Section 22. Proceedings to determine point at which a new railroad shall intersect one already established; compensation; duties of intersecting roads  


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  • Every railroad corporation, whose road is or shall be intersected
      by  any  new  railroad, shall unite with the corporation owning such new
      railroad in forming the necessary  intersections  and  connections,  and
      grant the requisite facilities therefor. If the two corporations can not
      agree  upon  the  amount of compensation to be made therefor or upon the
      line or lines, grade or grades, points or manner of  such  intersections
      and  connections,  the  same  shall be ascertained and determined by the
      supreme court.    The  court  may  determine  whether  the  crossing  or
      crossings  of  any railroad before construction shall be beneath, at, or
      above the existing grade of such railroad, and upon the route designated
      upon the map of the corporation seeking the crossing or  otherwise.  All
      railroad  corporations whose roads are or shall hereafter be so crossed,
      intersected or joined, shall receive from  each  other  and  forward  to
      their destination all goods, merchandise and other property intended for
      points  on  their  respective roads, with the same dispatch as, and at a
      rate of freight not exceeding the local tariff rate charged for  similar
      goods, merchandise and other property, received at or forwarded from the
      same point for individuals and other corporations.