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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 53 · Common carriers of newspapers, baggage, express matter and freight
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 54 · Operation outside limits of public way or bridge
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 55 · Authorization to operate on private land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 56 · Certification permitting operation on private land; regulation of operation and construction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 57 · Laws applicable to railways located on private land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 58 · Eminent domain
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 59 · Eminent domain; application of other sections
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 60 · Eminent domain; crossing of public way
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 61 · Eminent domain; construction of Secs. 58 to 60
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 62 · Limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 63 · Sale or consolidation with intersecting or continuing line
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 64 · Financing sale or consolidation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 65 · Powers and duties of combined companies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 66 · Use of facilities of one railway by another
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 67 · Powers of railway contracting for operation of railway or taking lease of railway
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 68 · Sale of portion of railway; payment of dividends from money received
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 69 · Purchase of connecting or intersecting line of company organized in another state
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 69A · Merger of association or trust owning capital of company into company
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 70 · Extension of location; proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 71 · Alteration of location; proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 72 · Authorization to grant in public way or upon private land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 73 · Authorization to grant while bridge closed
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 74 · Application to department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 75 · Termination of location
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 76 · Cost of temporary tracks constructed due to alteration of grade crossing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 77 · Proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 78 · Expense of widening; way not presently containing track
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 79 · Expense of altering or changing grade; way containing track
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 80 · Method as assessing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 81 · Application to have way designated as highway; determination; payment for damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 82 · Power of department of highways
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 83 · Certificate of compliance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 84 · Rate of speed; use of tracks; number and routes of cars
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 85 · Clearance of snow from tracks; regulations of department of highways
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 86 · Voluntary discontinuance of use of tracks; removal of track
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 87 · Temporary discontinuance of use of tracks
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 88 · Liability of municipality for alteration or discontinuance of public way
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 89 · Opening way or bridge to make repairs; liability for loss or injury
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 90 · Liability of municipality; recovery from railway
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 91 · Guards and railings on bridges
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 91A · Repealed, 1980, 581, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 92 · Stopping at railroad crossings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 93 · Warning of approach of street car
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 94 · Obstruction of tracks
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 94A · Littering public transportation facilities; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 95 · Loitering
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 96 · Obstruction of ways and bridges by railway; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 97 · Children selling newspapers on railway cars; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 98 · Safety devices for cars and station platforms
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 99 · Emergency tools and lifting jack
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 100 · Heating railway cars
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 101 · Enclosure of platforms during winter months
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 102 · Failure to enclose platforms during winter months; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 103 · Hours of employment per day; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 104 · Reasonable accommodations for passengers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 105 · Additional passenger accommodations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 106 · Assumption of risk
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 107 · Special service railway cars and rates; working men's rates; children's rates; veterans' rates; free passes to public officials
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 108 · Railway fares; students' rates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 109 · Regulation of fares; railroads and street railways
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 110 · Free checks or transfers from one railway car to another; regulation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 111 · Notice of change of service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 112 · Notice of change of tariff or rates to municipalities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 113 · Misuse of transfer ticket; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 113A · Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 114 · Transportation of milk and cream
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 115 · Railway service provided at cost; acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 116 · Cost of service; definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 117 · Reserve fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 118 · Service at cost; application to determine status of unfunded debt
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 119 · Use of reserve fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 120 · Schedules of grades of railway fare and transfer privileges; public hearing; approval or modification
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 121 · Change in grades of railway fare
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 122 · Improvement fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 123 · Sale of railway property and franchise to state or municipality
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 124 · Directors appointed by governor; qualifications; powers and privileges
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 125 · Monthly condition statements; supervision and investigation by department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 126 · Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128; commencement of operations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 127 · Disposal of property no longer of service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 128 · Return on stock investment; state directors of railway company; petition for reversal of orders of department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 129 · Avoiding or abolishing grade crossings; eminent domain
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 130 · Construction of overpasses and underpasses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 131 · Structures or alterations within public way or state highway
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 132 · Change of railway company's name; authorization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 133 · Filing of certificate of name change
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 134 · Rights and liabilities of railway company under new name
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 135 · Authorization of sale by receiver of railway property; powers and duties of purchaser
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 136 · Content of agreement of association of purchasers; execution of agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 137 · Certificate of incorporation; organization of railway company
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 138 · Annual return transmitted to department by street railway company directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 139 · Tables and abstracts prepared by department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 140 · Street railway lessee's annual return
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 141 · Retention of records by state departments and commissions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 142 · Equity jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 143 · Establishment of area
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 144 · Preliminary agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 145 · Acceptance of preliminary agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 146 · Management of transportation area; appointment and compensation of trustees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 147 · Powers of trustees; status of employees of acquired private companies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 148 · Officers of board of trustees; election; treasurer's bond; voting; quorum; annual report