A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both if the person
(1) knowingly and wilfully sends by telegraph a false or forged message;
(2) wilfully delivers, or has delivered, a false or forged message, falsely purporting to have been received by telegraph; or
(3) furnishes or conspires to furnish, or have furnished, to an agent, operator, or employee in a telegraph office, to be sent by telegraph, or to be delivered, a false or forged message, knowing that it is false or forged, with the intention to deceive, injure, or defraud any person.
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