carry, upon compliance with such reasonable regulations as he may adopt for his own safety and for the benefit of the public. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2042; Code 1868, § […]
§ 46-9-131. Extent of Right of Carriers to Refuse Admittance to Persons and to Eject Passengers
Carriers of passengers may refuse to admit to, or may eject from, their conveyances all persons who refuse to comply with reasonable regulations of the carrier or who exhibit improper conduct. Carriers may also refuse to convey persons seeking to interfere with their business or interests. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2053; Code 1868, § […]
§ 46-9-132. Duty of Carriers of Passengers to Exercise Extraordinary Diligence
A carrier of passengers must exercise extraordinary diligence to protect the lives and persons of his passengers but is not liable for injuries to them after having used such diligence. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2040; Code 1868, § 2041; Code 1873, § 2067; Code 1882, § 2067; Civil Code 1895, § 2266; Civil Code […]
§ 46-9-133. Duty of Common Carriers of Passengers to Furnish Comfortable Seats and to Light and Ventilate Cars
Common carriers doing business in this state shall furnish to their passengers comfortable seats and shall have the railroad car or other vehicle well and sufficiently lighted and ventilated. Any common carrier which violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1863-64, p. 132, § 1; Code 1868, § 4498; […]
§ 46-9-134. Duty of Conductors or Other Railroad Employees to Assign Passengers to Cars and Compartments; Investing of Conductors and Railroad Employees With Police Powers
All conductors or other railroad employees in charge of passenger cars shall assign all passengers to their respective cars, or compartments of cars, provided by the railroad company. All conductors of street cars and buses shall assign all passengers to seats on the cars under their charge. All conductors and other employees of railroads and […]