The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-11
PAeEs 3, 4, S, s.
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.
CHAPTER ccIv.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHoRITY.l

A Supplement to an act entitled e An act for thu
punishment of crimes" approved March twenty
seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy
four.
l. BE il enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State OF New Jersey, That any per
son. company or corporation that shall knowingly
bring or transmit by letter communication OF
any kind, telephone, Geographic or in any other
way whether written expressed, by letters. num-
bers characters or by CIPHER the drawing or list OF
numbers drawn or purp0rting TO be drawn of any
lottery or drawing 10 any place within this state
that shall knowingly receive from any person by
letter. telephone teleg such list of numbers
drawing OF any such lottery shall be guilty of
felony; aud shall upon conviction therefor be in-
prsoned at hard labor in the states prison for
less than two nor more than five years; and every
express telephone, telegraph or other company OF
corporation engaged in the business of carrying or
transmitting packages, letters communications
within this state that shall be convicted OF such
otieuse, shall pay fine Of five thousand dollars for
each ofense, one-half to be paid into the treasury
of the state aud one-hal to the person or persons
who shall furnish the information upon which such
conviction shall be obtained.
2. And be it enacted, That any person who shall
Knowingly be engaged as messenger clerk copy
list or in any other capacity about any office or
room or building where lottery slips or copies Of
numbers on lists of drawings OF any lottery drawn
alleged TO be drawn anywhere without TINS state
shall be kept or used connection with the bust
lottery policy, social d. shall upon convic-
ton thereof be adjudged guilty of felony and
shall be imprisoned al bard labor In the states
prison for not less than two more than five
years, in the discretion OF the court.
3. And be ii enacted, That any person 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 lottery
policy, so-ealed, shall be carried on, who snail
knowingly permit the same to be SO used alter the
passage of tins act, shall upon conviction thereto.
be fined one thousand dollars for each such Ofense,
one-hali of said fine be paid, when collected to
the person or persons giving The information upon
which such conviction shall be obtained and the
balance into the treasury of the county where such
conviction is obtained such fine to stand u lien
upon such building OF buildings until paid
4. And be 1t enacted, That any person who shall
knowingly have IN his possession any paper, docu-
ment, slip memorandum that shall pertain in
any way to the business of lottery policy shall upon
conviction therefor be adjudged guilty of felony
and shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the states
prison for not less than one nor more than five
years, In the discretion ofthe court.
And be il enacted, That II auy person shall
advertise either Directly or by Indirect, C Vert
aud suggestive language, any lottery company
or the place aud manner AT and IN when he
tickets, Slips advertisements of any lottery
company can or may be procured, or shall bring
into this stale PRINT distribute herein any
such advertisements, such person shall be
deemed guilty OF a inisdemeanor, and on cOnvc-
iio.i shall b. punished 10y fine not exceeding Que
hundred collars, lmprisiOnnient al hard laUor
not exceeding one ar, both.
o. And he l. enscJeh, FIAT this act snail take
tff, ct immediately.
Approved May IS, 1894.