A grant for the use of public waters shall be understood to include that of the lands of public ownership necessary for the works of dams and canals and ditches.With regard to lands belonging to the State, a Province, towns, or private individuals, a compulsory servitude shall be imposed according to the cases, without prejudice to the provisions of § 724 of this title; or they shall be condemned for a cause of public utility, after the proper proceedings and other formalities required. History —Law of Waters, art. 151.
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