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Article XI, § 12 — Right of eminent domain

West Virginia Const. art. XI, § 12

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W. Va. Const. art. XI, § 12.

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The exercise of the power and the right of eminent domain shall never be so construed or abridged as to prevent the taking, by the Legislature, of the property and franchises of incorporated companies already organized, and subjecting them to the public use, the same as of individuals.

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