12-623.   Same; acquisition of land.Whenever the governing body of any such city shall determine to lay offand condemn a right-of-way from the corporate limits of such city to suchpoint on such creek, ravine or river, and to construct sewers or drains, orto build or extend disposal works, as provided herein, the governing bodymay proceed to condemn the necessary lands or rights-of-way: Provided,Any person through whose lands such sewers or drains may be constructed, orupon whose lands such disposal works may be built, or who would beotherwise damaged, may give consent thereto in writing, and such writing,without formal acknowledgment, may be recorded in the office of theregister of deeds of the proper county, and thenceforth the city shall havethe same right to construct such sewers or drains and to build and operatesuch disposal works as though such lands had been formally condemned.

      History:   R.S. 1923, § 12-623; Dec. 27.