Sec. 2. In case of the sale of any railroad and its property (situated wholly or partly within this state, or situated partly in this state and partly in an adjoining state) by virtue of any mortgage or mortgages or deed or deeds of trust, either by foreclosure or other judicial proceedings, or pursuant to any power contained in such mortgage or mortgages or deed or deeds of trust, or by the joint exercise of said powers and authorities, the purchaser or purchasers thereof, their survivor or survivors, or he or his or they or their associates or assigns, may form a corporation by filing in the office of the secretary of state a certificate specifying the name and style of the corporation, the number of directors, the names of the first directors and the period of their service (not exceeding one (1) year), the amount of original capital, and the number of shares into which said capital is to be divided; and in case of the reorganization of any railroad and its property (situated wholly or partly within this state and whether owned prior to the reorganization proceedings by a corporation of this state or by a corporation of another state) in a proceeding under section 77 of the Act of July 1, 1898, entitled "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States," as amended, any three (3) or more persons, being either directors or officers of the railroad, may form a corporation by filing in the office of the secretary of state a certificate specifying the name and style of the corporation, the number of directors, the names of the first directors and the period of their service (not exceeding one (1) year), the amount of original capital, and the number of shares into which said capital is to be divided; and the persons signing said certificate, and their successors, shall be a body corporate and politic, by the name in said certificate specified, with power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, and maintain and operate the railroad in said certificate named, and transact all business connected with same; and a copy of such certificate, attested by the signature of the secretary of state or his deputy, shall, in all courts and places, be evidence of the due organization and existence of the said corporation and of the matters in said certificate stated.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.202, s.2.
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