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