Massachusetts Statutes

§ 85 — Purposes for change

Massachusetts·Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT·Title XXII CORPORATIONS·Ch. 160 RAILROADS
Section 85. A railroad corporation, with the written approval of the department, obtained upon petition, and after notice to all persons interested, and a hearing, may, for the purpose of improving the alignment of its railroad or for any other lawful purpose, change its location, subject to the provisions of this chapter relative to the fixing of the route of railroads, and may take land for such new location by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Massachusetts § 85 (Purposes for change) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

View on official source ↗