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44 <br />0 40A•3 CH 40A EMINENT WM Atli 4 40A -3 <br />turnpike. Atreet railroads, plank roads, tramroads, canals. <br />teleggraphs, teiephunes. electric power lined, electric lighta, <br />ppublic water supplies, public w crags systems,, flumes. <br />bridge and pipelines or maim origKinating in North <br />Carolina for the transportation ol'petreleum produc�a, coal. <br />gas, limestone or mineral.. <br />i 11 Schaal committees or boards of trustees or of dirwwrs of any <br />corporation holdin title to real estate upon which any <br />private educationarinptitution is situated. have the power <br />of eminent domain in order to obtain a pure and adequate <br />water supply for such institutir.n. <br />i Franchised motor- vehicle carrie -A or union bus stat.un Com- <br />paniei; organized by authority cf the Utilities Commission, <br />have the lxiwer of eminent dcmain for the purpoft of con - <br />structin; and operating union bus stations: Provided. that <br />this ,tubcivision shall not appiy to any city or town having <br />it popu'.atlon of IeSs than 60,0011 <br />4. Any ra0roud Company has the F•iwcr of eminent domain for <br />the purposes of: constructing union do pots, maintaining. <br />operating. improving or straig6tenthg lines or of altenn <br />its location. Constructing double tracks: constructing and <br />rneintirn:rg new yards and terrn :nul facilities or sumlarging <br />its ycird or terminal facilities. cnnnecting two of its lines <br />already in operation nut more than ;ix miles apdM or con- <br />etructing an industrial siding ordered by the Utilities Com- <br />mission as provided in C.S. 62.232. <br />The width of land condemned for uny single or double track rail• <br />ro3d ru.r(>•isc .Hall he not l.r•. than Mil feet nor more than IOU feet. <br />I– p: wliere the road may run thiuui;h , town, whtrre it may lac of <br />Iris wh Ath,'or where them may be deep cut= or high embankments;. <br />wht-re :t may be of greater width <br />No rights granted or acquired uridrr this aubtec•tion shall in any <br />way destroy or abridge the rights of the State to rr6-ulste or control <br />any ra :iroad company sir tit regulate foreign corporations doing busi- <br />ness ir, this State. Whenever it is necessary for any railroad <br />company doing business in this State to truss the street or strt"eut in <br />a town or city in order to carry out the orders of the Utilities Corn - <br />mission, tat construct an industrial siding, the power is hereby <br />conferred upnn Such riiilruad corn to occupy such, Street or <br />streN� of any s ::'t town or city' Within t -,c State 1 rovided. licz. ^..e <br />so to do he first uhtatned from the board of aldermen. board of com- <br />missicnen:. or other governiiig authorities, of wch town or city. <br />. No such condemnor shall he, allowed to hove condrinncd to its use, <br />without the consent of the owner. hi: burial ground. usual dwclltn <br />house and yard, kitchen and garden. unless condemnation of suC9 <br />property ii expremly authorized by statute. <br />The power of eminent domain sh;sll im, exercised by private <br />condew^nnrsi under thr. procedures of .article 2 of this Chapter <br />ihi Local Public Condemnors. — For the public use or henefit. the <br />governing tiody of each municipality or county Shull pus&esv the <br />power of eminent domain And may acquire by purchase, gift or con - <br />demnanun any pruprrty, either inside or uutside its Miundaries, for <br />the following purpo,". <br />i 1- Opening, widening, extending. or improving roads, street$, <br />alleys, and sidewalks. The authority contained in this sub - <br />pection 13 in addition to the authority to acquire <br />