Illinois Code § 6
Illinois Code § 6. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 6.
If any company or person owning or operating any telegraph line in this state shall refuse to receive any dispatch from any other company or person owning or operating any telegraph line in this state, or shall refuse or willfully neglect to transmit the same in good faith, and without partiality, the company or person so offending shall forfeit all rights and franchises acquired under the laws of this state, and shall forfeit all right to transact telegraph business in this state, and may be enjoined therefrom by complaint filed in the circuit court, and be liable to pay all damages which shall accrue, by reason of such refusal, to the company or person offering such dispatch for transmission. (Source: P.A. 79-1359.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 6
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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