49-30-9. Powers of corporation--Transmission of messages.Every corporation formed under the provisions of this chapter, and every corporation formed under the laws of any other state or territory or of the United States, owning or operating lines of telegraph or telephone within this state, shall have power to take and transmit messages over its lines of telegraph or telephone by power or force of electricity, and to receive compensation therefor, and to do all the business incident to telegraph or telephone corporations. Source: SDC 1939, §52.1311 (6).
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