E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted,
That if the United States
acting through such agent as may be appointed for that
purpose, cannot agree with the owners for the purchase
of any land which may be required for the purposes
aforesaid, or for the purchase of any earth, timber, stone
or gravel to be found thereon, which may be required
for the construction of said works, or in case the owner
thereof should be a feme covert or under age, non
compos mentis or non-resident of the State, it shall
nevertheless be lawful for the United States to enter
upon such lands, and to take and use such materials
after having first made payment or tendered payment
for the same, at the valuation assessed thereon in the
manner hereinafter prescribed.
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Lawful for U.
States to enter
upon lands
and use the
same.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted,
That in the condemnation
and assessment of such lands and materials as may
be necessary for said purposes, the like proceedings in
all respects shall be had, as by existing laws are required
for the condemnation and assessment of lands and
materials, for the use and construction of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal and the works appurtenant
thereto.
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Condemnation
of lands.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted,
That nothing in this act
shall be so construed or understood, as to authorise the
United States to interfere with the rights now vested in
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company, or with the
rights granted by said company to individuals.
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Vested rights.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted,
That this act shall take
effect, whenever the United States shall agree to such
conditions as the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company
may consider necessary, to secure the canal from injury,
in carrying into effect any plan that may be adopted for
supplying the city of Washington with water as
aforesaid.
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To take effect.
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