the condemnation of private property for public use is allowed under the state's right of eminent domain.
the condemnation of private property for public use is allowed under the state's right of?
eminent domain
bullet::::- comments by supporters: house joint resolution no. 30 would allow property to be sold back to property owners whose property was acquired through eminent domain under certain conditions at the price the condemning entity paid for the property. private property rights are some of the most fundamental rights we have as individuals in this country. if there is going to be an imbalance related to the acquisition of private property for public use, the balance should be in favor of the private property owner, not the state. there is something fundamentally wrong with forcing a private property owner to pay more for the owner’s former property than the government paid for it when the government acquired it, even though the value of the property may have increased. house joint resolution no. 30 will give a governmental entity an incentive to be more specific as to the purpose for which the entity is acquiring private property and prevent the entity from benefiting from the acquisition after it has failed to use the property for the purpose for which the property was acquired.
2007 texas constitutional amendment election
the legislature may prescribe a form of procedure to be observed in the taking of private property for public use, but it is not due process of law if provision be not made for compensation. notice to the owner to appear in some judicial tribunal and show cause why his property shall not be taken for public use without compensation would be a mockery of justice. due process of law, as applied to judicial proceedings instituted for the taking of private property for public use means, therefore, such process as recognizes the right of the owner to be compensated if his property be wrested from him and transferred to the public.
chicago, burlington & quincy railroad co. v. city of chicago