The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-10-08
THE LOTTERY Law.

The Post-of'ice Department Issues Ins.ruc-
tions-what Postal Employees sIay Do
Diligence Urged Upon Pos.masters In Ex-
ecuting the Law.
| WASHINGTON, Oct First Assistant
Postmaster-General Tyner, under the
direction Of Postmaster-General Wanna
maker, has prepared for publication in
the Postal Bulletin circular letter to
| postmasters containing instructions for
| their guidance in the case of lottery
matter. under the recent Anti-Lottery
/ act After quoting the law in full, the
| circular reads as follows:
/ Section 1884, above quoted applied to any
! letter. ordinary or re- Stered, il it concerns
any lottery, gift concert or scheme described
I In the secti II, and to lottery tckeis checks,
drafts. ills, money. posta! notes, money
orders for purchase of lottery tickets, or
any share CT chance in a lottery or git en-
ferpris.. and TO the list of the drawings at
any lottery or similar scheme. and forbidS
the Carrying of them In the mails, or the de-
livery of them from post offices.
The seal of a letter or OF any sealed packet,
prepaid at letter rites. must not be dis
'urbed for the purpose OF ascerta ming IL its
transmission in thu mail or its delivery at q
post office is forbid len by the prov isions of
this act. Nor will the mere suspic:o n that
such letter or packet relates to u lottery, or
the act that it IS addressed TO any PEI son
known to be engaged in the business of con-
Quoting lottery, justify its detention or
ron- delivery. except that the delivery OF
r"giItcred letters at the Office of destination
shall be withheld when the Postmaster
General has issued special orders to that
effect.
Postal carlS and circulars unseaied, and
all other unsealed matter. nay. when suS-
nected of having been depos ted or mailed
In violation OF the provisions of this act be
examined for the purpose of ascertaining
their character.
he IN ,ilng of matter interdicted by this
act by citizens to lottery companies and
their representatives, is rs clear a vic, alton
OF the law IA the mailing OF such matter by
lottery companies to their customers or
other persons
Whsn it is known at the Sine of deposit
ing them for mailing That postal cards or
circulars are unavailable the postmaster
should decline to receive them. II they be
! found in post Office and the ser der is un-
known to the p StmaSter, or IL they b. dis
covered in the mail in transit they should
be Withdrawn AM naked or stamped
'iraudulent' and sent 10 tho Postmaster
General, accompanied by 4 spec nj report
from the postmaster.
The provisions of this act apply to letters,
rOstal car Is and circulars concerning lot
terfcs or similar schemes that come in the
mails from foreign countries. and sucn mail
=" received shall be treated if it origin
ated in the United States
Matter sent i'll violation of the section,
discovered by postmasters 1T intermediate
post ffices should be withdr. " from the
mails and disposed of in the same manner
| as If it had been discovered by the post
master ut the office OF mailing or the Office
of delivery Po-tmast.rS It intermediate
offices should not DELAY the transmission of
pt Nor IN. Al in ak N cnl for
thi z d 'clared by tuis act II he unIn ,ilable.
Newspapers, pamph ct. aud publications.
OF all kinds. bearing date before or STAGE the
~ h day OF Srn;rmter, IsJ0 Cat which a tie
the act took effect, which C ntain the adj
vertisement of any lottery. gift enter
prise similar scheme, or the whole or
part of the list of pti: awarded ut the
drawings of LOTTERIES similar schemes.
are. by the provisions of this act. denied
carriage in The mails or delivery to sub
scrbers, addresses, or to any ether per-
sons. or as Sample copi )" Postmasters
should refuse to rcce We them from publish
erS or to deliver them if by inadvertance
they reach the Office of destination. When
found by pO-tma-ters in the mail in transit
III y shoul be held until n report concern
ing them can be made to the Postmaster
General and instructions received from him
as to the disposition of them.
Foreign newspapers. pamphlets and pub
LEGATIONS of all kinds containing printed
matter forbidden by the provisions of this
act should be treated as il they were pub
lishe in the United Stat >.
Clerks in the railway mail service discov-
ering matter. the carriage of which is tor
hidden Ey the provis Ons of this act. should
withdraw and f. rward it TO Their respective
Il vision superintendent. Division super
intendents should treat such matter in tho
same manner as poStmasters are he rein in
sructed to treat it.
Tire term lottery" as used in this act en-
braces a | kinds az schemes, general RI local,
for the distribution of prizes by lottery or
chance. such as < 1T exhibitions. enterprises,
cone rts, rallies or the drawing of prizes in
money or property at fairs. Hence, letters.
pCstaI cards and circulars concerning tiem,
ard newsp ipers. pamphlets and other pub
ljcati ms containi AZ IvertiSe,nentS are un-
mailable.
The provisions of : 'ctiOn 1923, relating to
registered letters and Of section 49l, rplat-
in to money orders (both of which sections
are set out in full in the pre- "cdfng copy OF
the act), apply to such matter at offices OF
delivery Ohly and are to be enforced upon
the dir ct orders of the Po,tmast' = G. neral
Postma5ters aud other postal ofiic ala and
employees are expected to be d iligt mt in car
rying out the foregoing instructions for the
enforcement OF the provisions of this act