Rights-Of-Way; Fires; Fences; Cattle Guards, Etc

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This is Article 8 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Rights-Of-Way; Fires; Fences; Cattle Guards, Etc.” It is part of Chapter 13 “Railroad Corporations”, which is part of Title 56 “Public Service Companies”. It contains 17 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 17 sections.

§ 56-426	Repealed
§ 56-426.1	Repealed
§ 56-427	Repealed
§ 56-428	Railroads liable for damage from fires set out by their engines or trains
§ 56-429	Company to erect fences along roadbed; cattle guards, etc
§ 56-430	Construction of § 56-429; burden of proof
§ 56-431	When company not liable for injury on enclosed track
§ 56-432	Liability for injury on track not enclosed
§ 56-433	Cattle guards; remedy of aggrieved landowner; penalty
§ 56-434	When cattle guards may be discontinued
§ 56-435	Appeal from general district court to circuit court in cattle-guard cases
§ 56-436	Board of appraisers to appraise injured or killed livestock; duty of appraisers
§ 56-437	Effect of appraisal in case of suit; costs
§ 56-438	Fee of appraisers
§ 56-439	Application of §§ 56-436 through 56-438
§ 56-439.1	Notice of injury or death of certain livestock; penalty
§ 56-440	Penalty for failure to remove cause of complaint in cities or towns