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’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§ 56-426	Repealed
§ 56-426.1	Repealed
§ 56-427	Repealed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