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Every corporation<\/span> organized for the purpose of: (1) constructing, maintaining, and operating an electric railway, or works, (2) supplying and distributing electricity for light, heat, or power, (3) producing, distributing, and selling steam, heat, or power, or compressed air, (4) producing, distributing and selling gas made of coal or other materials<\/span>, (5) furnishing and distributing a water supply to any city or town, or (6) piping cold air outside of its plant, or (7) constructing and maintaining any public viaduct, bridge or conduit, shall, in addition to the powers conferred upon corporations<\/span> generally, have all the rights, powers, privileges<\/span>, and immunities, and be subject to all the rules, regulations, restrictions, pains, and penalties prescribed by \u00a7\u00a7 56-458<\/a>, 56-459<\/a> to 56-462<\/a>, 56-466<\/a>, 56-467<\/a> and 56-484<\/a>, which sections shall apply to, and as far as practicable, operate upon the corporations<\/span> mentioned in this section, unless otherwise provided.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF CORPORATIONS GENERALLY; RIGHTS, POWERS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, ETC\n(\u00a7 56-256)\n\nEvery corporation organized for the purpose of: (1) constructing, maintaining,\nand operating an electric railway, or works, (2) supplying and distributing\nelectricity for light, heat, or power, (3) producing, distributing, and selling\nsteam, heat, or power, or compressed air, (4) producing, distributing and\nselling gas made of coal or other materials, (5) furnishing and distributing a\nwater supply to any city or town, or (6) piping cold air outside of its plant,\nor (7) constructing and maintaining any public viaduct, bridge or conduit,\nshall, in addition to the powers conferred upon corporations generally, have all\nthe rights, powers, privileges, and immunities, and be subject to all the rules,\nregulations, restrictions, pains, and penalties prescribed by \u00a7\u00a7 56-458,\n56-459 to 56-462, 56-466, 56-467 and 56-484, which sections shall apply to, and\nas far as practicable, operate upon the corporations mentioned in this section,\nunless otherwise provided.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7\u00a7 4058, 4061.","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}}