50 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 134. 1902. it is hereby made lawful for the engines and trains of such railroad or railroads to s over such crossing without stopping, any law or the <>¢>¤s¤¤¤>¤ sr¤¤¢ provisions omy law to the contrary notwithstanding; and when two °°°°°°°“' or more railroads cross each other at a common grade, either of such roads may apply to the Interstate Commerce Commissioners for permission to introduce upon both of said railroads some system of interlocking or automatic signals or works or fixtures rendering it safe for engines and trains to pass over such crossings without stopping, and it shall be the duty of said Interstate Commerce Commissioners, if the system of works and fixtures which it is proposed to erect by said company are,hin the opinion of the Commission, sufficient and proper, to nt suc rmission. · u§°:}f;_g; lgfgg g¤SEc. 19. That any railroad company which has obtained permission ings. to introduce a system of interlocking or automatic signals at its crossing at a common grade with any other railroad, as provided in the last section, may, after thirty days notice, in writing, to such other rail- · road company, introduce and erect such interlocking or automatic sig- 1¤vi¤i<>¤ of <=<>¤*· nals or fixtures; and if such railroad company, after such notification, refuses to join with the railroad company 'ving such notice in the construction of such works or fixtures, it sh5l be lawful for said company to enter upon the right of way and tracks of such second companly, in such manner as to not unnecessarily impede the operation of suc road, and erect such works and fixtures, and may recover in any action at law from such second company one-half of the total cost of ‘ ereclging apd maintaip)i)ng spch gnterdocking or automatic signals or wor s or xtures on t o said roa s. N<>¤¢·g¢¤· Sec. 20. That all mortgages executed by any railway company conveying any portion of its railway, with its franchises, that may be constructed in said Indian Territory, shall be recorded in the Department of the Interior. and the record thereof shall be evidence and notice 0; theér execution, apld shall convey all rights, franchises, and property o said company as erein expressed. —“¤°¤*‘¤¢¤*· KISec. 21. (That Cppglreils hpreby reserves the rlight at any time to ter, amen , or re t is ct, or any portion thereof. °,(;,°r{*‘$‘,§¤el;eEfx**¤**°“ S1-zo. 22. That any railway company which has heretofore acquired, or may hereafter acquire, under any other Act of Congress, a railroad right of way in Indian Territory may , in the manner herein prescribed, obtain any or all of the benefits and advantages of this Act, and in such event shall become subject to all the requirements and responsibilities En { I _ _ imposed by this Act upon railroad companies acquiring a right of way °““ °“ ° ““‘°‘ hereunder. And where the time for the completion of a railroad in Indian Territory under any Act granting a rig t of way therefor has expired, or shall hereafter expire. in advance of the construction of such railroad, or of any part thereof. the Secretary of the Interior may}, upon good cause shown, extend the time for the completion of suc rpilroact 05* of qny plart thereof, for a time not exceeding two _ years rom the a e o suc extension. ,b*}0§,{,{,‘};d,:,f,nQ{ggf Sec. 23. That an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the acquiring
SQ epyoklm of rights of way by railroad companies through Indian reservations,
noma mm mm. m. Indian lands, and Indmn allotments. and for other purposes," approved '“°"Y· March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, so far as it applies to the Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory. and all other Acts Irmjeglqéhts not an orxarts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed: Pro-
- m,.d_ m >d, That such repeal shall not affect any railroad company whose
railroad is now actually being constructed, or any rights which have already accrued; but such railroads may be completef and such rights enforced in the manner provided by the laws under which such construction was commenced or under which such rights accrued: And ,n‘Q,jj§_$ésE;Q§d;*I{g°'prm·[ded_f$z[·!he2·. That the provisions of this Act shall apply also to the Osages` Reservation and other Indian reservations and allotted
