{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-12-33","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 48:12-33","heading":"Connecting roads by branches","body":"Whenever the roads of any railroad companies shall intersect or cross or approach each other within a distance of one mile, either company may construct  and operate a branch connecting such roads and acquire land and property  necessary for that purpose, on filing a map and description of the survey of  the route of the branch in the office of the secretary of state and making the  deposit required by section 48:12-25 of this title with the state treasurer.","path":["TITLE 48 PUBLIC UTILITIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2da27765de8cbacaa59473717eef0626f38ba133ffb6cbe32f6f77125feeb2d6","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-12-32.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-12-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}