...made. But It will be observed that the constitutional provision is that municipal or other corporations invested with the "privilege of taking private property...compensation for property taken, injured or destroyed by them. In other words, the provision has reference to property taken under the power of eminent domain;...

...Constitution, that "municipal and other corporations and individuals invested with the privilege cf taking private property for public use, shall make...compensation for property taken, injured or destroyed by them." City of Henderson v. McClain 402 8. Constitutional Construction.— The inhibition in section...

...Same — Obstruction of Street and Alley. — Under Const., section 242, providing that one vested with the privilege of taking private property for public use shall make compensation for the property taken or Injured, one whose property adjoins a street and an alley may...

...the taking and appropriation. And, again, it is declared by the seventh section of the 14th article: "Municipal and other corporations and individuals,...property for public use, shall make just compensation for the property taken, injured or destroyed, by the construction or enlargement of its works, highways...

...Art. XIV of the constitution reads as follows : ' 'Municipal and other corporations and individual!*, invested with the privilege of taking private property, for public use, shall make just compensation for the property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of its works, high ways,...

...of the Constitution of 1875 ordains that "Municipal and other corporations, and individuals vested with the privilege of taking private property for public use, shall make just compensation for the property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of its works, highways,...

...contended however that this case is governed by the Constitution of 1874, which provides (art. 10, f. 8): " Municipal and other corporations and individuals...compensation for property taken, injured or destroyed in the construction or enlargement of their works, highways or improvements," and the cases ot Pitsey...

...(.he 8th section, art. 16 of the Constitution, which provides that "municipal and other corporations, invested with the privilege of taking private property...property taken, injured, or destroyed by the construction and enlargement of their works, highways, or improvements." Not only would we thus have a custom superior...

...section V A motion was made by Mr. Lamberton, To amend the amendment, by making it read as follows, viz : '•Municipal and other corporations and individuals...property for public use, shall make just compensation for prol>erty taken, injured or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of their works, highways or...

...the 8th section, art. 16 of the Constitution, which provides that 'municipal and other corporations, invested with the privilege of taking private property...property t.aken, injured or destroyed by the construction and enlargement of their works, highways or improvements.' Not only would we thus have a custom superior...