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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-7 - Persons carried according to arrival; penalty

48:8-7. Persons carried according to arrival; penalty
All persons shall be received into the ferryboats or vessels and carried over the ferry according to their arrival at the ferry, provided all public officers and such as go on public or urgent occasions, as posts, couriers, physicians and midwives, shall be given preference.
Any ferryman violating this section shall be liable to a penalty of three dollars for every such offense.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-8 - Maintenance of safe landing places

48:8-8. Maintenance of safe landing places
48:8-8. All owners or keepers of ferries shall construct and maintain safe places of landing, where they are needed, upon penalty of forfeiting such sum as the Superior Court shall, upon complaint, determine to be sufficient to construct or repair such convenient landing. The forfeiture shall, by order of said court, be appropriated and laid out for that purpose.
Amended 1962,c.198,s.97; 1991,c.91,s.471.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-10 - Stopping boat while receiving and discharging passengers; penalty; liability for injuries

48:8-10. Stopping boat while receiving and discharging passengers; penalty; liability for injuries
Every steamboat navigating waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be stopped for at least one minute and as much longer as shall be necessary for the safety of passengers while they are landing from or going on board the steamboat, either immediately from or upon the shore or from or upon another boat or vessel lying between the steamboat and the shore.
Every master or other person in charge of a steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offense; and the owner of the steamboat shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person injured thereby.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-11 - Stopping engine while discharging passengers into small boats; penalty

48:8-11. Stopping engine while discharging passengers into small boats; penalty
No passenger on any steamboat navigating the waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be put into any small boat for the purpose of being landed until the engine of the steamboat is stopped. The engine shall not be again started until the small boat be at least twenty yards from the steamboat, or shall have reached the landing place if that be within said distance.
The master or other person having charge of a steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars.
This section shall not extend to any case where the person having charge of a small boat not belonging to the steamboat shall willfully or unnecessarily stop the small boat within the distance of twenty yards.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-12 - Running steamboats against each other; penalty; damages

48:8-12. Running steamboats against each other; penalty; damages
When two steamboats are moving in the same direction in waters within the jurisdiction of this state, neither shall be willfully so navigated as to run against, hinder or delay the other, or to run her aground, or to injure or impede her or unnecessarily to approach her within the distance of twenty yards.
Every master or other person in charge of a steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred and fifty dollars. The owner or owners of the steamboat shall be jointly and severally liable for all damages occasioned by such offense.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-13 - Deviating from course to impede boat passing in same direction; penalty; damages

48:8-13. Deviating from course to impede boat passing in same direction; penalty; damages
When a steamboat navigating the waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall attempt to pass another boat going in the same direction, the master or person having charge of such other boat shall not cause her to deviate from her proper course for the purpose of hindering or delaying the steamboat so attempting to pass.
Every master or other person having charge of any steamboat who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. The misdemeanor shall be indictable in the county adjoining the waters upon which the offense is committed.
The owner or owners of any steamboat deviating as aforesaid shall be jointly and severally liable for all damages occasioned by such offense.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-14 - Steamboats passing nearer than ten yards; penalty

48:8-14. Steamboats passing nearer than ten yards; penalty
Neither of two steamboats meeting each other while going in opposite directions upon the waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be so navigated as unnecessarily to approach the other to within the distance of ten yards.
Every master or other person having charge of any steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-15 - Lights on steamboats navigated at night; penalty; damages

48:8-15. Lights on steamboats navigated at night; penalty; damages
Every steamboat navigating the waters within the jurisdiction of this state at night shall show a good and sufficient light near her bows and another near her stern; the latter to be at least twenty feet above her deck.
The master or person having charge of every steamboat navigated in violation of this section shall forfeit two hundred dollars.
The owner or owners of every steamboat navigated in violation of this section shall be jointly and severally liable for all damages occasioned by such offense.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-16 - Law posted in cabin of steamboats; penalty

48:8-16. Law posted in cabin of steamboats; penalty
The owner or master of every steamboat navigating the waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall keep a copy of this article posted up in some conspicuous place in the cabin of the boat under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for every neglect herein and such owner and master are hereby made jointly and severally liable for such penalty.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:8-17 - Actions for penalties; process

48:8-17. Actions for penalties; process
48:8-17. The penalties imposed by this article shall be recoverable by action at law, with costs, in any court having cognizance thereof, by any person who will sue for the same.
Whenever any action for the recovery of any such penalty is prosecuted it may be commenced by capias ad respondendum or summons, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
Amended 1962,c.198,s.98; 1991,c.91,s.472.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-5 - Exclusive franchises; general laws applicable

48:9-5. Exclusive franchises; general laws applicable
No exclusive privilege granted prior to April twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, in the charter of any company to construct and operate a gas works shall be construed to remain exclusive and no like franchise granted after said date shall be construed to be exclusive unless in such grant it is so expressly provided.
All companies organized under this chapter shall be subject to all general laws regulating gas companies and their operations.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-17 - Powers of gas company; consent to laying of conductors

48:9-17. Powers of gas company; consent to laying of conductors
Every gas company heretofore organized under this chapter or hereafter organized under Title 14, Corporations, General, of the Revised Statutes may manufacture, sell, furnish and distribute such quantities of gas suitable for light, heat, power or other purposes as may be required in the municipality or municipalities where the same shall be located, or its operations lawfully extended.
Every such company may lay conductors and install related facilities for conducting gas through the streets, alleys, squares and public places in any municipality or municipalities in which it may lawfully operate, having first obtained the consent by resolution or ordinance of the governing body of such municipality for the furnishing of gas therein and the approval of such consent by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. The consent may be subject to reasonable regulations with respect to the opening of streets, alleys, squares and public places, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
Amended by L.1947, c. 66, p. 221, s. 1; L.1962, c. 198, s. 99.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-19 - Increasing bonded indebtedness

48:9-19. Increasing bonded indebtedness
Any gas company incorporated under the laws of this state, which by the terms of its charter is restricted as to the amount of its bonded indebtedness to an amount less than two-thirds of the amount of its capital stock, may by a majority vote of its board of directors, and with the consent of a majority of the stockholders representing at least sixty per cent of the capital stock, increase its bonded indebtedness to an amount not exceeding two-thirds of the amount of its capital stock.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-21 - Manner of laying pipes

48:9-21. Manner of laying pipes
Every gas company organized under the laws of this State shall lay its main or distributing gas pipes at the greatest practicable distance from any pipe of any other company and at a horizontal distance of 1 foot at least from the nearest part of any such pipe, unless it shall be unavoidably necessary to lay the gas pipe across or nearer to any other pipe, in which case the gas pipe shall be laid at the greatest practicable distance therefrom, and shall form therewith a right angle, or as near thereto as the situation will admit.
In no case shall any pipe be laid or apparatus used that will interfere in any way either with the present or future supply pipes of any company, or that may interfere with or increase the expense of replacing, removing or repairing the supply pipes or apparatus of any company.
All gas companies which were in operation on April 21, 1876, shall have the same rights and privileges of laying their mains and pipes, and making and supplying gas, that their respective charters and contracts then gave them.
Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 101; L.1973, c. 349, s. 2, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-23 - Extension of main pipes to neighboring municipality

48:9-23. Extension of main pipes to neighboring municipality
Any gas company now existing, whether by special charter or by organization under an act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of gas light corporations and regulate the same," approved April 21, 1876, or hereafter organized under the laws of this State and actually engaged in the manufacture and supply of gas in the municipality for the supply of which it was organized or chartered, may extend its main pipes to any neighboring municipality wherein no gas company exists, for the purpose of supplying the same with gas; provided, the governing body of the neighboring municipality shall grant permission for that purpose.
When such permission shall be granted, the company shall have the same rights and privileges of laying gas mains and the like to and in the neighboring municipality as it has in the municipality where it was originally located.
Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 102.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-24 - Piping gas to other municipalities

48:9-24. Piping gas to other municipalities
Any corporation of this state, having lawful authority to lay or maintain gas pipes or mains in the streets and public places of a municipality for the distribution of gas, may use its pipes or mains within the municipality for the transmission of gas to another municipality, in the streets or public places of which it may also have lawful authority to lay or maintain gas pipes or mains for the distribution of gas. Nothing contained in this section shall grant to any corporation a franchise or right to lay down gas pipes for the distribution of gas in any municipality of this state.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-24.1 - Condemnation; authority; purposes

48:9-24.1. Condemnation; authority; purposes
Any gas utility which is empowered to manufacture and sell gas of any type or mixture of gas of various types suitable for light, heat or power, may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sections 48 and 49 hereof in taking and acquiring any land or other property or any interest therein reasonably necessary for a right-of-way for the transmission to, from or between its plants or for the distribution to the public of gas of any type, whether manufactured gas or natural gas or any mixture of gas of the various types suitable for light, heat or power.
L.1962, c. 198, s. 52.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-25.1 - Approval by Board of Public Utility Commissioners of character or heating quality of gas or of change therein required

48:9-25.1. Approval by Board of Public Utility Commissioners of character or heating quality of gas or of change therein required
No gas company subject to regulation by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of this State shall change the character or heating quality of gas supplied to its customers in this State, except to the extent which may be approved, after hearing, by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of this State as consistent with the public interest and the interest of consumers and the general welfare of the State and its citizens. No gas company hereafter formed or commencing business in this State, and which is subject to regulation by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of this State, shall supply gas to its customers until the character or heating quality of such gas shall have been approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of this State as consistent with the public interest and the interest of consumers and the general welfare of the State and its citizens.
L.1941, c. 148, p. 491, s. 1, eff. May 24, 1941.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-25.2 - Corporations manufacturing gas may distribute natural gas

48:9-25.2. Corporations manufacturing gas may distribute natural gas
Any corporation now or hereafter organized or existing under any law of this State, which is empowered to manufacture and sell gas of any type or any mixture of gases of various types, suitable for light, heat or power, and which is a public utility as defined in section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes, may acquire, use, process, transmit, distribute and sell natural gas and any mixture of natural gas with a gas or gases of any other type or types, and may use for the transmission and distribution of natural gas or any mixture of natural gas with a gas or gases of any other type or types, any or all of the facilities, conductors, mains and pipes, with the appurtenances thereto, which such corporation now is or hereafter may be lawfully authorized to use for the transmission or distribution of manufactured gas of any type or any mixture of gases of various types suitable for light, heat or power, and which now are or hereafter may be located in, on, under or through the roads, streets, highways, alleys, squares and public grounds and places in this State.
L.1949, c. 107, p. 438, s. 1, eff. May 11, 1949.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-25.3 - Powers granted by act are additional powers

48:9-25.3. Powers granted by act are additional powers
The rights, powers and privileges conferred by this act shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, or in derogation of, whatever other rights, powers, privileges, franchises and authority such corporation may have.
L.1949, c. 107, p. 439, s. 2, eff. May 11, 1949.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-25.4 - Distribution of natural gas; designation of route

48:9-25.4. Distribution of natural gas; designation of route
Any gas company organized under the laws of this State in addition to but not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws under which it was organized may construct, lay, maintain and use facilities, conductors, mains and pipes, with the appurtenances thereto, in, through and beyond any municipality or municipalities, for the purpose of transmitting through the same natural gas or any mixture of gas or gases of any other type or types for use in its business; provided, that in each case such corporation shall first have obtained a designation by the governing body or official having control thereof, of the public street, road, highway or place, which may be occupied by such corporation for such purpose. If any governing body or official having control of any public street, road, highway or place, after having received from such corporation a request to designate such public street, road, highway or place, for occupancy by such corporation for such purpose, shall fail or refuse to make such designation or to designate a practicable route, the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, upon application by the corporation, and after hearing on notice to such governing body or official, shall make such designation.
L.1949, c. 110, p. 442, s. 1. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 103.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-25.8 - Franchise, consents, permits and rights related to maintenance and operation of gas properties and facilities may also be acquired

48:9-25.8. Franchise, consents, permits and rights related to maintenance and operation of gas properties and facilities may also be acquired
Any corporation now or hereafter organized and existing under any law of this State, which is empowered to manufacture or sell gas of any type or any mixture of gases of various types, including natural gas or any mixtures thereof, suitable for light, heat or power, and which is a public utility as defined in section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes, may, together with the purchase and acquisition of gas properties and facilities, also purchase or acquire, with the approval of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, any franchises, consents, permits, rights, authorizations, designations or similar privileges related to the maintenance and operation of such gas property and facilities, granted by or obtained from any governmental authority, State, county, municipal, or any other political subdivision, from any corporation, which is also a public utility as defined by section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes, lawfully possessing such franchises, consents, permits, authorizations or similar privileges for the manufacture, sale and distribution of gas for light, heat and power as hereinabove described and which corporation is required by any order, judgment or decree of any court or regulatory body to divest itself of the ownership and operation of its gas plant, property and facilities.
L.1952, c. 34, p. 123, s. 1, eff. April 16, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-25.9 - Rights of corporation to which sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment has been made

48:9-25.9. Rights of corporation to which sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment has been made
The corporation to whom such sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment has been made, shall, thereupon, have and possess all the rights, powers, and privileges to and in such franchises, consents, permits, rights, authorizations, designations or similar privileges, as the transferring corporation had and may exercise all rights, powers and privileges to and in such franchises, consents, permits, rights, authorizations, designations or similar privileges, to the same extent as if the transferring corporation were exercising the same.
L.1952, c. 34, p. 124, s. 2, eff. April 16, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-26 - Companies which may extend their corporate existence

48:9-26. Companies which may extend their corporate existence
Any company incorporated under the laws of this state prior to April eighth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, and engaged in supplying gas for public or private use in a municipality in this state having a population of less than fifteen thousand, may extend, renew and continue its corporate existence and powers in the manner provided in this article.
This article shall apply to any company whose charter may have expired prior to the filing of the certificate mentioned in section 48:9-27 of this title provided the certificate is filed within four months after the expiration of the charter.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-27 - Certificate; filing; contents

48:9-27. Certificate; filing; contents
Such extension shall be made by filing with the secretary of state a certificate signed by the president and secretary under the corporate seal, acknowledged or proved as in case of deeds of real estate, with the written assent of all the stockholders verified by the oath of the president or secretary.
The certificate shall state the name of the company, the municipality in which it is engaged, the period for which it is extended, and the amount of its authorized capital stock.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-29 - Privileges conferred by extension

48:9-29. Privileges conferred by extension
Upon making and filing the certificate, and paying the same fee imposed upon other companies for certificates of incorporation, the period of existence of the company shall be extended as declared in the certificate and such company may continue to maintain, operate and extend its works, mains, pipes and appurtenances in the municipality named in the certificate, with the same privileges given by any general law to other gas companies.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-30 - No exclusive privileges; general laws applicable

48:9-30. No exclusive privileges; general laws applicable
Nothing contained in this article shall invest such company with any exclusive privileges, or exempt it from the operation of any general laws passed after April eighth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, relating to the same class of companies, or prevent the legislature from making applicable thereto any general law in force on said date relating to such class.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-31 - Rights of state preserved

48:9-31. Rights of state preserved
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with the right of the state reserved by any law to acquire the property and franchises of any such company, or at any time to abolish, repeal, alter or amend the charter of any such company, nor shall this article be construed to continue in force any irrepealable or other contract with the state contained in any charter, beyond the time originally fixed for its expiration.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-32 - Taxes according to general laws

48:9-32. Taxes according to general laws
Every company whose corporate existence is extended, renewed and continued as authorized by this article shall be assessed for taxes in accordance with the provisions of the general law of this state relating to the taxation of corporations notwithstanding any special provisions relating to taxation or exemption therefrom in the charter of such company.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:9-33 - Penalties for violation of natural gas pipelines safety.

48:9-33 Penalties for violation of natural gas pipelines safety.
1. a. Any person who is determined by the Board of Public Utilities, after notice and opportunity to be heard, to have violated the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or order relating to natural gas pipeline safety shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200,000 for each violation for each day that the violation persists, except that the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $2,000,000 for any related series of violations.
b. Any civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection a. of this section may be compromised by the board. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the board shall consider the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation; the degree of the violator's culpability; any history of prior violations; the prospective effect of the penalty on the ability of the violator to conduct business; any good faith on the part of the violator in attempting to achieve compliance; the violator's ability to pay the penalty; and any other factors justice may require. The amount of the penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing by the State to the person charged, or may be recovered in a summary proceeding instituted by the board in Superior Court pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
c. Whenever it shall appear to the board that a person has violated, intends to violate, or will violate any provision of any law, rule, regulation, or order relating to natural gas pipeline safety, the board may institute a civil action in Superior Court for injunctive relief or for any other appropriate relief under the circumstances, and the court may proceed on the action in a summary manner.
L.1989, c.80, s.1; amended 1994, c.118, s.20; 2007, c.118, s.2; 2019, c.4, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-1 - Power to condemn; state water policy commission unaffected

48:10-1. Power to condemn; state water policy commission unaffected
Pipe line companies, associations and corporations may acquire by condemnation land and other property necessary for public use for right of way in the manner prescribed by chapter 1 of the title Eminent Domain (s. 20:1-1 et seq.).
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or affect the power or jurisdiction of the state water policy commission.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-1.1 - Power to condemn; department of conservation and economic development unaffected

48:10-1.1. Power to condemn; department of conservation and economic development unaffected
Pipe line utilities may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sections 48 and 49 hereof in taking land and other property necessary for public use for right-of-way.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or affect the power or jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development.
L.1962, c. 198, s. 53.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-3 - Definitions

48:10-3. Definitions
(a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of New Jersey.
(b) "Natural gas pipeline utility" shall mean any individual, co-partnership, association, corporation, or joint stock company, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, that now or hereafter may own, operate, manage, or control any pipeline used for the transmission of natural gas within or through this State, but shall not include any individual, co-partnership, association, corporation, or joint stock company which, within this State, is engaged in the business of manufacturing, buying, or selling manufactured, mixed, or natural gas or a mixture of such gases with other gases and distributing the same to consumers within this State.
(c) "Pipeline" shall include compressor plants and other facilities integrated with pipeline operations.
L.1952, c. 166, p. 540, s. 2, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-4 - Supervision and regulation

48:10-4. Supervision and regulation
The board shall have general supervision and regulation of, and jurisdiction and control over natural gas pipeline utilities as herein defined and their property, equipment, and facilities so far as may be necessary for the protection of life, health, and property of the citizens of this State.
L.1952, c. 166, p. 541, s. 3, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-5 - Board to prescribe rules, regulations; promulgate orders

48:10-5. Board to prescribe rules, regulations; promulgate orders
The board, after hearing, upon notice, may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations for the safe construction, operation and maintenance by natural gas pipeline utilities of pipelines for the transmission of natural gas within or through the State of New Jersey, and may, after hearing, upon notice, promulgate reasonable orders requiring compliance with such rules and regulations; provided, however, such rules, regulations, and orders shall not be inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of the Federal Natural Gas Act, as amended, or any rules, regulations and orders promulgated thereunder.
L.1952, c. 166, p. 541, s. 4, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-6 - Factors to be considered

48:10-6. Factors to be considered
In determining reasonable rules and regulations, the board shall consider, among others, such factors as the economic necessity and desirability of natural gas service, the effect of such rules and regulations on the cost of natural gas service, the preservation of tangible and intangible property values, private and public, the possibility of injury to persons or property from fire or explosion, the possibility of a public disaster in an area of dense population, the possibility of interruption of other essential public utility services, whether such pipelines should be predominantly above or below the surface of the ground, and the operating safety record of pipelines already constructed and operating in New Jersey.
L.1952, c. 166, p. 541, s. 5, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-7 - General powers

48:10-7. General powers
In carrying out the provisions of this act, the board shall have all powers now vested in it by Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, including, among others, the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant documents, books, papers and records, and the power to prescribe forms of reports necessary and proper in the administration and enforcement of this act.
L.1952, c. 166, p. 541, s. 6, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-8 - Enforcement of orders

48:10-8. Enforcement of orders
Enforcement of orders of the board duly promulgated under this act shall be as provided in Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1952, c. 166, p. 542, s. 7, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-9 - Separability of provisions

48:10-9. Separability of provisions
If any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
L.1952, c. 166, p. 542, s. 8, eff. May 9, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-10 - Report of specifications for natural gas pipeline subject to pressure of over 125 pounds per square inch; filing of maps; objections

48:10-10. Report of specifications for natural gas pipeline subject to pressure of over 125 pounds per square inch; filing of maps; objections
At least 30 days prior to the construction or major reconstruction of any gas pipeline intended to be subjected to pressure in excess of 125 pounds per square inch in the State of New Jersey, the natural gas pipeline utility, as defined in the act to which this act is a supplement, involved shall file with the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of New Jersey a report setting forth the specifications for such pipeline and for the information of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall also file a map showing the general location of the proposed route thereof together with proof that a notice of the filing of such report and map has been sent to the clerk of each municipality through which such pipeline is to be constructed or reconstructed. If the governing body of any municipality in which such work is proposed to be done has objection to any portion of the plans or specifications it shall, within 10 days of receipt of the notice, notify the natural gas pipeline utility, as defined in the act to which this act is a supplement, of its objections and file a copy thereof with the Board of Public Utility Commissioners.
L.1963, c. 129, s. 1, eff. July 8, 1963.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:10-11 - Penalties.

48:10-11 Penalties.
1. a. Any person who violates any provision of the Natural Gas Safety Act, P.L.1952, c.166 (C.48:10-2 et seq.) as amended and supplemented or any order, rule, or regulation issued thereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200,000 for each violation for each day that the violation persists; however, the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $2,000,000 for any related series of violations.
b. Any civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection a. of this section may be compromised by the Board of Public Utilities. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation, shall be considered. The amount of the penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing by the State to the person charged or may be recovered in a summary proceeding in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of P.L.1952, c.166 (C.48:10-2 et seq.).
L.1971, c.62; amended 1991, c.91, s.473; 2007, c.118, s.3; 2019, c.4, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-1 - Application of chapter

48:12-1. Application of chapter
The provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise herein restricted or unless the contrary appears from the context, shall apply to all railroad companies however formed, created or organized under any law of this State.
Any company organized under the act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and regulate the same," approved April 2, 1873 (L.1873, c. 413, p. 88), shall be included within the description in this chapter of companies organized under this Title.
The provisions of this chapter so far as applicable shall extend to any receiver, trustee or person operating a railroad in this State under a franchise.
Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 104.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-2 - Exclusive franchises; railroads subject to general laws

48:12-2. Exclusive franchises; railroads subject to general laws
No franchise granted prior to July 4, 1903, to construct a railroad or build or establish bridges or ferries or operate any line of travel and take tolls or fares therefor shall after that date remain exclusive and no like franchise granted after that date shall be exclusive unless in such grant heretofore or hereafter made it be so expressly provided.
All railroad corporations organized under this Title shall be subject to all general laws now or hereafter passed to regulate railroads and their operation.
Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 105.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-3 - Certified copies of certificates, surveys and documents as evidence

48:12-3. Certified copies of certificates, surveys and documents as evidence
A certified copy of a certificate, survey or other document filed or recorded in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter shall be evidence in all courts and places of the certificate, survey or document and of the filing and recording thereof.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-4 - Time for discharging duty or exercising privilege; effect of restraint by court

48:12-4. Time for discharging duty or exercising privilege; effect of restraint by court
When a railroad company is restrained by any court from the discharge of a duty imposed upon it or the exercise of a privilege which it is authorized to exercise and there is a limited time wherein such duty is to be discharged or privilege exercised, the time during which the restraint exists shall not be computed as a portion of such limited time.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-13 - General powers, restrictions and liabilities; governed by Title 14

48:12-13. General powers, restrictions and liabilities; governed by Title 14
Every railroad company shall have the general powers conferred by Title 14, Corporations, Generally, of the Revised Statutes and the supplements thereto and shall be governed by the provisions and be subject to the restrictions and liabilities therein contained, so far as the same are appropriate to and not inconsistent with this Title or with the provisions of the act under which any such company may have been created and organized, and, in addition thereto, shall have power:
I. To enter at all times upon all lands or waters for the purpose of exploring, surveying and laying out the routes of its railroad and of locating the same, to make such surveys as may be necessary to the selection of the most advantageous route, and to locate all necessary buildings, works, conveniences and appurtenances, doing no unnecessary injury to property and subject to responsibility for all damages done thereto;
II. To acquire from time to time and hold and use all such real estate and other property as may in the judgment of its directors be necessary for terminal purposes and for the construction and maintenance of its railroad, stations, branches, sidings, car yards, engine houses, repair shops and other accommodations necessary to accomplish the objects of its incorporation, and to sell land thus acquired when not necessary for such purposes and objects;
III. To construct and operate its road, to construct or purchase all engines, cars, machinery and appliances for the transportation of persons and property, to charge and collect fares and charges for transportation of passengers and freight and to exercise all other powers by this chapter granted.
Amended by L.1941, c. 411, p. 1058, s. 1; L.1962, c. 198, s. 106.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-14 - Purchase and sale of capital stock, securities and franchises of other corporations

48:12-14. Purchase and sale of capital stock, securities and franchises of other corporations
Every railroad company, in addition to the powers conferred by its charter or by any act or certificate under which it is or shall be incorporated, and notwithstanding any limitation expressly or impliedly imposed by any general or special law or by any act or certificate under which it is incorporated, may:
a. Purchase, hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of any shares of the capital stock of, or any bonds, securities or evidences of indebtedness created by any other corporation or corporations of this or any other state, and while the owner of such stock, exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote thereon;
b. Acquire, purchase, lease and hold any of the property, franchises, privileges or rights of any other corporation or corporations of this or any other state, and while the owner or lessee thereof, exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to operate any line of railroad or other means of transportation. The exercise of any such franchises, privileges or rights, including the operation of any line of railroad or other means of transportation acquired, purchased, leased or held under the provisions of this section, shall be subject to all of the provisions of this title;
c. Sell or otherwise dispose of any of its property, franchises, privileges or rights or any part thereof.
Nothing herein contained shall authorize any railroad company to exercise any of the powers conferred upon it by this section, without the approval of the board of public utility commissioners where such approval is required by law.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-15 - Sale or exchange by railroad company of its property and franchises; procedure

48:12-15. Sale or exchange by railroad company of its property and franchises; procedure
Every railroad company may, by action taken at any meeting of its board of directors, sell or exchange all or substantially all of its property and assets, including its franchises, to any railroad company of this or any other State which sale shall confer all the powers, rights and privileges heretofore or hereafter conferred by the laws of this State upon railroad companies to construct, maintain and operate railroads within this State upon such terms and conditions and for such considerations, which may be in whole or in part shares of stock or other securities, or both, of any other corporation or corporations, as its board of directors shall deem expedient and for the best interest of the company, when and as authorized by the affirmative vote of two-thirds in interest of the holders of each class of stock having voting powers on such proposal given at a stockholders' meeting duly called for that purpose, or when authorized by the written consent of two-thirds in interest of the holders of each class of stock having voting powers on such proposal; provided, that no such sale or exchange shall be valid unless approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. Notice of such meeting or of such consent shall be given to all stockholders of record whether or not they shall be entitled to vote on such proposal.
If any stockholder shall at such meeting, or within twenty days after such meeting, or the receipt of notice of such consent, object to such sale or exchange and demand payment for his shares, such objecting stockholder or the company may, within sixty days after such meeting or the receipt of such notice of consent, apply for an appraisal of such stock as provided by section 14:12-6 of the Title Corporations, General, all of the provisions of which section shall in all respects be applicable.
Amended by L.1941, c. 200, p. 590, s. 1, eff. June 14, 1941.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-16 - Change of name; extension of corporate existence; change in amount and classes of stock

48:12-16. Change of name; extension of corporate existence; change in amount and classes of stock
Every railroad company may, by certificate and proceeding in the manner prescribed by sections 14:11-1 to 14:11-5 of the title Corporations, General:
a. Change its name;
b. Decrease or increase its capital stock;
c. Create one or more classes of preferred stock or prior preference or other special stock;
d. Extend its corporate existence;
e. Change the par value of any class or all classes of the shares of its capital stock with par value;
f. Change the number of its outstanding shares of any class of stock into a different number of shares of said class;
g. Change its preferred or special stock into one or more classes of preferred or special or common stock, or any or all of them;
h. Change its common stock into one or more classes of preferred or special or other common stock, or any or all of them;
i. Change stock with par value (of any class or classes) into stock without par value of the same or of a different class or classes;
j. Change stock without par value into stock with par value of the same or of a different class or classes, either with or without increasing or decreasing the number of shares;
k. Provide for funding or satisfying rights in respect to dividends in arrears by the issuance of stock therefor or otherwise;
l. Provide for the creation and issuance of optional rights to subscribe to stock;
m. Make other provision for the readjustment or reclassification of all or part of its capital stock; or
n. Alter or amend existing provisions for the regulation of the management and affairs of the corporation.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-17 - Voting by bondholders

48:12-17. Voting by bondholders
The stockholders of any railroad company may, by agreement expressed in the certificate of incorporation, or in a supplementary certificate executed and acknowledged by every stockholder and filed in like manner as the original certificate, authorize and empower the holders of bonds of the company secured by mortgage on its property and franchises, to vote at meetings of stockholders, in person or by proxy, either for the election of directors or for other purposes.
Each bondholder shall cast as many votes as shall be fixed by the certificate of incorporation or by any supplemental certificate executed, acknowledged and filed as above provided, and the production of his bonds shall be evidence of his right to vote. Every bondholder so voting shall be subject, to the extent of the amount of his bonds, to the same liabilities as stockholders.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-18 - Borrowing money; bonds; mortgages; usury as defense; penalty

48:12-18. Borrowing money; bonds; mortgages; usury as defense; penalty
Every railroad company may borrow such sums of money from time to time as shall be necessary to construct, improve, extend and repair its road and furnish all necessary lands, chattels, engines, cars and equipments. To secure repayment thereof it may issue bonds secured by mortgage on any of its railroad, lands, chattels, franchises and appurtenances.
Such company shall not plead any statute against usury in any action at law or in equity to enforce the payment of any bond or mortgage executed pursuant to this section.
If the amount of the mortgage debt of any railroad company of this state is limited by special law, the written consent of the holders of at least two-thirds in value of all of its stock shall be obtained before any such mortgage shall be executed. Any person issuing bonds of a railroad company in an amount greater than that authorized by law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Where a mortgage on a railroad right of way and franchises includes chattels, it shall be sufficient evidence and notice thereof to record the same as a mortgage on real estate.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Public Utilities › Section 48:12-19 - Motive power; condemnation

48:12-19. Motive power; condemnation
Any railroad company authorized to use steam as a motive power may use any motive power it deems best adapted to the economical operation of its railroad, and may erect, construct, maintain and use such machinery, engines, devices and appliances and such poles, wires, conduits or other methods for conducting and distributing power as may be required. For this purpose any such company may take lands by condemnation.