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CHAPTER 127
CRIMES & PUNISHMENTS

shall further be empowered to make exchanges of such official reports for the official reports of the Courts of other states. All money received from the sale of such official reports shall be paid to such Reporter and shall be covered by him monthly into the State Treasury to be kept in a special fund to be known as the Supreme Court Reporter Fund. All disbursements shall be made in connection with publication of such official reports and to such Fund shall be covered and kept the Legislative appropriation made for the printing, publication and distribution of such official reports.

Approved March 9, 1931.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 127

(S. B. No. 245—Delayed Bills Committee.)

DIVULGING TELEGRAPHIC OR TELEPHONE MESSAGES

An Act to amend and re-enact Section 10078 of the Compiled Laws of 1913.

Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:

§ 1. Amendment.] Section 10078 of the Compiled Laws of 1913 is hereby amended and re-enacted to read as follows:

§ 10078. Divulging Telegraphic or Telephone Messages.] Every person who shall wrongfully obtain, or attempt to obtain, any knowledge of a telegraphic or telephonic message, by connivance with a Clerk, Operator, Messenger or other employee of a telegraph or telephone company, and every Clerk, Operator, Messenger or other employee who shall wilfully divulge to any but the person for whom it was intended, the contents of any telephonic message or any telegraphic message entrusted to him for transmission or delivery, or the nature thereof, or who shall wilfully refuse or neglect duly to transmit or deliver any such message, shall be punished by imprisonment in the County Jail 'for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than $1000.00, or by both.

§ 2. Repeal.] All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed.

Approved March 11, 1931.