The daily critic., 1890-10-06

provisions b. fhs act be ezm'ost
/ for ilc rmrrsc ar asc,r'ainine thei-
character
q The uaiira .f mH'cr inarl'ef.l
Ny1fs art hv citizens 10 lottery com.
ponies aI1 Hgir representative is gs
DDaJa tu'i.u of 'He iaw as fhc mail.
. irguf such war0f uy lottery companies
tuf,r 0rst.uors ar either persons
% When it IS known 90 ,he time 5f
ferasi.iug them Cor mailing that postal
Caris or circulars are uamu.7be under
The provisions Of section 3s9f above
quoted The postmaster should decline
90 receive them Il they DE found in q
IouC0iCc ard The sender s unknown 90
The postmaster. oJ .f thly ta discovered
iu 'tc mail iu trausi, they hH1.i he
Withdrawn and marked ur stamped
'fraudulyuG aul sCut PIN The P1sN
master General accompanied hs o
special report fr.m the postmaster ry
planning the reason for their detention.
6 TIE rovi.iau. Of this act uruv Io
letters. UDstaI C.ds and e...a -H
ceuirg uelies a similar suB.mps bot
C.ue 90 The malls from foreign uaul
uigs. and such matter so received should
lp treated as if 70 orieinatc1 in fhe
United States
e. Matter sent in violation Of The prH-
visions of Section 1891 discovered By
rcstmasilrs st intermediate offices
should be withdrawn from the mail and
disposed of in The same manner as &C O.
had been discovered by the postmaster
at The cilicgof mailing or the Office Of
delivery. But putma-i,rs at inter.
mediate offices should not delay the
transmission Of other mail in making
special search for any thing declared by
this act 20 beunm4ilable
s. Newspapers pamphlets aud pub.
/ licauons Of an kinds, bearing date be
fore or since September 10, 1890 Cat
which date the act took eiTecO,
which contain the advertisement Of any
lottery, glftenterprise or similar scheme,
or the whole or part Of the list Of prizes
awarded at the drawings Of lotteries or
similar schemes. are, by the provisions
Of this act, denied carriage In the mails
or delivery to subscribers, addresses
or to any other persons, or as sample
copies Postmasters should refuse to
receive them from publishers or to de-
liver them II by iuadverteuce they reach
the office Of destination. When found
by postmasters in the mail IN transit
they should be held until a report con
cerning them can be made to the Post
master General and instructions re-
ceiyed from him as to the disposlug Of
them
9 Foreign newspapers, pamphlets
and publications of all kinds contain.
ing printed matter forbidden by the
| provisions Of this act should be treated
asif th,y were published in the United
sloigs.
TO- Clerks In tbc Railway Mail Scry.
ico discovering matter the carriage Of
which is forbidden by the provisions OF
this oct should withdraw AID forward
itiotlsir respective division supCTln-
tonden,s. Division superIntendents
should treat such matter IN the same
manner as postmasters are herein In
strucled 10 treat Il.
H. The term lottery, as used 10
his act, embraces all kinds Of
schemes, general OF local, for the dis.
thbutlon Of prizes by lot OF chance,
such as gift exhibitions. enterprises,
concerts uflles, or the drawing OF
prizes IN money or property at fairs.
Hence letters. postal cards and circulars
concerning Them and newspapers,
pamphlets and other publications con
tanning advertisements Of them are un.
mailable
- The provisions Of section 3020.
relating to registered letters. and Of sec
lion i04l, relating to money orders
/ (both Of which sections are set out 10
fun IN the preceding copy Of the act),
apply 10 such matter at offices OF de
livery only. and are 10 be enforced
upon the direct orders Of the Post
master General.
/ 13. POstmasters and other postal Off
cials and employees are expected TO be
diligent IN carrying out the foregoing
instructions for the enforcement Of the
provisions of this act