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AZ Rev Stat § 40-802 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-802 - Articles of incorporation

40-802.  Articles of incorporation The articles of a railroad corporation formed under this article shall contain: 1. Name of corporation. 2. Duration of corporation,  whether permanent or for a stated term of years. 3. Amount of capital stock. The capital stock shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each,  and shall be sufficient for the contemplated cost of construction,  right of way and rolling stock as estimated by the engineers employed by the corporation. 4. Names and number of the first directors. 5. Time and place of the annual stockholders' meeting,  the place from and to which the proposed road is to be constructed,  the counties into and through which it is intended to pass,  and its length as near as can be determined. 6. Signatures of subscribers. Each subscriber to the articles shall personally,  or by his attorney in fact,  subscribe his name,  place of residence and the number of shares of stock subscribed by him in the corporation.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-803 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-803 - Filing and recording articles; commencement of business; amendment of articles to provide for perpetual existence

40-803.  Filing and recording articles;  commencement of business;  amendment of articles to provide for perpetual existence A. The articles of incorporation of a railroad corporation formed under the provisions of this article shall be filed,  published and recorded,  and a certificate of incorporation issued,  as provided for corporations in general. The incorporation shall be deemed completed and the corporation may commence business upon the issuance of the certificate of incorporation. B. Articles of incorporation or consolidation of railroad corporations whether incorporated or consolidated under the laws of this state,  or under the laws of this state and any other state or states,  or any such articles which have been amended,  may be further amended by removing any provision limiting the term of the corporation's existence and providing for the permanent existence thereof. The amendment shall be made in the manner prescribed for corporations in general,  but the adoption of the amendment shall require,  in addition: 1. Three-fourths of the votes cast at a stockholders' meeting duly called and held for that purpose. 2. The agreement by the corporation,  upon affirmation by three-fourths of the votes cast at the stockholders' meeting,  that in consideration of the right granted by the legislature to amend the articles of incorporation to provide for permanent existence of the corporation,  it shall be subject to and bound by,  the Constitution and laws of this state existing on the date the amendment is adopted. 3. The filing,  recording and publishing of the agreement in the manner required of amendments of corporations in general.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-804 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-804 - Organization of board of directors; officers; adoption of by-laws by directors; ratification by shareholders

40-804.  Organization of board of directors;  officers;  adoption of by-laws by directors;  ratification by shareholders A. The directors named in the articles of incorporation of a railroad corporation formed under this article shall meet and organize as a board of directors immediately after incorporation. They shall elect a president,  secretary and treasurer to serve until the first annual meeting of the stockholders,  or until their successors are elected and qualified. B. The directors shall adopt by-laws which shall provide: 1. For regular and special meetings of the stockholders,  the notice required for the meetings,  and by whom special meetings may be called. 2. For the qualifications of stockholders to vote at the meetings and the right of cumulative voting in the election of directors. 3. For the qualification and election of officers and directors,  for their powers and duties,  and for bonds for the faithful performance of their duties. 4. That no person shall be a director unless a stockholder. 5. That at least two of the directors shall be residents of this state. 6. That the stockholders may remove the president or any director,  and elect others in their stead,  at a meeting where notice of the intended removal has been given and at least two-thirds of the outstanding stock is represented in person or by proxy. C. The by-laws shall be ratified by a majority of the stockholders at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-805 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-805 - Records required to be kept by secretary

40-805.  Records required to be kept by secretary The secretary shall keep: 1. A record of the meetings of stockholders and directors,  of all contracts entered into by the board of directors,  and of the assets and liabilities of the corporation. 2. A stock ledger showing the names and residences of all stockholders,  the shares held by each and the actual cash paid therefor. 3. A stock transfer book. 4. Other books necessary to show fully the corporate transactions.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-806 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-806 - Call for installments on stock subscriptions; notice; action to collect from defaulting subscriber

40-806.  Call for installments on stock subscriptions;  notice;  action to collect from defaulting subscriber The directors may make calls on stock subscriptions in installments of not more than ten per cent per month,  unless otherwise stipulated in the subscription. Notice of each call shall be given the stockholders by mail,  and shall be published once a week,  for at least four weeks,  in a newspaper published at the principal place of business of the corporation. If the subscriber defaults,  action may be brought for collection of the subscription called,  or so much of the stock as will be necessary to pay the call and the costs of sale may be sold at public auction in the manner provided in the by-laws.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-807 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-807 - Certification by president and secretary of paid-in capital stock

40-807.  Certification by president and secretary of paid-in capital stock The president and secretary,  within thirty days after payment of the last installment of the capital stock as fixed and limited by the company,  shall execute a certificate sworn to by them,  stating the amount of capital so fixed and paid in,  and file it with the corporation commission.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-808 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-808 - General powers of railroad corporations

40-808.  General powers of railroad corporations A. Railroad corporations may: 1. Sue and be sued. 2. Make contracts. 3. Acquire by purchase or gift,  hold,  and convey all property necessary or convenient for the construction,  operation and maintenance of railroad and telegraph lines. B. Generally for the purpose of carrying on their business,  railroad corporations shall have all the rights,  powers,  and privileges of natural persons.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-810 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-810 - Power to borrow money; issuance of notes and bonds; mortgage of property and franchise; sinking fund to redeem bonds

40-810.  Power to borrow money;  issuance of notes and bonds;  mortgage of property and franchise;  sinking fund to redeem bonds A. Railroad companies may borrow amounts of money they deem necessary for constructing and completing railroads and may issue and dispose of bonds or promissory notes therefor,  in denominations of not less than one hundred dollars,  and at a rate of interest not exceeding ten per cent per annum,  in an amount not exceeding their capital stock. They may issue bonds or promissory notes in payment of any debts or contracts for constructing and completing railroads with equipment and other property relative thereto. B. To secure the payment of the bonds or notes,  railroad companies may mortgage their corporate property and franchise. C. The directors shall provide a sinking fund to be applied to the redemption of bonds on or before their maturity.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-811 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-811 - Contracting debt exceeding means of corporation to pay; classification; validity of debt

40-811.  Contracting debt exceeding means of corporation to pay;  classification;  validity of debt A. Every officer,  agent or stockholder of a railroad company,  who knowingly assents to or has any agency in contracting a debt by or on behalf of such company,  unauthorized by law for the purpose,  the amount of which debt with other debts of the company exceeds the means for payment of its debts available,  in its possession,  under its control and belonging to it at the time such debt is contracted,  including its bona fide and available stock subscriptions and exclusive of its real property,  is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. B. The validity of the debt as against the company is not affected by the provisions of subsection A.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-813 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-813 - Organization of new corporation on sale at foreclosure; powers

40-813.  Organization of new corporation on sale at foreclosure;  powers A. When property of any railroad corporation located in this state is sold by virtue of a mortgage or deed of trust,  pursuant to a judgment,  or by virtue of an execution,  the purchasers at the sale may acquire the property sold,  together with other property and franchises of the corporation in this state,  or elsewhere. The purchasers may become a corporation,  with power to own,  operate and enjoy the properties and franchises acquired by the purchase upon filing and recording articles of incorporation as a railroad corporation. The purchasers shall state in the articles the corporation whose property or part of whose property they have acquired,  the court by whose authority the sale was made,  the date of the judgment or decrees authorizing or directing the sale,  a brief description of the property sold,  and the plan or agreement entered into in anticipation of the formation of the new corporation and pursuant to which the purchase was made. B. Such corporation shall succeed to the rights,  privileges and franchises of the corporation whose property it purchased,  and shall be subject to such liabilities,  regulations and restrictions,  and possess such rights,  as are granted or imposed by law upon other similar corporations incorporated under the laws of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-814 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-814 - Duty of railroads to transport; liability for failure; exceptions

40-814.  Duty of railroads to transport;  liability for failure;  exceptions A. Railroad corporations shall: 1. Start and run cars for the transportation of persons and property at regular and fixed times. 2. Furnish sufficient accommodations for all persons and property which,  within a reasonable time previous to the time of departure,  are offered for transportation at the place provided for taking and leaving persons and property. 3. Transport between such places persons and property upon the payment of lawful charges therefor. B. If a railroad corporation refuses or fails to transport persons or property as required by this section,  or to leave the persons or property at the places of destination,  it shall be liable to the party aggrieved for damages thereby sustained. C. Railroad corporations may decline to receive any person who is intoxicated,  afflicted with contagious disease,  or otherwise unfit to be admitted into its cars.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-815 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-815 - Establishment or maintenance of employee association involving compulsory membership or waiver of rights prohibited

40-815.  Establishment or maintenance of employee association involving compulsory membership or waiver of rights prohibited A person operating a railway in this state shall not establish or maintain a relief association or society the rules or by-laws of which require any employee to become a member thereof,  or to enter into an agreement or stipulation,  directly or indirectly,  whereby the employee stipulates or agrees to surrender or waive any right of damage for personal injuries or death,  or agrees to surrender or waive,  in case he asserts such claim for damages,  any right whatever. Any such agreement or contract signed or entered into by such person is void.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-831 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-831 - Right of way through public lands; appropriation of water

40-831.  Right of way through public lands;  appropriation of water A. The right of way for railroad and telegraph lines to the width of one hundred feet on each side of the center line of the track is granted to railroad corporations over and through any of the lands belonging to the state. B. Where deep excavations,  heavy embankments or other cuttings,  ditches,  drains,  canals,  culverts or other structures to protect the roadbed and to facilitate its use and enjoyment are required for the grade or other uses,  at such places a greater width of lands may be taken by the corporation and is granted to it not exceeding in addition five hundred feet in width,  and the right is hereby further granted to the corporation to locate,  occupy and hold as much of the lands as necessary for sites and grounds for watering places,  stations and other buildings or structures along the line of the railroad necessary for the operation thereof. C. Such corporations may appropriate as much of the waters of any springs or streams on the lands as necessary to operate the lines,  together with a right of way over the lands to the springs and streams for the pipes,  ditches,  aqueducts or other conduits,  subject to the laws of the state.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-832 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-832 - Right of way through lands of persons under disability

40-832.  Right of way through lands of persons under disability If it is necessary for any of the purposes enumerated in this article for a corporation to acquire land,  estate or right therein,  which is the property of the estate of an infant,  insane person or deceased person,  the personal representative may sell and convey the land,  estate or right to the corporation,  when approved by the judge of the superior court having jurisdiction thereof. The judge of the court shall examine into the terms and conditions of the sale and conveyance,  and if just,  fair and proper,  shall enter an order of approval and endorse the approval upon the conveyance. Thereupon the conveyance shall have the same force and effect as conveyances made by persons competent to convey in their own right.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-841 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-841 - Duty of commission to prescribe standards of safety and safety devices

40-841.  Duty of commission to prescribe standards of safety and safety devices For the purpose of protecting the health and safety of employees of railroads,  the Arizona corporation commission shall prescribe standards of safety and safety devices requiring: 1. Installation and maintenance by railroads of electric marker warning lights on the rear of all trains with sufficient candle power to be visible at a distance of three thousand feet under ordinary atmospheric conditions. 2. Installation and maintenance by railroads of adequate electrical lighting within cabooses for clerical work.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-842 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-842 - Service of complaint; answer; hearing; intervention

40-842.  Service of complaint;  answer;  hearing;  intervention When an employee files a complaint with the commission charging violation of regulations of the commission,  or the commission upon its own initiative issues a complaint,  the person complained of shall be served with a copy thereof and shall,  within twenty days,  file a written answer with the commission. Within ten days after the answer is filed the commission shall set a date for hearing the complaint at a place convenient to both the complainant and the person complained of. The commission may,  in its discretion,  permit any interested person or organization to intervene. A party to the hearing may appear and be heard in person or by his representative,  and may examine or cross-examine witnesses or present other evidence. On motion of a party,  the commission may allow a continuance of not to exceed thirty days.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-843 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-843 - Order of decision upon hearing; allowance of time for compliance with order; review of order by superior court; appeal

40-843.  Order of decision upon hearing;  allowance of time for compliance with order;  review of order by superior court;  appeal A. Within forty-five days after conclusion of a hearing held under the provisions of this article,  the commission shall issue an order dismissing the complaint or requiring compliance with a regulation of the commission. The commission may,  in its discretion,  allow the employer not to exceed forty-five days within which to comply with an order. B. Upon petition any order of the commission shall be reviewed by the superior court of the county in which the place of employment is located,  and in such action the chairman of the commission shall be the defendant. The decision of the superior court may be appealed to the supreme court.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-844 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-844 - Enforcement of article; compliance with commission regulations and orders

40-844.  Enforcement of article;  compliance with commission regulations and orders A. All persons engaged in the operation of railroads shall comply with any regulation or order of the commission issued under the provisions of this article,  and to furnish any information required by the commission for purposes of this article. B. The commission or its authorized agent may,  during reasonable hours,  enter the place of operation of any person engaged in the operation of railroads for the purpose of ascertaining whether the standards prescribed under this article are being complied with.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-845 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-845 - Violation; penalty; action to collect penalty

40-845.  Violation;  penalty;  action to collect penalty A. Any person failing to comply with an order or regulation of the commission authorized by this article shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each day of noncompliance. B. The attorney general shall file an action on behalf of the state for any unpaid penalty within one year after the penalty accrues. C. Any common carrier railroad which is unable on or before January 1,  1956,  to equip its cabooses as prescribed in this article may apply to the corporation commission for an extension of time. The commission may grant additional time,  not to exceed nine months from January 1,  1956,  and during such period the common carrier railroad shall not be subject to the fine prescribed by this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-846 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-846 - Electric headlights; violation; penalty

40-846.  Electric headlights;  violation;  penalty A. Every railroad corporation,  or receiver or lessee thereof,  shall equip its locomotives used in the transportation of trains over the railroad,  except locomotives regularly used in switching cars or trains,  with electric headlights of not less than fifteen hundred candle power measured without the aid of a reflector. B. Any railroad company,  or receiver or lessee thereof,  doing business in this state,  which violates the provisions of this section is liable to the state for a penalty of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars for each offense. C. Action shall be brought to recover such penalty in a court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the state by the attorney general or by the county attorney of any county in or through which the railroad is operated.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-847 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-847 - Bells on locomotives; violation; penalties

40-847.  Bells on locomotives;  violation;  penalties A. Each railroad corporation shall equip its locomotives with a bell weighing not less than twenty pounds. B. Any railroad corporation which fails to comply with subsection A of this section is liable for a penalty of one hundred dollars which shall be recovered by an action filed by the attorney general in the name of the state. C. The amount recovered shall be paid as follows: 1. One half thereof to the informer,  if there is an informer as determined by the court in which the action is filed. 2. One half thereof shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  under direction of the court. D. In addition to the penalty provided by subsection B of this section,  the corporation shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person for failure of the corporation to comply with subsection A of this section. E. A separate action may be filed for each violation of subsection A of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 40-848 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§ 40-848 - Automatic bell ringer required; violation; classification

40-848.  Automatic bell ringer required;  violation;  classification A. It is unlawful for any railroad to operate on its tracks within the state an engine not equipped with an automatically operated bell ringer for ringing the bell on the engine,  which will cause the bell on the engine to continue to ring after being set in motion by the engineer or fireman. The device for starting or stopping the bell ringer shall be placed in a position where it can be operated by the engineer or fireman from his usual position in the cab. B. A railroad violating this section is guilty of a petty offense for each day that any locomotive engine is used in violation of this section,  but if any ringer becomes out of order while the engine in which it is installed is in use,  the engine may complete its trip.