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Art. 6550. ROAD TO MINES, ETC.  Corporations created to 
build, maintain and operate a line of railroads to mines, gins, 
quarries, manufacturing plants, and mills, shall have the right to 
condemn land necessary for the right of way for such road from and 
between such mines, gin, quarry, manufacturing plant or mill and 
the nearest line of railroad, provided, that no such corporation 
shall have said right of eminent domain until it shall declare 
itself a public highway and common carrier, thus placing said road 
under the control of the Railroad Commission.

Acts 1897, p. 192;  G.L. vol. 10, p. 1246.                                    

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