To enter upon all lands, and to survey, lay out, and construct a railroad thereon. However, before so doing, it must contract and agree with the owner upon the price to be paid for the land or its use, or with the administrator, executor, or guardian in case the owner be dead, be an infant, or person of unsound mind. If an agreement cannot be made it must condemn and acquire the same by the exercise of the right of eminent domain as provided in Chapter 27, Title 11, of the Mississippi Code of 1972.
Miss. Code Ann. § 77-9-169
Having right of way generally
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Columbus & Greenville Ry. Co. v. Scales (1991)
Most recently applied in Columbus & Greenville Ry. Co. v. Scales (April 1991)
Codes, 1892, § 3591; 1906, § 4093; Hemingway’s 1917, § 6722; 1930, § 6086; 1942, § 7738.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.