SECTION 1. Definitions

SECTION 2. Application

SECTION 3. Persons forming company

SECTION 4. Contents of agreement of association; duties of associates

SECTION 5. Clerk and treasurer of association; term; vacancies

SECTION 6. Publication of agreement of association

SECTION 7. Location

SECTION 8. Certification of facts relating to formation; presentation to department

SECTION 9. Certificate of incorporation

SECTION 10. First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice

SECTION 11. Adoption of by-laws; election of directors

SECTION 12. Management of business

SECTION 13. Election of officers; term; qualifications; treasurer's bond; appointment of other officers

SECTION 14. Stockholders' meetings

SECTION 15. Special meetings

SECTION 16. Voting by corporation of own shares

SECTION 17. Voting by shareholders; proxies

SECTION 18. Directors' meetings

SECTION 19. Stock certificates

SECTION 20. Issuance of certificate

SECTION 20A. Change of par value of capital stock

SECTION 21. Assessments; default of shareholder

SECTION 22. Collection of assessments

SECTION 23. Subscription for stock; payment for stock; conditions to building railway

SECTION 24. Liability prior to payment for capital stock

SECTION 25. Purposes authorizing increase in capital stock or bond issue; action of department

SECTION 26. Supplying working capital; stock increase or bond issue

SECTION 27. Reduction of capital stock; approval of department; liability of directors

SECTION 28. Issue of stock and bonds; authorization; certificate of department; filing

SECTION 29. Limit of issue of bonds, coupon notes and other evidences of indebtedness

SECTION 30. Enforcement of provisions relating to issue of stocks and bonds

SECTION 31. Penalty for improper issue of stocks and bonds

SECTION 32. Preferred stock

SECTION 33. Exchange of common for preferred; limitations

SECTION 34. Designation of each class of preferred; record of proceeding creating class; content of certificate

SECTION 35. Preferred stock; voting powers; issue, etc.

SECTION 36. Prohibition

SECTION 37. Effect of issue; liability of directors

SECTION 38. Time to begin operation; extension

SECTION 39. Extension of railway into other cities and towns

SECTION 40. Connecting locations

SECTION 41. Real and personal estate; stock or bonds of other street railways

SECTION 42. Recreation and pleasure resorts; sale of alcoholic beverages

SECTION 43. Motive power

SECTION 44. Use of motor vehicles not running on rails

SECTION 45. Manufacture, use and transmission of electricity

SECTION 46. Use of tracks by another railway

SECTION 47. Interchange of traffic and cars between companies

SECTION 48. Use of railroad tracks

SECTION 49. Street sprinkling cars upon railway tracks

SECTION 50. Municipal street maintenance cars upon railway tracks

SECTION 51. Coal and other supplies

SECTION 52. Carriers of mail

SECTION 53. Common carriers of newspapers, baggage, express matter and freight

SECTION 54. Operation outside limits of public way or bridge

SECTION 55. Authorization to operate on private land

SECTION 56. Certification permitting operation on private land; regulation of operation and construction

SECTION 57. Laws applicable to railways located on private land

SECTION 58. Eminent domain

SECTION 59. Eminent domain; application of other sections

SECTION 60. Eminent domain; crossing of public way

SECTION 61. Eminent domain; construction of Secs. 58 to 60

SECTION 62. Limitations

SECTION 63. Sale or consolidation with intersecting or continuing line

SECTION 64. Financing sale or consolidation

SECTION 65. Powers and duties of combined companies

SECTION 66. Use of facilities of one railway by another

SECTION 67. Powers of railway contracting for operation of railway or taking lease of railway

SECTION 68. Sale of portion of railway; payment of dividends from money received

SECTION 69. Purchase of connecting or intersecting line of company organized in another state

SECTION 69A. Merger of association or trust owning capital of company into company

SECTION 70. Extension of location; proceedings

SECTION 71. Alteration of location; proceedings

SECTION 72. Authorization to grant in public way or upon private land

SECTION 73. Authorization to grant while bridge closed

SECTION 74. Application to department

SECTION 75. Termination of location

SECTION 76. Cost of temporary tracks constructed due to alteration of grade crossing

SECTION 77. Proceedings

SECTION 78. Expense of widening; way not presently containing track

SECTION 79. Expense of altering or changing grade; way containing track

SECTION 80. Method as assessing

SECTION 81. Application to have way designated as highway; determination; payment for damages

SECTION 82. Power of department of highways

SECTION 83. Certificate of compliance

SECTION 84. Rate of speed; use of tracks; number and routes of cars

SECTION 85. Clearance of snow from tracks; regulations of department of highways

SECTION 86. Voluntary discontinuance of use of tracks; removal of track

SECTION 87. Temporary discontinuance of use of tracks

SECTION 88. Liability of municipality for alteration or discontinuance of public way

SECTION 89. Opening way or bridge to make repairs; liability for loss or injury

SECTION 90. Liability of municipality; recovery from railway

SECTION 91. Guards and railings on bridges

SECTION 91A. Repealed, 1980, 581, Sec. 1

SECTION 92. Stopping at railroad crossings

SECTION 93. Warning of approach of street car

SECTION 94. Obstruction of tracks

SECTION 94A. Littering public transportation facilities; penalty

SECTION 95. Loitering

SECTION 96. Obstruction of ways and bridges by railway; penalty

SECTION 97. Children selling newspapers on railway cars; penalty

SECTION 98. Safety devices for cars and station platforms

SECTION 99. Emergency tools and lifting jack

SECTION 100. Heating railway cars

SECTION 101. Enclosure of platforms during winter months

SECTION 102. Failure to enclose platforms during winter months; penalty

SECTION 103. Hours of employment per day; penalty

SECTION 104. Reasonable accommodations for passengers

SECTION 105. Additional passenger accommodations

SECTION 106. Assumption of risk

SECTION 107. Special service railway cars and rates; working men's rates; children's rates; veterans' rates; free passes to public officials

SECTION 108. Railway fares; students' rates

SECTION 109. Regulation of fares; railroads and street railways

SECTION 110. Free checks or transfers from one railway car to another; regulation

SECTION 111. Notice of change of service

SECTION 112. Notice of change of tariff or rates to municipalities

SECTION 113. Misuse of transfer ticket; penalty

SECTION 113A. Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty

SECTION 114. Transportation of milk and cream

SECTION 115. Railway service provided at cost; acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128

SECTION 116. Cost of service; definitions

SECTION 117. Reserve fund

SECTION 118. Service at cost; application to determine status of unfunded debt

SECTION 119. Use of reserve fund

SECTION 120. Schedules of grades of railway fare and transfer privileges; public hearing; approval or modification

SECTION 121. Change in grades of railway fare

SECTION 122. Improvement fund

SECTION 123. Sale of railway property and franchise to state or municipality

SECTION 124. Directors appointed by governor; qualifications; powers and privileges

SECTION 125. Monthly condition statements; supervision and investigation by department

SECTION 126. Acceptance of Secs. 115 to 128; commencement of operations

SECTION 127. Disposal of property no longer of service

SECTION 128. Return on stock investment; state directors of railway company; petition for reversal of orders of department

SECTION 129. Avoiding or abolishing grade crossings; eminent domain

SECTION 130. Construction of overpasses and underpasses

SECTION 131. Structures or alterations within public way or state highway

SECTION 132. Change of railway company's name; authorization

SECTION 133. Filing of certificate of name change

SECTION 134. Rights and liabilities of railway company under new name

SECTION 135. Authorization of sale by receiver of railway property; powers and duties of purchaser

SECTION 136. Content of agreement of association of purchasers; execution of agreement

SECTION 137. Certificate of incorporation; organization of railway company

SECTION 138. Annual return transmitted to department by street railway company directors

SECTION 139. Tables and abstracts prepared by department

SECTION 140. Street railway lessee's annual return

SECTION 141. Retention of records by state departments and commissions

SECTION 142. Equity jurisdiction

SECTION 143. Establishment of area

SECTION 144. Preliminary agreements

SECTION 145. Acceptance of preliminary agreements

SECTION 146. Management of transportation area; appointment and compensation of trustees

SECTION 147. Powers of trustees; status of employees of acquired private companies

SECTION 148. Officers of board of trustees; election; treasurer's bond; voting; quorum; annual report

SECTION 149. Taking of railway by eminent domain

SECTION 150. Discharge of liabilities and obligations; basis of contribution by municipalities within area

SECTION 151. Finances of transportation areas

SECTION 152. Municipal borrowing; limitations

SECTION 152A. Contract between commonwealth and trustees for reimbursement for deficit from operation of transportation area

SECTION 153. Extension of lines by transportation area; purchase of equipment; consent of department

SECTION 154. Exclusion of municipality from transportation area

SECTION 155. Leases of street railway property; amount of rental; term; renewals; termination

SECTION 156. Establishment of fare zones and rates of fare

SECTION 157. Care of leased railway property

SECTION 158. Taxation

SECTION 159. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; application of Secs. 143 to 158

SECTION 160. Transportation areas; application of Secs. 143 to 158

SECTION 161. Avoiding reduction or discontinuance of railway service; contributions of municipalities