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Title 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 2 - SUBMARINE CABLES
Sec. 23 - Injury to submarine cables in efforts to save life excepted
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS CHAPTER 2 - SUBMARINE CABLES Sec. 23 - Injury to submarine cables in efforts to save life excepted |
| Contains | section 23 |
| Date | 2003 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 19, 2004 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, §3, 25 Stat. 41. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 25 Stat. 41 |
§23. Injury to submarine cables in efforts to save life excepted
The provisions of sections 21 and 22 of this title shall not apply to a person who breaks or injures a cable in an effort to save the life or limb of himself or of any other person, or to save his own or any other vessel: Provided, That he takes reasonable precautions to avoid such breaking or injury.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, §3, 25 Stat. 41.)
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