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6A.8 - LIMITATION ON RIGHT-OF-WAY.

        6A.8  LIMITATION ON RIGHT-OF-WAY.
         Land taken for railway right-of-way, otherwise than by consent of
      the owner, shall not exceed one hundred feet in width unless greater
      width is necessary for excavation, embankment, or depositing waste
      earth.
         Section History: Early Form
         [R60, § 1314; C73, § 1241; C97, § 1995; S13, § 1995; C24, 27, 31,
      35, 39, § 7810; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
      § 471.8]
         Section History: Recent Form
         C93, § 6A.8