47 U.S.C. § 22 — Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment

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Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment

47 U.S.C. § 22

Chapter2 — SUBMARINE CABLES

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47 U.S.C. § 22.

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Any person who by culpable negligence shall break or injure a submarine cable in such manner as to interrupt or embarrass, in whole or in part, telegraphic communication, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to a fine not exceeding $500, or to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.

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Any person who by culpable negligence shall break or injure a submarine cable in such manner as to interrupt or embarrass, in whole or in part, telegraphic communication, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to a fine not exceeding $500, or to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.

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(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, §2, 25 Stat. 41.)

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