Sec. 13b-244. (Formerly Sec. 16-76). Powers.

Annotations to former section 16-76: Company may acquire fee or lesser estate. 81 C. 466. Nature of railroad right-of-way; bounding land on, usually carries to center line. 86 C. 588. Permission to railroad to lay and maintain spur track over private property held to give it easement. 89 C. 606. Railroad's right in its layout is exclusive; abutting owners cannot run oil pipes through or near wooden trestle. 92 C. 360. Effect of charter to railroad on rights of riparian owners when railroad crosses navigable waters. Id., 356. Whether railroad, by laying width of one track accepts entire width of grant is a question of fact; subsequent laying of additional tracks. Id., 356.