Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-20
Congressional Act to Suppress OBJ
sceue Publications.

Congressional Act to Suppress OBJ
scene Publications.
At the close Of the last session of
the following law against
The publication and circulation Of OBJ
scsns publications was passed. Our
own Legislature failed to pass a law
10 . similar effect, but the national
law meets the necessities Of the case,
% far - circulation by "a Of the
mails il concerned. The law reads as
follows:
30 It enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United states Of
america in Congress assembled:
That whoever. within the District of
Columbia. or either of the Territories.
or other place within the exclusive
jurisdiction of the United States,
shall sell. or offer to sell, or shall give
away. or offer to give away, or shall
have in his or her possession with i'll.
tent to sell or give away, any obscene
or indecent book, pamphlet. paper.
advertisement, drawing, lithograph.
engraving. wcod-cut, daguelrsoty, e.,
photograph. stereOscopic picture.
model, cast, instrument, or Oth,r ar.
ticle Of indecent or immoral nature,
Or any article or medicine for the pre-
vention os conception, or for cau~-
ing abortion, except OH a prescription
ola physician in good standing, given
in good faith, or shall advertise the
amt for sale. or shall write or print.
or cause to be written o r printed, any
card, circular, book, pamphlet, adver-
t~iSeinent. or notice of any kind, stat
ing when, where. how, or OF whom,
or by what means. any of the said DID,
e or indecent articles, or those
heretofore mentioned, be pur-
chased, or obtained, or shall manu.ac-
ture, draw, or expose to have sold
or exposed. or shall print, any such
article, shall, OIL conviction thereof,
he Imprisoned at hard labor i'm the
penitentiary for not less than SIN
months nor more than five years for
each Otfense. or fined not less than
500 nor more than 1000, with costs
Of court.
Sec. 2. That Section 14s of the Act
to revise, consolidate. and amend the
statutes relating to the Postotfice De-
partment, approved June s. 1872, be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. las. That no obscene, lewd, or
lascivious book. pamphlet. picture,
paper, print, or other public ,tion,
open or covert, OF Il vulgar or inno-
cent character, or any article or thing
designed OF intended for the preven-
ton Of conception or procuring OF
abortion, any article or thing in
tended or adapted for any indecent n
immoral use or nature nor representa-
ton tending 10 the corruption OF
youth, MOI any written or printed
card, circular, book, pamphlet. adver-
tisement. Or notice Of any kind Civ
ing information directly or indirect
ly where, or how, or of whom, or by
what means either of the things above
mentioned may be obtained or made,
nor any letter upon the envelope of
which, Or postal card upon which
scurrilOus epithets may have been
written or printed, or disloyal devices
printed or engraved, shall be carried
in the mail ; and any person who
shall knowingly deposit or cau.o to
be deposited. for mailing or delivery.
any of the herein aforementioned
articles or things. or any notice, or
paper containing any open or covert
advertisement relating to the atore-
said articles or things, or any person
VINO, in pursuance of any plan or
scheme o G:ispOsing of any of the
hereinbefOre mentioned articles or
things. shall take or cause to be taken
from the mail any letter or package.
shall be deemed guilty Of a high
miSdemeanOr, and on conviction
thereof, shall, for every o~tfense. be
fined no less than 500 moi more
than 5000, with the costs of court,
or imprisoned at hard labor not less
than one year nor more than ten
years, or both. at the discretion of the
judge.
Sec. 8. That all persons are pro-
hiblted from importing into the
United States. from any foreign colln-
try 2nd of the hereinbefOre mentioned
articles i'll this Act, except the drugs
herein mentioned when imported in
bulk and not put up for any of the
purposes before mentioned, under "A
penalty of 81, 900 for each importation;
and all such prohibited articles in the
course Of i'm p%ortatiOn shall he seized
by the Collector OF Customs and con-
demned and destroyed.
Sec. 4. That whoever, being an Off
GER agent or einplOye of the Govern
ment OF the United States, shall kno. "
ingl.y aid or abet any person engaged
vaOse@AOA Va Lf1Do aCL, Stldll he
deemed guilty of high miSdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof. shall, for
every offense. be punished AZ provid-
Cd In section 2 of this Act.
Sec. 5. That any Judge or Commits
loner in and for the United States.
before whom complaint of any viola
lion OF this Act shall be made. sup
ported by oath or affirmation founded
On knowledge or i,elief. shall issue a
directed tn the marshal or |
my deputy marshal in their district.
Erecting him To search for. seize and
ake possession Of any such obscene |
indecent books, papers, articles or |
hNnRs. and u make due and immedi. |
~ report thereof to the District At
osnsy OF said district /; and upon on
Of any person for any offense
lereinbefOre provided. such articles |
things shall be destroyed, under an
rider OF the Court before which such |
'ersons shall he convicted, and the
relating to the act of
UGH destruction shall he entered on
he records OF such Court.
A NASHVILLE washerwoman, find.
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