§ 362.01, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 362. SPECIAL POWERS OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES
Powers to occupy roads.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Any telegraph or telephone company chartered by this or another state, or any individual operating or desiring to operate a telegraph or telephone line, or lines, in this state, may erect posts, wires and other fixtures for telegraph or telephone purposes on or beside any public road or highway; provided, however, that the same shall not be set so as to obstruct or interfere with the common uses of said roads or highways. Permission to occupy the streets of an incorporated city or town must first be obtained from the city or town council.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 782, 1856; RS 2256; s. 1, ch. 5262, 1903; GS 2820; RGS 4373; CGL 6337.
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