# Telegraph Act 1868, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to enable Her Majesty’s Postmaster General to acquire, work, and maintain Electric Telegraphs.
[31st July 1868]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/110/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/telegraph-act-1868/introduction
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