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Show RIGHT OF WAY FOR TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH LINES. 639 of the company under its corporate-sed, or by the secretary of the State or Territory where organized. Second. A cop of the State or Territorial law under which the company was organized, with tie certificate of the governor or the secretary of the State or Ter-ritory that the same is the existing law. Third. When said law directs that the articles of mociation or other papers con-nected with the organization he filed with any State or Territorial officer, the cer-tificate of such officer that the same have heen filed according to law, with the date of the filinpthereof. Fourth. When a company is operating in a State or Territory other than that in which it is incorporated, the certificate of the proper officer of the State or Terri-tory is required that it has complied with the laws of that State or Territory govern-ing foreign corporations to the extent required to entitle the company to operate in such State or Territory. Fifth. The official statement, under seal of the proper officer,that the organization has been completed; that the company is fully authorized to proceed with the con-structionof thelineof telephoneor telegraph according to theexisting law. (Form 1. ) Sixth. An affidavit by the president, under the eeal of the company, showing the names and designations of its officers at ,the date of the filing of the proofs. (Form 2.) Seventh. Satisfacto evidence of the good faith of the company and its financial ability in thematter g t h e construction of the proposed line. 4. It is further provided in said section that maps of definitelocation of the lines shall be subject to the approval of the Seeretary of the Interior. 5. All ma s of location presented for approval under said section 3 should he filed with this ogee and should be drawn on tracing linen and in duplicate. 6. Where the proposed line is greatly in excess of 20 miles, separate maps should be filed in 20-mile sections. 7. Where grounds are required for office purposes, the exact location of the eame should be noted upon the maps of location, but separate plats of such grounds must be filed and approved. 8. The scale of maps showing the line of route should be 2,000 feet to an inch. The maps may, however, he drawn to a larger scale when necessary; but the scale must not be so greatly increased as to make the map inconveniently large for hand-ling. Plats of grounds required for office purposes should he Yrawn on a scale of 50 feet to an inch, and must be filed separately from thelineof roure. Such plats should show enough of the line of route to indicate the position of the tract with reference thereto. 9. The termini of the line o: route should he fixed by reference of course and dis-tance to the nearest existing comer of the public surve The map, engineer's affi-davit, and president's certificate (Forms 3 and 4) shoulzeaeh show these conditions. A tract for grounds for office purposes must be similarly referenced and described on the plat. 10. In filing maps of location for approval under said section 3, the same should he aceam auied by the aJEdavit of the president or other principal officer of the com-pany, deRning the purpose, intent, and financial zhility of the company in the matter of the construction of the proposed line. Further, each map should be accompanied hy evidence of the service of an exact copy thereof, and the date of such service upon (1) in case of allottees, or in ease of a reservation, the agent in charge; (2) in ease of the Five Civilized Tribes, upon the principal chief or secretary of such tribe or nation. 11. No action will he taken upon such map until the expiration of twenty days from the date of such service. 12. A company wlll not he permitted to proceed with the constmction of any or tion of its line until the map showing the location thereof ha4 first been approve8b; the Secretary of the Interior. 13. When a line of telephone or tel raph is constructed an affidavit of the presi-dent setting forth the fact must be i i l 3 i n this office in du;llicate. If a change from the route indicated upon the approved map of location is found to be necessary, on account of engineering difficult~eos r otherwise, new maps and field notes of the changed route must be filed and approved, and a right of way upon such changed lines must he acquired, damages ascertained, and compensation paid on account thereof, in all respects as in the case of the original location, before construction can be proceeded with upon such changedline. 14. Upon the approval of the map of definite location specific directions will be given in the matter of the acquirement of the right of way and determination of damages occasioned by the construction ofthe line. 15. The conditions on different reservations throughout the country are ao varied |