The owners or operators of any pipelines for which any right-of-way is obtained under the provisions of this act shall be entitled to erect and construct a telephone or telegraph line upon and along such right-of-way for use in the operation of such pipeline, and shall not be required to operate said telegraph or telephone line as a toll line, or to open same to the use of the public; provided, that the construction and maintenance of said telephone or telegraph line shall not unduly interfere with the cultivation of any agricultural land.
History: 1941 Comp., § 69-322, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 42, § 9; 1953 Comp., § 65-4-9.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The term "this act" refers to Laws 1953, ch. 42, the provisions of which are presently compiled as 70-3-1 to 70-3-6 NMSA 1978.
Law reviews. — For article, "How to Stand Still Without Really Trying: A Critique of the New Mexico Administrative Procedures Act," see 10 Nat. Res. J. 840 (1970).