TOWNSEND, Presiding Judge.
1. The right of eminent domain is inherent in every sovereignty, but it is dormant until the lawmaking body sets it in motion. Botts v. Southeastern Pipe-Line Co., 190 Ga. 689 (10 S.E.2d 275). A condemnor has no rights whatsoever except those expressly granted to it by statute. State Highway Dept. v. Pierce, 46 Ga.App. 52 (166 S. E. 453). They can be exercised only when every prerequisite to their exercise has been fully met...
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