The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-07
CHAPTER CCIV

A Supplement to an act entitled "An act for
the punishment OF crimes" approved
March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four.
1. BE It enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
any person, company or corporation that shall
knowingly bring or transmit by letter or com.
munication of any kind. telephone. tele-
graphic or I'm any other way, whether written
or expressed, by letters, numbers, characters
or by cipher, the drawing or list of numbers
drawn or purporting TO be drawn of any lot
orr 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 felony, and shall upon con-
viction therefor be imprisoned ut hard labor
IN the states prison for not less than two nor
more than fve years; ana every express tele-
phone, telegraph or other company or corpOr-
alton engaged In the business of carrying or
transmitting packages, letters or communica-
OF such offence. shall pay fine of five thou
sand dollars for each offense, one half to be
paid into the treasury of the state and one
half to the person or persons who shall furnish
the information upon which such conviction
shall be obtained.
2 And he IL 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 OF copies OF numbers on llsts OF
drawn anywhere without this state shall be
kept or used IN connection with the business
of lottery policy, so-called, shall upon convic-
tion thereof be adiudged guilty OF n felony
ana shall be imprisoned at hard labor In the
states prison for not less than two nor more
than five years, in the discretion OF the court.
3. And be II 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 business
OF lottery or lottery policy. so-called, shall be
carried on, who shall knowingly permit the
same to be so used after the passage of this
act, shall upon conviction therefor 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 informa-
ton upon which such conviction shall be OBJ
tanned and the balance into the treasury OF the
county where such conviction Is Obtained;
such fine to stand as lien upon such build
ing or buildings until paid.
4. And be 10 enacted, That any person who
shall knowingly have I'm his possession any
paper, document, slip or memorandum that
shall pertain I'm any way TO the business OF lot
terry policy shall upon conviction therefor be
adjudged guilty of n felony ana shall be i'm.
prisoned at hard labor In the states prison for
not less than one nor more than i've years, In
the discretion OF the court.
O. AnN be IL enacted, That If any person
shall advertise either directly or by Indirect,
covert and suggestive language, any lottery
company or the place and matter at and in
which the tickets, slips or advertisements OF
any lottery company can or may be procured,
or shall bring into this state or print or dis
tribute herein any such advertisements, such
person shall be deemed guilty of n INSIDE
lneanor, and on conviction shall be punished
by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
imprisonment at hard labor not exceeding one
year, or both.