Okla. Stat. tit. 42, § 42-161
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Right to lien against railroads
Official statutory text
Every mechanic, builder, artisan, workman, laborer, or other
person, who shall do or perform any work or labor upon, or furnish
any materials, machinery, fixtures or other thing towards the
equipment, or to facilitate the operation of any railroad, shall
have a lien therefor upon the roadbed, buildings, equipments,
income, franchises, and all other appurtenances of said railroad,
superior and paramount, whether prior in time or not, to that of all
persons interested in said railroad as managers, lessees,
mortgagees, trustees beneficiaries under trusts or owners.
R.L. 1910, § 3868.
person, who shall do or perform any work or labor upon, or furnish
any materials, machinery, fixtures or other thing towards the
equipment, or to facilitate the operation of any railroad, shall
have a lien therefor upon the roadbed, buildings, equipments,
income, franchises, and all other appurtenances of said railroad,
superior and paramount, whether prior in time or not, to that of all
persons interested in said railroad as managers, lessees,
mortgagees, trustees beneficiaries under trusts or owners.
R.L. 1910, § 3868.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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