Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-06-08

ed by the act Of September 10. lSsO)
l. Section 1894, above quoted applies to
any letter. ordinary or registered, II IL
concerns any lottery. gift concert or
scheme described IN the section, and to
lottery tickets, checks drafts. bills,
money, postal notes. or money orders for
the purchase Of lottery tickets. or amy
share or chance In "A lottery or similar
scheme, and forbids the carrying OF them
In the mails or the delivery OF them from
post offices.
>. The seal Of letter or any sealed
packet prepaid at letter rates mus. not
be disturbed for the purpose Of ascertain
ing u its transmission In the mail or its
delivery at post Office Is forbidden by
the provisions of this act Nor VIII tho
mere suspicion that such letter or packet
relates to a lottery or the fact that Il is
addressed to any person known to be en-
gagged In the business OF conducting lot
terry Justify It's detention or non-dolivery,
except that the delivery OF registered let
ters az the office of destination shall be
withheld when the postmaster-gcneral
has issued specific orders under the pro-
visions OF section 1929 to that effect
g. Postal cards and circulars unscaled
and an other unsealed matter may, when
suspected OF having been deposited or
mailed In violation OF the provisions OF
this act be examined for the purpose OF
ascertaining their character.
4. The mailing Of matter interdcted
by this act by citizens TO lottery COM
panies and their representative is as
clear violation Of the law as the mall
ing of such matter by lottery companies
to their customers and other persons.
D. When IL Is known at the time Of de-
posting them for mailing that postal
cards or circulars are unmailable under
the provisions or section 3S9i above
quoted. the postmaster should decline to
receive them. II they be found ln
post office and the sender Is unknown TO
Na. If r4I
In the mail I'm transit, they should be
Withdrawn and marked or stamped
"Fraudulent' and sent to the postmas-
ter-general accompanied 10y "a special re-
port from the pos tmaster explaining the
reasons FOR their detention.
6. The provisions Of this act apply to
letters, postal cards and circulars con-
cerning lotteries,or schemes, that come IN
the mails from foreign countries, and
such matter so received should be treated
as if II originated In the United States.
T. Matter sent in violation Of the pro-
visions of section 1891, discovered by post
masters at intermediate offices should he
Withdrawn from the mail and disposed or
In the same manner as f Il had been dis
covered by the postmaster a the office OF
mailing or the office OF delivery. But
postmasters at intermediate offices
should not delay the transmission OF
other mail in making special search for
anything declared by this act TO be un-
mallable.
s. Newspapers pamphlets. ana publica-
tions of AN kinds bearing date before Of
since the 18th day of September. 1880 cat
which date the act took cffCcO, which
contain the advertisement OF any lottery,
gift enterprise, or similar scheme. or the
whole or part of the list of prizes award
ed at the drawings OF lotteries or similar
schemes. are 10y the provisions Of this act
denied carriage In the mails or delivery
10 subscribers, addresses. or to any other
person or as sample copies" POstmas.
l aI Hfs
publishers or 10 deliver them II by mad
vcrtencc they reach the office OF dcstlna-
| ton. When found by postmasters In uh,
mail In transit, they should be held unit
a report concerning them can be made &c
the postmaster-gencra ANA instruction,
received from him as to the disposlng o
/ them.
.. Foreign newspapers pamphlets an,
publications of all kinds containing print
ed matter forbidden by the provisions o
/ this act should be treatcd as II thel
were published In the United States.
TO- Clerks IN the Railway Mail Servic
| discovering matter the carriage of whicl
/ Us forbidden by the provisions Of this ac
/ should withdraw and forward 90 TO thci
| respective division supcrlntcmdents Dl
vision superintendcnts should treat sue
matter IN the same manner as postmas
| ters are herein Instructed to treat It,
II. The term lottery as used In thi
act. embraces an kinds Of schemes gen
| cral or local, for the distribution o
/ prizes by lot or chance, such as gift eN
| hibitiOns, enterprises, concerts, raffics, o
| the drawing OF prizes I'm money or prop
erty at fairs Hence letters. postal cards
i and circulars concerning them and news
/ papers, pamphlets and other publica
i tiOns containing advertisements of then
| are unmailable.
y. The provisions Of section 1929 relat
/ ing TO registered letters. and OF sectiol
i i0ii, relating to money orders (bOth q
/ which sections are set out I'm full in th
Il III a Hf IUI
| matter at offices of delivery only and ar
| TO be enforced upon the direct orders o
the stmaster-general.
| 49, POstmasters and other postal Off
/ cials and employees are expected to b
ldhigcnt IN carrying out the foregoing IN
| structiOns for the enforcement of thl
provisions of tins act.
BY this law It will be seen that an,
person who mails an order for merchan
disc to the schilling Dry Goods Company
I'm accordance with the advertisement
referred to. makes him or herself liabl
to a fine Of $500 and Imprisonment for on,
year for each offense.
Some people enormously believe tina
the Federal government has jurisdiction
over all schemes of the kind the Schlll
ing Dry Goods Company are inhlcung oi
this community. This Is not so. Tn
governments jurisdiction Is only will
the use OF the mails, directly or indirect
/ ly IN such cases. The carrying ON o
| this business is subject to the state laws
and 1t as much the duty Of the state de
/ tectives to raid the establishment Of tn
schiling Dry Goods Company as it woul
be for them to raid any policy shop o
other gambling concern.
pArV AT NEW CASTLE