South Carolina Statutes
§ 58-17-720 — Consolidations and the like of competing railroads prohibited.
South Carolina § 58-17-720
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 58PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES AND CARRIERS
Ch. 17THE GENERAL RAILROAD LAW
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 58-17-720 (2026).
Text
No corporations owning and controlling lines of railroad which can compete as set forth in Section 58-17-740 shall make any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of stocks or franchises or of railroads or interests and any contract or agreement for the same shall be null and void.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-931; 1952 Code SECTION 58-931; 1942 Code SECTION 8292-2; 1932 Code SECTION 8239; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4803; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3134; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2059; 1894 (21) 811.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 58-17-720, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/17/58-17-720.