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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>370352</law_id><section_number>56-383</section_number><catch_line>Railroad company may construct and maintain telegraph or telephone line</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="121" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="27" identifier="13">Railroad Corporations</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="4">Duties</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">railroad company</span> 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.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 3943.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
