Mining under public highways and railroads prohibited

§ 444.320 RSMo — under Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners.

§ 444.320 RSMo

444.320. Mining under public highways and railroads prohibited. — No person or persons, firm or association of persons, company or corporation shall, within this state, mine or excavate beneath the surface of any public highway or railroad right-of-way, in such manner as to cause the surface of the ground over which such public highway or railroad track is constructed to cave in.

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(RSMo 1939 § 14803)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 13613; 1919 § 7456; 1909 § 8428

CROSS REFERENCE:

Temporary abandonment of public road for mining purposes, 229.420 to 229.450