Section 484.251 – Duty to Serve; Civil Liability.

484.251 Duty to serve; civil liability. Sec. 1. That it shall be the duty of all telegraph companies incorporated either within or without this state, doing business within this state to receive dispatches from and for other telegraph companies’ lines, and from and for any individual, and on payment of their usual charges for individuals […]

Section 484.252 – Duty to Transmit Dispatches in Order; Civil Liability.

484.252 Duty to transmit dispatches in order; civil liability. Sec. 2. It shall likewise be the duty of every such telegraph company to transmit all such dispatches in the order in which they are received. In case such telegraph company shall refuse or neglect to so transmit such dispatches, such telegraph company shall be liable […]