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GA Code § 46-8-330 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-330. "Interurban Railroads" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "interurban railroads" means railroads which are operated by gas or electricity and which run from, into, and between cities.   (Ga. L. 1916, p. 44, § 1; Ga. L. 1921, p. 107, § 1; Code 1933, § 94-1001.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 74 C.J.S., Railroads, § 1 et seq.
GA Code § 46-8-332 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-332. Power of Street, Suburban, or Interurban Railroad Corporation to Increase Capital Stock; Manner of Increase

  Any corporation owning or operating a street, suburban, or interurban railroad in this state shall have the right to increase its capital stock from time to time.   In no case shall an increase of capital stock be made except by a vote of two-thirds of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote by the terms of the charter, represented either in person or by proxy at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose and after each stockholder has been notified in the manner, if any, prescribed for giving notice of stockholders' meetings in the bylaws of the corporation. In addition to such notice, there shall be published in some newspaper in the town or city where the principal office of the corporation is located, once a week for four weeks prior to the time of holding said meeting, a notice stating that at such meeting an increase of the stock of the company will be considered.    (Ga. L. 1902, p. 68, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2601; Ga. L. 1925, p. 94, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 94-1003, 94-1004.)
GA Code § 46-8-333 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-333. Use of Electricity, Gasoline, or Gas by Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads; Operation of Gas and Electric Plants, Generation and Furnishing of Gas and Electricity by Railroads

  Any street, suburban, or interurban railroad company may use electricity, gasoline, or gas in propelling its engines or cars, running machinery, and for other purposes.   Any such company may operate gas and electric plants and generate and furnish gas and electric light, heat, and power to any county or city and also to companies and private citizens, and may charge and collect reasonable compensation for the same, to be fixed and determined by the commission.   Any street, suburban, or interurban railroad company may buy, own, hold, lease, and use such property as may be necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted by this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1916, p. 44, § 1; Ga. L. 1921, p. 107, § 1; Ga. L. 1923, p. 128, § 1; Code 1933, § 94-1006.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 65 Am. Jur. 2d, Railroads, § 22.   C.J.S.   - 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 87, 88.
GA Code § 46-8-334 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-334. Purchase, Mortgage, Transfer, or Disposal of Capital Stock, Bonds, or Other Indebtedness; Acquisition of Property, Rights, and Franchises

 By vote of a majority of the outstanding capital stock, any corporation formed under the laws of this state for the purpose of operating by electricity a street railroad, suburban railroad, or interurban railroad, or for the purpose of generating electricity, may guaranty; purchase or otherwise acquire; own; hold; mortgage; pledge; sell; assign; and transfer or otherwise dispose of all of its capital stock, bonds, securities, or other evidence of indebtedness and may issue its bonds and stock in payment thereof. Any electric railroad corporation organized under the laws of this or any adjacent state for the purpose of connecting its railroad, constructed or about to be constructed, with any railroad constructed by any other electric railroad company, or for the purpose of obtaining motive power for its operation, may acquire, by lease, purchase, merger, or consolidation, the property, rights, and franchises of any other electric railroad corporation, or of any corporation formed for the purpose of generating electricity, organized under the laws of this or any adjacent state; and any railroad or electric corporation organized under the laws of this state is authorized in any such case to dispose, in like manner, of its property, rights and franchises. No act shall be deemed authorized under this Code section which is inhibited by any provision of the Constitution of Georgia or by any provision of the Constitution or statutes of the United States, or which has the effect or is intended to have the effect of defeating or lessening competition or of encouraging monopoly.   (Ga. L. 1909, p. 163, § 1; Ga. L. 1910, p. 95, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2607; Code 1933, § 94-1014.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 19 Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 2503, 2608, 2610, 2613, 2654, 2659. 65 Am. Jur. 2d, Railroads, §§ 198 et seq., 210 et seq., 224, 230 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 644-647, 794, 796. 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 431, 436 et seq., 439 et seq., 447 et seq., 478 et seq., 485, 486.
GA Code § 46-8-335 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-335. Time of Effectiveness of Guaranty or Acquisition of Stock, Property, and Franchises; Protection of Rights of Dissenting Stockholders

  No guaranty or acquisition of stock, securities, property, rights, or franchises of any corporation shall become effective under Code Section 46-8-334 until the expiration of 30 days from the authorization of such guaranty or acquisition by the stockholders.   If any stockholder who does not vote in favor of such action files with the secretary of the corporation, within 30 days of the authorization by the other stockholders, his written disapproval thereof, no such guaranty or acquisition shall become effective until the ascertainment and payment of the award provided for in this Code section. If such disapproval is so filed, either the dissenting stockholder or the corporation may, within ten days thereafter, apply by petition to the commission, on 15 days' notice, for an adjudication by the commission as to whether the action so authorized is for the public benefit. If the commission does not find that such action is for the public benefit, the guaranty or acquisition shall not become effective unless the consent of all of the other stockholders is given thereto within 30 days after the report of the findings of the commission. If the commission finds that such action is for the public benefit, the value of the stock of the dissenting stockholder, without regard to appreciation or depreciation thereof in consequence of such action, shall be ascertained by a proceeding to be held in the county of the principal office of the corporation and thereafter paid to such dissenting stockholder, all in accordance with Title 22, so far as such title may be applicable; and thereupon the dissenting stockholder shall transfer his stock to the corporation, to be disposed of by the directors or to be retained for the benefit of the remaining stockholders.    (Ga. L. 1909, p. 163, § 2; Civil Code 1910, § 2608; Code 1933, § 94-1015.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 19 Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 2618, 2659, 2660-2666, 2675, 2676. 65 Am. Jur. 2d, Railroads, § 202.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 798-801. 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 435, 482.
GA Code § 46-8-336 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-336. Manner of Acquiring Property, Franchises, and Rights; Nature of Rights and Privileges of Purchasing or Consolidated Corporation; Secretary of State's Certificate as Evidence of Existence of Corporation

  Before any acquisition under Code Section 46-8-334 of the physical property, rights, and franchises of any corporation shall become effective, the directors of the selling and purchasing corporations shall enter into a joint agreement prescribing the terms and conditions of the transaction; the name by which the purchasing or consolidated corporation shall be known; the number, names, and places of residence of the first directors and the officers thereof (who shall hold their offices until their successors have been chosen or appointed); the number of the shares of the capital stock, whether common or preferred, and the amount or par value of each share thereof, of such purchasing or consolidated corporation; and all such other provisions and details as such first-mentioned directors shall deem necessary to perfect such acquisition.   The agreement shall thereafter be considered by the stockholders of each of the corporations. If the agreement is ratified by a vote of a majority of the stock of each of the corporations, that fact shall be certified upon the agreement by the secretaries of the respective corporations, under the seals thereof; and the agreement so adopted, ratified, and certified shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.   If the Secretary of State is satisfied that Code Sections 46-8-334 and 46-8-335 have been complied with in relation to such acquisition, and that the acquisition is not inhibited by any provision of the Constitution of Georgia or of the Constitution and statutes of the United States, he shall thereupon issue his certificate that said corporations have complied with said Code sections and that such purchasing or consolidated corporation shall thenceforth constitute a corporation by the name provided in the agreement.   After the issuance of the certificate by the Secretary of State, the purchasing or consolidated corporation shall be possessed of all the rights, privileges, powers, and franchises, of both a public and a private nature, and be subject to all the duties and liabilities, debts, and obligations of each of the corporations participating in the agreement; and said certificate of the Secretary of State, or a duplicate thereof duly certified, shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of such corporation in all the courts of this state.    (Ga. L. 1909, p. 163, § 3; Civil Code 1910, § 2609; Code 1933, § 94-1016.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 19 Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 2614, 2615, 2621, 2623-2628, 2704-2706, 2708, 2709, 2711, 2723-2728.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 644-648, 651, 652, 655, 796, 798.
GA Code § 46-8-337 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-337. Issuance of Bonds, Notes, or Other Indebtedness by Consolidated Corporation; Pledge of Security

 The consolidated corporation formed pursuant to Code Sections 46-8-334 through 46-8-336 shall have authority to issue its bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to secure the same by mortgage or deed of trust, or otherwise, upon all its property or franchises, for any corporate purpose, within the limitations and in the manner prescribed by the laws of this state.   (Ga. L. 1909, p. 163, § 4; Civil Code 1910, § 2610; Code 1933, § 94-1017.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 19 Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 2629, 2630.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S., Corporations, § 809.
GA Code § 46-8-338 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-338. Tax Exemption for Property and Capital Stock of Street, Suburban, or Interurban Railroad Companies With Tracks and Appurtenances Extended Into Adjoining State

 Any company that extends its railroad into an adjoining state shall not be required to pay to this state or to any county or municipality herein any taxes with respect to so much of the property or capital stock of such company as is situated or employed in the adjoining state.   (Ga. L. 1902, p. 69, § 2; Civil Code 1910, § 2604; Code 1933, § 94-1012.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 71 Am. Jur. 2d, State and Local Taxation, § 344 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 84 C.J.S., Taxation, § 570.
GA Code § 46-8-339 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-339. Authority of Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroad Companies to Furnish Steam for Heating and Power Purposes and to Lay and Maintain Steampipes

 Street, suburban, and interurban railroad companies incorporated under the laws of this state shall have the authority to furnish steam for heating and power purposes to any person within the limits of the counties in which such companies operate, with authority to charge and collect reasonable compensation for the same and with full power to do any and all things necessary or convenient to carry into full effect the authority conferred by this Code section, and to use the streets and public places to lay and maintain their pipes and other appliances for conveying and distributing such steam, provided that before any such company shall be entitled to use any of the streets of any city in this state, the consent of such city shall be obtained.   (Ga. L. 1903, p. 684, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2606; Code 1933, § 94-1005.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 65 Am. Jur. 2d, Railroads, § 19 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 87, 88.
GA Code § 46-8-340 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-340. Free Transportation for Policemen, Firemen, and Other Members of Municipal and County Utility Departments by Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroad Companies

 Any street, suburban, or interurban railroad company may furnish free transportation, over its lines operated in any city, to the members of that city's police force and fire, sanitary, and water departments, if that city has a regularly organized police force and fire, sanitary, and water departments; to city marshals and their deputies; and to police officers of the county in which that city is located. Nothing in this Code section shall authorize any such company to grant individual members of such municipal and county forces and departments any transportation or other special privilege not participated in by all of the members thereof on like terms and under like conditions. All grants or concessions made pursuant to this Code section shall be made to the governing authority of such city, for and in behalf of the members of such municipal and county forces and departments and shall be formally accepted by such authority.   (Ga. L. 1909, p. 168, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2605; Code 1933, § 94-1009; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 46.)   Cross references.   - Acceptance of favors or free passes from railroads as constituting grounds for impeachment of judges, § 15-1-7.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 14 Am. Jur. 2d, Carriers, §§ 910, 911.   C.J.S.   - 13 C.J.S., Carriers, § 367.   ALR.    - Carriers: free passes to public officials or employees, 8 A.L.R. 682.    Constitutionality of statute authorizing issuance of passes by carriers, 33 A.L.R. 373.
GA Code § 46-8-341 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-341. Lease and Sale of Roads, Franchises, and Property Between Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroad Companies; Property Purchaser's Liability for Debts and Claims Against Lessor or Vendor

 All street, suburban, and interurban railroad companies may lease or sell their roads, franchises, and other property to any other company created under the laws of this state for street, suburban, or interurban railroad purposes; and their franchises and property so sold shall remain liable, in the hands of the lessee or purchaser, for all debts or claims against the company making the conveyance. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to authorize any such company to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of its property or franchises so as to defeat or lessen competition or to encourage monopoly.   (Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 170, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 2184; Civil Code 1910, § 2614; Code 1933, § 94-1013.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 19 Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 2503, 2608, 2610, 2613, 2654, 2659. 65 Am. Jur. 2d, Railroads, §§ 198 et seq., 210 et seq., 224, 230 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 644-647, 794, 796. 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 431, 436 et seq., 439 et seq., 447 et seq., 478 et seq., 485, 486.
GA Code § 46-8-343 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-343. Utilization of Trackless Trolleys by Street, Suburban, or Interurban Railroad Companies

 Any company owning, leasing, or operating street railroads, suburban railroads, or interurban railroads in this state shall, by virtue of this Code section, and without any action on the part of the commission, have the right and privilege of substituting what are known as trackless trolleys on any part or line of its railroad system, provided that consent thereto is obtained from each municipality affected by any such proposed substitution, which consent on the part of any municipality shall not be construed to impair any valid existing contract or ordinance contract now in existence between any such municipality and any such company; provided, further, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed to impair any valid existing contract or ordinance contract now in existence between any such municipality and any such company; provided, further, that the commission shall not have the power or authority to increase or authorize the increase of, in regard to such substituted service, fares which have been fixed prior to March 30, 1937, by contract or ordinance contract on the line or lines on which such trackless trolleys may be so substituted, which fares shall in all respects appertain and apply to such substituted service when thus inaugurated.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 798, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 65 Am. Jur. 2d, Railroads, § 46.   C.J.S.   - 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 297, 298, 748, 749.
GA Code § 46-8-344 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-344. Sale of Street, Suburban, or Interurban Railroad and Bus Transportation Operations by Companies Engaged in Operating Electric Generating Plants, Generally

 Any electric street, suburban, or interurban railroad company which is incorporated under the laws of Georgia and which, in pursuance of the laws of this state, in addition to operating street, suburban, or interurban railroad and bus transportation facilities, is engaged in the operation of electric generating plants for the purpose of supplying motive power for the operation of its railroad and for the production, distribution, and sale of electricity for light, heat, and power purposes in the area served may sell and dispose of its railroad and bus transportation service and equipment, its railroad and bus franchises, and may continue its corporate existence and the operation of its electric power plants and facilities for the production, distribution, and sale of electricity for light, heat, and power purposes under the charter granted to it as a street, suburban, and interurban railroad corporation to the date of expiration of such charter, notwithstanding the sale or other disposition of its railroad and bus properties and franchises.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 260, § 1; Ga. L. 1947, p. 495, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 19 Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, § 2081, 2082.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S. Corporations, §§ 651, 652. 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 427, 431.
GA Code § 46-8-345 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies|Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads|§ 46-8-345. Consent by Municipality to Sale of Street, Suburban, or Interurban Railroad and Bus Properties and Franchises; Hearing for Approval of Sale; Filing of Board Resolution, Resolution of Municipality, and Order of Approval

 Any electric street, suburban, or interurban railroad corporation which desires to avail itself of the provisions of Code Section 46-8-344 shall, before consummating such sale or other disposition of its railroad and bus properties and franchises:    Secure the consent of the mayor and council or other governing body of the municipality served by such railroad and bus transportation facilities to the sale or other disposition of the railroad and bus properties and franchises, such consent to be evidenced by a certified copy of a resolution or an ordinance of such governing body;   Apply by petition to the commission on 15 days' notice for an adjudication, after a public hearing on the merits of the proposed sale, the solvency and eligibility under the laws of Georgia of the prospective purchaser and his ability and capacity to render adequate and satisfactory service, as to whether the proposed sale or other disposition is in the public interest. A certified copy of the order of the mayor and council or other governing body of the municipality, evidencing its consent to the sale or other disposition of the railroad and bus property, shall be attached to and made a part of such petition; and   After securing the order of approval of the commission of the sale or other disposition of such railroad and bus properties and franchises as being in the public interest, file with the Secretary of State, as an amendment to its charter, a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors reciting that the company elects to sell its railroad and bus properties and franchises and to avail itself of the provisions of Code Section 46-8-344. The company shall attach to the resolution a certified copy of the resolution or ordinance of the mayor and council or other governing body of the municipality evidencing its consent to such sale or other disposition of its railroad and bus properties and franchises. The company shall also attach to the resolution a certified copy of the commission's order of approval of the sale or other disposition of the railroad and bus property as being in the public interest.    (Ga. L. 1945, p. 260, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 19 Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 2081, 2082.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 651, 652. 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 427, 431.   ALR.    - Power of Public Service Commission with respect to regulation of street railways, 39 A.L.R. 1517.