Colorado § 40-22-101 Consolidation of roads - restrictions

Colorado Statutes

§ 40-22-101 — Consolidation of roads - restrictions

Colorado § 40-22-101

Title 40Utilities

Art.Consolidation

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-22-101 (2026).

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It is lawful for any railroad
company or corporation, organized or existing under the laws of this state, and
whose line or road is made or is in the process of construction to the boundary line
of the state or to any point either in or out of the state, under authority of its laws,
to merge and consolidate its capital stock, franchises, and property into and with
the capital stock, franchises, and property of any other railroad company or
corporation organized and existing under the laws of any adjoining state whenever
the two or more railroads of the companies or corporations so to be consolidated
form a continuous line of railroad with each other or by means of any intervening
railroad; and roads running to the bank of a river which is not bridged shall be held
to be continuou

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It is lawful for any railroad
company or corporation, organized or existing under the laws of this state, and
whose line or road is made or is in the process of construction to the boundary line
of the state or to any point either in or out of the state, under authority of its laws,
to merge and consolidate its capital stock, franchises, and property into and with
the capital stock, franchises, and property of any other railroad company or
corporation organized and existing under the laws of any adjoining state whenever
the two or more railroads of the companies or corporations so to be consolidated
form a continuous line of railroad with each other or by means of any intervening
railroad; and roads running to the bank of a river which is not bridged shall be held
to be continuous. Nothing in this article shall be taken to authorize the
consolidation of any company or corporation of this state with that of any other
state, unless the laws of such other state authorize such consolidation; but parallel
or competing lines of railroad shall not be consolidated.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1883: p. 117, � 1. G.S. � 353. R.S. 08: � 5421. C.L. � 2827. CSA: C. 139, � 13. CRS 53: � 116-3-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 116-3-1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1006, � 3, effective August 7.