Section 10Sec./Art. 10

No private property shall be taken for any purpose by the grantee of this franchise, its successors or assigns, without proper condemnation proceedings and just compensation paid or tendered thereof, and any authority to take and occupy land obtained herein shall not authorize the taking, use, or occupation of any land except such as is required for the actual necessary purposes for which this franchise is granted.

All lands or rights of use and occupation of lands granted to the grantee, its heirs, successors or assigns shall, upon termination of this franchise or upon its revocation or repeal, revert to the national, provincial, or municipal government to which such land or right to use and occupy belonged at the time of the grant hereof or the right to use and occupy the same was conceded to the grantee herein, its heirs, successors or assigns.