2010 North Carolina Code
Chapter 62 Public Utilities.
Article 9 - Acquisition and Condemnation of Property.
62-184. Dwelling house of owner, etc., may be taken under certain cases.
62‑184. Dwelling house of owner, etc., may be taken under certain cases.
The dwelling house, yard, kitchen, garden or burial ground of the owner may be taken under G.S. 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.)
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