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account at beginning account at end ACT IN AMENDMENT Average number Balance of construction bruised Capital stock actually car struck collisions of cars Conn construction account corporation crossing the track employees killed fare per mile Floating debt freight cars Funded debt grade crossings highways Hopkinton Railway including capital stock June 30 last amount charged lease main line moving car Narragansett Pier Narragansett Pier Railroad Newport Number built Number of collisions Number of employees Number of freight Number of passengers Number of persons paid in common Pascoag passenger cars Passenger train cars passengers injured passengers killed Pawtucket persons walking power brakes Railroad Commissioner rate of fare reckoned as single Rhode Island Co Rhode Island Hospital road in miles Rolling stock account Sea View Railroad station steel rails laid stock actually paid Street Railway Company struck a wagon thing therein set Total gross debt track injured track killed Treasurer Woonsocket Worcester Division
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Page 105 - Company, on my oath do say that the foregoing return has been prepared under my direction, from the original books, papers, and records of said Company; that I have carefully examined the same, and declare the same to be a complete and correct statement of the business and affairs of said Company in respect to each and every matter and thing therein set forth, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief...
Page 136 - Said company may abandon any lands or any interests or estates therein taken under the provisions of this act, by filing a notice of such abandonment in the office of the clerk of the court in which the proceedings hereinbefore provided for are pending, at any time before the confirmation of the report of the commissioners appointed to assess damages. If said...
Page 129 - SEC. 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall be one hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of the par value of one hundred dollars each.
Page 135 - At the time and place mentioned in said notice or at any adjournment therefrom ordered by the court, the court, after hearing the parties interested who may appear and desire to be heard, shall first determine whether the lands in said certificate described...
Page 19 - MY DEAR SIR. — I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 17th of July, together with the enclosure which you sent, which I shall read with interest.
Page 139 - And no shares shall be issued for a less sum to be actually paid in on each, than the par value of the shares which shall first be issued.
Page 139 - ... such filing, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party Injured thereby, in any court having Jurisdiction, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three months. Sec.
Page 140 - ... 4. Said corporation whose charter is herein amended is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to acquire by lease, purchase, or otherwise upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, and to hold, use, exercise, enjoy, and dispose of the whole or any part of the capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, contracts, property, rights, powers, privileges, and franchises of any other corporations, whether of this state or of any other...
Page 144 - ... property, rights, privileges, and franchises so acquired, and any capital stock issued for such purposes shall be deemed full paid and non-assessable. And this corporation is also authorized and empowered to hold, use, operate, enjoy, and dispose of all property, rights, privileges, and franchises without this state, acquired as aforesaid, subject to such regulations, restrictions, and provisions as to the use and enjoyment of the same as were in force at the time when such property, rights,...
Page 140 - ... the Supreme Court for relief, and the decision of said court shall be final. Said petition shall be preceded by citation to said railroad commissioner in substantially the same form, and the like procedure shall be had. as is prescribed in section 3 of chapter 184.