Section 3. Right of eminent domain not be abridged or police power to be limited

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Right of eminent domain not be abridged or police power to be limited

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Election Date: November 8, 1966

Votes For Ratification: 1212790

Votes Against Ratification: 636925

Percent for Ratification: 66%

Percent Against Ratification: 34%

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Amendment Source: 1965 JR 3

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Right of eminent domain not be abridged or police power to be limited

The exercise of the right of eminent domain shall never be abridged or so construed as to prevent the General Assembly from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public use, the same as the property of individuals; and the exercise of the police power of the State shall never be abridged or so construed as to permit corporations to conduct their business in such manner as to infringe the equal rights of individuals or the general well-being of the State.

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