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When a certificate of incorporation is hereafter obtained for the erection of a toll bridge, if the work be not commenced within one year from the date thereof, or be not completed within five years after such commencement, or if, after its completion, there be an abandonment of the bridge, or a failure for three successive years to keep it in good order, in each of these cases the privilege granted by such certificate shall cease. There may be charged and collected on persons and things passing over any such bridge such reasonable tolls as the corporation may, by resolution, from time to time prescribe, subject, however, at all times to the control of the public service commission.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 17. Roads and Highways § 17-17-8. Termination of privilege to erect and maintain toll bridge; toll rates - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-17-roads-and-highways/wv-code-sect-17-17-8/
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