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Upon the failure of the company<\/span> desiring to make any crossing pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 56-17<\/a> to 56-19<\/a> to receive notice of the suspension of the work on such crossing by the Commission<\/span>, within thirty days after submission of the plans, specifications and descriptions as required by \u00a7 56-18<\/a>, or upon the approval or modification of the plans, specifications and descriptions by the Commission<\/span>, or, if an appeal<\/span> be taken as aforesaid, upon the approval or modification by the Supreme Court<\/span> of the plans, specifications and descriptions, and the payment of the proper compensation for damages<\/span> by the company<\/span> desiring to cross the works of another company<\/span>, such damages<\/span> to be ascertained according to the laws<\/span> regulating the exercise of the right of eminent domain, work may be commenced immediately, and no order<\/span> shall be made, and no injunction<\/span> awarded, by any court<\/span> or judge<\/span> to stay<\/span> the proceedings or prosecution<\/span> of the work.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN WORK ON CROSSING WORKS OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION TO PROCEED; NO\nINJUNCTION TO BE AWARDED (\u00a7 56-21)\n\nUpon the failure of the company desiring to make any crossing pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7\n56-17 to 56-19 to receive notice of the suspension of the work on such crossing\nby the Commission, within thirty days after submission of the plans,\nspecifications and descriptions as required by \u00a7 56-18, or upon the approval or\nmodification of the plans, specifications and descriptions by the Commission,\nor, if an appeal be taken as aforesaid, upon the approval or modification by the\nSupreme Court of the plans, specifications and descriptions, and the payment of\nthe proper compensation for damages by the company desiring to cross the works\nof another company, such damages to be ascertained according to the laws\nregulating the exercise of the right of eminent domain, work may be commenced\nimmediately, and no order shall be made, and no injunction awarded, by any court\nor judge to stay the proceedings or prosecution of the work.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3884.","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}}