1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

this is really a statutory matter and although I have
a great deal of sympathy and feeling toward what he is
saying, I do not believe that it belongs in the Constitu-
tion but it should be a matter headed by statute.
I request that this amendment be defeated.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER; Mr. President, I have a
little more time and I do want to answer Delegate Kiefer.
This does not overrule existing statute because it is not
intended to. This covers the authority to be exercised
by the sovereign or the county in granting eminent domain
powers to private corporations and I can't see anything
statutory about it which regulates the power to grant and
to delegate that eminent domain power.
If it were specifying in detail, that would be
one thing, but this is limiting, specifying and regulating
the power and delegation of that authority, so, therefore,
I must stand up for my rights and clarify that statement.
DELEGATE CLARK: Delegate Kiefer, do you
have anyone who wishes to speak on this?
DELEGATE KIEFER; No, sir.
DELEGATE CLARK: If not, the question arises on