...corporation, or the lessees, purchasers or managers of any railroad corporation, shall consolidate the stock, property or franchises of such corporation...the works or franchises of or in any way control any railroad corporation owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line; nor shall any...

...of such corporation with, or lease or purchase the works or franchises of or in any way control any railroad corporation owning or having under its control...shall any officer of such railroad corporation act as an officer of any other railroad corporation owning or having the control of a parallel or competing...

...corporation, or the lessees or managers thereof, shall consolidate its stock, property or franchises with any other railroad corporation owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line. [Adopted, March 14, 1876.] CONNECTICUT. CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION. ARTICLE FIRST. § 1. We declare,...

...specific conditions. No public-service corporation can consolidate its stock, property or franchises with, or lease or purchase the works or franchises of, or in any other way control any other public-service corporation owning or having under its control a competing...

...or the lessees, pur198 chasers, or managers of any railroad or canal corporation, shall consolidate the stock, property, or franchises of such corporation...franchises of, or in any way control any other railroad or canal corporation, owning, or having under its control, a parallel or competing line; nor shall...

...— No public service corporation, or the lessees, purchasers, or managers thereof shall consolidate the stock, property, or franchises, of such corporation...or franchises of, or in any way control, any other public service corporation owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line ; except...

...telegraph or other transmitting company or the lessees, or purchaser of any such company shall consolidate the stock. property or franchises of such corporation with, or lease or purchase the works or the franchise of or in any way control any other telegraph or other transmission company owning or...

...telegraph or other transmitting company or the lessees, or purchaser of any such company shall consolidate the stock, property or franchises of such corporation with, or lease or purchase the works or the franchise of or in any way control any other telegraph or other transmission company owning or...

...corporation is organized under the laws of any other State, or of the United States, to consolidate the stock, property, or franchises, of such corporation with, or lease, or purchase, the works of, franchises of, or in any way control, any other public service corporation, organized under the...

...a railroad corporation " to acquire, purchase or guarantee the stock, bonds or other securities of, or lease or purchase the works or franchises of, or in any way control any street passenger railway corporation owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line...