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Telegraph Act 1868

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Preliminary

    1. 1.Short title.

    2. 2.Provisions of 26 & 27 Vict. c.112 incorporated.

    3. 3.Interpretation of Terms.

  3. Purchase

    1. 4.Power to Postmaster General to purchase Undertakings of Telegraph Companies.

  4. Sale

    1. 5.Power to Telegraph Companies to sell their Undertakings to the Postmaster General.

    2. 6.Acts, &c. of Companies selling their Undertakings to remain in force, and the Powers thereof to be exercised by the Postmaster General.

    3. 7.Companies may require Postmaster General to purchase their Undertaking under certain Circumstances.

    4. 8.Provision as to Purchase of certain Undertakings herein named.

    5. 9.Postmaster General to enter into Contracts with certain Railway Companies.

    6. 10.Application of Sums received by Reuter's Telegraph Company by virtue of Agreement with Postmaster General.

  5. Canal Companies

    1. 11.Postmaster General may acquire a Right of Way over the Bridgewater Canal.

    2. 12.Postmaster General may acquire a Right of Way over the Grand Junction Canal.

    3. 13.Agreements confirmed.

    4. 14.Power to Postmaster General to lease Property.

    5. 15.Postmaster General to make Regulations for Conduct of Business, and to fix Charges.

    6. 16.Power to Postmaster General to enter into special Agreements with Proprietors of Newspapers.

    7. 17.Messages having Priority to be specially marked.

    8. 18.Payments to be made by means of Stamps.

    9. 19.Power to appoint Offices for depositing Messages.

    10. 20.Punishment for disclosing or intercepting Messages.

    11. 21.Property in Telegraphic Messages to be laid in Postmaster General.

    12. 22.Postmaster General to pay Rates.

    13. 23.Copies of Regulations to be laid before Parliament.

    14. 24.Provision as to Payment of Costs to Railway and Telegraph Companies if Objects of Act not carried out.

    1. SCHEDULE to which the foregoing Act refers

      1. 1.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the Great...

      2. 2.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the London...

      3. 3.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the London,...

      4. 4.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the South-eastern...

      5. 5.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the North-eastern...

      6. 6.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the Bristol...

      7. 7.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the Submarine...

      8. 8.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and Reuter's Telegram...

      9. 9.Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the Atlantic Telegraph...

      10. 10.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the North...

      11. 11.An Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the Caledonian...

      12. 12.Articles of Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the...

      13. 13.Heads of Agreement between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the...

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