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Such compensation, if the parties cannot agree upon\nthe same, shall be ascertained in the mode prescribed in the laws regulating the\nexercise of the right of eminent domain.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3882.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}