A telegraph company doing business in this State shall: receive telegrams from and for other telegraph companies and from or for any individual; and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, transmit telegrams received: in the manner established by the rules and regulations of the telegraph company; in the order received; and with impartiality and good faith. Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a telegraph company that makes an arrangement with newspapers for the transmission of information of general and public interest out of the order received for the purpose of publication. A telegraph company that violates subsection (a) of this section is liable to the person sending or desiring to send the telegram for: $100 for each instance of neglect or refusal to receive or transmit a telegram; and the costs of the suit.