GENERAL LAWS RELATING TO RAILROADS OF THIS STATE - Continued.

permit municipal corporations to aid in the construction of railroads, as

amended by chapter 925 of the Laws of 1871, so far as the same is appli-

cable to the "Sodus Bay and Corning Railroad Company," under the

present or former corporate name, chapter 824, Laws of 1872.... . . . . . .

An act in relation to the formation of railroad companies, chapter 829,

Laws of 1872.....

An act to amend an act entitled "An act supplementary to the act entitled

'An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regu-

late the same,'" passed April 2, 1850, chapter 843, Laws of 1872.......

An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Supreme Court, or the judges there-

of, in proceedings under chapter 907 of the Laws of 1869, entitled " An

act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations, and to regulate

the same," passed April 2, 1850, so as to permit municipal corporations

to aid in the construction of railroads, as amended by chapter 925 of the

Laws of 1871, and to repeal section ten of said act as amended, chapter

883, Laws of 1872......

An act to amend the act entitled "An act authorizing the consolidation of

certain railroad companies," passed May 20, 1869, chapter 352, Laws of

1873......

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An act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of

railroad corporations, and to regulate the same," passed April 2, 1850,

chapter 710, Laws of 1873....

179

An act to compel railroad commissioners to give bonds, chapter 720, Laws

of 1873 .....

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An act to further amend an act passed April 20, 1866, entitled “An act

supplementary to the act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of

railroad corporations, and to regulate the same,'" passed April 2, 1850,

chapter 240, Laws of 1874.....

An act to facilitate the reorganization of railroads sold under mortgage,

and providing for the formation of new companies in such cases, chapter

430, Laws of 1874 .....

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An act in relation to railroad corporations, chapter 108, Laws of 1875.....

An act further to amend chapter 346 of the Laws of 1863, entitled "An

act empowering railroad companies to employ police force," chapter 193,

Laws of 1875... ...

184

An act relating to the consolidation of certain railroad companies, chapter

256, Laws of 1875... ...

An act to authorize the payment in whole or in part of the bonded indebt-

edness of any of the towns in this State, created in aid of any railroad

therein, and to prescribe the mode in which the people thereof shall

determine the time and amount of such payment, chapter 328, Laws of
1875 .....

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An act for the better security of railroad employes for labor performed,

chapter 392, Laws of 1875........

An act to authorize towns, cities and villages to pay their bonds issued for

railroad purposes by exchanging therefor their railroad stock or bonds,

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GENERAL LAWS RELATING TO RAILROADS OF THIS STATE-Continued.

and to exchange their stock of any railroad corporation for the bonds of

such corporation, chapter 421, Laws of 1875......

An act to amend chapter 825, Laws of 1873, entitled "An act to authorize

the laying of rails, and to run cars thereon for the transportation of

passengers, in certain streets and avenues in the upper part of the city

of New York," chapter 483, Laws of 1875.....

An act to provide for the sale of stock and bonds of bankrupt railroad

companies, by municipal corporations holding the same, and for the dis-

position of the proceeds of such stock or bonds, chapter 585, Laws of
1875....

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An act to define the powers and privileges of railroad corporations, and

to repeal sections 3 and 4, chapter 278 of the Laws of 1868, entitled "An

act in relation to the Erie, New York Central, Hudson River and Harlem

Railway Companies," chapter 586, Laws of 1875......

An act in relation to railroad corporations, chapter 598, Laws of 1875.....

An act further to provide for the construction and operation of a steam
railway, or railways, in the counties of the State, chapter 606, Laws of
1875.....

TABULATED RESULTS, COMPILED FROM REPORTS OF COMPANIES.

Roads Operated with Steam:

Cost of road and equipment..

Characteristics.......

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Table A. Stock and debts.

214

Table B.

222

Table C.

238

Table H-(Continued). Payments other than for construction..

284

Table G― (Continued). Payments other than for construction

Table H. Accidents.....

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312

TABLES OF COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS FOR 1874 AND 1875, SHOW-

ING INCREASE AND DECREASE AND THE PER CENTAGE OF SAME.