3 - Incorporation.

§  3.  Incorporation.  (a)  A transportation corporation may be formed  under this chapter, in accordance with the procedure for  the  formation  of  corporations  set  forth in article four of the business corporation  law, by delivering to the department of state for filing  a  certificate  of  incorporation  entitled "Certificate of incorporation of . . . (name  of  corporation)  pursuant  to  section  three  of  the   transportation  corporations law".    (b)  In  addition to the statements prescribed by section four hundred  two of the business corporation law, a certificate of incorporation of a  transportation  corporation  shall  designate  the  particular  kind  of  transportation corporation to be formed, and shall state:    1.  If  a  gas  corporation,  an  electric  corporation,  or a gas and  electric corporation, the county or counties in which its operations are  to be carried on;    2. If a telegraph corporation, a telephone corporation, or a telegraph  and telephone corporation, the territory in which its operations are  to  be carried on;    3.  If a water-works corporation, the cities, towns and villages to be  supplied with water, and that the consent of  the  authorities  of  such  cities,  towns  and villages required by this chapter has been obtained,  and that such consent has been annexed thereto;    5. If a ferry corporation, the places from and to which the  ferry  is  to run;    6.  If  a pipe line corporation, the places from and to which the pipe  line is to be maintained, as nearly as practicable, and  the  county  or  counties through which or in which it is to be maintained and operated;    7.  If  a  freight terminal corporation, the limits of the locality in  which its operations are to be carried on;    8. If a district steam corporation, the cities, towns and villages  to  be  supplied  with steam and that the consent of the authorities of such  cities, towns and villages required by this chapter has  been  obtained,  and that such consent has been annexed thereto.