17-561 Railway tracks; lighting, city may require; cost; assessment. - Nebraska Statutes

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17-561. Railway tracks; lighting, city may require; cost; assessment.Cities of the second class and villages shall have power, by ordinance, to require the lighting of the railroad track of any steam railway within the city or village in such manner as they shall prescribe; and in case the company owning or operating such railway shall fail to comply with such requirements, the council or board of trustees may cause the same to be done and may assess the expense thereof against such company; and the same shall constitute a lien upon any real estate belonging to such company and lying within such city or village, and may be collected in the same manner as taxes for general purposes. SourceLaws 1911, c. 19, § 1, p. 136; R.S.1913, § 5135; C.S.1922, § 4310; C.S.1929, § 17-501; R.S.1943, § 17-561.

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17-561. Railway tracks; lighting, city may require; cost; assessment.Cities of the second class and villages shall have power, by ordinance, to require the lighting of the railroad track of any steam railway within the city or village in such manner as they shall prescribe; and in case the company owning or operating such railway shall fail to comply with such requirements, the council or board of trustees may cause the same to be done and may assess the expense thereof against such company; and the same shall constitute a lien upon any real estate belonging to such company and lying within such city or village, and may be collected in the same manner as taxes for general purposes. SourceLaws 1911, c. 19, § 1, p. 136; R.S.1913, § 5135; C.S.1922, § 4310; C.S.1929, § 17-501; R.S.1943, § 17-561.

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17-561. Railway tracks; lighting, city may require; cost; assessment.Cities of the second class and villages shall have power, by ordinance, to require the lighting of the railroad track of any steam railway within the city or village in such manner as they shall prescribe; and in case the company owning or operating such railway shall fail to comply with such requirements, the council or board of trustees may cause the same to be done and may assess the expense thereof against such company; and the same shall constitute a lien upon any real estate belonging to such company and lying within such city or village, and may be collected in the same manner as taxes for general purposes. SourceLaws 1911, c. 19, § 1, p. 136; R.S.1913, § 5135; C.S.1922, § 4310; C.S.1929, § 17-501; R.S.1943, § 17-561.