§ 156-67. Condemnation of land. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 156‑67. Condemnation of land.

If it shall be necessary to acquire a right‑of‑way or anoutlet over and through lands not affected by the drainage, and the same cannotbe acquired by purchase, then and in such event the power of eminent domain ishereby conferred, and the same may be condemned. The owners of the landproposed to be condemned may be made parties defendant in the manner of anancillary proceeding, and the procedure shall be, to the extent practicable,supplemented by the provisions of Chapter 40A Eminent Domain and such damagesas may be awarded as compensation shall be paid by the board of drainagecommissioners out of the first funds which shall be available from the proceedsof sale  of bonds or otherwise. (1909, c. 442, s. 7; C.S., s. 5325; 1981, c. 919, s. 24.)