{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4961.12","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4961.12","heading":"Construction of branch road.","body":"A railroad company may construct branches from the main line of railroad to municipal corporations or places within the limits of a county through or into which its railroad passes or to a connection with any railroad within this state, or to any coal or other mine, stone-quarry, plastic-clay, pottery-clay, and fire clay pits or banks, marl beds, sand or gravel pits or banks, asphalt deposits, slag banks, or ore or shale banks, if, at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose, the holders of a majority of the capital stock of the company, by a vote in person or by proxy, so determine. Upon such determination, the president and board of directors shall make and acknowledge a certificate setting forth the facts and file it with the secretary of state.","path":["Title 49 Public Utilities","Chapter 4961 Special Powers Of Railroads"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4961.12","current_through":"1953-10-01 (House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:39Z","sha256":"1cb0b29cf02f4245b0b58ed19add0aee4157576cf5dba896b2941cc99ba5aa5f","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4961.11","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4961.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}