The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-04-20

A meeting ofthe stockholders olihc Chi
cage aad 81. Louis Telegraph company was
held at Peoria last week. We have no
wnerc seen the proceedings o! this meeting
publ she'd. We understand. however, that
the telegraph line was regularly turned over
BY Mr.. O'Rrlly TO the company, and that
the company organized and elected lis dI-
rrctcrs. Judge Ca,oniS the director for
thi. region; {. CriHuc, E,q.. AT Perm, i>a-
! mother director. The president at the COM
/ pauy resides at Galtua, aul the Treasurer
is taken from ST, Louis.
/ IL connection with til. subject, i; may
be profitable to some Of our readers 10 read
the following section, from tho telegraph
law passed a, the last session Of our lcsisla
iure:
SEC. G. If any person over whose lands
said lines shall pass, upon which said posts,
piers or abutmrnt>, shall be placed, shall
consider h,m>rlf aycrievtd or damaged
thereby, it shall be the duty Of the circuit
Ildse within whose district those lands are,
on the application Of such persons, and on
notice 10 said association. to be served on
the president or any director to appoint
three discreet and disinterestud persons a
appraisers, who shall severaily take an oath
before any person authorized to administer
oathS, faithfully and impartially 10 perform
the duties required Of thcm by this act: and
it shall be the duty of said appraisers, or
majority Of them. to make I>t and cqult'
able appraisal Of all the loss or damage Sus-
tanned by said applicant by reason Of said
lines, posts, piers and abutmeutS: duplicates
of which said appraiSemett shallbe reduced
to writing, aud scncdby said appraisers or
majority Of them; one copy sha lbc delv- .
cred TO The applicant, and the other to the
president or any director or officer Of said as.
ISOLATION Incorporation. on demand and IN
case any damage sAal. Re aAjuaged TO said
applicant, lie association or corporation shall
pay the amount thereof. with costs Of said
appraisal, said costs TO lie lQ,udated and as
certainea IN said award; and sail appraisers
shall receive for their services two dollars
for each day they are actually employed III
making said appraisement.
SrC.7 Any person who shall unlawrully
and Intentionally injurc, molr>', or destroy
any of said lines, posts, piers or abutmcntS,
ort the materials orproperty belonging there.
to, shall, on conviction thereof. be deemed T
guilty of a miSdemeanor. and be punished
by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars,
or imprisonment in the reri,en'ary not cN-
ceedinc one year, or both, at the discretion
of the court having Coguzance thereof.
Prosecutions under This act shall be by in
dic,ment, in any court having criminal ju-
risdicton.
SEC. IL It shalbe the duty Of all persons
employed in transmitting messages by tele
graph, TO transmit them in the order in
which they are received, and any person
who shall fail so 10 transmit messages, or
who shall suppress a message, or WHO shall
make known the contents Of message to
any person other than the one 10 whom tits
addressed, or 10 his attorney, shall be deem
ed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and be punish
ed by fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars.