Evening journal., 1899-06-07
M.L PARTlES NO-TIFIED

IANlIilN n. Il MIX.
Assistant Attorney General for the
Post OnIce Department
ALL PARTIES NOTIFIED.
Postmaster Browne Is in New York
to-day and il devolved ON Assistant
Postmaster H. II. Billany to execute
the orders Of his superiors at Washing
ton. lie called on the SchiGing Dry
Goods Company and on all newspapers
publlshed IN the city, and notified THEM
that no newspaper or other piece OF
mail matter connected closely or re-
m0tely with the lottery could be re-
oeived for mailing In explanation OF
his action he cited tine substance ~ the
|cnder Of Assistant Attorney General
.Tyner.
This was dlsagreeabse news to the
promoters and press agents OF the lot
terry but the order was imperative, and
submission was THE emily thing left open
to them. It is said that they will work
their way around the law by leaving
tha lottery advertisement out of the
mail edatHons Oh the newspapers and
INSERTING it In this city editions. a rep
dehensib.e piece OF work which, vio-
lates the spirit. III not the letter. Of
The Federal statutes enacted to break
up sush s,ihemes for preying on pubic
crednlity.
LAW WHICH lis VIOLATED.
Section S2i, Of the Postal LAWS and
Regulations, TO which tho assistant nt-
torney-general refers in his letter, Ia as
follows:
mo letter. postal card. or circular con-
ceming any lottery. so-called gift-con-
cert, or similar enterprise Offering prizes
| dependent upon lot or chance. or con-
cerning schemes devised for the purpose
Of obtaining money by false pretenses,
/ and no list OF the drawings al any lot
/ terry or similar scheme, and no lottery
| ticket or part thereof, and no check
| draft bill. money postal note or money
/ order, for the purchase Of any ticket.
/ tickets, or part thereof. or OF any share
| or any chance In any such lottery or gitt
Itnterprise shall he carried IN the mail or
i delivered al or through amy post Office
| OF branch thereof, or by any letter-car-
| riCr; nor shall any newspaper, circular.
1 pamphlet or publication OF any kind con-
| tanning any advertisement OF any lottery
or gift enterprise Of any kind Offering
/ prizes dependent upon lot or chance, or
| containing any list or prizes awarded at
| the drawings OF any such lottery or gift
| enterprise, whether said Dist Is OF any
| or OF an OF the drawing, be carried in
/ the mail or delivered by amy postmaster
| or letter-carrier. Any person who shall
knowingly send or cause to be sent, any
| thing TO be conveyed or delivered by
mail I'm violation OF this section, or who
shall knowingly cause 10 be delivered by
mail anything herein forbidden to be car
ried by mail, shall be deemed guilty or a
msdemeanor, and on conviction shall be
| punished by a fine OF not more than $500
| or by Imprisonment for not more than
| one year or by both such fine and i'm
| prlsOnmont for each Offense. Any person
violating any Of the provisions of this
| section may be proceeded against by an
| formation or Indictment and tried and
punished, either In the district at which
the unlawful publication was mailed or
to which it Is carried by mail for deliv-
cry according TO the direction thereon, OF
at which II Is caused TO be be delivered
by mail TO the person to whom II Is ad-
dressed
The acknowledgement may, upon evi.
dence satisfactory to him that any per-
son or company Is engaged In conducting
any lottery, gift enterprise. or scheme Tor
the distribution OF money, or OF any real
! or personal property by lot, chance or
drawing of any kind. or that any person
or company is conducting any other
scheme or device for obtaining money or
property Of any kind through the mails.
by means Of false or fraudulent pre-
lenses, representations, or promises. IN
struct postmasters at any post ohice, az
which registered letters arrive directed "a
any such person or company. or 20 the
agent or representative Of any such per
son CT company, whether such agent or
repre- resentative is acting as an individual
or as a firm. bank. cOrpoi alton, or asso-
citation cf any kind, to return all such
registered letters TO the postmaster al
the Office at which they were originally
maned with the word Fraudulent
plainly written or stamped upon the out
side thereof and all such letters so re-
turned to such postmasters shall be 10y
them returned TO the writers thereof, un-
der such regulations as the postmaster
general may prescribe. But nothing con-
tained IN this section shall be so con-
strued as TO authorize any postmaster OF
other person to open any letter not ad'
dressed to himself. The public advertise
ment by such person or company 80 con
ducting such lottery. gift enterprise
scheme. or device that remittances tol
the same may be made by registered let
ters TO amy other person. arm, bank. COT
poration. CT association named tnerelh
Shall De held 20 be prima facie eVioeuc'
OF the existence OF said agency by an ms
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