Ohio § 4951.34 Construction of elevated and underground railroads and railways

Ohio Statutes

§ 4951.34 — Construction of elevated and underground railroads and railways

Ohio § 4951.34

Title 49Public Utilities

Ch. 4951Street Railways And Interurban Railroads

This text of Ohio § 4951.34 (Construction of elevated and underground railroads and railways) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Ohio primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4951.34 (2026).

Text

A city owning or having charge of any public road, street, alley, way, or ground of any kind, or any part thereof, may grant to any railroad company, street railway company, suburban railroad company, or interurban railroad company the right to construct, maintain, and operate by electricity, any elevated railroad along and over such public road, street, alley, way, or ground, except a public landing, or across them subject to existing laws concerning crossings, so far as they are applicable, and to erect and maintain in such road, street, alley, way, or ground the necessary tracks, piers, stays, supports, and stations, and the approaches therefor, which stations shall be on a level with the track, and when necessary to construct tunnels for such railroad, and operate by electricity any un

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

A city owning or having charge of any public road, street, alley, way, or ground of any kind, or any part thereof, may grant to any railroad company, street railway company, suburban railroad company, or interurban railroad company the right to construct, maintain, and operate by electricity, any elevated railroad along and over such public road, street, alley, way, or ground, except a public landing, or across them subject to existing laws concerning crossings, so far as they are applicable, and to erect and maintain in such road, street, alley, way, or ground the necessary tracks, piers, stays, supports, and stations, and the approaches therefor, which stations shall be on a level with the track, and when necessary to construct tunnels for such railroad, and operate by electricity any underground railroad, along and under such public roads, streets, alleys, ways, or grounds, and to erect and maintain stations, stairways, and approaches and also to construct suitable terminals and way stations.