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Art. 6350. CHANGE IN CITY. When any railroad corporation or
receiver of any railroad in the State desires to change, relocate or
abandon any part of its line within any city containing fifty
thousand or more inhabitants, according to the preceding Federal
census, it shall present its petition therefor to the governing
body of such city, said petition to be also supported by the names
of not less than five hundred resident citizens who shall be
property owners in said city, showing the reasons therefor, the
part of the line sought to be changed, relocated or abandoned, and
the new location or arrangements proposed for operation; whereupon
such governing body if of the opinion that the same is for the
public interest, shall enter its order permitting such change,
relocation or abandonment of said line. Thereupon the said
railroad corporation or receivers of any railroad shall present its
petition to the Railroad Commission of Texas praying for authority
to make such change, relocation or abandonment, with a description
of that portion of its lines; providing that no change shall be
made that will seriously affect the charter obligations of any
railroad company sought to be changed, relocated or abandoned,
together with a description of the changed or relocated line, or
arrangement for the new operation, which petition shall be
accompanied by the order of the governing legislative authority of
the city as aforesaid approving same; whereupon said Commission
shall set down such application for public hearing upon not less
than ten days' notice, and if upon such hearing said Commission
shall be of the opinion that the public interest will be conserved
by the granting of such petition, it shall enter its order to that
effect and thereupon such railroad corporation or receivers of any
railroad shall have full power to make such change, relocation or
abandonment of its line. No application to alter, change or
relocate railway tracks, as contemplated by this article, shall be
acted upon by the governing body of such city until thirty days
after the petition of citizens provided for herein shall have been
filed with said body and publication thereof has been made for two
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the
limits of said city, prior to action had thereon.
Acts 4th C.S. 1918, p. 45.
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