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18-15-1601. Authority to condemn.
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18-15-1601. Authority to condemn.
(a)(1) Every traction company shall have the right to survey its lines, lay out its road, acquire its right-of-way not exceeding two hundred feet (200') in width, and, where necessary to acquire the right-of-way, shall have the power to enter upon, condemn, and appropriate the lands, rights-of-way, easements, and property of persons, firms, or corporations.
(2) The method and manner of making the traction company's surveys, laying out its railways, or acquiring its right-of-way, either by contract or condemnation, shall be the same as provided by law in case of the exercise of the right of eminent domain by telegraph, telephone, and railroad companies, under §§ 18-15-1201 — 18-15-1207, and it shall be subject to the same duties and liabilities and have the same rights as prescribed in those sections with reference to railroads.
(b) However, this section shall not be construed so as to authorize the condemnation of public streets or highways.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-1601
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18-15-1601. Authority to condemn.
(a)(1) Every traction company shall have the right to survey its lines, lay out its road, acquire its right-of-way not exceeding two hundred feet (200') in width, and, where necessary to acquire the right-of-way, shall have the power to enter upon, condemn, and appropriate the lands, rights-of-way, easements, and property of persons, firms, or corporations.
(2) The method and manner of making the traction company's surveys, laying out its railways, or acquiring its right-of-way, either by contract or condemnation, shall be the same as provided by law in case of the exercise of the right of eminent domain by telegraph, telephone, and railroad companies, under §§ 18-15-1201 — 18-15-1207, and it shall be subject to the same duties and liabilities and have the same rights as prescribed in those sections with reference to railroads.
(b) However, this section shall not be construed so as to authorize the condemnation of public streets or highways.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
18-15-1201. Definition.
The words “right-of-way”, as used in this subchapter, shall mean all grounds necessary for side tracks, turnouts, depots, workshops, water stations, and other necessary buildings.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-1201
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
18-15-1207. Failure to pay or deposit.
In all cases in which the company shall not pay or deposit the amount of damages assessed within thirty (30) days after the assessment the company shall forfeit all rights in the premises.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-1207
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 18-15-1207. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.