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ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 431
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them all, and setting forth in case of land the
boundaries of the land and estate, interest or use
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to be taken by the corporation; such inquisition
and report shall be returned by the Sheriff to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county.
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Sheriff to
make return.
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Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That such inquisition
and report shall be confirmed by such Court, un-
less good cause be shown to the contrary, and when
confirmed shall be recorded by the Clerk; but for
cause the Court may set it aside and order another
inquisition, or more than one from time to time,
to be conducted in like manner as the first, and
with like effect, until an inquisition and report
shall he confirmed by the Court; upon such con-
firmation of the first or any subsequent inquisition
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Court to con-
firm.
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and report, and upon payment or tender of the
amount fixed in the inquisition to be paid by the
corporation, either to the owner or into the Court,
as the Court shall order, the said corporation shall
be entitled to the property absolutely, or for such
estate, interest or use as shall have been valued and
described in the inquisition and report, as fully as
the same could be vested in the corporation by a
valid conveyance from the owner, and the corpora-
tion shall have the right to take away any material
so valued.
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Tender pay-
ment.
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Sec. 18. And be it enacted, That the said cor-
poration shall have power to make contracts, con-
nections and arrangements with other companies
for the through transportation of property and
passengers.
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Make contr'cts
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Sec. 19. And be it enacted, That unless the said
railroad shall be commenced within five years and
completed within ten years after the passage of
this Act, the privilege hereby granted to said cor-
poration shall cease, except so far as it may be
necessary to wind up the business.
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Limit.
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Sec. 20. And be it enacted, That the General
Assembly reserves to itself the privilege to amend
or repeal this Act at pleasure.
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May amend or
repeal.
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Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 7, 1870.
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In force.
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