...invested with the privilege of taking private property for pubile use shall make just eom pensation for property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction...secured before such taking, injury or destruction. The General Assembly is hereby prohibited from depriving any person of an appeal from any preliminary assessment...

...first obtained at a meeting to be held after thirty days' notice given in pursuance of law. SEC. 7. B 0 the property taken, injured, or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of its works, highways,...

...first obtained at a meeting to be held after sixty days' notice given in pursuance of law. SECT. 8. Municipal and other corporations and individuals invested...with the privilege of taking private property for publie use shall make just compensation for property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction...

...invested with the privilege of taking private property for publie use shall make just eompensation for property taken, injured, or destroyed by the construction...secured before such taking, injury, or destruction. The General Assembly is hereby prohibited from depriving any person of an appeal from any preliminary assessment...

...— " In all cases of damages assessed against any municipal or other corporation, or individual or individuals, invested with the privilege of taking private property for public use, for property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of their works, highways...

...the 8th section, art. IG of the Constitution, which provides that "municipal and other corporations, invested with the privilege of taking private property...property taken, injured, or destroyed by the construction and enlargement of their works, highways, or improvements." Not only would we thus bave a custom superior...

...first obtained at a meeting to be held after sixty days' notice given in pursuance of law. SKCT. 8. Municipal and other corporations and individuals invested...highways, or improvements, which compensation shall bo paid or secured before sucli taking, injury, or destruction. The General Assembly is hereby prohibited...

...present constitution, adopted in 1874. Art. XVI., Sec. 8, of said constitution provides as follows : "Municipal and other corporations and individuals...enlargement of their works, highways or improvements." Since the decision of the principal case the above clause has been judicially construed to give the...

...first made or secured,' and to the eighth section of article 16, which contains the following terms: 'Municipal and other corporations and individuals...before such taking, Injury or destruction.' '•The first proposition asserted by the plaintiff, that her private property has been taken from her without...

...adverse to the plaintiff. Section 8 of the i6th Article of the Constitution of 1874 provides that " municipal and other corporations and individuals invested...secured before such taking, injury or destruction." And in carrying out this provision the Legislature directed, in Section 3 of the Act of June 2, 1883,...