(a) This chapter shall be deemed, unless expressly stated to the contrary, and without incorporation or reference, to be a part of every section, or legislative act, present or future, which grants the power of such condemnation.(b) The making of compensation for such a taking, as therein set forth, shall also be so implied.Code 1932, § 3133; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1402.
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