77-9-173 - Entering upon land adjacent to its right of way.
§ 77-9-173. Entering upon land adjacent to its right of way.
To enter upon land adjacent to its right of way for the purpose of making, or repairing, or changing the railroad, and to cut, quarry, dig, take, and carry away any stone, wood, gravel, earth, or other materials which may be necessary. However, in all such cases it shall make compensation to the owner as agreed upon, or upon condemnation as provided in Chapter 27, Title 11, of the Mississippi Code of 1972.
Sources: Codes, 1892, § 3592; 1906, § 4094; Hemingway's 1917, § 6723; 1930, § 6087; 1942, § 7739.