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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-418 - Receipt and transport of freight - Time restraints

(a)
When freight in carloads or less is tendered to a railroad company and correct shipping instructions are given, the railroad agent must immediately receive the freight for shipment and issue bills of lading for it.
(b)
(1)
Whenever shipments have been received as provided in subsection (a) of this section by any railroad company, they must be carried forward at the rate of not less than fifty (50) miles per day of twenty-four (24) hours, computing from 7:00 a.m. of the day following receipt of shipment.
(2)
In computing the time of freight in transit, there shall be allowed twenty-four (24) hours at each point where transferring from one (1) railroad to another or rehandling of freight is involved. In all computation of time between shippers and carriers, Sundays and legal holidays are to be excluded.
(3)
In the transportation of cattle, sheep, swine, and other animals, the carrier shall be governed by the provisions of the federal statutes in watering, feeding, and rest of the animals, and the delay shall be counted as free time.
(4)
The period during which the movement of freight is suspended on account of accident or any cause not within the power of the railroad company to prevent shall be added to the free time allowed in this section and counted as additional free time.
(c)
For failure to receive and transport shipments within the time prescribed, the railroad company so offending shall forfeit and pay to the shipper the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per car per day or fraction of a day on all carload freight, and one cent (1¢) per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) per day or fraction of a day on freight in less than carloads, with a minimum charge of five cents (5¢) for any one (1) package, upon demand in writing by the shipper or another party whose interest is affected by the delay.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 2, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 896; Pope's Dig., § 1100; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1311.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-419 - Delivery of freight

(a)
Railroad companies shall deliver freight at their depots or warehouses or, in cases of shipments for track delivery, shall place loaded cars at an accessible place for unloading within twenty-four (24) hours after arrival, computing from 7:00 a.m. of the day following arrival of the cars. However, carload shipments for track delivery at local stations having not more than one (1) team track shall be placed at an accessible point for unloading by the conductor of the train on which the car arrives.
(b)
The shipper or consignee shall be paid five dollars ($5.00) per car per day for each day or fraction of a day the delivery is so delayed.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 4, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 898; Pope's Dig., § 1102; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1313.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-420 - Notice to consignee of arrival of freight - Penalty for failure to give

(a)
(1)
Within twenty-four (24) hours after the arrival of a shipment, railroad companies shall give notice by mail or otherwise to the consignee of the arrival of the shipment, together with the weight and amount of freight charges due thereon.
(2)
Where goods or freight in carload quantities arrive, the notice shall also contain identifying numbers, letters, and initials of the cars, and, if transferred in transit, the number and initials of the car in which originally shipped.
(b)
Any railroad company failing to give such notice shall forfeit and pay to the shipper or other party whose interest is affected the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per car per day or fraction of a day's delay on all carload shipments and one cent (1¢) per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) per day or fraction of a day on freight in less than carloads, with a minimum charge of five cents (5¢) for any one (1) package, after the expiration of the twenty-four (24) hours. However, not more than five dollars ($5.00) per day shall be charged for any one (1) consignment not in excess of a carload.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 3, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 897; Pope's Dig., § 1101; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1312.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-421 - Notice of arrival of freight - Free time

(a)
(1)
Legal notice as referred to in this section and §§
23-10-402
,
23-10-403
,
23-10-405
,
23-10-406
,
23-10-409
-
23-10-420
, and
23-10-422
-
23-10-431
may be either actual or constructive.
(2)
Where the consignee or his or her agent is personally served with the notice of the arrival of freight at or before 6:00 p.m. of any day, free time begins at 7:00 a.m. on the day after the notice has been given.
(b)
(1)
Constructive notice consists of posting notice by mail to the consignee.
(2)
Where this mode of giving notice is adopted, there shall be forty-eight (48) hours' additional free time. However, in any case where notice of arrival is given by mail, the notice shall be by registered letter, and that notice shall date from the receipt of the registered letter.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 8, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 903; Pope's Dig., § 1107; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1317.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-422 - Shipment to consignor's order - Notice

When consignors ship goods consigned to order, but express in their bills of lading or shipping directions the name of the person to notify at the destination, it shall be the duty of the railroad company to give legal notice to that party in the same way and under the same rule as if the shipment had been made directly to him or her. However, when consignors do not comply with this condition, the railroad company shall give notice only to the consignors. At the expiration of free time, the carrier shall give notice thereof to the consignor.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 15, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 910; Pope's Dig., § 1114; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1324.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-423 - Package freight unloaded by railroad - Storage charges

(a)
All package freight unloaded by railroad companies in their depots and warehouses and all freight unloaded in the yard space of a railroad company in order to release cars and which has not been removed by the owner thereof from the custody of the railroad company within forty-eight (48) hours, computing from 7:00 a.m. of the day following legal notice of arrival, may be subject to the charge of storage for each day or fraction of a day it may remain in the custody of the railroad company, as follows:
(1)
On less than carloads, not more than one cent (1¢) per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) per day, or fraction of a day; and
(2)
In carload quantities, not more than ten cents (10¢) per ton of two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.) per day or fraction of a day, but not exceeding one dollar ($1.00) per car per day, or fraction of a day.
(b)
In no case shall the amount so collected for storage of a less-than-carload shipment exceed the amount authorized to be charged as storage on a carload of similar freight for the same length of time when not unloaded from a car, as provided by §
23-10-424
.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 9, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 904; Pope's Dig., § 1108; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1318.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-424 - Unloading cars - Free time - Demurrage charges - Extension of free time

(a)
(1)
Loaded cars containing fertilizers, hay, coal, coke, brick, sand, and lumber in covered cars and cars containing, in bulk, meat, potatoes, grain and grain products, or cottonseed and cottonseed hulls, taking track delivery, which are to be unloaded by consignee but, having been placed at an accessible point for unloading, are not unloaded within seventy-two (72) hours, computed from 7:00 a.m. of the day following the day legal notice of arrival is given, may be subject thereafter to a charge of demurrage of five dollars ($5.00) per car for each day or fraction of a day that they may remain loaded in possession of the railroad company.
(2)
All other loaded cars taking track delivery to be unloaded by the consignee shall be limited to forty-eight (48) hours of free time.
(b)
(1)
When, after placing cars as required in this section and §§
23-10-402
,
23-10-403
,
23-10-405
,
23-10-406
,
23-10-409
-
23-10-423
, and
23-10-425
-
23-10-431
, the railroad company shall, during or after free time, temporarily remove all or any of them, or in any way obstruct the unloading of the cars, then the consignee shall not be chargeable with the delay caused thereby.
(2)
When, on account of delay or irregularity in transportation, cars are bunched in transit and delivered to the consignee in numbers beyond his or her reasonable ascertained ability to unload within the free time prescribed in this section, he or she shall be allowed by the carrier such additional time as may be necessary to unload cars so in excess by the exercise of due and usual diligence on the part of the consignee.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 10, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 905; Pope's Dig., § 1109; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1319.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-425 - Loading or unloading - Additional free time when weather inclement

Whenever the weather, during the period of free time, is so severe, inclement, or rainy that it is impossible or impracticable to secure means of loading or unloading freight, or when, from the nature of the goods, loading or unloading would cause injury or damage, then additional time shall be added to the free period, and no demurrage charges shall be allowed for the additional free time. This applies to the state of the weather during business hours.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 11, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 906; Pope's Dig., § 1110; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1320.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-426 - Loading or unloading - Extension of time when consignee or consignor at distance from depot

A consignee or a consignor five (5) miles or more from the depot whose freight is destined to or from his or her place of business or residence so located shall not be subject to storage or demurrage charges allowed in this section, §§
23-10-412
-
23-10-425
, and
23-10-427
-
23-10-431
until a sufficient time has elapsed after notice for the consignee or consignor to remove or load the goods by the exercise of ordinary diligence. However, the time limit for loading or unloading shall not exceed five (5) days.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 12, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 907; Pope's Dig., § 1111; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1321.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-427 - Storage of freight after failure to unload - Charges

Incoming carload freight coming under the provisions of §§
23-10-425
and
23-10-426
may be stored by railroad companies in depots or warehouses at the expense of the owner if the freight is not removed before demurrage charges attach. However, the daily storage charge on the freight shall not exceed one dollar ($1.00) per day.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 13, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 908; Pope's Dig., § 1112; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1322.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-428 - Refusal of freight - Notice to consignor - Liability for demurrage

(a)
If a consignee refuses to accept freight tendered in pursuance of the bill of lading, the carrier charged with the duty of delivery shall give legal notice to the consignor of the refusal. If the consignor does not, within three (3) days thereafter, give directions for reshipment, unloading, or other disposition of the goods, he or she shall become liable to the carrier for storage on the goods, or demurrage upon the cars in which they are stored, to the same extent and at the same rates as such charges are, under like circumstances, imposed upon consignees who neglect or refuse, after notice of arrival, to remove freight of like character from the depots or cars of the carrier by this section and §§
23-10-402
,
23-10-403
,
23-10-405
,
23-10-406
,
23-10-409
-
23-10-427
, and
23-10-429
-
23-10-431
.
(b)
A consignee who has once refused to accept a consignment of goods shall not thereafter be entitled to receive the consignment of goods, except upon payment of all charges for storage or demurrage which have accrued.
(c)
If the consignee of freight in carloads or less than carloads fails or neglects to remove the freight within three (3) days after the expiration of free time, then the carrier shall, through the agent at point of shipment, so notify the shipper unless the consignee has signified his or her acceptance of the property. The notice may either be served personally or given by mail.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 14, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 909; Pope's Dig., § 1113; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1323.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-429 - Employee demanding or receiving extra pay for furnishing car to shipper - Penalty

(a)
Any railroad employee who demands or receives from any shipper extra pay over and above the legal freight rate for placing or furnishing cars for the shipment of freight is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200). Each car so placed or furnished is a separate offense under this section.
(b)
Any shipper or other person who gives or offers to give any such extra pay to any such employee is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).
Amended by Act 2023, No. 180,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 20, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 912; Pope's Dig., § 1116; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1327.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-430 - Recovery of demurrage, forfeitures, and charges

All forfeitures, charges, and demurrage that accrue to either shipper or railroad company under this section and §§
23-10-402
,
23-10-403
,
23-10-405
,
23-10-406
,
23-10-409
-
23-10-429
and
23-10-431
may be recovered in any court having jurisdiction.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 19, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 911; Pope's Dig., § 1115; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1326.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-431 - Actions for damages for violations of sections 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, and 23-10-409 - 23-10-431 - Limitation

(a)
In all actions at law against any railroad company, its assignees, lessees, or other persons owning or operating any railroad in this state or partly in this state, for the violation of the provisions of this section and §§
23-10-402
,
23-10-403
,
23-10-405
,
23-10-406
, and
23-10-409
-
23-10-430
regulating the transportation of freight, or in case any person or corporation, as defined in §
23-10-402
, engaged as aforesaid shall not do or permit to be done any act, matter, or thing required to be done in this section and §§
23-10-402
,
23-10-403
,
23-10-405
,
23-10-406
, and
23-10-409
-
23-10-430
, the person or corporation shall be held to pay to the person, firm, or corporation injured thereby the actual amount of damages so sustained, to be recovered by the person, firm, or corporation so damaged, in any court having jurisdiction of the amount where the person or corporation causing the damage can be found or has an agent or place of business.
(b)
(1)
No such action shall be sustained unless brought within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued, or within one (1) year after the party complaining shall have come to the knowledge of his or her right of action. However, no railroad company, its assignees, lessees, or other persons owning or operating any railroad in this state or partly in this state shall have a right of action against any person, firm, or corporation when the person, firm, or corporation shall violate the provisions of any part of this section and §§
23-10-402
,
23-10-403
,
23-10-405
,
23-10-406
, and
23-10-409
-
23-10-430
unless the suit is instituted within one (1) year of the violation.
(2)
No action shall be brought after two (2) years from the time the right of action accrues.
(c)
As many causes of action as may have accrued within the year to any one (1) person, firm, or corporation, including damages, forfeitures, demurrage, etc., may be joined in the suit or complaint.
Acts 1907, No. 193, § 21, p. 453; C. & M. Dig., § 913; Pope's Dig., § 1117; Acts 1939, No. 171, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1328.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-432 - Duty to furnish cars - Reasonable time for requesting cars

It shall be deemed, prima facie, a reasonable time within which to order cars that any shipper shall give notice thereof to the station agent at the place of shipment, or in his or her absence to the nearest station agent of the railroad company to which the application is made, three (3) days before a shipment of five (5) cars or fewer, and five (5) days for fewer than ten (10) but more than five (5) cars, and eight (8) days for ten (10) cars or more. It shall be the duty of the railroad companies to furnish their station agents with printed blanks upon which shippers may make application for their cars. However, nothing in this section and §§
23-10-401
,
23-10-433
-
23-10-437
, and
23-12-605
shall be construed to exempt any railroad company from the obligation to furnish cars for shipment without the written notice, but it shall only be subject to the penalties of §§
23-10-434
-
23-10-437
for failure to furnish cars to shippers where notice thereof shall be given in writing or, in case of shipment of freight wholly between points in this state, then in accordance with the rules of the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2403, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 148, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1909, No. 277, § 4, p. 814; C. & M. Dig., § 1637; Pope's Dig., § 1958; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1308.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-433 - Exceptions to duty to furnish or exchange cars

(a)
In no event shall any railroad company be required to furnish any cars to a connecting line except to exchange for other cars reasonably suitable for the transportation of freight.
(b)
No railroad company shall be compelled to furnish its own cars to any other railroad company except upon reasonable security furnished to it to protect it from loss or destruction of, or damage to, such cars, and compensation for the use thereof.
Acts 1909, No. 277, § 2, p. 814; C. & M. Dig., § 1635; Pope's Dig., § 1956; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1306.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-434 - Liability for failure to furnish or exchange cars - Exceptions

(a)
Every railroad company that, in violation of any of the provisions of this section and §§
23-10-401
,
23-10-432
,
23-10-433
,
23-10-435
-
23-10-437
, and
23-12-605
, fails to furnish any cars for the shipment of any freight within a reasonable time or, in case of the shipment of freight between points within this state, within the time prescribed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation if the department shall prescribe the time by rules as provided in this section and §§
23-10-401
,
23-10-432
,
23-10-433
,
23-10-435
-
23-10-437
, and
23-12-605
, and the company fails to do so within a reasonable time, or fails to receive and forward any loaded cars or to exchange cars as provided for in this section and §§
23-10-401
,
23-10-432
,
23-10-433
,
23-10-435
-
23-10-437
, and
23-12-605
, that company shall be liable to the shipper or other person injured or damaged thereby for all such injury and damages as may result to the shipper. The railroad company is also liable for all special damages of which it had notice at the time of the shipment or which occurs after written notice thereof, and shall be liable, in addition thereto, for an amount equal to a reasonable attorney's fee, in case suit is brought for recovery of such damages.
(b)
In case of the failure or refusal to so furnish, within a reasonable time, any cars for the shipment of livestock, green fruit, vegetables, or other perishable freight, the railroad company shall be liable to the shipper for the damage caused thereby and a reasonable attorney's fee in case suit is brought to recover the damages.
(c)
Every railroad company that fails to furnish cars or to exchange cars as required by the provisions of this section and §§
23-10-401
,
23-10-432
,
23-10-433
,
23-10-435
-
23-10-437
, and
23-12-605
or by the rules of the department as provided in this section and §§
23-10-401
,
23-10-432
,
23-10-433
,
23-10-435
-
23-10-437
, and
23-12-605
shall be liable to the railroad company injured thereby for all such damages as may result to it and, in addition thereto, an amount equal to a reasonable attorney's fee in case of suit brought for the recovery of any damages.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2405, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2404, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 149, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1909, No. 277, § 2, p. 814; C. & M. Dig., § 1635; Pope's Dig., § 1956; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1306.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-435 - Liability for cars of another railroad

(a)
Every railroad company using cars of another railroad company, or cars which have been delivered to it by the other railroad company, shall be liable to the party entitled thereto to pay for the reasonable use and hire thereof and for injury or damages to or destruction of the cars, while in its possession or under its control, for the amount of such injury. In the case of cars in the shipment of freight between points wholly within this state, the amount for the use or hire of the cars may be prescribed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, except where the owners of the cars and the railway companies agree upon the compensation, in which case the amount so fixed shall govern.
(b)
When any railroad company or owner of any car is dissatisfied with the amount fixed by the department for the use, hire, loss, or destruction of, or damage to, the cars, or when the railroad company which is liable therefor fails to pay for the use, hire, loss, or destruction of the cars, the department or person entitled thereto, or which is liable for the use, hire, loss, injury, or destruction of the cars, shall be entitled to establish the reasonable value thereof in a suit brought in any court of this state having jurisdiction of the parties and of the amount in controversy, and the court shall render such judgment as to it shall deem just and reasonable.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 150, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1909, No. 277, § 2, p. 814; C. & M. Dig., § 1635; Pope's Dig., § 1956; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1306.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-436 - Penalty for gross negligence in not furnishing or exchanging cars - Fee of prosecuting attorney

(a)
(1)
Every railroad company which willfully, by its own gross negligence or by the gross negligence of its agents having charge and management of the matter of furnishing cars, fails or refuses to furnish or exchange cars as provided for in this section and §§
23-10-401
,
23-10-432
-
23-10-435
,
23-10-437
, and
23-12-605
or to transport or deliver the cars within the time prescribed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation as to freight carried between points wholly within this state, or if not so prescribed, then within a reasonable time, shall, in addition to other liabilities provided for in this section and §§
23-10-401
,
23-10-432
-
23-10-435
,
23-10-437
, and
23-12-605
forfeit to the State of Arkansas, for each of the violations, not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)
Each day of failure or neglect as to each car which the railroad company by willful or gross negligence fails or refuses to furnish or exchange shall be treated as a separate offense.
(b)
(1)
Penalties are to be recovered in an action instituted by the department through the prosecuting attorney of the proper district.
(2)
No such suit shall be dismissed or compromised without the consent of the court and the department.
(3)
(A)
The prosecuting attorney shall be allowed a fee by the court not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount collected.
(B)
If any prosecuting attorney neglects for fifteen (15) days after notice to bring suit, the department may employ some other attorney at law to bring the suit, who shall be allowed a fee therefor to be fixed by the court, not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount collected, and in such case the prosecuting attorney shall not interfere.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 151, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1909, No. 277, § 3, p. 814; C. & M. Dig., § 1636; Pope's Dig., § 1957; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-438 - Perishable freight - Duty to furnish cars - Exceptions - Penalty

(a)
(1)
When a shipper makes a written application to a station agent of a railroad company doing business in this state for cars, to be loaded with any kind of perishable freight such as fruit and vegetables, embraced in the tariff of the company, stating the character of the freight, the kind of cars wanted, and the final destination of the freight, the railroad company shall furnish cars, in the kind and quantity ordered, at the place of shipment, within twenty-four (24) hours from 7:00 p.m. on the day following the application.
(2)
If refrigerator cars are ordered, they shall be furnished with bunkers well filled with ice, if so ordered by the shipper.
(3)
When a future date is designated by the shipper on which he or she desires to make a shipment, giving not less than twenty-four (24) hours' notice, computing from 7:00 a.m. on the day following the application, the railroad company shall furnish cars on the day specified in the application. The station agent shall then give the party making the application a receipt showing the date of requisition, the number of cars, and the date the cars are to be furnished.
(b)
For failure to comply with this section, the railroad companies so offending shall forfeit and pay to the shipper making the application, upon a claim being made in writing, duly verified as to amount of loss, double the damages he or she may have sustained by reason of the failure of the railroad companies to comply with this section and §§
23-10-404
,
23-10-439
, and
23-10-440
.
(c)
(1)
This section shall not apply to railroads which are not public carriers.
(2)
This section shall not apply in cases of strikes, wrecks that would hinder delivery of cars at the times and in the manner specified in this section, sudden congestion in traffic, washouts, and other sudden public calamities over which the railroad companies can exercise no control, but the burden shall be on the railroad company to prove the existence of any of these facts in justification of their failure to comply with this section.
Acts 1909, No. 233, § 1, p. 698; C. & M. Dig., § 931; Pope's Dig., § 1135; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1331.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-439 - Perishable freight - Time for loading - Demurrage charges

(a)
When cars have been delivered to the shipper as provided for by §
23-10-438
, he or she shall have twenty-four (24) hours from 7:00 a.m. of the day following the receipt of the cars in which to load cars.
(b)
(1)
After the expiration of the free time as provided for in this section, he or she shall forfeit to the railroad company the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per car per day for each day he or she shall hold the car.
(2)
If the cars are not used by the shipper within the free time allowed in this section and he or she refuses to pay the five dollars ($5.00) per day provided for in this section, the railroad company may recover the cars and will not be compelled to furnish the shipper any more cars until he or she has fully paid all delinquent damages.
Acts 1909, No. 233, § 2, p. 698; C. & M. Dig., § 932; Pope's Dig., § 1136; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1332.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-440 - Forwarding perishable freight - Penalty for failure

(a)
(1)
Whenever freight of a character similar to that described in §
23-10-438
is tendered to a railroad company in carload lots or less, and the correct shipping instruction is given, the railroad agent must immediately receive the freight for shipment and issue bills of lading for it.
(2)
When such shipments have been received by any railroad company, they shall be started on the first suitable train within twelve (12) hours and shall be carried forward at a rate of not less than two hundred (200) miles per day of twenty-four (24) hours.
(b)
Any railroad company failing to comply with this section shall forfeit to the shipper double the damages he or she may sustain by reason of the failure.
(c)
In cases of wrecks, washouts, strikes, and other calamities over which railroad companies have no control, this section shall not apply, but the burden shall be on the railroad company to prove the existence of any such facts to justify such a failure.
Acts 1909, No. 233, § 3, p. 698; C. & M. Dig., § 933; Pope's Dig., § 1137; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-1333.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-441 - Shipper's pass on shipments of livestock or poultry

(a)
When any railroad company or corporation doing business within the limits of this state receives and ships any livestock or poultry by the carload, the company or corporation, in consideration of the price paid for the car, shall pass the shipper or his or her employee to and from the point designated in the contract or bill of lading without further expense to the shipper.
(b)
Any railroad company or corporation or officer, agent, or employee of any railroad company or corporation failing to comply with this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 180,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1895, No. 51, §§ 1, 2, p. 64; C. & M. Dig., § 894; Pope's Dig., § 1098; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 73-1335, 73-1336.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-442 - Shipments of sheep and hogs

(a)
All railroad companies, private companies, or individuals owning or operating a railroad in the State of Arkansas are required to furnish a sufficient number of double-decked cars for the shipment of sheep or hogs to supply the demand for such cars on their respective lines. They shall allow shippers to load both decks in the cars with sheep or hogs to the aggregate extent of twenty thousand pounds (20,000 lbs.). The cars, when so loaded, shall be received and transported by the railroad companies, private companies, or individuals as one (1) carload of stock.
(b)
It shall not be lawful for the railroad companies, private companies, or individuals to charge or receive for the transportation of a double-decked car of sheep more than is charged by such companies or individuals for a carload of stock other than sheep.
(c)
Should any railroad company, private company, or individuals owning or operating a railroad in the State of Arkansas refuse or neglect to furnish double-decked cars as provided in this section, it shall not be lawful for them to charge or receive for the transportation of a car of sheep or hogs more than one-half (1/2) the rate charged for the shipment of a carload of stock other than sheep or hogs.
Acts 1889, No. 67, §§ 1, 2, p. 83; 1895, No. 112, § 1, p. 166; C. & M. Dig., §§ 941-943; Pope's Dig., §§ 1145-1147; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 73-1339 -- 73-1341.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-443 - Shipments of grain

(a)
All persons and corporations owning or operating a railroad in the State of Arkansas are required to furnish cars and equip them with grain-tight doors for shipment of grain in bulk and by the carload.
(b)
All persons and corporations owning or operating railroads in this state who furnish cars for shipment of grain in bulk and fail to equip them with grain-tight doors as required by subsection (a) of this section shall be liable for all loss of grain by leakage or loss in weight which shall occur after delivery of a carload of bulk grain to the railroad for shipment.
Acts 1919, No. 636, §§ 1, 2; C. & M. Dig., §§ 934, 935; Pope's Dig., §§ 1138, 1139; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 73-1337, 73-1338.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-444 - Shipments of coal, corn, or cottonseed - Duty to weigh and furnish correct weight to consignee - Penalty

(a)
All railroads operating in this state are required to keep and maintain track or railroad scales at all stations or depots where as many as one hundred (100) cars of coal, corn, or cottonseed are received annually by the railroad.
(b)
The railroads are required, at the request of the consignee of a carload of coal, to properly weigh each and every car after the car has reached its destination. The railroad shall furnish to each consignee, upon request, by a written certificate of the weighman, the correct weight of each carload of coal received by the consignee within one (1) day after the car has reached its destination.
(c)
No consignee shall be required to pay any freight or other railroad charge until furnished with the weights, nor pay any greater amount of freight than is shown by the certificate.
(d)
Any railroad in this state failing or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), to be paid to the county in which the point of destination lies, for every failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this section. Each day upon which it may refuse or fail to comply with this section shall constitute a separate offense.
Acts 1907, No. 429, §§ 1, 2, p. 1153; C. & M. Dig., §§ 927, 928; Pope's Dig., §§ 1131, 1132; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 73-1342, 73-1343.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GENERALLY (§§ 23-10-101 — 23-10-445) › Subchapter 4 - FREIGHT - RAILROADS (§§ 23-10-401 — 23-10-445) › Section 23-10-445 - Shipments of coal - Duty to weigh loaded cars prior to shipment and issue certificate of weight - Penalty

(a)
At all stations at which scales are required to be maintained for the weighing of coal, it shall be the duty of the railroad company to properly weigh each car of coal after the car has been loaded and to furnish to each shipper by written certificate of the weighman, within one (1) day after the car has been received by the company, correct weights of each car and of the contents of each car delivered to them by the shipper.
(b)
The certificate of weight to be given to shippers as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall contain, in addition to the correct weight of the car and its contents, the date of delivery and the number of the car.
(c)
Any railroad in this state failing or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) to be paid to the county for every failure or refusal. Each day upon which it may refuse or fail to comply with this section shall constitute a separate offense.
Acts 1903, No. 24, §§ 2, 3, 4, p. 36; 1903, No. 157, §§ 2-4, p. 275; C. & M. Dig., §§ 929, 930; Pope's Dig., §§ 1133, 1134; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 73-1344 -- 73-1346.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 11 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF RAILROADS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-104) › Section 23-11-101 - Enforcement of laws or orders on complaint

It is made the duty of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, on complaint, to enforce by necessary order any or all laws of this state pertaining to railroads and express companies.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 153, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1907, No. 422, § 6, p. 1137; C. & M. Dig., § 1693; Pope's Dig., § 1996; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-126.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 11 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF RAILROADS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-104) › Section 23-11-102 - Fees of domestic companies

(a)
All railroad, street, interurban, or other transportation companies organized under the laws of this state shall pay the following incorporation fees:
(1)
On all lines not exceeding twenty-five (25) miles in length, one hundred dollars ($100); and
(2)
On lines exceeding twenty-five (25) miles in length, four dollars ($4.00) per mile for every additional mile the company proposes to construct or operate, and the company shall pay four dollars ($4.00) per mile for any increase by reason of construction.
(b)
Every express company, sleeping car company, and private car company organized under the laws of this state shall pay to the Treasurer of State incorporation fees of one dollar ($1.00) per mile for every mile of railroad over which such a corporation proposes to do business in Arkansas.
Acts 1911, No. 87, §§ 6, 8; C. & M. Dig., §§ 1807, 1809; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 73-302, 73-303.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 11 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF RAILROADS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-104) › Section 23-11-103 - Railroads and express companies - Annual reports - Failure to report - Penalty

(a)
It is the duty of every person or corporation operating any railroad or express company in this state to make annual returns of the business of the railroad or express company to the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
(b)
(1)
The returns shall embrace all receipts and expenditures of the railroad or express companies in this state and are to be made according to forms furnished by the department for that purpose.
(2)
The returns shall be made within thirty (30) days after the end of each year to which they relate.
(3)
The returns shall be sworn to by some officer of the railroad or express company having knowledge of the matters therein stated.
(c)
(1)
Any person or corporation who fails or refuses to make the returns shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day of such a failure or refusal.
(2)
The penalty is to be recovered by action commenced in the name of the State of Arkansas in any court having jurisdiction of the amount, the action to be prosecuted as provided in this act.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 154, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1899, No. 53, § 17, p. 82; C. & M. Dig., § 1624; Pope's Dig., § 1946; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-138.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 11 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF RAILROADS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-104) › Section 23-11-104 - Report of department as to information regarding railroad companies

(a)
(1)
The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall ascertain as early as practicable the amount of money expended in the construction and equipment per mile of every railroad in Arkansas, the amount of money expended to procure the right-of-way, and the amount of money it would require to reconstruct the roadbed, track, and depots and to replace all the physical properties belonging to the railroad.
(2)
The department shall also ascertain the amounts paid for salaries to the officers of the railroad, the wages paid to employees, and the operating expenses of each and every railroad in this state, including repairs and interest on indebtedness.
(b)
When the information required by this section is obtained, it shall be communicated to the Attorney General by report. A duplicate of the report shall be filed with the Auditor of State for public use, and the information shall be printed, from time to time, in the annual report of the department.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 155, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1899, No. 53, § 27, p. 82; C. & M. Dig., § 1652; Pope's Dig., § 1973; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-139.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105) › Subtitle 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-19-210) › Chapter 11 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF RAILROADS (§§ 23-11-101 — 23-11-505) › Subchapter 2 - RAILROAD INCORPORATION ACT OF 1959 (§§ 23-11-201 — 23-11-223) › Section 23-11-201 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Railroad Incorporation Act of 1959".
Acts 1959, No. 30, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-301.1.