New Jersey § 48:6-14

§ 48:6-14.

Every canal company organized under this Title shall have power: I. To enter upon all lands or waters to explore, survey and locate the route of the

proposed canal, doing no unnecessary injury to private or other property, and subject

to responsibility for all damages which shall be done thereto; II. To purchase, hold and use all such real estate and other property as may be necessary

in the construction, operation and maintenance of the canal, necessary for the full

and free enjoyment of the canal; III. Upon depositing in the office of the Secretary of State a survey of the route

of the proposed canal, to construct, maintain and operate a canal between the points

named in the certificate of incorporation; IV. To use and let others use the canal and to charge tolls; V. To demand and receive such sums of money for the transportation of persons and

property and for any other services in connection therewith, in accordance with its

filed tariff as approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners; VI. To have constructed or to purchase all boats, machinery and other property necessary

for the carrying on of its business; and VII. To do any other act necessary for the full and free use and enjoyment by any

canal company of the franchises hereby granted.