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PUBLIC LAW 90-591-OCT. 17, 1968

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Public Law 90-590 AN ACT

To amend title lid, United States Code, with respect to use of the mails to obtain mioney or property under false representations, and for other purposes.

October 17, 1968

CH.R- 1411]

Be it enacted by the Seruite <ind House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 4005 ^^ ^'^*- ^54. ^ of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 4005. False representations; lotteries " (a) Upon evidence satisfactory to the Postmaster General that any person is engaged in conducting a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representations, or is engaged in conducting a lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme for the distribution of money or of real or personal property, by lottery, chance, or drawing of any kind, the Postmaster General may issue an order which— "(1) directs any postmaster at an office at which registered or certified letters or other letters or mail arrive, addressed to such a person or to his representative, to return such letters or mail to the sender appropriately marked as in violation of this section, if such person, or his representative, is first notified and given reasonable opportunity to be present at the receiving post office to survey such letters or mail before the postmaster returns such letters or mail to the sender; and "(2) forbids the payment by a postmaster to such a person or his representative of any money order or postal note drawn to the order of either and provide for the return to the remitters of the sum named in the money order or postal note, "(b) The public advertisement by a person engaged in activities covered by subsection (a) of this section, that remittances may be made by mail to a person named in the advertisement, is prima facie evidence that the latter is the agent or representative of the advertiser for the receipt of remittances on behalf of the advertiser. The Postmaster General is not precluded from ascertaining the existence of the agency in any other legal way satisfactory to him, "(c) As used in this section and section 4006 of this title the term 'representative' includes an agent or representative acting as an. "R^P'^esentaindividual or as a firm, bank, corporation, or association of any kind.". t i v e. SEC. 2. The table of contents of chapter 51 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out— "4005. Fraudulent and lottery mail matter."

and inserting in lieu thereof— "400r». False representations; lotteries.". Approved October 17, 1968.

Public Law 90-591 AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands in Shasta County, California, and for other purposes.

October 17, 1968

[H. R. 8781]

Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary shasta county, of the Interior is authorized to convey to the Summit City Public land conveyUtility District, Shasta County, California, approximately 7.24 acres, ^^^^^ more or less, and to accept from the district in exchange therefor 5,91

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