N.Y. Railroad Law § 19: Railroads through Indian lands

§ 19. Railroads through Indian lands. Any railroad corporation may

contract with the chiefs of any nation of Indians, over whose lands it

may be necessary to construct its railroad, for the right to make such

road upon such lands, but such contract shall not vest in the

corporation the fee to the land, nor the right to occupy the same for

any purposes other than may be necessary for the construction, occupancy

and maintenance of such railroad, and such contract shall not be valid

or effectual until it shall be ratified by the county court of the

county where the land shall be situated.