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MO Rev Stat § 388.350 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.350 - Extensions and branches authorized — procedure — fees.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.350. Extensions and branches authorized — procedure — fees. — Any railroad company organized under the laws of this state, or under the laws of any other state, a portion of whose line of railroad is constructed within this state, shall have the right to build extensions and branches of its line of railroad within this state of such length and in such direction as may be authorized by resolution adopted by its board of directors at any regular or special meeting of said board, which resolution shall show the county or counties into or through which said extension or branch railroad shall be constructed, and shall set forth the length of said extension or branch railroad and the proposed cost thereof and the intention of said railroad company to build the same. A certified copy of such resolution of the board of directors shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and when so filed shall be held and deemed to be an amendment to the charter of said corporation; provided, that before any railroad company shall extend its line or branches under the provisions of sections 388.350 to 388.370, it shall pay the same fees to the state as is now or may hereafter be provided for an original charter. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5151)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4678; 1919 § 9868; 1909 § 3067
MO Rev Stat § 388.360 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.360 - Maps of extensions and branch routes to be filed, where — notice to landowners.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.360. Maps of extensions and branch routes to be filed, where — notice to landowners. — Every railroad company, as aforesaid, before proceeding to construct any such extension of its railroad or branch railroad into or through any county mentioned in said resolution of its board of directors, shall make a map or maps of the route intended to be or already adopted for such extension or branch railroad by such company in such county or counties, which map or maps shall show all details as required by section 388.330, and shall be certified by the president or vice president and engineer of said company, or by a majority of the directors, and filed in the office of the clerk of the county commission of each county into or through which the extension of said railroad or said branch railroad is intended to be constructed. The company shall give written notice to all actual occupants of the land over which the route of said extension or branch railroad is so designated, and which has not been purchased by or given to said company. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5152)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4679; 1919 § 9869; 1909 § 3068
MO Rev Stat § 388.370 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.370 - Right-of-way — how secured.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.370. Right-of-way — how secured. — Any railroad company in this state shall have the right to take and hold all necessary ground for right-of-way for the extensions and branch railroads authorized to be constructed as aforesaid and for depots and sidetracks and other necessary purposes, and if the title thereof cannot be secured by agreement with the owners thereof, or if from any other cause the title cannot be secured, such company may proceed to condemn the same in the same manner and with the same effect as is now provided by law for the condemnation of other lands. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5153)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4680; 1919 § 9870; 1909 § 3069
MO Rev Stat § 388.380 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.380 - Right-of-way through state, county or city lands.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.380. Right-of-way through state, county or city lands. — The right-of-way is hereby granted to any railroad company through any unimproved land belonging to this state, through which their railroad may pass; and in case any more land belonging to this state shall be required for the purpose of any railroad corporation than is needed for the track of the road, and in case any improved land belonging to the state shall be necessary for the purpose of any railroad corporation, the secretary of state shall have power to grant to any railroad company any land belonging to this state which may be required for the purposes of their road, on such terms as may be agreed on between said secretary of state and said company; or such company may acquire title thereto by appraisal, as in the case of land owned by individuals; and if any land belonging to a county, city or town is required by any company for the purposes of their road, the county or city or town officers having charge of such land may grant to such company, on such terms as may be agreed upon, or the land may be appraised in the manner aforesaid. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5154)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4681; 1919 § 9871; 1909 § 3070
MO Rev Stat § 388.390 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.390 - Title to lands of persons not sui juris, how acquired.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   388.390. Title to lands of persons not sui juris, how acquired. — In case any title or interest in real estate required by any company formed under this chapter for the purpose of its incorporation shall be vested in any trustee not authorized to sell, release and convey the same, or in any infant or mentally or physically disabled person, the probate division of the circuit court shall have power by a summary proceeding on petition to authorize and empower such trustee or the conservator of such infant or mentally or physically disabled person, to sell and convey the same to such company, for the purposes of its incorporation, on such terms as may be just; and in case any such infant or disabled person is not in charge of such court or conservator, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the purpose of making such sale, release or conveyance, and may require such security from such guardian ad litem as the court may deem proper. But before any conveyance or release, authorized by this section, shall be executed, the terms on which the same is to be executed shall be reported to the court on oath; and if the court is satisfied that such terms are just to the parties interested in such real estate, the court shall confirm the report and direct the proper conveyance or release to be executed, which shall have the same effect as if executed by an owner of the land, having legal power to sell and convey the same. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5155, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4682; 1919 § 9872; 1909 § 3071
MO Rev Stat § 388.400 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.400 - Title to school lands, how acquired.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.400. Title to school lands, how acquired. — In all cases when it becomes necessary for any railroad company to acquire title to any unsold sixteenth section, or other school lands, required for the purposes of the incorporation, it shall be lawful in proceedings instituted by such railroad company to acquire title thereto, to notify the county school superintendent of the county in which such land, or the greater part thereof, is situate; or, if there be no such superintendent qualified to act, then such notice may be served upon the presiding commissioner of the county commission of the county in which such land, or the greater part thereof, is situate; and like proceedings shall be had as in other cases. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5156)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4683; 1919 § 9873; 1909 § 3072
MO Rev Stat § 388.410 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.410 - Lands for depot purposes, how condemned.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.410. Lands for depot purposes, how condemned. — In case lands sought to be appropriated by any railroad company in this state for depot purposes belong to private persons, and such company and the owner cannot agree on the compensation to be paid, or in case the owner is incapable of contracting, be unknown or a nonresident of the state, such company may have such lands condemned in the manner that is provided in chapter 523 for assessing damages which the owners of lands may severally sustain in consequence of the erection, establishment and maintenance of railroads over such lands; provided, that in no case shall more than ten acres of land in the country or more than six blocks in a town, village or city, be condemned under chapter 523 at any one place, or for any one depot; and provided further, that any other railroad company shall have the right to use said depot grounds for depot purposes with the necessary buildings, turnouts, sidings, switches and other conveniences in furtherance of said purpose; and if the said two companies cannot agree upon the amount of compensation to be made therefor, or the points or manner of such use, the same shall be ascertained and determined by commissioners, as provided by law for the condemnation of land for railroad purposes. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1513)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1349; 1919 § 1800; 1909 § 2369
MO Rev Stat § 388.430 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.430 - Roadbed may be changed — gauge.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.430. Roadbed may be changed — gauge. — 1. The directors of any railroad company heretofore incorporated under any general or special law, or that may hereafter be organized under the provisions of this chapter, may, by a vote of two-thirds of their whole number, at any time change their roadbed, or roadline, or any part thereof, for the purpose of shortening the line or to overcome natural objections thereto, or to secure economy in its construction; and when the capital stock of such company subscribed, and the amount paid thereon, shall be equal to or exceed the amount per mile, including the proposed extension, which, by section 388.040, is required to be subscribed and paid before filing the original articles of association, then such company may, by a like vote of its directors, at any time extend its line or roadbed from either terminus named in its original charter to such other point as shall be named in such proceedings of such company.  2. And whenever the business of any railroad company which may have heretofore organized or which may hereafter organize to construct a railroad of any gauge may demand a change of the gauge thereof, or whenever for other causes such change of gauge may become necessary or desirable, such company may, by a like vote of its directors, change its gauge, if a narrow, to a broad or standard, and if a broad or standard, to a narrow gauge railroad; provided, that if such railroad desiring such change of gauge be a narrow gauge railroad, such change of gauge shall not be made unless the capital stock of said company shall be at least ten thousand dollars per mile of such road constructed, or shall be increased in the manner provided in this chapter to such sum, nor unless there shall be subscribed in good faith at least one thousand dollars per mile of such road constructed or proposed to be constructed, and five percent thereon paid in cash, nor until such company shall pay into the state treasury the sum of five dollars for every ten thousand dollars of increased capital stock made necessary by such change of gauge. Such proceedings in relation to the extension of their road shall be entered on the record of the company, and a copy of such proceedings, with an affidavit as required by section 388.040 endorsed thereon, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and by him recorded and certified as the original articles of association. But nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to authorize such company to change the general route of their line or roadbed, or to avoid running their road through any point named in the original articles of association, or either terminus named therein, or to change the last established terminus except by extension of their road as aforesaid. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5150)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4677; 1919 § 9867; 1909 § 3066
MO Rev Stat § 388.440 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.440 - Right of trustees to change roadbed or roadline and to acquire right-of-way.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   388.440. Right of trustees to change roadbed or roadline and to acquire right-of-way. — Trustees or receivers of railroad companies and corporations and their estates appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, holding, operating, controlling or managing any such corporation or company or its estate shall have the right and power at any time to change the roadbed or roadline of the corporation or company or estate for which they were appointed trustees or receivers and which they are owning, holding, operating, controlling or managing, or any part of such roadbed or roadline, for the purpose of shortening the line or to overcome natural objections thereto or to secure economy in its construction or maintenance, and shall have the right and power to take and hold all necessary ground for right-of-way for such changes, and if the title thereof cannot be secured by agreement with the owners thereof, or if for any other cause the title cannot be secured, such trustees or receivers may proceed to condemn the same in the same manner and with the same effect as is now provided by law for the condemnation of lands by railroad corporations. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 329 § 5289B)
MO Rev Stat § 388.450 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.450 - Bridges over navigable streams in state — how constructed by railroads.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.450. Bridges over navigable streams in state — how constructed by railroads. — Bridges may be built by railroad companies owning lines of road in the state of Missouri on the lines of their routes, across rivers and other waterways, the navigable portions of which lie wholly within the limits of the state of Missouri; provided, the location and plans thereof are submitted to and approved by the chief engineers and the Secretary of the Army of the United States, and filed in the office of the secretary of state of the state of Missouri, before construction is commenced; and provided further, that when plans for any such bridge or other structures have been approved by the chief of engineers and by the Secretary of the Army, it shall not be lawful to deviate from such plans either before or after completion of the structure unless the modification of said plans has previously been submitted to and received the approval of the chief engineer and of the Secretary of the Army. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5134)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4661; 1919 § 9851; 1909 § 3050
MO Rev Stat § 388.460 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.460 - Union stations — construction corporations — who may construct.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.460. Union stations — construction corporations — who may construct. — 1. In order to facilitate the public convenience and safety in the transmission of goods and passengers in, and in the neighborhood of, large cities, from one railroad to another, and to prevent the unnecessary expense, inconvenience and loss attending the accumulation of a number of stations, any number of persons not less than five, or any such number of persons, not less than five, and any railroad company or companies are hereby authorized to form themselves into a corporation under the general laws of this state, relating to private corporations for the purpose of constructing, establishing and maintaining a union station for passengers or freight depots, or for both, in or in the neighborhood of any city of this state, with the necessary offices and rooms convenient therefor, and the appurtenances thereto, and, for that purpose, may make and sign articles in which shall be stated the number of years the same is to continue, the city in which the same is to be located, the amount of the capital stock of said company, which shall not exceed ten millions of dollars, the amount of each share of stock, the names and places of residence of its directors who shall manage its affairs for the first year and until others are chosen in their place, the number of its directors, which shall not be less than five nor more than twenty, and shall also state the amount of stock taken by each subscriber.  2. And any railroad company may construct, build, operate and maintain a union station in, or in the neighborhood of any city of this state, for passengers or freight depots, or for both, with the necessary offices and rooms convenient therefor and the appurtenances thereto, and shall have like powers in connection with any such union station or depots, or both, as are possessed by union depot companies formed under this section. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5251)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4813; 1919 § 10002; 1909 § 3215
MO Rev Stat § 388.480 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.480 - Formation of corporation to build line from county seat to railroad or river.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.480. Formation of corporation to build line from county seat to railroad or river. — For the sole purpose of connecting county seats in the state of Missouri with railroads, or with the Missouri or Mississippi rivers, where such connection does not already exist, it shall be lawful for any number of citizens of such county, not less than five in number, to form a corporation, with whatever amount of capital stock may be deemed necessary by such citizens, for the purpose of building an electric railroad from such county seat to some other railroad, or to the Missouri or Mississippi rivers, as before stated. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5259)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4821; 1919 § 10010; 1909 § 3226
MO Rev Stat § 388.490 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.490 - Powers and duties of such corporation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.490. Powers and duties of such corporation. — Such incorporation shall possess all the rights, privileges and powers given to any railroad corporation by the laws of this state, and in addition thereto, shall not be required to have any greater amount of stock than to the incorporators thereof may seem necessary; and provided further, that said corporation shall have power to create whatever amount of bonded indebtedness such corporation may deem necessary. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5260)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4822; 1919 § 10011; 1909 § 3227
MO Rev Stat § 388.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.500 - Interurban railroads — powers of company.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   388.500. Interurban railroads — powers of company. — Any corporation now existing, or that may hereafter be incorporated, for the purpose of constructing, building, owning, operating and maintaining an interurban electric railroad, shall have and possess the same rights and be subject to the same liabilities and shall be governed by the same powers, laws, limitations, restrictions and proceedings now governing railroads in this chapter for the condemnation of lands for right-of-way, and the fencing thereof. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5261)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4823; 1919 § 10012; 1909 § 3228
MO Rev Stat § 388.510 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.510 - Foreign and nonresident railroad companies, license required — penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   388.510. Foreign and nonresident railroad companies, license required — penalty. — If any foreign or nonresident railway corporation of whatever kind, incorporated, created and existing under the laws of any other state, territory or country, and doing business as a carrier of freight or passengers shall carry, or attempt to carry, or hold itself out to carry passengers or freight of any kind from one point in this state to another point in this state, without a license, permit or certificate of authority therefor, first had and obtained from the state of Missouri, to be issued by the secretary of state, it shall forfeit and pay to the state of Missouri for each offense a penalty of not less than two thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, suit to be brought therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county in the state in which such offense shall have been committed. Such offense shall be deemed to have been committed either in the county where such transportation originated or in the county where it terminated. The governor may, whenever he shall deem it necessary, appoint special counsel to assist the attorney general or any prosecuting attorney to enforce and carry out the provisions of this section. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5262, A. 1949 H.B. 2101)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4824; 1919 § 10013; 1909 § 3230
MO Rev Stat § 388.600 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 388 - Railroad Corporations|Section 388.600 - Railroad police authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 2006   388.600. Railroad police authorized. — Any railroad company may apply to the director of the department of public safety for appointment of one or more of its employees of the age twenty-one or over, who regularly work in this state and who are residents of this state, or of an adjoining state, as railroad policemen for the purpose of protecting the property of the railroad, or property for which it is responsible, and for the purpose of protecting the persons and property of its passengers and employees. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 232 § 1, A.L. 1983 H.B. 432, A.L. 2006 S.B. 933)