Life and times in Hopkinton, . opkinton was atits height, and, so far as Hopkintons choice of represent-atives to the General Court went, the railroads were de-feated. It is an item of interest in this connection that there wasno railroad in Hopkinton at the time, nor does it appearthat there was any immediate prospect of one being intown. However, there were railroads in other parts of NewHampshire, and projects for the extension of their ramifi-cations, and the great railroad controversy was by no meanslocal with any town in the state. This controversy aroseout of the question of what is
Life and times in Hopkinton, . opkinton was atits height, and, so far as Hopkintons choice of represent-atives to the General Court went, the railroads were de-feated. It is an item of interest in this connection that there wasno railroad in Hopkinton at the time, nor does it appearthat there was any immediate prospect of one being intown. However, there were railroads in other parts of NewHampshire, and projects for the extension of their ramifi-cations, and the great railroad controversy was by no meanslocal with any town in the state. This controversy aroseout of the question of what is sometimes called eminent do-main. Eminent domain means the right of government to takeprivate property, or allow it to be taken, for public 5th amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates provides that such property shall not be taken. without just compensation. The principle involved inthis amendment is equally recognized in civil law. Howr-ever, this idea was not simply embraced in the matter of o -3 O O -3^ o PC.
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