St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-10-11
The LOTTERY Bill.

Washington. Aug 1G-The following is tue
atSt or the anti-lottery bill passed by the Sen
ate yesterday
NO letter. postal card, or circular concerning
ny lottefy. 3" called gift concern or other smi-
@ l"i enterprise Offering prizes dppcnent upon lot
nrr rnanct torconcerning schemes divised for tho
iip"Ht ol obIalnlnE money or property under
' daisc prctehScs), and no list of the drawings of
IN i,,i iotlei} or similar scheme, and no lottery
,i'htt or part thereof ana no check draft hill
rnraI;,t : y l''Si'i hott, or money order, for the
pr'cnaSr or any ticker, tirkrra or parts tbercnf
ott 10y n,+ T,,'it or chance in any such lottery o.
81 az tnitlprIsc, shall be carried in the mail or
utH'cled at Or t!rUugl any unst offirr ar
Iii plamcn thereof, or by any letter carrier: nor
mihIirat;no'1, n W W>pni'f cIrcnlar, phanphct,
t.i''tioiiS OF any KIND containing alIv adyrr-
ti5eihc't rf any i" terry or gift rltrTnr;Er If ny
| I hInu ohrrh@ prIzrs dependent urnn lnt ~.
! cItift, or CUhfal ing any list Of rr lrL au,ard
el ;tt the drawings of any such Intt,,v ar 40,
emu iprSe, Whethe! said list is of any nam nr
oI an o1 ,ne drawing he carried the mail or
deuFtrcd ny any postmaster or letter caIrirr
ANY person VIII" Sha.l knowingly deposit or
ct1Sc 10 ne drp"stet Or WHO shall knowinnjI-
send or cause to be sent anything to b. cnnv4tt
cd or delivered ny mail Hny1bug herein frr
hl'eh :" he carried 10y maII. shall be gnjIty of a
HliSnrineanof and on conviction >h;.Il he pun
I7ied NJ a lht OF not more than $500. or nv i'm
PrlSohllltnt TOR II / more than one wear ar hr
pom such fine and Imprisonment for each 81
in,s Any person Violating any of the proyis-
i i"i's VI llls section may be proceeded against
~ in,oriiitiion or Indictment and TRIAL aud
p,lishcd titl!rr III the district at which the nm
la"lu publication was mailed or tn ,,Iicb =
- carried hy mail or delivery acror,lio., 70 +ba
ut'ISIioh m H thereon. or at which it il caused TO
Is addressed. " "I'"i IL
: ne postmaster general NAV upou ev,dcrco
. 10 MN that any person! or COMPANY
t',,,i M e." III conducting any lottery, gift en-
''i " iSt OF 2chtint Ter the ui-tribUlnu of man
y or H1 any real or personal },roi,trty hv Int
~ H~n.ilt" OF drawing OF any hInd, or ihaf any
lrh.,,n e" m "r rUnllany - conducting any other
>vn'lils Or dtvICr Tor obtaining money or urun
fl1t "l any Kind through lhe mails by mems If
~, ,n,,: "',ent lr"tenses rep cscntutions
y. PROMISES, lLStrtlct pnStlnastrr> at any nnst
once at which registered letters ,rri,a iirdant,
10 any person OF company or to the agent or
@ ritSentatNt hf any such person or com
'"HS' whether such agent ur rCurtsrptafiya is
'ctHlS as an individual or as a firm bank c,r
-, ~" az Wtl4h or 'rSo,latl"n of any kind to rpturn
ha ~ st, @ @rtsIstrftd letters to the postmaster at
ne once At which they were originally usited
Iih 'he word Fraudulent" plainly vi ,ttnt, a.
'a'lpcd upon the outside thereof ai,1 ali suri,
% h. =" ieturEt" 10 such p"stlansters shall
. ~ tiithi returned 10 the writer thereof IN
tl sllcb regulations aS the postmaster lrnerat
LAY LAY ~, nieSrFlbe But nothing contained in this
ccIloh shall be construed as to alltLoriza ,nI7
t ostiii0e:t! % "iuTr person to open auy Iettcr
o. addressed Il fiusi.lf ' 1N''"A
,,, iLe p"ohc iHI ,E 's'"tfnt by such person or
'ihIdily so r0ndurtII- surh }attrry lcjft on
- -, tiiso, nclttha Uf device, that ren1tances for
tI s'.iAe ti"S '2 mat tE registered letters tn
~ oin"f person, ilFn. bark cUtporation or AS
y; ~ iatAoh h'ilIt:u therein, shall he held tn Il.
ma lacla evidence OF the existence of sad
" nv " all the parties named therein Rnt
e POSTMASTER general shall not h.. Irtr,ndS
oih dSSeftalHg the existence OF such agenoI-
my t1iS other legal way SatlStactur, to hiInspIf
ne ne pos mas ttr general may. upon evidence
'lslltt"iy 10 MN tiiat any person or comnany-
SnId7e" III conducting any lottery. gift Ell
lpliSe, or schtIne tor The distribution of mon
" dht real or personal property bv LOT
an aHcT Or drawing of any Find through the
hls oS Hic!hs OF Talee fraudulent preten
:, :, -, lr riteoehlatlone, or promises, forbid the
ihtnt py any postmaster to said prrson nr
ntanl OF any postal money order drawn tn
@ ". lis Greer or III LIS or its favor, Or to tbs,
I eht "l any such person or company, whether
II person or company, whether such aTent
ictlhS as an individual or rs a firm bank
ruid'ion or association OF any kind and
y provide by regulation for the return tn
Iehlttefs OF the sum nalned in such nonev
eiS' iut TINS shall not authorize anv p4rso1
nnch any letters not addressed to himself
Tie pubic advectistm. nts bv such ners,n
COMPANY SO C uducting any such lottery
enterprise, scheme or DEVICE that rpmit
ttS l"f the same may be made by means nf
TAI lnohe| order TO any other D.fson firm
pofatloll or association named therein shall
ieih 10 ne pflLa fdcie evidence of the pxjs
&c OF sh agency by ali the parties named
T. T. III put the postmaster general shall nor
iIclH asceI tanning the existence
ucl' agency Ill any other legal way.