The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-09-19
THE ANTI-LOTTERY BILL,

" "A ""'NCta icIdtlnR ~ ~
. ferries, has passed the Scua:e.
had previously passed the Hons,
and now goes to The president f.
his signature, when, there is n
doubt, it will become Il law.
The act is very sweeping in il
closure of The mails against al
written or printed matter concern
ing lotteries. II provides that:
No letter, postal card, or circu
lar concerning any lottery, social
Ell gill concern, or other enterprise
Offering prizes dependent upon lol
or chance for concerning schemes
devised for The purpose. of obtain
ing money or property under false
p%reienses), andAO list of the draw.
ing at any lottery orsimilar scheme
and no lottery ticket or part there
OF, and no check, draft, bill, mon
ey, postal note, or money order.
for The purchase of any ticket,
tickets, or parts thereof, and or of
any share or chance in. any such
lottery Of gift enterprise, shall be
carried IN The mail or delivered at
or Through any post office or
branch thereof or by any letter
carrier;.nor shall any newspaper,
circular, pamphlet, or publication
of any kind containing any adver.
iiSemem of any lottery or gift en-
terprise of any kind offering prizes
depending upon lot or chance, or
containing any list of prizes award
ed at the drawings of any such
lottery or gift enterprise, whether
list is of any part or Of all of
lie drawing, be carried IN the mail
Or be delivered by a postmaster or
letter carrier.
Any person who shall knowing.
Iy deposit Or causeto be deposited, !
or who shall knowingly. send. or I
cause to be seiFt anything 10 be |
conveyed or delivered by mail in {
violation of thisA section, or who |
'hall knowingly cause to be deliv-
'rrd by mail anything herein. for; 7
'idden-to be carTiedrby mail, shall e
'e guilty, Of a MjSdemeanor, and
N conviction shall be punished, by e
line of not more. than $500. or by C
nprlsGnment TOR aOt more than lie
ne year, or by both such fine and "
Imprisonment for each offence, r,
ny person violating any OF the
r%oviSionS of this section may be ia
roceeded against by information c.
indictment and trial, and pun ia
he'd either in the district at which W
Ieunlawful publication was mail. D
!, or to which it is carried bv. W
for delivery according to the ~
rection thereon, or at which 1t is Fl
used, Ia be delivered by mail To tn
e bersOn to whom it Is addressed, ii,
The postmaster general. NAV, sa
evidence satisfactory 10 him "a
at any person or company is en- pr
sed in conducting any lottery, va
L enterprise Or scheme for the in,
'tribulion of money or of any
or personal properly by lof, or
ance or drawing of any kind, or er.
any person or company is con it.
citing any other scheme or de. ha
for obtaining money or prop thi
y of any kind through the mails to
means OF false or fraudulentt ter
lenses, representationsor PROM am
:, instruct ~postmaSters at any Da
toffice at which registered lei. thi
) arrive directed TO any such tina
son or company, or to The agent hay
representative Of any such per- hea
or company, whether such vii
nj or representative is.aclIIg as; Thi
ntdlyddgaI or 7as. a firm, bank, Ia L
}oratisn, or asshcMtlope Of any: yet
to return altsueh rsgiSterel or q
ers TO the postmaster at. the.I By
,e at which they were originally race
led, withthe word ''fraudulent' ct
My written or. stamped upon ADJ
outside thereof, and all such prai
ars so returned TO such post. Fat.
ters shall be by them returned Fl
he writers thereof, under such min
Ilalions as the postmaster gen mad
may prescribe. But nothing bont
aimed in this section shall be
.0nstrued as to authorize any
master or other person to open The
not addressed to himself.
Ie public advertisement by+ DUAL
person or company so con A. n,
ing such lottery, gilt enter.
/, scheme or device. that re- FL
lnces for the same may be the |
by registered letters TO any of a,
r person, firm, bank, corpora who
or association named therein, wear
be held to be prima facie- distr
'nce of the existence of said been
cy by all The parties named Eglar,
i'm. But the p6stmasters gen. rev o,
shall not be -pfGcluded from peri,
tainIng the existence of such muir,
cy in any other legal way sat- pad
DRY 10 himself. or be
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