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§ 56-383 — Railroad company may construct and maintain telegraph or telephone line

Virginia § 56-383
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 56PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES
Ch. 13RAILROAD CORPORATIONS
Art. 4DUTIES

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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 56-383 (2026).

Text

Any railroad company may construct and maintain along the line of its improvement an electric telegraph or telephone for its own use and that of the public, and may make reasonable charges on messages and intelligence conveyed thereby.

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Legislative History

Code 1919, § 3943.

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