Section 3. Incorporation

(a)  A transportation corporation may be formed
  under this chapter, in accordance with the procedure for  the  formation
  of  corporations  set  forth in article four of the business corporation
  law, by delivering to the department of state for filing  a  certificate
  of  incorporation  entitled "Certificate of incorporation of . . . (name
  of  corporation)  pursuant  to  section  three  of  the   transportation
  corporations law".
    (b)  In  addition to the statements prescribed by section four hundred
  two of the business corporation law, a certificate of incorporation of a
  transportation  corporation  shall  designate  the  particular  kind  of
  transportation corporation to be formed, and shall state:
    1.  If  a  gas  corporation,  an  electric  corporation,  or a gas and
  electric corporation, the county or counties in which its operations are
  to be carried on;
    2. If a telegraph corporation, a telephone corporation, or a telegraph
  and telephone corporation, the territory in which its operations are  to
  be carried on;
    3.  If a water-works corporation, the cities, towns and villages to be
  supplied with water, and that the consent of  the  authorities  of  such
  cities,  towns  and villages required by this chapter has been obtained,
  and that such consent has been annexed thereto;
    5. If a ferry corporation, the places from and to which the  ferry  is
  to run;
    6.  If  a pipe line corporation, the places from and to which the pipe
  line is to be maintained, as nearly as practicable, and  the  county  or
  counties through which or in which it is to be maintained and operated;
    7.  If  a  freight terminal corporation, the limits of the locality in
  which its operations are to be carried on;
    8. If a district steam corporation, the cities, towns and villages  to
  be  supplied  with steam and that the consent of the authorities of such
  cities, towns and villages required by this chapter has  been  obtained,
  and that such consent has been annexed thereto.