(220 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 134, par. 17)
    Sec. 1. That each corporation heretofore or hereafter having power under its charter, or under any special or general law of the State of Illinois to construct or operate telephone lines or exchanges in or through Illinois, shall possess the powers and privileges and be subject to the duties, restrictions and liabilities prescribed in this act.
(Source: Laws 1903, p. 350.)