St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-11

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Assistant Attorney General ~
ner, under The direction Of Post
master General Wanamakef, be-
perpared for publication In the Post
Il Bulletin, . circular letter u post
masters containing instructions
for their guidance In the treatmen
OF lottery matter under the recent
Anti-Lottesy act. After quoting
the law In full, the circular reads q
follows:
1. Section 1894 above quoted
applies to any letter, ordinary o.
registered, Tit concerns any lottery,
gift concern, and to lottery tickets,
checks, drafts, bills. money, posta
notes. or money orders for purchast
Of lottery tickets Of any share q
chance In . lottery or gift enterprise
and to the list Of the drawings q
any lottery or similar scheme, and
forbids the carrying Of them ID
the mails or the delivery Of them
from posto6ices.
?. The seal Of . letter, OF any
sealed packet prepaid 1t letter rates.
must not be disturbed for the purpose
OF ascertaining Il it, Transmission
In the mail or tt delivery ut . post.
omce b forbidden by the provisions
Of this act. Nor will be the mere
suspicion that such letter or pack
ct relates to . lottery or the fact
that It Il addressed to any person
known to be engaged in the business
Of conducting . lottery, justify IT.
detention or non-delivery, except
that the delivery Of registered let
ters ct the Office Of destination shall
be withheld when the postmaster
general has issued instructions, un-
der section 1929, to that effect.
8. Postal cards and circulars
unsealed, and Ill other unsealed
matter, may, when suspected Of hav-
ing been deposited or mailed in
violation Of the provisions Of this
act, be examined for the purpose
Ut aseertaining their character.
4. The mailing Of matter inter-
dicted By this act by citizens to lot
terry companies and their represen-
tatives IL - clear . violation OF the
law - the mailing Of such matter
By lottery companies to their cus-
toners OF other persons.
s. When il 70 known st Tie time
Of depositing them for mailing that
postal cards or ciroulars are unmall-
able under the provisions Of Section
1894. above quoted, the postmaster
should decline to receive them. II
they be found in . postomce, or
II they be discovered in the mail In
tansit, they should be Withdrawn
and marked or stamped "frauda-
lent and sent to the postmaster
general. accompanied BY . special
report from the postmaster explain
ing the reason for their detention. |
s. The provisions Of thus act
apply to letters, postal cards aad
circulars concerning lotteries or
similar schemes that come In the
mails from foreign countries. and
such matter % received should be
treated ~ II It originated IN The
United States.
Z. Matter cent In violation Of the
provisions Of section 1894 discover.
ed by postmasters ct intermediate
offices, should be withdrawn from
The mail and disposed Of In the same
manner - II It had been discovered
by postmaster at Office OF mailing |
d the office Of delivery. But post |
1t intermediate Office should
not delay the Transmission Of other |
mail in making special search for
declared by this act to be
,nmailable.
8. Newspapers, phamplets and
publications Of al kinds. bearing |
late before or since the 18th day II |
1890. ct which date |
he act took effect). which contain |
ID the advertisement Of any lottery, |
lift enterprise or similar schem ,. or
he whole or part OF the list Of prizes
'warded At the drawings oflotteries
y similar schemes, are, by the pro-
'isions Of this act, denied carriage
n the mails or delivery to subsorib-
-, addresses, or to any Others
'ersons, or - ''sample copies.
should refuse to receive
hem from publishers or to deliver
hem II by inadvsrtsnce they reach
he Office Of destination. When
ound by posmasters in the mail
4 transit they should b held until
report concerning them can b.
aade to the postmaster-general and
received from him -
D the disposition Of them.
9. Foreign newspapers. pam
hlets and publications Of all kinds
printed matter forbid
en- BY the provisions Of this act,
hould he treated ~ il they were
ublished In the United States.
10. Clerks in the railway mail
srvics discovering matter, the cax-
age Of which Is forbidden by the
r0visions OF this act, should with
raw and forward 1t to their respec-
We division superintendent. III
isions superintendent should treat
1ch matter in the same manner q
are herein instructed
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