The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-04
THE A%Nf1.I0rTERY Law.


ltItttlthH AF ~ tAhN
ment.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 3.-Assistant
Postmaster General Tyner, under direc'
ton OF Postmaster General Wanamaker,
has prepared for publication q circular
letter TO postmlstess containing instruc'
tions for their guidance in the treatment
OF lottery matter under the recent anti
lottery act. After quoting the law In
full, the circular reads Us follows:
l., Section 3s9i, above quoted. applies 10 any
letter, ordinary Ur registered, II II cotccftft aaf
lottery or Kilt concern, or scheme described III
The section relating 10 lottery ilcEels, clscAsI
| drafts, bills, money, postal notes, OF money
orders for the purchase " lottery tickets, or any
share or chance I'd d lottery or Ilt en'efPii.r,
and 10 the list OF the drawings Al any lottery or
| similar scheme, and iurbldS the carrying oil them
| ID the malls. or the delivery OF them,
! Z, The seal Of Il letter or OF any sealed pACECt,
| prepaid at letter rates, HuAi no. be disturbed i0t
tho purpose Of asCertAinin6 II It's ADMINISTER IA
! tho malt or Its delivery In q postOIlce Is ioibid'
| den by tho provision IN this act, nor VIII the
| mere suspicion that such letter or packet relates
| t8R lottery, or ihc fact ihLi Is. addressed TO any
| petiOn known 10 be engaged In the butiIesS ul
| conducting q lottery, justify It's detention OF
| non delivery, except that tho deftyeFy&i ieet!s'
| tered letters at the Oulce Of destination Shall be
| withheld when tue Postmaster General has
| Issued specific orders under the PROVISIONS OF
| section 3gg1 10 that elect. 1,
| 6. POstai cutds and circulars aRseAleL, And MI
other unSClled matter may, whell huspcclci o.
] lnyIug been deposited or mailed In violation OF
the provisions Of this act. be cSAmlnCd FOR tue
| purpose OF AsccFtAlning their character,
I. Tho mailing 81 matter ntcfdIcleh % ms
| not By citizens 10 lottery com panicS ana Iislt
! representatives IL 10 clear vI0l9uonoi the law Is
| the mailing Of such matter BY lottery cohftdttcs
| 10 their customers or other persons.
3. Ahea Il Is Known At the time OF dencsitirg
them for mailing that postal cards or tirtulaIs
| are unmAtlablc under tue Provisions OF stctioh
| Ssgi above uuutct, the Postmaster should refuse
| 10 receive them. il they be found IN a post.
eGicc, and the sender Is unknown TO the Io:t.
| master, or Il they be discovered In the mali iu
transit they should 10 withdrawn or marked or
| stamped "FrHudHteat" and sen, - the tosimaS.
ter General, accompanied by q special report
from the Postmaster explaining the reason iot
their detention.
q. The provisions Of this act apply 70 letters,
| poSta! cards aud circulars concerning lotteries
or sInllnr schemes that cnIne In tho malls from
] foreign countries, AMI such matter so received
should be treated rs II It otiglnAted In the United
I. Matter sent In violation Of the PROVISIONS o.
section 3,sgi discovered by pottrnAsters at Inter
mediate Offices, Shonld BE- Withdrawn from tht
mall aud disposed Of ia the AItnc nAntcr ss i
n%!sIi,nG ~ ~, IpI aWicn 81 na,Ivr,r i ~ nHs,msS
m%'!s,3 10 ,o,,n !, ~ onirss shoi;id not DELAY In,
rs ,n"sfnd NJ n,I,cr mali in maEinD sncriH
"rct, ;os HrSthfn% trri"tcI hy fSis sc,' ~ i,
go ''"'"A
Snr,n"rc.s r,,nnh,o.. and qualifications n
\, : III. tna,I III. ~ IaIo hSfo,c ~ sitn"' Inc mi
~ ~ uI"rtus IsnS ~, ,rLtch Sn,s N, ar
took effect which contain the advertisement o
my .1tSgJ, VA Na,, ~ ,bn III 81 n ui swN NOD a
t ,Se Sr nV,SU. P ~ i]o'io,iSs ~ sintfaT srh"rncS If,
- ~ r,nrIsttn,s ~ ,SIs ac, dnnica raT,iSgc If
- ny nt tsiiparr 10 HnhsrrIhcrs' udIrSssSs n
~ ~ ~. o,hcr ncrSnns a. Ian nIo cnpIcsT poSt
ruu,iS os Ssorp a tsfIss ,, s"cnlvc tsam from min
iSab'n-. no ~ d"fivnr fhcn II Nv inSirostrrec
No.: ,asns tha nn,cn ~ h.,stjna,Inn Thr,
t nr , S~ nosir,,s,r,s In Inc mali in transit the,