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A railroad my not remove itself from a town of more than five hundred people.


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Title 58 – Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
CHAPTER 17.
THE GENERAL RAILROAD LAW
ARTICLE 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 58-17-160. Railroads shall not remove from towns of more than 500.

In the exercise of the powers and rights conferred in this chapter no railroad shall remove its line of railway from any incorporated town of more than five hundred inhabitants through which it now runs.

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Time April 8, 2011 at 11:29 pm

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