1907_public laws_459_3
CHAPTER 458 AN ACT TO PERMIT RAILROAD COMPANIES TO ACQUIRE LANDS FOR DOUBLE-TRACKING. | The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
That no yard, garden or dwelling-house shall be condemned under the provisions of this act, unless the Corporation Commission, upon petition filed by the railroad seeking to condemn, shall, after due inquiry, find that the railroad company cannot make the desired improvement without condemning the yard, garden or dwelling-house, except at an excessive cost.