New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-08

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States or other place within the exclusive
| jurisdiction of the United States, shall sell,
| or lend, or give away, or in any manner
| exhibit, or shall offer to sell, or to lend, or
| to give away, or in any manner to exhibit,
| or shall otherwise publish or offer to pub
| lish in any manner, or shall have in his
| possession, for any such purpose or purv
poses, any obscene book, pamphlet, pa
| per- writing, advertisement, circular, print,
| picture. drawing, or other representa-
ton, figure, or image on paper or
| other material, or any cast instrument,
| or other article OF an immoral nature, or
| any drug or medicine, or any article what
| ever. for the prevention of conception, or
, for causing unlawful abortion, or shall adj
vertise the same for sale, or shall writc or
print. or cause to be written or printed.
| any card. circular. book, pamphlet, adver.
| tisement, or notice of any kind, stating
when, where. how, or of whom, or By what
| means any OF the articles in this section
heIeinbetore mentioned, can be purchased
or obtained or shall manufacture, draw, or
print. or in any wise make any of such arti-
cies. shall be deemed guilty of a misde.
meauoT, and. on conviction thereof i'll any
court of the United States having criminal
jurisdiction in the District of Columbia, or
in any Territory or place within the exclp.
sive jurisdiction OF the United States, where
such Misdemeanor shall have been com.
mtted; and on conviction thereof. he shall
be imprisoned at hard labor in the peniteR-
tiary for not less than six months nor moro
than five yeats for each Otfense, or fined not
less than one hundred dollars nor more
than two thousand dollars, with costs Of
court.
SEC ? That section one hundred and
forty eight of the act to revise, consolidate,
and amend the statutes relating to the
Postotfice Department.. approved June
q yhth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two.
be amended to read as follows
'"SEC. l4S That no obscene, lewd. or
lascivious book, pamphlet, picture, paper.
print. or other publication of an indecent
character, or any article or thing designed
or intended for the prevention OF concep-
tion or procuring OF abortion, nor any
article or thing intended or adapted tor
any indecent or immoral use or nature. nor
any written or printed card, circular,
book, pamphlet, advertisement OF notice
of any kind giving information, directly
or indirectly, where. or how, or of whom
o. by what means either of the things
before mentioned may be obtained or
made. nor any letter upon the envelope
| of which, or posta! card upon which indie.
! cent Or scuirilOus epithets may be written
or printed, shall be carried in the mail; and
| cause to be deposited, for mailing or ieliV.
cry. any of the hereinbetOre mentioned
| articles or things, or any notice, or paper
| containing any advertisement relating Ia
| the aforesaid articles or things. aud any
| person who. in the pursuance OF any plan
| or scheme tor disposing of any OF the herein.
before mentioned articles or things. shall
I take. or cause to be taken. from the
| mail any such letter or package. shall
| be deemed guilty of a msdemeaaSY.
| and. on conviction thereof, shall, fOy every
| Ottense. be fined not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five thousand dollars,
or imprisoned at hard labor not less shaa
| one year ror more than ten years. or hoths
| in the discretion OF the judge
| Sec. 3. That all persons are prolfbited
| from importing into the United States. from
| any foreign country. any of the hereinbe.
| fore mentioned articles or things, except
! the drugs Lereinbetore mentioned when i'm:
! ported in bulk, and not put up TO! any OF
| the purposes before mentioned and all
| such prohibited articles in the course 81
| importation shall be detained by the Ofiicef
OF customs. and proceedings taken against
| the same under section five of this act.
| SEC. !: That whoever, being an officer.
| agent Or emp.oye OF the government OF the
United States, shall knowingly aid or abel
any person engaged in aIy violation OF this
| act. shall DE deemed guilty OF 1nIsde'
| meanor. and on conviction thereof. shall.
70. every otiense, be punished as provided
| il section tive OF this act
SEC j. That any Judge of any district. or
circuit court of The United States. within
tie proper district. before whom complaint
in wri,in. Of any violation of this act shall!
be made. to the satisfaction Of such Judge.
and founded On knowledge or belief. amt. If
upon belief, setting forth the grounds OF
such belief, and supported By oath or afiir'
nation OF tue complainant. may issue. con-
| formally to the constitution. warrant d.
rected to the marshal, or any deputy mar
shal. in the proper district, directing him to
search for, seize. and take possession OF
any such article or thing Lereinbetore men,
toned, and to make due and immediate re-
turn thereof. to the end that the same may
be condemned and destroyed by proceed
ings. which shall be conducted il the same
manner as other proceedings in case OF mu
Eicipai seizure. aud with the same rigbt OF
ap',ea! or writ of error; provided. tha!
nothin. in this section shall be construed
as repeating the one hundred and forty
eighth section of the act of which this ac'
is amendatory. or to affect any Indictment
heretofore found for offenses against the
same. bu: the said indictments may bt
prosecuted to Judgment as if this sec!!ol
had not been enacted.
Approve! March 3. 1873.