Title 50, Chapter 16, Section 101
( 50-16-101)
The state occupies the same relation to the railroad, as owner, that
any company or corporation does to its railroad; and the obligations
of the state to the public concerning the railroad, and of the
public to the railroad, are the same as govern the other railroads
of this state, so far as is consistent with the sovereign attributes
of this state and the laws of force for its conduct. | 
