Articles; publication prerequisite to certificate.

No railroad corporation shall make application for a certificate unless it has caused a copy of its corporate articles to be published as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, in each county in which the railroad is proposed to be located within 6 months next prior to the time of making such application, and files satisfactory proof thereof with the office. History: 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1); 1993 a. 16, 123.