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to the office where he is employed; or whoever shall open, embezzle, or destroy any mail or package of newspapers not being directed to him, and he not being authorized to open or receive the same; or whoever shall take or steal any mail or package of newspapers from any post office or from any person having custody thereof, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

and robbing mail.

SEC. 197. Whoever shall assault any person having lawful charge, Assaulting mail carcontrol, or custody of any mail matter, with intent to rob, steal, or rier with intent to rob, purloin such mail matter or any part thereof, or shall rob any such R. S., ss. 5472, 5473. person of such mail or any part thereof, shall, for a first offense, be imprisoned not more than ten years; and if in effecting or attempting 163 U. S., 140; U. S. v. to effect such robbery, he shall wound the person having the custody Hare, 2 Wh. Cr. Cas. of the mail, or put his life in jeopardy by the use of a dangerous U.S.. Wilson, Baldw. weapon, or for a subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned twenty-five

years.

SEC. 198. Whoever shall willfully or maliciously injure, tear down, or destroy any letter box or other receptacle intended or used for the receipt or delivery of mail on any mail route, or shall break open the same, or shall willfully or maliciously injure, deface, or destroy any mail deposited therein, or shall willfully take or steal such mail from or out of such letter box or other receptacle, or shall willfully aid or assist in any of the aforementioned offenses, shall for every such offense be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three years.

SEC. 199. Whoever, having taken charge of any mail, shall voluntarily quit or desert the same before he has delivered it into the post office at the termination of the route, or to some known mail carrier, messenger, agent, or other employee in the postal service authorized to receive the same, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

SEC. 200. The master or other person having charge or control of any steamboat or other vessel passing between ports or places in the United States, arriving at any such port or place where there is a post office, shall deliver to the postmaster or at the post office within three hours after his arrival, if in the daytime, and if at night, within two hours after the next sunrise, all letters and packages brought by him or within his power or control and not relating to the cargo, addressed to or destined for such port or place, for which he shall receive from the postmaster two cents for each letter or package so delivered, unless the same is carried under a contract for carrying the mail; and for every failure so to deliver such letters or packages, the master or other person having charge or control of such steamboat or other vessel, shall be fined not more than one hundred and fifty dollars. SEC. 201. Whoever shall knowingly and willfully obstruct or retard the passage of the mail, or any carriage, horse, driver, or carrier, or car, steamboat, or other conveyance or vessel carrying the same, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

Harrison v. U. S.,

283, 26 Fed. Cas., 148; 78, 28 Fed. Cas., 699;

US.. Reeves, 38 Fed

Rep. 404; U. S. v. Bowman, 5 Pac. Rep., 333.

wilfully injuring mail receptacles, steal

ing mail therefrom, etc.

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18 May, 1916, 39 Stat.

Deserting the mail.
R. S., s. 5474.

15 A. G. Op., 70.

Delivery of letters master of vessel.

R. S., s. 3977.

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R. S., s. 3995.

U. S. v. Kirby, 7 Wall., 482; Re Debs, 158 U. S., 564; Clune v. U. S., 159 U. S., 590;

U. S. e. Barney, 3 Hughes, 545, 24 Fed. Cas., 1014: U. S. r. Clark, 13 Phila., 476, 25 Fed. Cás., 443; U. S. v.
Hart, Pet. C. C., 390, 26 Fed. Cas., 193; U. S. r. Harvey, 1 Brunner, 540, 26 Fed. Cas., 206; U. S. v. Mc-
Cracken, 3 Hughes, 544, 26 Fed. Cas., 1049; U, S. v. Stevens, 2 Haskell, 164, 27 Fed. Cas., 1312; U. S. v. De
Mett, 3 Fed. Rep., 478; U. S. . Claypool, 14 Fed. Rep., 127; U. S. e. Kane, 19 Fed. Rep., 42; U. S. v.
Woodward, 44 Fed. Rep., 592; U. S. e. Sears, 55 Fed. Rep., 268; U. S. r. Thomas, 55 Fed. Rep., 380; U. S.
v. Cassidy, 67 Fed. Rep., 698; Salla v. U. S., 104 Fed. Rep., 544; Conrad v. U. S., 127 Fed. Rep., 798.

Ferryman delaying

the mail.

R. S., s. 3996.

Letters carried in a

foreign vessel to be

office.

R. S., s. 4016.

SEC. 202. Whoever, being a ferryman, shall delay the passage of the mail by willful neglect or refusal to transport the same across any ferry, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.

SEC. 203. All letters or other mailable matter conveyed to or from deposited in a post any part of the United States by any foreign vessel, except such sealed. letters relating to such vessel or any part of the cargo thereof as may be directed to the owners or consignees of the vessel, shall be subject to postage charge, whether addressed to any person in the United States or elsewhere, provided they are conveyed by the packet or other ship of a foreign country imposing postage on letters or other mailable matter conveyed to or from such country by any vessel of the United States; and such letters or other mailable matter carried in foreign vessels, except such sealed letters relating to the vessel or any part of the cargo thereof as may be directed to the owners or consignees, shall be delivered into the United States post office by the master or other person having charge or control of such vessel when arriving, and be taken from the United States post office when departing, and the postage justly chargeable by law paid thereon; and for refusing or failing to do so, or for conveying such letters or other mailable matter, or any letters or other mailable matter, intended to be conveyed in any vessel of such foreign country, over or across the United States, or any portion thereof, the party offending shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.

Vessels to deliver letters at post office; oath.

R. S., s. 3988.

Using, selling, etc., canceled stamps; ге

etc.

3924, 3925.

3 Mar., 1879, 20 Stat.. Supp., 249.

SEC. 204. No vessel arriving within a port or collection district of the United States shall be allowed to make entry or break bulk until all letters on board are delivered to the nearest post office, and the master or other person having charge or control thereof has signed and sworn to the following declaration before the collector or other proper customs officer:

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I, A. B., master -, arriving from and now lying in the port of do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have to the best of my knowledge and belief delivered to the post office at every letter and every bag, packet, or parcel of letters which was on board the said vessel during her last voyage, or which were in my possession or under my power or control.

And any master or other person having charge or control of such vessel who shall break bulk before he has delivered such letters shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.

SEC. 205. Whoever shall use or attempt to use in payment of postage, moving cancellation any canceled postage stamp, whether the same has been used or not; marks from stamps, or shall remove, attempt to remove, or assist in removing, the cancelR. S., ss. 3922, 3923, ing or defacing marks from any postage stamp, or the superscription from any stamped envelope, or postal card, that has once been used L., 362, c. 180, s. 28; iin payment of postage, with the intent to use the same for a like purpose, or to sell or offer to sell the same, or shall knowingly have in possession any such postage stamp, stamped envelope, or postal card, with intent to use the same, or shall knowingly sell or offer to sell any such postage stamp, stamped envelope, or postal card, or use or attempt to use the same in payment of postage; or whoever unlawfully and willfully shall remove from any mail matter any stamp attached thereto in payment of postage; or shall knowingly use or cause to be used in payment of postage, any postage stamp, postal card, or stamped envelope, issued in pursuance of law, which has already been used for a like purpose; shall, if he be a person employed in the postal service, be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and if he be a person not employed in the postal service, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

crease compensation.

1

Stat. L., 141, c. 259, s. 1;
supp, 1888
L., 221, c. 901, s. 3; 1

4 Aug., 1886, 24 Stat. Supp., 512.

U. S. v. Snyder, 14

SEC. 206. Whoever, being a postmaster or other person employed False returns to inin any branch of the postal service, shall make, or assist in making, or 17 June, 1878, 20 cause to be made, a false return, statement, or account to any officer of the United States, or shall make, assist in making, or cause to be made, a false entry in any record, book, or account, required by law or the rules or regulations of the Post Office Department to be kept in respect of the business or operations of any post office or other branch Fed. Rep., 554. of the postal service, for the purpose of fraudulently increasing his compensation or the compensation of the postmaster or any employee in a post office; or whoever, being a postmaster or other person employed in any post office or station thereof, shall induce, or attempt to induce, for the purpose of increasing the emoluments or compensation of his office, any person to deposit mail matter in, or forward in any manner for mailing at, the office where such postmaster or other person is employed, knowing such matter to be properly mailable at another post office, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

ful postage forbidden. R. S., s. 3899.

SEC. 207. Whoever, being a postmaster or other person authorized Collection of unlaw to receive the postage of mail matter, shall fraudulently demand or receive any rate of postage or gratuity or reward other than is provided by law for the postage of such mail matter, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

Unlawful pledging or

sale of stamps.

R. S., s. 3920.

1 Supp., 186.

v.

liamson, 26 Fed. Rep.,

v. Walter Scott

SEC. 208. Whoever, being a postmaster or other person employed in any branch of the postal service, and being intrusted with the sale or custody of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards, shall 17 June, 1878, 20 use or dispose of them in the payment of debts, or in the purchase of Stat. L., 141, c. 259, s. 1; merchandise or other salable articles, or pledge or hypothecate the Palliser . U. S., 136 same, or sell or dispose of them except for cash; or sell or dispose of U. S., 257; U. S. v. Wilpostage stamps or postal cards for any larger or less sum than the 690; U. S. v. Douglass, values indicated on their faces; or sell or dispose of stamped envelopes 33 Fed. Rep. 381 for a larger or less sum than is charged therefor by the Post Office Stamp Co., 87 Fed Department for like quantities; or sell or dispose of, or cause to be Rep., 721. sold or disposed of, postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards at any point or place outside of the delivery of the office where such postmaster or other person is employed; or induce or attempt to induce, for the purpose of increasing the emoluments or compensation of such postmaster, or the emoluments or compensation of any other person employed in such post office or any station thereof, or the allowances or facilities provided therefor, any person to purchase at such post office or any station thereof, or from any employee of such post office, postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards; or sell or dispose of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards, otherwise than as provided by law or the regulations of the Post Office Department, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

for postage and officials.

to

SEC. 209. Whoever, being a postmaster or other person engaged Failure to account in the postal service, shall collect and fail to account for the postage cancel stamps, etc., by due upon any article of mail matter which he may deliver, without having previously affixed and canceled the special stamp provided by, 3 Mar., 1879, 20 Stat. law, or shall fail to affix such stamp, shall be fined not more than fifty Supp., 249. dollars.

SEC. 210. Whoever, being a postmaster or other person employed in Issuing money order any branch of the postal service, shall issue a money order without without payment. having previously received the money therefor, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

R. S., s. 4030.

Obscene, etc., mat

ter nonmailable.

R. S., s. 3893.

26 Sept., 1888, 25

1 Supp., 621.

L., 416, c. 206.

96 U. S., 727; Re Ra

S. v.

S., 255, 27 Fed. Rep.,

156 U. S., 604, 50 Fed.

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Swearingen v. U. S.,

drews v. U. S., 162

U. S., 311; Dunlop v.

SEC. 211. Every obscene, lewd, or lascivious, and every filthy, book, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, writing, print, or other publication of an indecent character, and every article or thing designed, adapted, Stat. L., 496, c. 1039, s. 2; or intended for preventing conception or producing abortion, or for 27 May 1908, 35 Stat. any indecent or immoral use; and every article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or thing which is advertised or described in a manner 4 Mar. 1911, 36 Stat. calculated to lead another to use or apply it for preventing conception L., 1339, c. 241, s. 2. or producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral purpose; and Ex parte Jackson, every written or printed card, letter, circular, book, pamphlet, adverpier, 143 U. S., 110; U. tisement, or notice of any kind giving information directly or indiChase, 135 Urectly, where, or how, or from whom, or by what means any of the 807: Grimm . U. S.. hereinbefore-mentioned matters, articles, or things may be obtained Rep., 528; Rosen or made, or where or by whom any act or operation of any kind for U. S., 161 U. S., 29; the procuring or producing of abortion will be done or performed, or 446; An-how or by what means conception may be prevented or abortion proU., 420, 58 Fed. Rep. duced, whether sealed or unsealed; and every letter, packet, or pack768; Price v. U. S.. 165 age, or other mail matter containing any filthy, vile, or indecent thing, U. S., 165 U. S., 486: Re device, or substance; and every paper, writing, advertisement, or 245, 13 Fed. Cas., 191 representation that any article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, U. S. v. Bennett, 16 or thing may, or can be, used or applied for preventing conception or Cas.. 1093; U. S. v. Bott. producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral purpose; and Cas., 1204; U. S. t. Cot- every description calculated to induce or incite a person to so use or 470, 25 Fed. Casa 673; apply any such article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or Foote, 31 thing, is hereby declared to be nonmailable matter and shall not Cas., 1140; U. S. v. Fove, be conveyed in the mails or delivered from any post office or by Curtis, 364, 25 Fed any letter carrier. Whoever shall knowingly deposit, or cause to be Kelly, 3 Sawy., 566, 26 deposited for mailing or delivery, anything declared by this section Pond, 2 Curtis, 265, 2 to be nonmailable, or shall knowingly take, or cause the same to Fed. Cas., 591; U. S. . be taken, from the mails for the purpose of circulating or disposing (N. S.), 228, 27 Fed. thereof, or of aiding in the circulation or disposition thereof, shall be tier, 5 Dill., 35, 28 Fed. fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than Cas., 591: U. S. v. Wil: five years, or both. And the term "indecent" within the intendment Bates v. U. S., 10 Fed. of this section shall include matter of a character tending to incite 11 Fed. Rep., 663; U. s. arson, murder, or assassination.

Jackson, 14 Blatch.,

Blatch., 338, 24 Fed.

11 Blatch., 346, 24 Fed.

tingham, 2 Blatch.,

U. S. V.
Blatch., 418, 25 Fed.

1

Cas., 1198; U. S. v.

Fed. Cas., 695; U. S. v.

Pratt, 2 Am. L. T. Rep.

Cas., 611; U. S. v. Whit

liams, 3 Fed. Rep., 484;

Rep., 92; U. S. v. Smith,

v. Kaltmeyer, 16 Fed. Rep., 760; U. S. v. Hanover, 17 Fed. Rep., 444; U. S. v. Gayford, 17 Fed. Rep., 438, 50 Fed. Rep., 410; U. S. v. Britton, 17 Fed. Rep., 731; U. S. v. Morris, 18 Fed. Rep., 900; U. S. v. Moore, 19 Fed. Rep., 39; U.S. v. Chisman, 19 Fed Rep., 497, U. S. v. Comerford, 25 Fed. Rep., 902; U. S. v. Thomas, 27 Fed. Rep., 882; U. S. v. Bebout, 28 Fed, Rep., 522; U. S. v. Wightman, 29 Fed. Rep., 636; U. S. v. Rapp, 30 Fed. Rep., 818: Ex parte Doran, 32 Fed. Rep., 76; U. S. e. Slenker, 32 Fed. Rep., 691; U. S. v. Harmon, 34 Fed. Rep., 872, 45 Fed. Rep., 414, 50 Fed. Rep., 921: U. S. v. Machias, 36 Fed. Rep., 892; U. S. v. Clark, 37 Fed. Rep., 106; U. S. v. Davis, 38 Fed. Rep., 326, U. S. v. Clarke, 38 Fed. Rep., 500, 732, 40 Fed. Rep., 325; U. S. v. Harman, 38 Fed. Rep., 827: U. S. r. Huggitt, 40 Fed. Rep., 636; Re Wahl, 42 Fed. Rep., 822; U. S. v. Clark, 43 Fed. Rep., 574; U. S. v. Smith, 45 Fed. Rep., 476: U. S. v. Durant, 46 Fed. Rep., 753; U. S. v. Martin, 50 Fed Rep., 918; U. S. v. Males, 51 Fed. Rep., 41; U. S. v. Wilson, 58 Fed. Rep., 768; U. S. v. Warner, 59 Fed. Rep., 355; U. S. e. Jarvis, 59 Fed. Rep., 357; U. S. v. Nathan, 61 Fed. Rep., 936; U. S. v. Ling, 61 Fed. Rep., 1001; U. S. v. Fuller, 72 Fed. Rep., 771; U. S. v. Reid, 73 Fed. Rep., 289:37 U. S. v. Lamkin, 73 Fed. Rep., 459, U. S. r. Janes, 74 Fed. Rep., 545; U. S. v. Brazeau, 78 Fed. Rep., 464; Safter v. U. S., 87 Fed. Rep., 329; U. S. r. Tubbs, 94 Fed. Rep., 356; U. S. v. Moore, 104 Fed. Rep., 78; U.S. v. Clifford, 104 Fed. Rep., 296; De Gignac . U. S., 113 Fed. Rep., 197: U. S. e. Wyatt, 122 Fed. Rep., 316; U. S. v. Harris, 122 Fed. Rep., 551; Harvey v. U. S., 126 Fed. Rep., 357; U. S. v. Moore, 129 Fed. Rep., 159; U. S. v. Pupke, 133 red. Rep., 243; Burton v. U. S., 142 Fed. Rep., 57: Demolli v. U. S., 144 Fed. Rep., 363; Rinker v. U. S., 151 Fed. Rep., 755; Lee v. U. S., 156 Fed. Rep., 948; Hanson . U. S., 157 Fed. Rep., 749; U. S. v. Musgrave, 160 Fed. Rep., 700; Shepard v. U. S., 160 Fed. Rep., 584; U. §. v. Somers, 164 Fed. Rep., 259; McFadden v. U. S., 165 Fed. Rep., 51; U. S. v. O'Donnell, 165 Fed. Rep., 218; U. S. v. Benedict, 165 Fed. Rep., 221; Barnes v. U. S., 166 Fed. Rep., 113; Knowles v. U. S., 170 Féd, Rep., 409; Bartell v. U. S., 277 U. S., 427.

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SEC. 212. All matter otherwise mailable by law, upon the envelope or outside cover or wrapper of which, or any postal card upon which, any delineations, epithets, terms, or language of an indecent, lewd, Stat. L., 496. c. 1039, s. lascivious, obscene, libelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or threatening character, or calaculated by the terms or manner or style of display and obviously intended to reflect injuriously upon the character or Fed. Rep., 663; Ex conduct of another, may be written or printed or otherwise impressed Rep., 76; U. S. v. Bar- or apparent, are hereby declared nonmailable matter, and shall not be U. S. v. Davis, 38 Fed. Conveyed in the mails nor delivered from any post office nor by any Rep., 326: U. S. v. letter carrier, and shall be withdrawn from the mails under such regu664; U. S. v. Brown, 43 lations as the Postmaster General shall prescribe. Whoever shall Gee, 45 Fed. Rep., 194; knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited, for mailing or deliver,

U. S. v. Smith, 11 parte Doran, 32 Fed.

ber, 37 Fed. Rep., 55;

Bayle, 40 Fed. Rep.,

V.

U. S. v. Elliott, 51 Fed.

Rep..807; U.S. v. Jarvis, 59 Fed. Rep.,357; U. S. v. Simmons, 61 Fed. Rep.,640; U. S. v. Smith, 69 Fed. Rep., 971; U. S. . Dodge, 70 Fed. Rep., 235; U. S. v. Burnell, 75 Fed. Rep. 824; Re Barber, 75 Féd. Rep., 980.

Lottery, gift enteretc., not mailable. R. S., s. 3894.

prise, etc., circulars,

L., 465, c. 908, s. 1; 1

2 Mar., 1895, 28 Stat.

Ex parte Jackson,

v. U. S., 143 U. S., 570,

Daniel v. Ú. S., 171 U.

anything declared by this section to be nonmailable matter, or shall knowingly take the same or cause the same to be taken from the mails for the purpose of circulating or disposing of or aiding in the circulation or disposition of the same, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. SEC. 213. No letter, package, postal card, or circular concerning any lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance; and no lottery ticket or part thereof, or paper, certificate, or instrument purporting to be or to 19 Sept., 1890, 26 Stat. represent a ticket, chance, share, or interest in or dependent upon the Supp., 803. event of a lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme offering prizes 1,191, 29. 1, 2 dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance; and no check, draft, Supp., 435. bill, money, postal note, or money order, for the purchase of any ticket or part thereof, or of any share or chance in any such lottery, 96 U. S.727; Re Rapier gift enterprise, or scheme; and no newspaper, circular, pamphlet, or 143 U. S., 110; Horner publication of any kind containing any advertisement of any lottery, 147 US, 449; Macgift enterprise, or scheme of any kind offering prizes dependent in g., 689, 87 Fed. Rep., whole or in part upon lot or chance, or containing any list of the 324: US. . Parsons, prizes drawn or awarded by means of any such lottery, gift enterprise Cas. 451 U. s. v. or scheme, whether said list contains any part or all of such prizes, 426; U. S. v. Patty, 2 shall be deposited in or carried by the mails of the United States, or Fed. Rep., 664: U. S. be delivered by any postmaster or letter carrier. Whoever shall U. S. v. Moore, 19 Fed. knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited, or shall knowingly send Rep., 39: U. S. . Dauor cause to be sent, anything to be conveyed or delivered by mail in U. s. v. Mason, 22 Fed. violation of the provisions of this section, or shall knowingly deliver Clark, 22 Fed. Rep., or cause to be delivered by mail anything herein forbidden to be 20. v. Jackson, carried by mail, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or Zeisler, 30 Fed. Rep., 499; U. S. v. imprisoned not more than two years, or both; and for any subsequent Jones, 31 Fed. Rep., offense shall be imprisoned not more than five years. Any person Fed. Rep., 677; U. S. violating any provision of this section may be tried and punished". Bailey, 47 Fed. Rep., either in the district in which the unlawful matter or publication was Fed. Rep., 851; U. mailed, or to which it was carried by mail for delivery according to 912: U S. v. Politzer, the direction thereon, or in which it was caused to be delivered by 59 Fed. Rep., 273; U. S. mail to the person to whom it was addressed.

S.

2 Blatch., 107, 27 Fed. Noelke, 1 Fed. Rep.,

v. Duff, 6 Fed. Rep., 45;

phin, 20 Fed. Rep., 625;

Rep., 707; U. S. v.

29 Fed. Rep., 503; U. S.

718; U. S. v. Horner, 44

117; U. S. v. Lynch, 49

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Wallis, 58 Fed. Rep.,

v. Conrad, 59 Fed. Rep., 458; MacDonald v. U. S., 63 Fed. Rep., 426: U. S. r. McDonald, 65 Fed. Rep., 486; U. S. v. Ful' erson, 74 Fed. Rep., 619: Hoover . McChesney, 81 Fed. Rep., 472; U. S. v. Rosenblum, 121 Fed Rep., 180; U. S. v. Irvine, 156 Fed. Rep., 376; Fit: simmons. U. S., 156 Fed. Rep., 439; U. S. v. Stever, 222 Ú. S., 167.

SEC. 214. Whoever, being a postmaster or other person employed in the postal service, shall act as agent for any lottery office, or under color of purchase or otherwise, vend lottery tickets, or shall knowingly send by mail or deliver any letter, package, postal card, circular, or pamphlet advertising any lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme, offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance, or any ticket, certificate, or instrument representing any chance, share, or interest in or dependent upon the event of any lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance, or any list of the prizes awarded by means of any such scheme, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Postmasters not to

be lottery agents.

R. S., s. 3851.

Use of mails to profrauds.

SEC. 215. Whoever, having devised or intending to devise anys of ma scheme or article to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or 2 Mar., 1889, 25 Stat. to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, Supp., 694. or furnish or procure for unlawful use any counterfeit or spurious Re Henry, 123 U. S.

R. S., s. 5480.
L., 873, c. 393, s. 1; 1

372: U. S. r. Hess, 124 U. S., 183; Stokes v. U, S., 157 U. S., 187; Streep v. U. S., 160 U. S., 128; Durland v. U. S., 161 U. S., 306; Brand v. U. S., 4 Fed. Rep., 394; U. S. v. Nye, 4 Fed. Rep., 888; U. S. r. Jones, 10 Fed. Rep., 469; Ú. S. v. Stickle, 15 Fed. Rep., 798; U. S. e. Owens, 17 Fed. Rep., 72: U. S. v. Fleming, 18 Fed. Rep., 907: U. S. v. Martin, 28 Fed. Rep., 812; U. S. r. Wooten, 29 Fed. Rep., 702; Re Haynes, 30 Fed. Rep., 767: U. S. v. Hoeflinger, 33 Fed. Rep., 469; U. S. r. Watson, 35 Fed. Rep., 358; U. S. v. Mitchell, 36 Fed. Rep., 492; U. S. v. Ried, 42 Fed. Rep., 134; U. S. v. Finney, 45 Fed. Rep., 41: U. S. r. Staples, 45 Fed. Rep., 195, C. S. r. Smith, 45 Fed. Rep., 561; U. S. v. Beatty, 60 Fed. Rep., 740; Weeber v. U. S., 62 Fed. Rep. 740; U. S. e. Harris, 68 Fed. Rep., 348; U. S. e. Beach, 71 Fed. Rep., 160; U. S. r. Charles, 74 Fed. Rep., 142; Howard . U. S., 75 Fed. Rep., 986; Culp e. U. S., 82 Fed. Rep., 990; U. S. r. Fay, 83 Fed. Rep., 839; U. S. v. Bernard, 84 Fed. Rep., 634: Tingle r. U. S., 87 Fed. Rep., 320: U. S. r. Sauer, 88 Fed. Rep., 249; U. S. v. Loring, 91 Fed. Rep., 881; 14 A. G. Op., 18; 20 A. G. Op., 296; Milby v. U. S, 109 Fed. Rep., 638; Packer

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