§ 17. Construction over Indian reservation. A gas corporation, an\nelectric corporation or a gas and electric corporation may contract with\nthe chiefs of any nation of Indians over whose lands it may be necessary\nto construct its gas or electric lines for the right to construct such\nlines upon such lands, but no such contract shall vest in the\ncorporation the fee of such lands nor the right to occupy the same for\nany purpose other than for the construction, operation and maintenance\nof such lines, nor shall such contract be valid or effectual until the\nsame has been ratified by the county court of the county in which the\nlands are situated and approved by the public service commission\npursuant to section sixty-eight of the public service commission law.\n
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