Editing Message precedence (section)

== Early telegraphic procedures ==
In the early days of telegraphy and radiotelegraphy, individual countries, and sometimes individual states, sometimes set their own regulations. For example, in the period around 1909, California required that "messages must, if practicable, be transmitted immediately on and in order of receipt; if not practicable, then in the following order:"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZAtAQAAMAAJ&q=telegraph+message+precedence&pg=PA522|title=The Railroad Telegrapher, Volume 26|last=|first=|website=|year=1909|access-date=}}</ref>
# Messages from public agents of the State or of the United States on public business.
# Messages for immediate publication in newspapers, and not for any secret use.
# Message relating to sickness or death.
# Other messages in the order of filing.