.NOTICE. ANY perscn or persons found INJURING' the TELEGRAPH POSTS, WIRE INSULATORS, or any portions of (he Tele- . graph Line, will be Prosecuted in accordance with the following Clauses of " The Malicious Injuries to Property Act, 1867 " :— Cjattsh XXXVll.—Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously cut, break, throw .■ down, destroy, injure, or remove any battery', ' machinery, wire, cable, post/or other matter '. or thing whatsoever, jjeing part of or being used or employed in or about any Electric or Magnetic Telegraph, or in the werking thereof, or.aball unlawfully and maliciously prevent or obstruct in any manner whatsoever' the send; ing, conveyance, jpr delivery of any communicatun by any «uoh Telegraph, shall be guilty, of a misdemeanour, aad, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the diieretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hord labour: Provided that if it shall appear to r-'jf Justice, on the examination of any person V barged with any offence against this section, that it is no expedient to the ends of justice - that the same should be prosecuted by indict- • incnt/the Justice may proceed: summarily to - hsar and determine the same, and the Offender ■^ shall on conviction-thereof, at the discretion i."... of the Justice, either be committed to some > public gaol, there to be imprisoned only, or to ' ' : be imprisoned and kept to habs xaboub for " any term not tmceeiing three months, or else * shall forfeit and pay euoh auoi of money not exceeding TXK pottusS to the Justice shall seem meet. • E'y^Kßy variety of JLiubsl tor Sodia■w^te -Manufacturers, in lotter-press. Su\>eiio * timgai in lithograph at tho En.JtTira »;*a? - 9** ' ■ ' -■
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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5034, 2 March 1885, Page 4
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272Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5034, 2 March 1885, Page 4
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