right of eminent domain. Municipal and other corporations invested with the privilege of taking private property for public use shall make just compensation for property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of their works, highways or improvements and compensation shall be paid or secured before the taking, injury or destruction. ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS Sec. 1. Proposal of amendments by the General Assembly and their adoption. Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article XI (formerly Article XVIII) were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874. The present article heading was amended on May 16, 1967, P.L.1052, J.R.6, and the article was renumbered from XVIII to XI by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063. Prior Provisions. Former Article XI (Militia) was repealed and its provisions (section 1) transferred to section 16 of Article III (Legislation) by amendment of May 16, 1967, P.L.1037, J.R.3.
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