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 '''Section 1.Unused charters or grants of privilege. (Repealed)'''

Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 69. L. 2000: Entire section repealed, p. 2778, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 2001, p. 2391, December 28, 2000.

Section 2.Corporate charters created by general law. No charter of incorporation shall be granted, extended, changed or amended by special law, except for such municipal, charitable, educational, penal or reformatory corporations as are or may be under the control of the state; but the general assembly shall provide by general laws for the organization of corporations hereafter to be created.

Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 69.

Cross references: For prohibition of special laws, see § 25 of article V of this constitution.

Section 3.Power to revoke, alter or annul charter. The general assembly shall have the power to alter, revoke or annul any charter of incorporation now existing and revocable at the adoption of this constitution, or any that may hereafter be created, whenever in their opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of the state, in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the corporators.

Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 69.

Section 4.Railroads - common carriers - construction - intersection. All railroads shall be public highways, and all railroad companies shall be common carriers. Any association or corporation organized for the purpose, shall have the right to construct and operate a railroad between any designated points within this state, and to connect at the state line with railroads of other states and territories. Every railroad company shall have the right with its road to intersect, connect with or cross any other railroad.

Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 69.

Cross references: For provisions regulating railroads, see part 1 of article 20 of title 40.

Section 5.Consolidation of parallel lines forbidden. No railroad corporation, or the lessees or managers thereof, shall consolidate its stock, property or franchises with any other railroad corporation owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line.

Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 69.

Section 6.Equal rights of public to transportation. All individuals, associations and corporations shall have equal rights to have persons and property transported over any railroad in this state, and no undue or unreasonable discrimination shall be made in charges or in facilities Colorado Revised Statutes 2020