Section 9
SEC. 9. The rights herein granted shall not be exclusive and the right and power to grant to any corporation, association, or person other than the grantee franchises for the telephonic, telegraphic, or electrical transmission of messages or signals shall not be impaired or affected by the granting of this franchise: Provided, That the poles erected, wires strung, or conduits laid by virtue of any franchise for telephone, telegraph, or other electrical transmission of messages and signals granted subsequent to this Act shall be so placed as not to impair the efficient and effective transmission of messages or signals under this franchise by means of poles erected, wires strung, or conduits actually laid and in existence at the time of the granting of said subsequent franchise: And provided further, That the grantee of this franchise, his successors or assigns may be e required by the Governor-General to remove, relocate, or replace his poles, wires, or conduits, but in such case the reasonable cost of the removal, relocation, or replacement shall be paid by the grantees of the subsequent franchise or their successors or assigns to the grantee of this franchise, or his successors or assigns.