The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-25

A Sweeping Law That struck Aslvcrsise
ments From Dfsllonese Newspauers.


A sweeping Law That struck Advertise
ments From Dfslsoness Newspapers.
The anti-losterv bill which has become
law. provides hat no letter. postal card. or
circular concerning any lottery, so-calIed
gift concerns, or other similar enterprise.
offering prizes dependent upon lot or
chance tor concerning schemes devised for
the purpose OF obtaining money or urop-
erty under false pretenses}. and no Iist OF
the drawings az any lottery or similar
scheme. and no lottery ticket or part
thereof. and no cheek. draft, bill. money.
postal note or money order for the pur-
chase of any ticket. tickets or part thereof.
or of any share or any chance IN any sncn
lottery or gift enfeI prise. shall be carried
in the mail or delivered at or through any
postoffice or branch thereof, or bv any let
ter carrier; nor snail any newspaper. CIR
cular, panphiet or publication OF any kand
containing any advertisements of any lof-
terry or gift enterprise of any kind offering
prizes dependent upon lot or chance ar
containing any list OF prizes awarded nj the
drawings OF any SUCH lottery or gift enfer-
prise. whether said list is of any part OF or
AL the drawing. be carried in the mail ar
delivered by any postmaster OF letfer-car-
rler.
1t is made a misdemeanor, punishable
by notexceeding 500 fine or imprisonment
tor more than one year. or both. for any
person TO deposit or cause to De deposited
anything TO ne carried through the mails
IN violation of the preceding section. or
that is forbidden 10 be carried through the
mails by this act. Vioiators of the law
may be tried and punished either in the
district OF mailing or IN the district to
winch the matter IS mailed or sent The
postmaster general may. upon eyi-
dence satisfactory TO him that any person
or company IS engaged In conducting apv
lottery or business such as is prohibited by
the act, instruct postmasteFs at any most.
Office at which registered letters arrive tii-
rected TO any sucn person or company. or
70 Sn agent or representative. TO return all
SUCH registered letters 10 the postmaster at
the office at which they were originally
mailed with the word fraudulent" plainly
indicated on the outside thereof, and re-
turned 10 the writers. Nothing in this sec.
ton. however, shall authorize any post
master or other person 20 open any letter
not addressed 20 himself
The pubic advertisement ny such persan
or company so conducting such lottery
glit enterprise, scheme or device. that re-
mlriances Tor the same may ne mace bv
Registered letters 70 any other person. firm.
oal2K, corporation or association named
therein, snail % held TO 6e prima facie evi.
dence OF the existence of said agency hv
All the parties named therein. But the
postmaster general siiali not bs precluaed
from aseersaining the existence OF SUCH
akshey "a any other way satisfactory to
himself HE postmaster general is alec
gwen the same powers and authority wit5
regard 20 postal notes and orders siir.cte,I
70 the prohibited concerns or their sp1rf.
a. are conferred upon him oy the secfinuS
relating 10 registered letters