Title 45, Public Utilities and Carriers
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La. Rev. Stat. § 45:614 Sale, pledge or hypothecation of bonds, stock, earnings, etc., power to make
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§614. Sale, pledge or hypothecation of bonds, stock, earnings, etc., power to make Any railway corporation in Louisiana may sell, pledge or hypothecate, for railroad purposes, its bonds, stock, earnings, revenues, income rights, and credits, to any person or other railway corpora…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:615 Purchase or lease of railroad; connecting railroad's power
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§615. Purchase or lease of railroad; connecting railroad's power Any railway company may acquire by conventional or judicial sales, or by lease, from any other railway corporation, any railroad, the whole or any part of which is in Louisiana, with all the property, privileges, ap…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:616 Stockholders' approval of sale
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§616. Stockholders' approval of sale In order for a conventional sale of any railroad, its property, rights, and franchises to take place and be valid, it shall be approved and ratified by two-thirds of the capital stock of each of the contracting companies respectively, at a sto…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:617 Guaranty of bonds or contract of another railroad
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§617. Guaranty of bonds or contract of another railroad Any railway corporation may guarantee the bonds or contract of any other railway company unless the lines of the guarantor and guarantee companies are parallel and competing lines.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:618 Expropriation incident to purchase, lease, etc., of another railroad
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§618. Expropriation incident to purchase, lease, etc., of another railroad Any railroad company which acquires the railroad, property, or franchises of any other railroad company, whether by purchase, lease, consolidation, or otherwise, has the right of expropriation of land and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:619 Binding date of purchase at judicial sale
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§619. Binding date of purchase at judicial sale Any purchase at judicial sale by any railway corporation approved by two-thirds of the capital stock of such purchasing company in a stockholders' meeting, duly convened and held, is valid and binding from the date of the purchase.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:62 Navigable waters, right to utilize
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§62. Navigable waters, right to utilize Corporations, operating under R.S. 45:61, have the right to utilize waters of navigable streams and other waters of the state for irrigation purposes, under regulations which the Department of Public Works shall prescribe, for the purpose o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:620 Laws and regulations applicable
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§620. Laws and regulations applicable Railroad companies availing themselves of the provisions of R.S. 45:613 through 45:619 shall maintain a domicile and main and general office in Louisiana and shall be subject to the control and regulation of the laws of Louisiana and the Loui…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:621 Street railroads, etc., not affected
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§621. Street railroads, etc., not affected Nothing in R.S. 45:613 through 45:619 shall apply to street railroads or tram roads carrying passengers under municipal franchises.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:63 Public service corporations, status as
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§63. Public service corporations, status as Corporations availing themselves of the privileges conferred by R.S. 45:61 and 45:62 and by Art. 13, Section 6 of the Constitution are deemed public service corporations within the territory selected by them for the distribution of wate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:64 Expropriation for other canals, power of
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§64. Expropriation for other canals, power of Domestic corporations, except those provided for in R.S. 45:61, organized with power of building, constructing and operating canals for irrigation, for the transportation of freight and passengers, and for the development of hydro-ele…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:65 Expropriation; proceedings
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§65. Expropriation; proceedings This right of expropriation shall be exercised in the same manner, by the same proceedings, and under the same limitations now imposed by law on railroads and other quasi-public corporations; except through those townships, sections, or properties …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:66 Public lands; right of way
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§66. Public lands; right of way Corporations, described in R.S. 45:64, shall have a right of way not exceeding six hundred feet wide for the building and construction, and laying out of canals, lateral ditches, and conduits, under, over, and across all public lands and not exceed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:67 Streams and waters, crossing
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§67. Streams and waters, crossing Corporations, described in R.S. 45:64, have the right to cross all streams and waters but the construction of these works over, under, and across the same shall not impede or interfere with navigation, drainage, or the natural servitude of the la…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:671 Acquisition of railroad property by street railway company
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§671. Acquisition of railroad property by street railway company Any railroad company, domestic or foreign, may sell, lease, or grant the use of any portion of its railroad, property or franchise or both, as may be situated within the limits of any parish or municipality to any s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:672 Acquisition of railroad property; street railway company's authority
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§672. Acquisition of railroad property; street railway company's authority Any street railway company referred to in R.S. 45:671 may acquire by conventional or judicial sales, or may lease, or may acquire the use of, from any railroad company, domestic or foreign, any portion of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:673 Acquisition of railroad property; stockholder's approval
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§673. Acquisition of railroad property; stockholder's approval In order for a conventional sale, lease or grant or use of any portion of any railroad, property, rights and franchises, to take place and be valid, it shall first be approved and ratified by two-thirds of the capital…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:674 Acquisition of railroad property; assumption of bonds
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§674. Acquisition of railroad property; assumption of bonds Any street railway company purchasing, leasing or acquiring the use of such or any portion of any railroad company may assume or guarantee the part of the bonds of that railroad company as may be properly apportioned to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:675 Streets, pavement and repair of
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§675. Streets, pavement and repair of The provisions contained in R.S. 45:323, relating to the paving and repairing of streets, shall be equally applicable to street railway companies.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:68 Highways, crossing or utilizing
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§68. Highways, crossing or utilizing Corporations described in R.S. 45:64 have the right to build, construct, lay out, operate and maintain a line of canals, lateral ditches or conduits, and hydro-electric lines, over, under, and across all public rural highways and roads, with t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:69 Telephone, telegraph and electric lines
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§69. Telephone, telegraph and electric lines Corporations, described in R.S. 45:64, have the right to construct and maintain along the route of such canal or canals telephone and telegraph lines, and to erect poles for the transmission of electric power for all uses incident to a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:691 Fenders, requirement
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§691. Fenders, requirement Any person operating any line of street or interurban railroad shall equip the front end of all motor cars with fenders for the protection of life and limb.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:692 Fenders; violation of law
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§692. Fenders; violation of law Any street railroad corporation or interurban railroad corporation or the receiver or lessee, president or manager where the railway is domiciled and doing business in Louisiana, which violates the provisions of R.S. 45:691, shall be fined not less…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:693 Sandboxes; requirement
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§693. Sandboxes; requirement All street railway companies operating street railways in cities of population of one hundred thousand or more, shall equip all street railway cars running by motor and controlled by electric power with sandboxes in front of the wheels coupled to and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:694 Sandboxes; violation of law
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§694. Sandboxes; violation of law All officers and directors of railway companies, refusing or neglecting to comply with the provisions of R.S. 45:693 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:695 Seats for motormen and conductors; penalty
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§695. Seats for motormen and conductors; penalty All persons engaged in the operation of street railroads shall provide the cars operated by them with good substantial seats on each platform of every car and shall maintain them in good order for the use of the operator and conduc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:696 Vestibule; requirement; penalty
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§696. Vestibule; requirement; penalty No person operating a line of electric street railways shall require or permit the operation upon the lines of any electric car during the period beginning September 1st, and ending May 1st, of each year, unless each end of such car is provid…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:7 Construction of bond
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§7. Construction of bond Any bond given in attempted pursuance of this Chapter by any person, shall be a statutory bond, and all the provisions of this Chapter shall be conclusively presumed to be intended to be read into it and form a part of it, any stipulation in the bond to t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:70 Consent to become a public utility
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§70. Consent to become a public utility No corporation, functioning under R.S. 45:64, shall exercise any right of expropriation or be considered as a public utility until it has filed with the Secretary of State a resolution of its board of directors, duly certified under its cor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:71 Corporations organized after passage of law
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§71. Corporations organized after passage of law These rights of expropriation conferred by R.S. 45:64 shall extend to corporations organized under the laws of this state after August 1, 1916, provided the estimates of cost of construction shall exceed three million dollars.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:711 Motormen and conductors; instruction; qualification in certain cities
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§711. Motormen and conductors; instruction; qualification in certain cities No person shall act as motorman or conductor on any electric railway unless he shall have first received at least ten days instruction under a competent instructor or instructors employed by the company i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:712 Competent instructors defined
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§712. Competent instructors defined As used in R.S. 45:711 through 45:715 competent instructors mean motormen or conductors who have been in the service of the company to which the application is made for at least one year.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:713 Certificate of fitness
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§713. Certificate of fitness If, after instruction required by R.S. 45:711, the applicant is found qualified, the last instructor shall issue him a certificate of fitness showing his competency either as motorman or conductor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:714 Certification by employers
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§714. Certification by employers The provisions of R.S. 45:711 through 45:715 shall not apply to motormen or conductors possessing written evidence of their qualifications and length of service from their last employers, which qualification must not be less than set out in R.S. 4…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:715 Violation of law; law inapplicable during strikes
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§715. Violation of law; law inapplicable during strikes Whoever violates R.S. 45:711 through 45:714 shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. The provisions of R.S. 45:711 through 45:714 shall not …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:716 Maximum working hours during 24 hour period; exceptions; penalty
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§716. Maximum working hours during 24 hour period; exceptions; penalty No officer or agent of any street railroad company shall exact from any of its employees more than ten hours' labor in the twenty four, constituting a day and embraced within twelve consecutive hours, except t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:731 §§731 TO 733 Repealed by Acts 1958, No
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§731. §§731 TO 733 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 262, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:734 School children; reduced fare provision in franchise
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§734. School children; reduced fare provision in franchise In all franchises which may be granted by any state, parish, or municipal corporation, the parish of Orleans excepted, for any street or interurban railway, there shall be a provision that all children, attending the scho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:735 School children; amendment of franchise
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§735. School children; amendment of franchise No license, privilege, or franchise shall be granted to any existing city or interurban railway, the parish of Orleans excepted, amending, modifying or changing any of its rights, obligations or privileges under its franchise unless t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:736 School children; violation of law
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§736. School children; violation of law Whoever violates R.S. 45:734 through 45:735 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than two months.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:781 Lines; right to use public property; railroad property; waters; roads and streets; private property; expropriation; excluding lines of competitors; franchising of cable television by parishes
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§781. Lines; right to use public property; railroad property; waters; roads and streets; private property; expropriation; excluding lines of competitors; franchising of cable television by parishes A. Corporations, domestic or foreign, formed for the purpose of transmitting intel…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:781.1 Removal of abandoned lines; liability
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§781.1. Removal of abandoned lines; liability A. The telephone or telegraph company, which constructed telephone or telegraph lines pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, may allow another person or company to remove lines which have been abandoned. B. The telephone or teleg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:782 Duty to transmit messages
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§782. Duty to transmit messages Telegraph and telephone companies shall transmit all communications, not contrary to law or public policy, that are presented by persons offering to pay the usual rates therefor, and in the order in which the applications are made.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:783 Unlawful to delay, refuse to receive, transmit or deliver message; penalty
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§783. Unlawful to delay, refuse to receive, transmit or deliver message; penalty No telegraph company, official or employee of a telegraph company shall wilfully delay, or shall refuse to receive, transmit, or deliver any written message addressed to any person within one mile of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:784 Unlawful to reveal or make use of contents of message; penalty
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§784. Unlawful to reveal or make use of contents of message; penalty No official or employee of a telegraph company shall reveal, make use of, or make public any message. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars, and for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:785 Liability for error, delay or failure to deliver message; venue
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§785. Liability for error, delay or failure to deliver message; venue All persons operating telegraph or telephone lines or systems and doing business in this state, are hereby required to pay for all damages that may arise from the failure, refusal or neglect to transmit or to d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:786 Suit for error, delay or failure to deliver message; prescription; notice of claim
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§786. Suit for error, delay or failure to deliver message; prescription; notice of claim Suits for damages against telegraph companies arising from any error in the transmission of the message, delay in delivery or the failure to deliver the message, may be brought at any time wi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:787 Stipulations for shorter prescription or notice to be void
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§787. Stipulations for shorter prescription or notice to be void All printed or written stipulations contrary to R.S. 45:786 attempting to provide a shorter prescription period, or attempting to limit liability to cases in which written demand has been made within a shorter perio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:788 Telegrams to show time of filing and of receipt; penalty
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§788. Telegrams to show time of filing and of receipt; penalty Every person engaged in the business of transmitting communications by telegraph and charging tolls therefor, shall, without extra charge, cause to appear plainly upon the addressee's copy of every telegram originatin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:789 Immediate dispatch of messages of public officers; penalty
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§789. Immediate dispatch of messages of public officers; penalty All telegraph and telephone companies shall be bound on application of any officer of this state, or of the United States, in the event of any war, insurrection or resistance of public authority, or whenever it may …