Article VII.

Section IV. Compensation for property taken by corporations under right of eminent domain

Compensation for property taken by corporations under right of eminent domain

The legislature shall not invest any corporate body or individual with the privilege of taking private property for public use, without requiring such corporation or individual to make compensation to the owners of said property, or give adequate security therefor, before such property shall be taken.

Summary: New section

Election Date: October 9, 1838

Votes For Ratification: 119,228

Votes Against Ratification: 116,076

Percent for Ratification: 51%

Percent Against Ratification: 49%

Notes: Although "security" was missing in the original copy of the document as amended, all published version of the document, including in contemporaneous newspapers, include the missing word.

Amendment Source: 1838 Amendments Proposed by the Convention of 1837 38

Effective Date Source: Schedule, Sec. II