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NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-110 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-110 - Issuance of certificates; contents; list to railroads; revocation

48:12-110. Issuance of certificates; contents; list to railroads; revocation  The Secretary of State shall issue a certificate in card form under his seal of office to each person designated in section 48:12-109 of this Title. It shall bear the title of such person's office or state the capacity in which he is employed by the State, the date of issuance to such person and the date of expiration of such person's office or employment. The certificate shall be signed by the Secretary of State and the holder shall indorse his name on the back thereof. The certificate shall set forth the limitations on use contained in section 48:12-111 of this Title. The Secretary of State shall, within 48 hours after the issuance thereof, mail to every railroad company of this State a list of every person to whom such certificates have been issued. The Secretary of State may revoke any certificate which is loaned in violation of section 48:12-112 of this Title. Amended by L.1969, c. 159, s. 2, eff. Sept. 9, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-111 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-111 - Production of certificate on request

48:12-111. Production of certificate on request  Such certificate shall be produced and shown on request of the conductor or person in charge of the train on which such person is riding. Such presentation shall entitle the person to whom the certificate is issued to pass and repass without payment of fare in regular coach service on all railroads operating such passenger service in this State, within the borders of this State: provided, however, that no certificate shall be valid for passage on interstate trains which do not provide intrastate service, or on extra fare or special purpose trains. Amended by L.1969, c. 159, s. 3, eff. Sept. 9, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-112 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-112 - Loaning certificate; illegal use of certificate; penalty

48:12-112. Loaning certificate; illegal use of certificate; penalty  Any person mentioned in section 48:12-109 of this title loaning such certificate shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars and costs, to be recovered in an action at law in the name of the state. The fine when recovered shall be paid into the treasury of the state. In case of failure to pay the fine, such person shall be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding thirty days. Any person using or attempting to use a certificate belonging to another shall likewise be subject to the penalty prescribed by this section.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-113 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-113 - Certificates taken up for misuse; restoration or cancellation

48:12-113. Certificates taken up for misuse; restoration or cancellation  The railroads over whose line such certificates are used may, through their agents, take up any certificate presented by any person other than the person to whom it was issued and return the same to the secretary of state with a report of such misuse. Upon such report the secretary of state shall, upon the opinion of the attorney general, either restore the certificate or cause the same to be canceled and no certificate shall again be issued to the holder of a certificate once canceled, except by express action on the part of the secretary of state and the attorney general.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-114 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-114 - Return of certificate at expiration of office or employment

48:12-114. Return of certificate at expiration of office or employment  When the term of office or period of employment of any person mentioned in section 48:12-109 of this title expires, he shall return at once to the secretary of state the certificate issued to him. For failure so to do he shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars to be recovered in an action at law in the name of the state. The penalty when collected shall be paid into the state treasury.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-115 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-115 - Existing charter or statute obligation of railroads not affected

48:12-115. Existing charter or statute obligation of railroads not affected  Nothing in sections 48:12-109 to 48:12-114 of this title shall modify or alter any charter or statute obligation already existing imposed upon any railroad to pass and repass free of charge any officer or employee of this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-116 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-116 - Free transportation to municipal police and county detectives

48:12-116. Free transportation to municipal police and county detectives  Any railroad company may issue free transportation to the chiefs and captains of police of the municipalities of this state and to county detectives. Such transportation pass shall display the picture of the person to whom it shall be issued.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-117 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-117 - Freight charges

48:12-117. Freight charges  Any railroad company may demand and receive such sums of money for the transportation of property on its railroad and connections and for any other services connected with such transportation on or over its railroad or to or from the same as it may from time to time think reasonable and proper in accordance with its approved tariff on file with the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 141.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-118 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-118 - Rates for way freight

48:12-118. Rates for way freight  Except as authorized by section 48:12-118.1 of this title, no company shall charge or receive any greater rate of compensation for transporting property between way stations or between a terminal station and a way station than for transporting such property between terminal stations.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-118.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-118.1 - Greater rate for way freight; lesser rate for long hauls; board may authorize; restrictions

48:12-118.1. Greater rate for way freight; lesser rate for long hauls; board may authorize; restrictions  The board of public utility commissioners may, upon application, after investigation and hearing, authorize in writing any railroad company to charge or receive a greater rate of compensation for transportation of property between way stations, or between a terminal station and a way station, than for transportation of such property between terminal stations, or to charge less for any longer distance than for any shorter distance for the transportation of property where competitive conditions make it equitable. In exercising the authority conferred upon it hereby the board shall not permit the establishment of any charge to or from the more distant point that is not reasonably compensatory for the service performed; and if a circuitous rail line or route is, because of such circuity, granted authority to meet the charges of a more direct line or route to or from competitive points and to maintain higher charges to or from intermediate points on its line, the authority shall not include intermediate points as to which the haul of the petitioning line or route is not longer than that of the direct line or route between the competitive points; and no such authorization shall be granted on account of merely potential competition not actually in existence.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-119 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-119 - Exchange of freight; transportation and rate

48:12-119. Exchange of freight; transportation and rate  All companies whose railroads cross, intersect or join shall deliver to and receive from each other and forward to their destination all property intended for points on their respective roads with the same dispatch and at a rate not exceeding the local tariff rate charged to other persons on similar property received at and forwarded from the same point.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-120 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-120 - Mail; rate and terms of carrying; commission to determine

48:12-120. Mail; rate and terms of carrying; commission to determine  Upon application to it by the postmaster general any railroad company shall convey the mails of the United States. If such company shall not agree as to the rate, time, speed, manner and terms of carrying the mails, the governor may appoint three commissioners who, or any two of whom, after a hearing on fifteen days' notice in writing to the company of the time and place thereof, shall fix the price and terms. Such price shall not be less for carrying such mails in the regular passenger trains than the amount which the company would receive as freight on a like weight of merchandise transported in its merchandise trains, and a fair compensation for the post-office car. If the postmaster general shall require the mail to be carried at other hours or a higher speed than the passenger trains are run the company shall furnish an extra train for the mail and be allowed an extra compensation therefor to be fixed as aforesaid.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-121 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-121 - Rates for express matter and fragile property; agreement between railroad and express companies

48:12-121. Rates for express matter and fragile property; agreement between railroad and express companies  Any railroad company may charge in accordance with the approved tariff on file with the Board of Public Utility Commissioners for the transportation of the following property any rate not exceeding twice the rate such company is allowed to charge for transporting ordinary goods by their respective charters or the law of this State: a. Express matter in packages weighing less than 100 pounds each or the value of which exceeds $1.00 per pound; b. Property forwarded in passenger or special trains; or c. Property the handling or transportation of which is attended with extraordinary expense or risk, such as live animals in less quantities than carloads, valuable furniture not boxed, powder, glass plates, pianos and the like. Any railroad company may receive from any express or transportation company, person or firm any amount that such company, person or firm shall agree to pay for carrying express goods or other property; any limit to the rate of compensation in the charters of such railroad companies or otherwise to the contrary notwithstanding. Nothing in this section shall exonerate any railroad company from carrying goods other than of the kind above mentioned that shall be offered to their agents for transportation on the terms prescribed by their respective charters or by the laws of this State. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 142.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-122 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-122 - Responsibility for freight not delivered at station

48:12-122. Responsibility for freight not delivered at station  When any freight has been carried on a railroad and delivered by the company to any point specified by the consignor other than a station of the company, the company shall not, after such delivery, be responsible for the safety and security thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-123 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-123 - Charges for demurrage or car service

48:12-123. Charges for demurrage or car service  Where the consignee of property transported by railroad to a point in this state cannot be found or refuses to receive and pay charges and remove the property, the company may make and collect such reasonable charges for the detention of any railroad car containing the property, or for the use of the railroad track occupied by such car, or for both, commonly called demurrage or car service, as the board of public utility commissioners shall by order or rule determine, and add such charge to the charge for the transportation of such property. Before imposing such charge the company shall give notice to the consignee or owner, or to the shipper where the consignee or owner cannot be found on whom to serve the notice.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-124 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-124 - Lien for demurrage; bond for delivery of property where claim disputed

48:12-124. Lien for demurrage; bond for delivery of property where claim disputed  The company referred to in section 48:12-123 of this title shall have a lien upon the property or so much thereof as has not been taken for the charges for such detention and use. Where a claim made by any railroad company for such charges is disputed, the consignee or owner or the agent of either shall be entitled to delivery of the property free from any lien or claim for such charge, on giving to the company a bond with sufficient surety in double the amount of the disputed charge, in no case however to be less than fifty dollars, conditioned for the payment of such sum as shall be found due, by agreement of the parties or by judgment of any court in a suit for the same, with costs. By agreement signed by both principal and surety, any such bond may be extended or continued to cover other disputed demurrage charges claimed thereafter.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-125 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-125 - Limitation of liability; notice

48:12-125. Limitation of liability; notice  Any railroad company may, subject to the provisions of section 12A:7-309 of the New Jersey Statutes, by giving notice to a person offering goods, merchandise or baggage for transportation on the railroad or in the vessels of the company, limit its responsibility as carrier thereof to $100.00 for every 100 pounds weight, unless such person shall pay to the company by way of insurance for any additional amount of responsibility to be assumed, such rate as the company may charge therefor, not exceeding the legal rates for transporting 100 pounds for every $200.00 of additional responsibility assumed on each 100 pounds, and at that rate for a greater or less quantity. A general notice of such limitation, placed in a conspicuous place at or in the office of the company where goods, merchandise or baggage is usually received for transportation, and inserted in a bill of lading or receipt given for the goods or merchandise, and in the tickets delivered to passengers, shall be sufficient notice under this section. Amended by L.1961, c. 121, p. 731, s. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1963.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-125.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-125.2 - Contents of notice

48:12-125.2. Contents of notice  Each notice, required to be served pursuant to this act, shall contain a brief description sufficient to identify the right of way intended to be abandoned and sold or otherwise disposed of together with a statement that the notice is given to afford the State and each county and municipality in which the said right of way is located an opportunity to acquire the right of way or such portion thereof as may be required for public use. L.1967, c. 282, s. 2, eff. Jan. 18, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-125.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-125.3 - Service of notice

48:12-125.3. Service of notice  Service of the said notice shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Governor in cases of service upon the State, to the director or clerk of the board of chosen freeholders, in cases of service upon a county, and to the mayor or municipal clerk, in cases of service upon a municipality. L.1967, c. 282, s. 3, eff. Jan. 18, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-126 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-126 - Lease, consolidation or merger authorized; rates

48:12-126. Lease, consolidation or merger authorized; rates  Any railroad company of this State, or any railroad company not a corporation of this State authorized by law to own or operate any railroad in this State, may lease its road or any part thereof to any other railroad company of this or any other State, or may take a lease of the road or any part thereof of any such other railroad company, or may unite or consolidate as well as merge its stock, property, franchises and roads with those of any such other railroad company or companies, or may acquire by merger the stock, property, franchises and road of any such other railroad company or companies, or may do both; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize any railroad company of this State to be merged into any railroad company that is not a corporation of this State, or of this State and some other State or States, unless the company into which it is proposed to merge such company of this State owns the entire capital stock, or is in possession of and holds under lease all of the railroad and franchises, of such railroad company of this State to be so merged. After such lease, consolidation or merger the company or companies so acquiring such stock, property, franchises and road may use and operate such road as their own road and collect fares and freight as provided in the case of railroad companies organized under the laws of this State, but not in excess of the charges on the line of any of the consolidated or merged companies, nor in excess of the rates limited by any special act incorporating such company. Such leasing, consolidation or merger may be made where the roads of the companies connect either directly or over the intervening line of one or more other railroad companies. Amended by L.1948, c. 317, p. 1265, s. 1; L.1962, c. 198, s. 143.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-127 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-127 - Filing agreement of waiver; approval of board of public utility commissioners

48:12-127. Filing agreement of waiver; approval of board of public utility commissioners  No such lease, union, consolidation or merger shall take effect until the parties thereto file in the office of the Secretary of State an agreement surrendering to the State all rights of exemption or contract privileges with respect to taxation in this State and reserving to the State any existing right to take the property of any of the parties nor shall the same be valid unless approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission in any case as to which that commission has jurisdiction, and in any other case by the board of public utility commissioners. The property and franchises in this State of the lessor and lessee and of such consolidated or acquiring company shall be subject to taxation under the general laws of this State. Amended by L.1948, c. 317, p. 1266, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-128 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-128 - Joint agreement for consolidation or merger; contents

48:12-128. Joint agreement for consolidation or merger; contents  The directors of the several companies parties to the proposed consolidation or merger may enter into a joint agreement under seal for their consolidation or merger, prescribing: a. The terms and conditions thereof and the mode of carrying the same into effect; and b. In case of a consolidation, the name of the new corporation, the number, names and places of residence of the first directors and officers, and how and when directors and officers shall be chosen, the location of the principal office in this State which shall be at some point on the line of the road, the number of shares of capital stock of which not more than two-thirds shall be preferred stock, the amount or par value of each share and the manner of converting the capital stock of each company thereby consolidated into the stock or securities of the new company, or of otherwise disposing of the same, with such other details as shall be deemed necessary to perfect such consolidation and new organization; and c. In case of a merger of one or more companies into another, the price, if any, to be paid and the manner of paying the same by the acquiring company for the stock, property and franchises of the company or companies to be merged and the manner of disposing of such stock, and such other details as shall be deemed necessary to perfect such merger; and setting forth the name of the acquiring company, with the State or States in which it is incorporated, which company shall survive and continue as a corporation of such State or States; but in such case of a merger, where no new company is created, it shall not be necessary to state in such joint agreement the provisions specified in subdivision b of this section with respect to directors and officers, principal office in this State, or the number, amount or par value of shares of capital stock, of the acquiring or surviving company, unless, and then only to the extent that, changes in respect of such matters are to be made by such joint agreement. Amended by L.1948, c. 317, p. 1267, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-129 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-129 - Submission of agreement to stockholders

48:12-129. Submission of agreement to stockholders  Every agreement of consolidation or merger authorized by this chapter shall be submitted to the stockholders of each of the companies parties to such proposed consolidation or merger and every agreement of lease authorized by this chapter shall be submitted to the stockholders of each lessor company party to such proposed lease at a meeting called for the purpose. Notice of the time, place and object thereof shall be mailed to the residence or post-office address of each stockholder, if known, and published in a newspaper in the city, town or county where such company has its principal office or place of business, at least once a week for at least 2 weeks. At such meeting or meetings the agreement of consolidation, merger or lease shall be considered and a vote by ballot taken for its adoption or rejection. If 2/3 of the value of all votes cast at such meeting or meetings by stockholders voting in person or by proxy shall be for the adoption of said agreement that fact shall be certified thereon by the secretary or an assistant secretary of each company required by this chapter to submit said agreement to its stockholders under its seal. Amended by L.1948, c. 317, p. 1268, s. 4; L.1955, c. 184, p. 743, s. 1, eff. Aug. 1, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-130 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-130 - Filing and recording of agreement; record or copy as evidence

48:12-130. Filing and recording of agreement; record or copy as evidence  The agreement of consolidation, merger or lease so adopted, with the certificates of adoption thereon, shall be filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. The record or a certified copy thereof shall be evidence of the agreement and in case of consolidation, of the existence of the new corporation and, in case of a merger, of the acquisition of the stock, property, rights and franchises of the merged corporation or corporations by the acquiring corporation. Amended by L.1948, c. 317, p. 1268, s. 5.