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An Act for the benefit of Ann Mataw, a free woman of color. 1859 352 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0361 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI.

infringed thereby agaiist their consent, and said
South Western Telegraph Company, may con-
struct or acquire and maintain telegraph lines to
any town, or city, or other point, or between any
two points, within this State, over any of the pub-
lic roads or highways thereto, and shall have the
right to maintain, and operate any and all of their
said lines of telegraph in and during the longest
period mentioned in said original act of incorpora-
tion, provided that nothing herein shall be so con-
strued as to prevent the incorporation at any time
hereafter, of any other telegraph companies, with
the privilege of constructing lines upon any routo
occupied by said South Western Telegraph Com-
pany, such as will not conflict or interfere with
the line or lines by said company established and
used, or upon any other route which the legislature
may see fit to designate, Provided, that nothing in
this act shall be so construed as to prevent any
railroad company on such line of telegraph, from
erecting and operating a telegraph ;on or along
such railroad.
SEc. 4. Be it further enacted, That in order to
the construction and extension of their lines of
telegraph, said corporation shall be entitled to
raise its capital stock to any sum not exceeding
one million of dollars, at such time or times, and
in such manner, as a majority in interest of the
stockholders may appoint.
SEc. 5. Be it further enacted, That this act
shall take effect aid be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved, Feb. 7, 1860.
CHAPTER CCC.
AN ACT for the benefit of Ann Mataw, a free woman of
color.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Mississippi, That Ann Mataw, a free
woman of color, be and she is hereby authorized
to select an owner in the manner hereinafter

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