Section 485.101 – Corporations to Improve on Rivers; Formation; Tolls.
485.101 Corporations to improve on rivers; formation; tolls. Sec. 1. That any number of persons may associate for the purpose of improving the navigation of any river in this state, by deepening the channel thereof and the construction of dams therein, and canals to connect therewith, upon such terms and conditions and subject to such […]
Section 485.11 – Tolls and Charges; Establishment, Lien, Evidence.
485.11 Tolls and charges; establishment, lien, evidence. Sec. 11. Any such company shall be authorized to charge, demand, and receive such rates of toll for the use of said canal or harbor, or for the use of any river or stream of this state, improved by said company, or for any dock, wharf, or other […]
Section 485.102 – Corporations to Improve on Rivers; Certificate, Contents, Acknowledgment, Recording, Filing.
485.102 Corporations to improve on rivers; certificate, contents, acknowledgment, recording, filing. Sec. 2. Such persons, under their hands and seals, shall make a certificate which shall specify: 1. The name of the corporation; 2. The stream and section of the stream the navigation of which it is proposed to improve; 3. A statement of the […]
Section 485.12 – Injury to Property; Violation of Regulation; Liability for Damages, Lien.
485.12 Injury to property; violation of regulation; liability for damages, lien. Sec. 12. If any person shall willfully obstruct, or in anywise injure any such canal, harbor, or improvements, or any dock, wharf, or other fixture connected therewith, or shall violate any rule or regulation established by said company, such person, or [such] boat or […]
Section 485.103 – Body Corporate; Powers; Governing Law.
485.103 Body corporate; powers; governing law. Sec. 3. Upon complying with the provisions of the last preceding section, such company shall be a body corporate, by the name designated in said certificate, and as such shall be capable of suing and being sued in all courts and in all manner of actions, and may have […]
Section 485.13 – Repair of Bridges.
485.13 Repair of bridges. Sec. 13. Whenever any canal shall cross any highway, the company shall make and keep in good repair such bridges as the board of supervisors of the county in which such canal is located shall direct. History: 1875, Act 233, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1875 ;– How. 3832 ;– CL 1897, […]
Section 485.104 – Improvement of Streams; Consent of Governor and Attorney General.
485.104 Improvement of streams; consent of governor and attorney general. Sec. 4. No company formed or created under this act shall be authorized to improve the navigation of any stream under the provisions of this act, until they shall have obtained the assent in writing of the governor and attorney general of this state. History: […]
Section 485.14 – Stockholder’s Liability; Recovery Prerequisites; Subrogation; Contribution.
485.14 Stockholder’s liability; recovery prerequisites; subrogation; contribution. Sec. 14. The stockholders of said companies incorporated under this act, shall be jointly and severally liable for all labor performed for such company; but no suit shall be brought against any individual stockholder for any debt of said company until judgment on the demand shall have been […]
Section 485.105 – Map or Plan; Application for Approval; Hearing, Procedure, Approval; Alteration of Plan.
485.105 Map or plan; application for approval; hearing, procedure, approval; alteration of plan. Sec. 5. After the organization of any such company as aforesaid, they may prepare a map or plan of the section or sections of the stream or streams, the navigation of which they propose to improve, and a plan for the improvement […]
Section 485.15 – Avoidance of Payment of Toll; Penalty.
485.15 Avoidance of payment of toll; penalty. Sec. 15. Any boat, vessel, raft, or craft which shall willfully pass through said canal or said improvement without paying the toll required, shall be liable to pay to said company the sum of 100 dollars, to be collected by proceeding against said boat or against the owners […]