Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-02-17

AN AcTtO authorize The construction Of lines Of MOrss
Electro Magnetic Telegraph IN the State Of Indiana and
| for other purposes.
SEC. l. Be ii enacted by the General Assembly Of th
State Of Indiana that s. F. B. Morse, the inventor of the
Electro Magnetic instrument used all lines OF Magnetic
Telegraph in the United States Amos Kendall, Francis
Smith, and their associates and assigns hereby made
and created body polite and corporate by the name Of the
Indiana Magnetic Telegraph Company.
Sec said corporation shall be subject to all the iaoi
ties and ENJOY all the rights # the provisions OF ehaPe
thiy-two, article two, section fourteen to twep-thee
the Revised Statutes Of lS43.
SEC. 3. Said corporation may hold real and persona
property other than their lines Of Telegraph not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars.
shall the Of three hundred dollars per mile
for wire and forty dollars per mile for each addiona
wire for any line lines Of Telegraph that may be con-
strucled by Them
8. The corporation created by this author
lied 10 construct lines of Morses Ercto Magnetic Tele
graph from city TO city, town to town, and iIom point
point along and upon public roads and highways and
and the lands public aud private and over iht
within this State by the erection Of the necessary hx
lures aud the stretching Of the iron cords wires, provided
they do 0bsruct the public Of said TOads and high
ways and waters.
SEC 6. Any person who shall Intentionally injure, mo-
lest destroy any lines of Telegraph Of the mater
ais used in their construction. OF the property belong
thereto conviction thereof shall be punished by hn'
exceeding five hundred dollars imprisoned ia the couD
ty Jail, for any exceeding six months, both a
the discretion Of the court upon indictment and convtloT
thereof before any court Of competent jurisdiction
Sec 7. Any person over whose lands any line OF Tele
graph may be constructed shall have the same remedy pro-
vded for in the construction Of TuInpkes and Railroads
SEC s. Any number Of persons not less than ve may
associate for the purpose Of using MOrses Electro Magnetic
Telegraph, and for constructing lines OF the same, 10 any
pant of the State, and avail themselves VI all the powers
privileges and advantages granted in this act TO the indiana
Magnetic Telegraph Company provided such persons within
thirty days after their organization, shall depose IN tn
office OF the Secretary of State deed or other conveyance
the right Morse's Electro Magnetic Telegraph. or
certified copy of such deed other conveyance, to be e
by said Secretary OF State in his Office In Indianapolis, to
gether with the proceedings Of their organization corpo
and body poilic setting forth the they have
suTed and the places they propose connect and any 9th
associations that have already constructed or that ma
be constructing lines of MoTse Magnetic Telegraph b.
deposing aforesaid the evidence Of their right do
the office of the Secretary of Stale, within sixty days iron
the passage Of this act, organize under its provisions
and become body aud polite IN the manner
foIm above provided for.
SEC. 9. fanny corporation that may organize under th
shall refuse neglect TO comply with its provisions
such corporation shall at once be dissolved
SEC. TO- The corporation created by this act and all 9th
Telegraph associations acting under charters authorized
this State the authority Of the laws thereof shall Civ
preference the communications If the civil and mtar
authorities OF the State and other States of the Union, an
Of the United States and the Territories thereof the ohet
of which, shall be detect the viOlator Of the laws,
punish treason and suppress mOo and TePe foreign
and the safety and common welfare OF the people
SEC H. II any operator or other person connected VIII
any Telegraph corporation using It's machinery Tor III
purpose OF communicating information from point
the Transmission Of information, or shall give any pTeeTenc
any Spectator other person. that such person
Spectator shall become possessed Of the prices Of stocksh
condition OF the money maIkel-the prices OF bread stun
and provisions merchandise generally in the Unite
States and the British DomniOns adjacent in advance
the public generally he shall be fined in sum not exceed
ing FIVE thousand dollars and imprisoned in the penenar
for term exceeding ten indictment and cor
vcon before having competent jurisdiction an
all operators employed any Telegraph office in this Stat
shall be faithfully and mpartiay TO perform the dr
ties Of their office.
Sec IL. The corporation chartered under th, &C
and all others that may be organized under its provision
shall obliged with any other corporation
not having lawful right Morses Electro Magnet
Telegraph.
Sec 49, The stockholders of said company shall be lab
in their individual capacity for any, and all debts
above the of good and solvent stock subscribed
the legislature the right to alter amend this cha
ter at any times and to repeal the whenever It's
visions shall have been violated by said company.
SEC IA. This shall be taken to be public act al
shall be literally construed in all Of law and equi
in this State.
WILLIAM A. PORTER,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
PARIS C. DUNNING,
President o. the Senate