North Carolina General Statutes 62-184. Dwelling house of owner, etc., may be taken under certain cases
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 62-184
- Commission: means the North Carolina Utilities Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
The dwelling house, yard, kitchen, garden or burial ground of the owner may be taken under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-183 when the company alleges, and upon the proceedings to condemn makes it appear to the satisfaction of the court, that it owns or otherwise controls not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the fall of the river or stream on which it proposes to erect its works, from the location of its proposed dam to the head of its pond or reservoir; or when the Commission, upon the petition filed by the company, shall, after due inquiry, so authorize. Nothing in this section repeals any part or feature of any private charter, but any firm or corporation acting under a private charter may operate under or adopt any feature of this section. (1907, c. 74; 1917, c. 108; C.S., s. 1699; 1933, c. 134, ss. 7, 8; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1.)