Maryland Public Utility Companies Section 8-108

      (a)      A telegraph company doing business in this State shall:

            (1)      receive telegrams from and for other telegraph companies and from or for any individual; and

            (2)      except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, transmit telegrams received:

                  (i)      in the manner established by the rules and regulations of the telegraph company;

                  (ii)      in the order received; and

                  (iii)      with impartiality and good faith.

      (b)      Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a telegraph company that makes an arrangement with newspapers for the transmission of information of general and public interest out of the order received for the purpose of publication.

      (c)      A telegraph company that violates subsection (a) of this section is liable to the person sending or desiring to send the telegram for:

            (1)      $100 for each instance of neglect or refusal to receive or transmit a telegram; and

            (2)      the costs of the suit.