The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
CHAPTER CCIV


A Supplement TO an act entitled can act for
the punishment of crimes" approved
March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That any person, company or corporation
that shall knowingly bring or transmit by
letter OF communication of any kind, tele-
phonic, Geographic or in any other way,
whether written OF expressed, by letters,
numbers, characters or by cipher, the
drawing or list of numbers drawn or pur-
porting to be drawn of any lottery
or drawing to any place within this
state, OF that shall knowingly receive from
any person by letter, telephone or telegraph
such list of numbers or drawing of any such
| lottery shall be guilty of q felony, and shall
upon conviction therefor be imprisoned at
hard labor in the states prison for not less
than two nor more than five years.; and
every express, telephone, telegraph or other
company or corporation engaged in the
business OF carrying or transmitting pack
ages, letters or Communications within this
state that shall be convicted of such offense,
shall pay a fine of five thousand dollars for
each otiense, one half to be paid into the
treasury of the state and one half to The
person or persons who shall furnish the in
formation upon which such conviction shall
be obtained.
2. And be it enacted, That any person who
shall knowingly be engaged as messenger,
clerk or copyist or in any other capacity in
or about any office or room or building
where lottery slips or copies of numbers on
lists of drawings of any lottery drawn or
alleged to be drawn anywhere without this
state shall be kept or used in connection with
the business of lottery policy so-called. shall
upon conviction thereof be %adjudged guilty
of q felony and shall be imprisoned at hard
labor in the states prison for not less Than
two nor more than five years In the discre-
ton of the court.
5. And be it enacted, That any person or
persons who shall be the owner or owners, or
any agent or agents of the owner or owners
of any building where any part OF the bust
ness of lottery or lottery policy, so-called.
shall be carried on, who shall knowingly
permit the same to be so used after the pass
age of this act, shall upon conviction there
for be fined one thousand dollars for each
such ~offense. one-half of said fine to be paid,
when collected, to the person or persons
giving the information upon which such con
viction shall be obtained and the balance
into the treasury OF the county where such
conviction is obtained; such fine to stand as
a lien upon such building or buildings until
paid.
1. And be it enacted, That any person
who shall knowingly have in his possession
anv paper, document, slip or memorandum
that shall pertain in any way to the business
of lottery policy shall upon conviction there
for he adjudged guilty of a felony and shall
be imprisoned at la labor in the states
prison for not less than one nor more than
five years, in the discretion of the court.
5. And be it enacted, That if any person
shall advertise either directly or by indirect,
covert and suggestive language, any lottery
company or the place and manner at and in
which the tickets, slips and Advertisements
of any lottery onpany can or may be pro-
cured, or shall bring into this state or print
or distribute herein any such advertisements.
such person shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and on conviction shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars. or Imprisonment at hard labor not ex-
ceeding one year, or both.
6 And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately,
Approved May 10, 1894.