MR. JUSTICE STRONG delivered the opinion of the court.
By an act of the legislature of Georgia, enacted in 1833, a charter, unlimited in duration, was granted to "The Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia," with power to make, construct, and maintain a canal or railroad from the city of Savannah to the city of Macon. The seventh section was as follows:—
"The said canal or railway, and the appurtenances of the same, shall not be subjected to...
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