South Dakota Constitution

Article XVII, § 11 — Construction and maintenance of telegraph lines -- Controlling interest in competing company prohibited

South Dakota Const. art. XVII, § 11

South Dakota Const. art. XVII, § 11 (Construction and maintenance of telegraph lines -- Controlling interest in competing company prohibited) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

JurisdictionSouth DakotaDocumentConstitution
ArticleXVII
Section§ 11
CitationSouth Dakota Const. art. XVII, § 11
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S.D. Const. art. XVII, § 11.

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Any association or corporation organized for the purpose, or any individual, shall have the right to construct and maintain lines of telegraph in this state and to connect the same with other lines; and the Legislature shall by general law of uniform operation provide reasonable regulations to give full effect to this section. No telegraph company shall consolidate with or hold a controlling interest in the stock or bonds of any other telegraph company owning a competing line, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, any other competing line of telegraph.

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