Section 9-45-19 - Viaduct work done by municipality on failure by railroad--Costs charged againstrailroad. - South Dakota Statutes

9-45-19. Viaduct work done by municipality on failure by railroad--Costs charged against railroad. If any railroad company shall fail, neglect, or refuse to construct, reconstruct, or repair any viaduct as required by § 9-45-18, the governing body may proceed to do so in such manner as may be provided by resolution and assess the cost thereof against the property of such railroad company, and such cost shall be a valid and subsisting lien against such property and shall also be a legal indebtedness of such company in favor of such first or second class municipality.

Source: SL 1909, ch 126; RC 1919, § 6366; SDC 1939, § 45.1706; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.