South Carolina § 58-9-1850 - Free delivery of messages in certain cities.
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§ 58-9-1850. Free delivery of messages in certain cities.
Any electric telegraph company operating within this State shall deliver messages within the limits of any city in this State which had a population of more than thirty thousand on March 4, 1921 free of delivery charges and without additional cost to the consignees of such messages, notwithstanding any rules or regulations then in force by any of such companies. Any company requiring or collecting a delivery charge in violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of at least three hundred dollars upon conviction thereof, one half of which shall be paid to the person aggrieved and the other half into the general school fund of the county in which such city is located.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-256; 1952 Code SECTION 58-256; 1942 Code SECTIONS 8550, 8551; 1932 Code SECTIONS 8550, 8551; Civ C. '22 SECTIONS 5033, 5034; 1921 (32) 209.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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