Scribner v. Wikstrom

Section 1 of chapter 149 of the Laws of 1939 (R. L., c. 4, s. 1) provides in part as follows: “Consent is hereby given, in accordance with the seventeenth clause of the eighth section of the first article of the constitution of the United States, to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, of any land or interests in land within this state required for use in connection with the construction, maintenance and operation of the following projects: . . . (c) Blackwater Reservoir on the Blackwater River, providing storage for approximately 6.9 inches of run-off…