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If the company<\/span> and such owner cannot agree on the terms of such contract<\/span>, the company<\/span> may acquire such right-of-way in the manner provided by the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth for the exercise of the right of eminent domain. The title which may be acquired by a telegraph or telephone company<\/span> under this section shall be only to a right-of-way for the purpose stated in \u00a7 56-463<\/a>; and no right-of-way acquired by any such company<\/span> under this or the preceding sections of this chapter shall be to the exclusion of other like companies from having or acquiring a like right-of-way over the same lands.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN (\u00a7 56-464)\n\nIf the company and such owner cannot agree on the terms of such contract, the\ncompany may acquire such right-of-way in the manner provided by the laws of this\nCommonwealth for the exercise of the right of eminent domain. The title which\nmay be acquired by a telegraph or telephone company under this section shall be\nonly to a right-of-way for the purpose stated in \u00a7 56-463; and no right-of-way\nacquired by any such company under this or the preceding sections of this\nchapter shall be to the exclusion of other like companies from having or\nacquiring a like right-of-way over the same lands.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 4040.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}