77-9-147 - Building and operating railroad.
§ 77-9-147. Building and operating railroad.
To build and construct, and thereafter to use, operate, own, sell, and enjoy the railroad as specified and defined in the application of the projectors for its creation and organization, with one or more tracks, and to construct and operate such branches, spurs, and laterals thereto as may be necessary or proper to develop the country through which its main line may extend. Upon the location of branches, spurs, or laterals, the company shall file in the Office of the Secretary of State a written statement showing the line thereof.
Sources: Codes, 1892, § 3580; 1906, § 4082; Hemingway's 1917, § 6711; 1930, § 6075; 1942, § 7726.