An Act to facilitate Communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by Electric Telegraph

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Summary

The use of the line of magnetic telegraph, to be constructed within two years from the 31st day of July, 1860, shall be given, at any time, free of cost, to the Coast Survey, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Observatory for scientific purposes.

Subject

  • U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
  • National Observatory
  • Smithsonian Institution

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 12 Stat. 41
  • Title 20, Education
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Contained within

12 Stat. 41 (1860); ch. 137 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1863
  • 06/16/1860

Topic

Telegraph

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 41-42

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