The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-20
THE FRENCH CABLE.

Arrangements for the Landing mt Duxburv,
Mass.-NO Fears of Government Interfe-
rcnce-The Legislation of Massachusetts.
A correspondent writes from Duxbury, Mass,
yesterday
The officers and workmen preparing for the
reception of the French cable are going forward
in their arrangements, in spite of all rumors of
probable Government interference. They have
not, and have not at any time had, any fears of
an objection to their landing, notwithstanding
those in the interest of the old cable and the
Western Union Company have been Industrious
in securing substantial opposition to their enter
prises. The cable is expected on Thursday
Friday and it is now the intention to commence
business Immediately. The land line to connect
with New York from Boston via the Franklin
lines will be finished tomorrow.
The citizens of this town are arranging for an
extensive celebration as soon as the cable
rves and there will probably be q large crowd
here from all sections Qfuthe State. The revenue
cutter in Boston, together with two or three
other steamers at that port, will arrive to-mor-
row or next day for the purpose of escorting the
cable vessels into DeXbury.
1t is plain that the legislation of Massachusetts,
covers all the ground over which there has been
so much discussion, and concerning which nu-
merous legal opinions have been given. The
French cable proper will only come as far as the
point where the Government has no authority,
and there it will be spliced to a cable laid by the
ocean Telegraph Company" corporation in
corpOrated for the purpose at the last session of
the Massachusetts, Legislature. By this arrange
menu JD6 means OF Will DC Tree
and uninterrupted, and it does not seem that
any special legislation is required from Congress
to protect it, and further it does not appear that
any act of Congress can justly interfere with it,
The BILL as passed by the State Legislature, is as
follows;-
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.
Section l. George M. Dexter Joshua Lovett
William r. Robson, Jr their associates and sue
cessOrs, are hereby made corporation by the name
of the ocean Telegraph Company, and are hereby
authorized to lay and maintain telegraph cable in
and over the waters, shores, and lands OF this Com
monwealth from some point or points on the shore
OF the county of Plymouth to the open sea, and to
connect the same with any foreign telegraph cable,
and are also authorized to construct, maintain, and
use line OF telegraph from such point on
said shore to any point within the limits OF
the said Commonwealth, with all the powers and
privileges, and subject to all the dutes liabilities,
and restrictions set forth in all general laws that
may hereafter be in force relating to tele
graph companies provided, that said company shall
establish and maintain within one mile OF the shore
landing of their cable an office at which it shall
CeiVe and promptly transmit, at uniform price,
over its cable, in the order in which they are re-
ceived, all messages delivered at said oifice by any
telegraph company now or hereafter to be estab-
lshed.
Section O. Said corporation may hold such real and
personal estate may be necessary for the purpose
aforesaid, but the capital stock shall not exceed
100000.
Section g. II within two years from the passage OF
this act $25 600 shall not have been subscribed and
paid in in cash said capital stock and five miles OF
telegraph constructed if the franchise, charter
any portion of the telegraph line Of the said corpor
alton shall be sold or offered for sale to any existing
telegraph company or to any person or association
of persons before the conditions OF TINS section shall
have been complied with then this act shall be void
Section 4. The Legislature may from time TO time
alter or reduce the rates OF toll charged by said
noraton provided said tolls shall not, without the
consent Of said corporation be so reduced to pro-
duce clear net profit OF less than ten per cent. a
| year the capital actually paid in. 49,, a..
| Section 5. This shall take elect upon It's passage.
ApprOVed March 30, lS69.