Procedure in Condemnation of Property for Lower Mississippi River Flood Control Project: Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, Seventy-ninth Congress, First Session on H.R. 1902... May 25 and October 30, 1945 |
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25 Stat ABERNETHY acquiring rights-of-way act of April act of August amendment apply April 24 attorneys award CARNAHAN cause proceedings CHAIRMAN channel improvement Chief of Engineers CLASON commissioner system COMMITTEE ON FLOOD condemnation of property conformity statute Congress courts of record Department of Justice determined donations of lands easements Federal courts Federal Government Flood Control Act flood-control condemnations flood-control projects flood-control purposes floodways general-conformity statute instance jury trial KIMBEL language laws relating legislation lower Mississippi project lower Mississippi River lower Mississippi Valley ment Mississippi Flood Control Missouri O'BRIEN pending H. R. pleadings Powers Act practice PROCEDURE IN CONDEMNATION provides for commissioners question relating to suits representatives respect to condemnation river and harbor ROBINSON Secretary Secretary of War spillways statement submit taken for flood three commissioners tion trial by jury United War Department War Powers Act wherein the proceedings WHITTEN Whittington words
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Page 18 - The practice, pleadings, forms, and modes of proceeding in civil causes, other than equity and admiralty causes in the Circuit and District Courts, shall conform, as near as may be, to the practice, pleadings, and forms and modes of proceeding, existing at the time in like causes in the courts of record of the State, within which such Circuit or District Courts are held, any rule of the court to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Lnited States of America in Congress assembled, That...
Page 13 - forms and modes of proceeding in civil causes, other than equity and admiralty causes, in the circuit and district courts, shall conform, as near as may be, to the practice, pleadings, and forms and modes of proceeding existing at the time in like causes in the courts of record of the state within which such circuit or district courts are held, any rule of court to the contrary notwithstanding,
Page 17 - ... such proceedings to be prosecuted in accordance with the laws relating to suits for the condemnation of property of the States wherein the proceedings may be instituted: Provided...
Page 28 - ... needed for that purpose, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the United States upon every application of the Secretary of the Interior under this act to cause proceedings to be commenced for condemnation within thirty days from the receipt of the application at the Department of Justice.
Page 18 - That when the owner of such land, right of way, or material shall fix a price for the same, which in the opinion of the Secretary of War, shall be reasonable, he may purchase the same at such price without further delay : And provided further. That the Secretary of War Is hereby authorized to accept donations of lands or materials required for the maintenance or prosecution of such works.
Page 18 - August 1, 1888, provides that "in every case in which the Secretary of the Treasury or any other officer of the Government has been, or hereafter shall be, authorized to procure real estate for the erection of a public building or for other public uses...
Page 18 - Is, authorized to acquire the same for the United States by condemnation, under judicial process, whenever in his opinion it is necessary or advantageous to the government to do so...
Page 17 - the Secretary of War may cause proceedings to be instituted, in the name of the United States, in any court having jurisdiction of such proceedings, for the acquirement, by condemnation, of any land...
Page 18 - All provisions of existing law relating to examinations and surveys and to works of improvement of rivers and harbors shall apply...