N.Y. Transportation Corporations Law § 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.