Telegraph companies doing business in this State, shall in each incorporated town or city in which they maintain offices, make delivery to all points within the corporate limits of such town or city, of all telegraphic messages to the addressee, or to someone authorized to accept the same, at his, her, or their place of business or residence, or leave a written notice thereof, in case there is no one at such place of business or residence to receipt for the same; and such delivery shall be made without extra charge, where the addressee's residence or place of business be within two miles of any main or branch office of the delivering telegraph company in cities or towns of 5,000 or more inhabitants, or within one-half mile of any main or branch office of the company in cities or towns of less than 5,000 inhabitants.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-5-1-.02
Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 151; 1907, pp. 72, 75; 1922, pp. 143, 144; 1975, Sec. 2 p. 406.