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 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. 1129 grlphall fail to affix such stamp, shall be fined not more than fifty P“¤’—"hm°“” *°'· 0 ars. SEo. 210. Whoever, bein a ostmaster or other erson employed I**““¤€ “¤P¤id·f°* in any branch of the postal gervlice, shall issue a monldy order wlithbut  p,7v7. having previously received the money therefor, shall be fined not more *’“¤i¤bm¤¤* forthan ve hundred dollars. SEo. 21 1. Every obscene, lewd, or lascivious, and every filth, mQmqg° mmr ¤¤· book, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, writing, rint, or other publi— v01. zsf p. 496. cation of an indecent character, and every artidle or thing designed, R‘S‘·”°°‘38°°’·P·"“‘ adsppted, or intended for preventing conce tion or producing abortion, or or any indecent or immoral use; and every article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or thing which is advertised or described in a manner calculated to lead another to use or apply it for preventing conception or producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral purpose; and every written or printed card, letter, circular, book, pamphlet, advertisement, or notice of any kind giving information directly or indirectly, where, or how, or from whom, or by wh t means an of the hereinbefore-mentioned matters, artielesjior tlnn/gs may be obtained or made, or where or by whommry act or operation of any kind for the procuring or producing of abortion will be done or performed, or how or bly what means conception may be prevented or abortion produced, w ether sealed or unsealed; and every letter, packet, or package, or other mail matter containing any filthy, vile, or indecent thing, device, or substance; and every paper, writing, advertisement, or representation that any article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or thing may, or can e, used or applied for preventing conception or producing abortion, or for any in ecent or rmmoral purpose; and every description calculated to induce or incite a person to so use or apply any such article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or thmg, is hereby declared to be nonmailable matter and shall not be conveyed in the mails or delivered from any post-office or by any letter carrier. Whoever shall lmowingly deposit, or cause to mfi%¤i¤hQr°¤Lk{0f be deposited for mailing or delivery, anything declared by this section from ngmuis to Jig. to be nonmailable, or shall knowingly take, or cause the same to be °"’°“" taken, from the mails for the purpose of circulating or disposing thereof, or of aiding in the circulation or disposition thereof, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 212. All matter otherwise mailable by law, upon the envelo e ceklbglgfjajgg ‘§;g°·· or outside cover or wrapper of which, or any postal card upon which pcm or- envelopes. F any delineations, epithets, terms, or language of an indecent, lewd, v°l‘”·"*"°‘ lascivious, obscene, libelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or threatenin · character, or calculated by the terms or manner or style of display and obviously intended to reflect injuriously upon the character or conduct of another, may be written or printed or otherwise impressed or apparent. are hereby declared nonmailable matter, and shall not be conveyed in the mails nor delivered from any post-office nor by any letter carrier, and shall be withdrawn from the mails under such regu- _ lations as the Postmaster-General shall prescribe. Whoever shall m§{},‘§Q_h"“°“‘ ‘°‘ knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited, for mailing or delivery, 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 urpose 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 prggmgé g*g1_<>¤*¢*· · · . · . ·, . ·, culars any lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme offermcr prizes depend- notmmbie. ent in whole or in part upon lot or chance; and no lottery ticket or $;§j*§§f‘Q82§g§’,?§} part thereof, or paper, certificate, or instrument purporting to be or ”· P-963 to represent a ticket, chance, share, or interest in or depen ent upon