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Before any such work as is mentioned in \u00a7 56-17<\/a> is commenced, the president or general managing officer of the company<\/span> which proposes to cross the works of another company<\/span> shall submit plans, specifications and descriptions of the proposed crossing and of the proposed appliances and methods of operation thereof to the president or other general officer of the latter company<\/span>; and if the plans, specifications and descriptions are accepted or if no notice of suspension of the work on such crossing by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 56-19<\/a> is received by the first named company<\/span> within thirty days after such plans, specifications and descriptions have been delivered to the president, or any general officer of the company<\/span> whose works are to be crossed, the first named company<\/span> may proceed with the construction and operation of the crossing, under the plans, specifications and descriptions, and with the appliances and methods, so submitted.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBMISSION OF PLANS FOR SUCH CROSSING (\u00a7 56-18)\n\nBefore any such work as is mentioned in \u00a7 56-17 is commenced, the president or\ngeneral managing officer of the company which proposes to cross the works of\nanother company shall submit plans, specifications and descriptions of the\nproposed crossing and of the proposed appliances and methods of operation\nthereof to the president or other general officer of the latter company; and if\nthe plans, specifications and descriptions are accepted or if no notice of\nsuspension of the work on such crossing by the Commission pursuant to \u00a7 56-19\nis received by the first named company within thirty days after such plans,\nspecifications and descriptions have been delivered to the president, or any\ngeneral officer of the company whose works are to be crossed, the first named\ncompany may proceed with the construction and operation of the crossing, under\nthe plans, specifications and descriptions, and with the appliances and methods,\nso submitted.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3884.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}