General Corporate Powers

  1. Law
  2. Mississippi Code
  3. Public Utilities and Carriers
  4. Railroads and Other Common Carriers
  5. Railroads and Railroad Corporations
  6. General Corporate Powers

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Section
77-9-141

Powers, rights and privileges of railroad corporations

Section
77-9-143

Repealed

Section
77-9-145

Suing; having a common seal

Section
77-9-147

Building and operating railroad

Section
77-9-149

Collecting charges for transportation of persons and property

Section
77-9-151

Issuing stocks and bonds

Section
77-9-153

Increasing capital stock; issuing preferred stock to satisfy obligations

Section
77-9-155

Determining number of directors, officers and agents; prescribing compensation, duties and terms thereof

Section
77-9-157

Authorizing appointment of executive committee

Section
77-9-159

Opening books of subscription; calling stockholders' meetings

Section
77-9-161

Mortgaging; securing mortgage bonds

Section
77-9-163

Repealed

Section
77-9-165

Leasing railroad and its properties

Section
77-9-167

Doing an express or telegraph business

Section
77-9-169

Having right of way generally

Section
77-9-171

Having right of way over state lands

Section
77-9-173

Entering upon land adjacent to its right of way

Section
77-9-175

Acquiring lands for depots and other purposes

Section
77-9-177

Crossing, intersecting, joining or uniting with other railroads

Section
77-9-179

Crossing water courses

Section
77-9-181

Insuring persons and property

Section
77-9-183

General grant of powers

Section
77-9-185

How powers are to be exercised

Section
77-9-187

Terminal points and direction of line may be changed

Section
77-9-189

Adoption and change of gauge

Section
77-9-191

Fictitious stock is void

Section
77-9-193

Powers of stockholders