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[CITE: 47USC22]

 
          TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
 
                       CHAPTER 2--SUBMARINE CABLES
 
Sec. 22. Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment

    Any person who by culpable negligence shall break or injure a 
submarine cable in such manner as to interrupt or embarrass, in whole or 
in part, telegraphic communication, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, 
and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term 
not exceeding three months, or to a fine not exceeding $500, or to both 
fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.

(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, Sec. 2, 25 Stat. 41.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 23 of this title.
