2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 44 - PROPERTY (§§ 44-1-1 — 44-17-7)
Chapter 9 - EASEMENTS (§§ 44-9-1 — 44-9-92)
Article 4 - RIGHTS OF WAY FOR MINING, QUARRYING, ETC (§§ 44-9-70 — 44-9-76)
Section 44-9-70 - Obtaining rights of way for mining, quarrying, and other business

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 44-9-70 (2023)
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Any person, firm, corporation, company of persons, or corporation chartered under the laws of any state of the United States who is actually engaged in the business of mining iron, copper, gold, coal, or any other metal or mineral; quarrying marble, granite, or any other stone; or making copperas, sulphur, saltpeter, alum, or other similar articles and who needs a right of way for a railroad, turnpike, or roadway; an easement for pipelines or power lines; or a common road across the lands of others in order to operate his business successfully may obtain a right of way in the manner provided in this article for acquiring the right to convey water across the lands of others by the owners of mines. All proceedings in relation thereto shall be had and the damages shall be assessed and paid according to the method of condemning land provided in Title 22.


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