Railroad company may construct and maintain telegraph or telephone line

Va. Code Ann. § 56-383
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Any railroad company may construct and maintain along the line of its improvement an electric telegraph or telephone for its own use and that of the public, and may make reasonable charges on messages and intelligence conveyed thereby. Code 1919, § 3943.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/56-383/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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