{"data":{"id":"us-de/26-del.-c.-501-520","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"26 Del. C. §§ 501-520","heading":"Definitions; formation of railroad corporation; articles of association; approval of articles; filing and recording; powers of railroad corporations; preliminary requisites to incorporation; capital stock; deposit with State Treasurer; affidavit of payment; fees and taxes; presumptive evidence of incorporation; borrowing money; usury as defense; subscriptions to capital stock; election and qualifications of board of directors; organization and bylaws; stock as personal estate; transfers; annual report to stockholders; consolidation of railways; leases and mergers; stock appraisement proceedings; eminent domain; width of railways; procedure for construction or widening; construction and maintenance of bridges and passages; enforcement of duties; crossings over canals, streams, railroads and railways; regulation of grade crossings; time for commencement and completion of railway construction; limitations upon powers, authority and rights conferred by this chapter [Repealed].","body":"Repealed by 59 Del. Laws, c. 393, § 20, effective June 28, 1974; 59 Del. Laws, c. 397, § 1, effective June 28, 1974.","path":["Title 26. Public Utilities","CHAPTER 5. Corporation Law for Railways [Repealed]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title26/c005/index.html#501-520","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:31Z","sha256":"44c4ecb5bafe8d2ff7695d570753e716f61667d5d48b1c3f6b509a8ed1ffcadd","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/26-del.-c.-301-320","next":"us-de/26-del.-c.-701-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}