The president or secretary of any telegraph company in this state may file in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the principal office of the company is situated, a copy of any printed blank or envelope, picture or device, used or intended to be used by the company, with the certificate of the president or secretary that the same is commonly used, or is intended so to be, in the business of the company, as a distinguishing mark, notice, or index of the business. Thereupon the blank envelope, picture or device shall become the property of the company and no person, unless by the employment or permission of the company, shall willfully print, publish, distribute or use, or cause to be printed, published, distributed, or used, either of them, or any copy, counterfeit, or imitation thereof.
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