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Upon delivering up to the owners lands taken for a limited period, all erections for the public service to be removed.
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341. In all cases where lands shall be taken under the provisions of this Act for a term of years or for such period a the public service shall require, the Treasury, or any other person so authorized as aforesaid, at any time before the possession of lands shall be delivered up to the owner thereof, or other person acting on his behalf, shall remove all such buildings c other erections which may have been erected thereon for the public service, and carry away the materials thereof, making such compensation to the owner or owners of such lands, or other person or persons acting on his behalf, for the damage which may have been done thereto or to the soil thereof by the erection of any such buildings, or removing and carrying away the same, or otherwise, as the Treasury or other person authorize as aforesaid shall think reasonable; and if such owner or owners or other person acting on his behalf, shall not be willing to accept the compensation so offered, the Treasury or other person so authorized as aforesaid may require two justices of the peace of the county, riding, stewartry, city, or place, to ascertain the compensation which ought to be made for such damage; and such justices shall ascertain the same, and grant a certificate thereof; and the amount of such compensation so ascertained and certified shall forthwith be paid by warrant of the Treasury to the person entitled thereto: Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to extend to alter, prejudice, or affect any agreement which has or shall be entered into by any such person authorized as aforesaid with any owner of such lands, or other person acting on his behalf, in relation to such buildings or erections.
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