Evening journal., 1899-06-07
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parties named therein, but the postmas-
ter-general shall not be Drecluded from
ascertainlng the existence Of such agency A
tn any other legal way satisfactory TO
himself
The postmastcr-general may. upon evil
dence satisfactory to him that any per-
son or company Us engaged in conducting |
any lottery gift enterprise. or scheme for /
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 for obtaining money or property |
II amy kind through the malls by means |
! Of false or fraudulent pretensesi repre- !
| sensations. or promises. forbid the pay I
! mCnt by any postmaster to said person |
| or company Of any postal money orders
| drawn 10 his or its order or In his or It's
favor or to the agent Of any such person
| or company, whether such agent l5 act
/ ing as an Individual or as a firm, bank,
| corporation or association OF amy Kind,
and may provide by regulation for the re-
turn 20 the remitters of the sums named
la such money orders. But this snail
not authorize any person TO open any let
ter NOT addressed 20 himself. The public
advertisement by such person or COM
pamy so conducting any such lottery, gift
enterprise. scheme, or device, that remit
tanCes for the same may be made by
means Of postal money orders to any
other person, firm. bank, corporation. or
! association named therein shall be held
TO be prima facie evidence OF the eXls-
. | iNntH OF H4ilu agency by All the ItlItH
named therein; but the postmaster-gen-
cral shall not be precluded from asccr-
tanning the existence OF such agency On
any other legal way.
(Secs. 1884, 1929 and 40il r. s. as amend
o. ed by the act of September 10, $780,
| !. Section 1884, above quoted, applies to
any letter, ordinary or registered, If II
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
1 ( scheme. and forbids the carrying OF them
IN the mails or the delivery of them from
post offices.
2. The seal Of letter or any sealed
l. packet prepaid at letter rates must not
: be disturbed for the purpose Of ascertain
ing II its transmission In the mail or It's
, delivery at "a post office IS forbidden by
,. the provisions Of this act. Nor viii the
3 mere suspicion that such letter or packet
IS relates to a lottery or the fact that 1t is
addressed 10 any person known TO be en-
, gagged I'm the business of conducting a lot
|. terry Justify it's detention or non-dClivery.
!. except that the delivery OF registered let
ters at the office of destination shall be
! withheld when the postmaster-gene
, has issued specific orders under the pro-
Z. visions of section 1929 to that effect
H. g. Postal cards and circulars unsealed
and all other unsealed matter may when
" | suspected Of having been deposited OF
'e mailed in violation Of the provisions OF
IS this act be examined for the purpose OF
~ ascertaning their character
. 4. The mailing Of matter interdctet
by this act by cltizons TO lottery com
y panies and their representatives Is as
e. clear violation CT the law as the mail
M ing of such matter by lottery companies
IA 10 their customers and other persons.
.u g. When 10 Is known mt the time OF de
n, posting them for mailing that posta
r. cards or circulars are unavailable Cmde
y. the provisions Of section 5S4. abov
rT quoted, the postmaster Should decline @
~ receive them. If they be found In
& post office and the sender Is unknown 4
the postmaster or II they be discovere'
In the mail IN transit they should b
withdrawn and marked or stampe
Fraudulent and sent TO the postmas
ter-general, accompanied by a special re
80 port from the postmaster explaining tn
reasons for their detention
Az, 6. The provisions OF this act apply [
'N letters. postal cards, and circulars con
corning lotteries, or schemes, that come j.
"a the mails from foreign countries, an
such matter so receives should be treate
as II it originated in thc United States.
nd Z. Matter sent I'm violation Of the pre-
wi visions OF section 1891. discovered by posi-
\. masters at intermediate Offices should o
VI Withdrawn from the mail and disposed {
ne. In the same manner as it IL had been dis
ON covered by the postmaster at the effice q
- mailing or the office Of delivery. Bu
TO- postmasters at intermediate office
en- should not delay The transmission {
n other mail In making special search (,
- anything declared by this act to- be IN
- mailahe.
,al s. Newspapers, pamphlets. and public,
tons Of all kinds, bearing date before
- since the 18TH day of September. 1890 q
1He which date the act took effecD Whic
ess contain the advertisement of any letter
elk | gift enterprise or similar scheme, or u
whole or part of the list of prizes aware
hu ed at the drawings of lotteries or simil'
yn, schemes, are by the provisions of this al
re- denied carriage IN the malls or deliver
,ba to subscribers addresses or TO any 9th
'D person or as sample copies" Postma
lIk should refuse tnHm fro
publishers or to deliver them II by ina
.,.a vertcnce they reach tho office Of destn
WIZ ton. When found by postmasters In d
tN mail In transit they should De held un
fM- a report concerning them can DE made
Ia the master-gencral and INSTRUCTION
received from him as to the dispcsng
them.
is @. Foreign newspapers, pamphlets al
publications of an kinds containing prlr
ed matter forbidden by the provisions
I'VE this act should be treated as 10 Tn
one were published % the United states.
ms TO- Clerks IN the Railway Mail Servl
discovering matter the carriage of viii
Is forbidden by the provisions OF this a
is should withdraw and forward 10 to tn
son | respective division superintendents.
vision suDerintcndents should treat so
matter IN the same manner as pOstm.
uD | ters are herein Instructed 10 treat IL.
A. n. The term lottery. as used in o.
-N' act embraces a,l kinds % schemes. &
tral or local FOR Che distribution
, q prizes hy lot or Ch-lce. such as gift
, hbitiOns. enterprises, concerts. rafflcs.
d. the drawing OF prizes in money or pr,
tied erty at fairs. Hence etlers, postal car
lav and circulars concerning tbs m ana new
- | papers, pamphlets and other pubic
.lU lions containing advertisements of th
are unavailable.
her r. The provisions OF section 1929, re-,
Iing TO registered letters and OF sect
iOll relating to money orders lboth
rom which sections are set out In full ln
preceding copy Of the acD. apply 10 su
.r. matter at offices OF delivery only and
a
side the ostnaster-gonerai
49, Postmasters and other postal o
-, | clals and employees are expected TO
ush dmigent IN carrying out the foregoing
structions fer the enforcement Of
provisions of this act
D.
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