(a) A telegraph company doing business in this State shall:
(1) receive telegrams from and for other telegraph companies and from or for any individual; and
(2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, transmit telegrams received:
(i) in the manner established by the rules and regulations of the telegraph company;
(ii) in the order received; and
(iii) with impartiality and good faith.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a telegraph company that makes an arrangement with newspapers for the transmission of information of general and public interest out of the order received for the purpose of publication.
(c) A telegraph company that violates subsection (a) of this section is liable to the person sending or desiring to send the telegram for:
(1) $100 for each instance of neglect or refusal to receive or transmit a telegram; and
(2) the costs of the suit.
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