The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-10
LOTTERY NAIL.
instructions Issued to Post.
masters Regarding Lottery
Matterin the Mails.
Senders of Letters to Lottery
Companies Liable to
Punishment.

WAsHINGroN, Oct. Assistant Attorney
General Tyner under direction of Post
master General WanaMakcr, has prepared
for publication in the postal "bulletin" o
circular letter to postnasters containing in-
strnctions for their guidance in the treat
ment OF lottery" matter undcn the recent
anti-lottery act: Alter quoting The law in
full the circular reads as follows:
Any letter. ordinary or registered, II It con-
tans any lottery, gift concern or scheme de.
scribed IN the sectioa and lottery tickets.
IL. nSs
or any share or chance lottery or gift enter
prise. and the list OF the drawinRss.t any lottery
mails or deiivereti from rom postofices @ fee1 =" t"e
The seal Of v letter. or Of any sealed packet,
prepaid atletter rates. must not be disturbed
in the mail. or it's delivery at the postoiiice il
forbidden by the provisions OF this act Nor
will the mere suspicion that such letter or packet
relates to Letter or the laet that 1t H. ad.
business Of conduesi'g u lottery, justify its de-
tention or nondelivery.
Postal cards and circulars uMsealed, and all
other u!se'iled matter. may, when suspected Of
having been deposited or mailed In violation Of
the provisions Of this act, bc examined for the
purpose of ascertaining their character.
BY citizens to lottery companies and their repre-
hentatives IL as c!ear u violation OF the law ns
the mailing OF lottery matter by lottery com.
pallies.
When 1t is known at the time of deposting
them for mailing that postal cards or circulars
are nnmnilabe under the provisions OF section
y. u. above quoted. the postmaster should de-
cline to receive them. Ii they be found In u
pOstofiite and the sender IL unknown to the
postmaster. or II they be discovered In the mail
Ill transit, they should be wthdrawn and marked
or stamped "fraudulent" and sent to the post
master general. accompanied by IL special report
from the postmaster, explaining tile reas on for
their detention.
Newspapers, pamphlets and publications of
all kinds, bearing date before or since tho 18th
day OF September, 1870. (at which date the act
took effect) which contain the advertisement OF
any lottery, gift enterprise similar scl,eine or
the whole or part Of the list OF prizes awarded at
BY the provisions Of this act. denic lc;trrl uge In
the mails or delivery To subscribers. postmas-
terS should refuse to receive them from publish
ees or to deliver II by any inadverteilce they
reach the Office of destination.
Foreign newspapers. pamphlets Rnd publca.
ttons ot all kinds. containing printed matter for
hidden by the provisions of this act should Ike
treated as if they We're published In the United
States.
Clerks In the railway mail service discovering
matter. the cArringe OF which u forbidden by the
provisions of this act, should Withdraw aud Tor
ward it to their respective division sulermtend-
ents
The term "lottcry," as used in this act, en-
braces all kinds of schemes. general and local! for
the distribution of prizes by lot or Chance, such
Us gift exhibitions, enterprises concerts. rtlles,
or the drawing of prizes In money or property
at fairs. Hence. letters. postal cards and cirrt-
lars concerning them, and newspapers. pam
phlets and other publications containing adver
tiSeMents Of them are unavailable.