St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-12-27
The Lottery Bill.


Washington. Aug. 1G-The following ia the
text OF the anii-lottcry bill passed by the Rem
ate yesterday ~ 'iio ooii-
mo letter. postal card, or circular conccrni,,
any io'cry @0chlltd git concern or OF her sirni
lareltrrprisc offering prizes dcprncut unon in+
oIrhh''cr l"r c"ncrrnin z schemes divscd for tho
piIrpoS" OF obtaining money or property under
lalSr pretcnSrsl, and no list Of tic irawinrs y,
! .'hS iouer} or similar scheme. and no lottery
tl'htl "l part thereof, and no cheek draft bill
,,"t th' p"S''I mote, or money order, for the
purchase OF amy ticket tickets or parts thereof
OF any share or chance in any such lOttcrv or
Slil enterprise, shall be carried in the mai nr
,rnch tt AZ or lhrongh any post Office or
! snail any newspaper. circular phomnhI.,t nv.
phhllcatlons Of any kind containing anv Cd r W
,Ht.'tt % any l"'tery or gift enterprise of anv
kind oncring prizes Dependent unnn L. w. any
cnancc, or containing any list of prizcs 49,, ~. VI
ed at the drawings of any such lottery nv ',t
cntripllSe whether said h-t is OF apy mart ~
or All or me drawing. he carried in thc rn;I VI
delivered by any postmaster or Icttrr c, i! Ut
ANY person who shall knowingly dcno.i IT, or
cause TO be deposited Or who shall knnwinr w
nclid or cause TO be sent anything to no conrsry
CT or delivered by mail anythine baro; ~
nlucn 10 he carried by mall shall be ruiIt,, ~.
ihisd"incanor, and on conviction shalt he nnr
nrisnn,yScnt ne OF h"t more than $500, or by i'm
pom such fine and Imprisonment for zach ~
i,2's Any person violating any of the provis
h, n ~ 1s SrrIl"n may be proceeded against
Wy Hliorihation or Indictment and rriai and
punished either III the district at which ti,o 'rA
lh"1u. publication was mailed or tn MIX, w" =.
diren,n ~ nnaL or delivery according to tho
ulItt t!oh tHtrcon, or at which il is caI,scd to
DC dtiVcrcd by mail to the person RI rrh" ~ ~
is addressed. h ~ WHOM IL
Gins postmaster general may, upon evidence
satisfactory TO him that any person or comn.rD
Ii engaged III conducting anv Iottcrr nittt "nS
tcrpflse or scheme for the distributIGn ~ 49,
y Or oi any real or personal properly by lot
chahce or drawing Of any kind ar ib.f . Nv,
person or company is c0uducting .n va. Gly
sciltlnc or device for obtaining 1nonev Hr Wy
tl5E Oh any kind through the mails by ,neans n
laise OF fraudulent prttenses renrcsnntat;o
or promises, instruct postmastrrs nj w. u.
once AT which registered letters arrive iirac+od
10 any person Or company, or to the agent or
representative OF any such person Or ropn
pany, whether such agent or renrasnr+oti IN
actLl9 as all individual or as a firm hank Gov
~ ~ "I vi ASSOCIATION OF any kind to return
the onr - b;en ettcrs to the postmaster at
WIN me word fraudulent" plainly wriften ~
32Ialhpeu upon inc outside thereof and ali such
in ~. , aU icltrhtd TO such postmastcrs shall
ne ny titln returned to the WRITER thereof ~
utl such regulations as the Postmaster general
may prescribe. But nothing Contained in ~.
section slall be construed to authorize any
postmaster or other person to OMEN anv Iottsr
not addressed to himself A any 4et'oi
nc public advertisement l,v such norson NJ
.onpdnJ so conducting such lottery. gift en-.
lerprlHe, scheme or device that rrmitf,S ~
the same may be made nv Registered Inttors -
any othcf person, firm, bank CORPORATION or a..
nn;lalioh hamcd therein, shall be held to he
=" ihti't vi tIt existence of aaid
aStnc! ny all the parties named therein Rut
thc postmaster general shall not be precuded
from dsscrtalng the existence of such agency
III any other legal way satisfactory to himsef
me postmaster general may. upon evidence
satisfactory to him that any person or comnnny
is engaged IN conducting any lottery. rjft en-
terprlSt, or scheme for the distribution Of mon
~ OF any real or personal property by LOT
chance or drawing of any Find through the
mails ny means of false or fraudulent preten-
,.p tteSIntatlohs, or promises, forbid the
pay lheht by any postmaster to said person or
company OF any postal money order drawn ia
MS or us order. or in his or it's favor or to tho
agent OF any such person or COMPANY whether
sucH person or company, whether such agent
Is acting as an individual or as a firm hank
corporation or association OF any kind. and
may provide by regulation for the return to
the rcmltters OF the SUN named in such MONEY
orders. But this shall not authorize any Derson
10 open any letters not addressed to himself
Inc pubic advertisements by such person
or company so conducting any such lottery
gl1t enterprise, scheme or device that remit
tanceS lor the same may be made by means OF
postal money order TO any other person. firm
corporation or association named therein shali
ne held 10 be prllna tacic evidence of the exis-
lehce OF SAID agency by all the parties named
!hef'ln; but the postmaster general shall not
De precedent from ascertaining the existence
Oi such agency IN any other legal way.