The governing or legislative body of any city or city and county having on July 27, 1917, a freeholders’ charter adopted under Section 8 of Article XI of the State Constitution, which charter provides for the resettlement of and the granting of a resettlement franchise to any person, firm, or corporation engaged in operating a public utility in such city or city and county, is empowered to provide for a general resettlement of the franchise rights and to grant a resettlement franchise to any person, firm, or corporation actually engaged in operating a street, suburban, or interurban railroad in the city or city and county, upon written application therefor, and upon such terms and conditions as are in this chapter provided, and may, in the resettlement of any such franchise impose other and additional terms and conditions not in conflict with this chapter.

(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 6451

  • City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
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