31-2-1 Railroad companies to be common carriers; general powers
31-2-2 Right to own and dispose of property
31-2-3 Right to produce electricity for own uses
31-2-4 Right to dispose of surplus electricity, power, etc
31-2-5 Buying, selling or transporting coal and coke
31-2-6 Charter to show principal cities and towns to be served by railroad
31-2-7 Filing map of railroad
31-2-8 Warning of approach of train at crossings; crossing railroad tracks
31-2-9 Signboards or warning notices at crossings
31-2-10 Watering troughs for livestock
31-2-11 Consolidation of railroad properties
31-2-12 Passing into other states
31-2-13 Enumerated powers
31-2-14 Foreclosure or judicial sale of railroad company
31-2-15 Same — Rights and duties of purchaser
31-2-16 Railroad company pesticide use
31-2-17 Selling railroad scrap metal

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 31 > Article 2 - Railroad Companies

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  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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 court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
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  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
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