Mississippi § 77-9-711 - Erection of telegraph and telephone lines.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 77-9-711 — Erection of telegraph and telephone lines., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77-9-711. Erection of telegraph and telephone lines.
All companies or associations of persons incorporated or organized for the purpose of constructing telegraph or telephone lines shall be authorized to construct the same, and to set up and erect their posts and fixtures along and across any of the public highways, streets, or waters, and along and across all turnpikes, railroads, and canals, and also through any of the public lands. Such lines, posts and fixtures shall be so constructed and placed as not to be dangerous to persons or property, and as not to interfere with the common use of such roads, streets, or waters, or with the convenience of any landowner more than may be unavoidable. In case it shall be necessary to cross any highway, such lines, posts and fixtures shall be so constructed as to cross such highway at right angles.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 77-9-711 ("Erection of telegraph and telephone lines.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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