{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, § 16","heading":"Receipt and transmission of despatches","body":"Section 16. A telegraph company shall receive despatches from and for other telegraph companies and associations, and from and for any person; and, upon payment of the usual charges for transmitting despatches according to the regulations of the company, shall transmit them faithfully and impartially.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 166"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter166/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:56Z","sha256":"b244b1811e2900463fdddcfd2f8d0649b4ecc62fef6b214162c354850d0b0938","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-15e","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}