Episode 2 of 4
Incorporation by Act
- When
- 1846
- Where
- United Kingdom
The Electric Telegraph Company was incorporated by the Electric Telegraph Company's Act 1846, granting it legal status.
The Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. xlvi) formally incorporated the company. This legislation included provisions allowing the government to take over the company's resources in times of national emergency, a power exercised in 1848 during Chartist agitation.
Sources
- Electric Telegraph Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
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