Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160 § 27
Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
If a corporation does not begin the construction of its railroad and expend thereon at least ten per cent of the amount of its original capital stock within two years after the date of its certificate of incorporation, and does not complete and open its railroad for use within four years after said date, its corporate powers and existence shall cease.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 27