Nothing in §§ 18-15-802 - 18-15-806 shall prevent a company from making private contracts and purchases of lands from such owners as may be most agreeable to both parties.Acts 1869 (Adj. Sess.), No. 48, § 10, p. 102; C. & M. Dig., § 1756; A.S.A. 1947, § 35-710.
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