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(1 --1) <br /> <br />the funds." <br />SECTION 3.(a) G.S. 14-289 reads as rewritten: <br />14-289. Advertising lotteries. <br />Except as provided in Cha ter 18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as <br />provided in Part 2 of this Article, if anyone by writing or printing or by circular or letter or in any other way, <br />advertises or publishes an account of a lottery, whether within or without this State, <br />stating how, when or where the same is to be or has been drawn, or what are the prizes therein or anylo them, <br />or the price of a ticket or any share or interest therein, or where or how it may be obtained, he shall <br />of a Class 2 misdemeanor." <br />SECTION 3.(b) G.S. 14-290 reads as rewritten: <br />14-290. Dealing in lotteries. <br />Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as <br />provided in Part 2 of this Article, if any person shall open, set on foot, carry on, promote, make or draw, <br />publicly or privately, a lottery, by whatever name, style or title the same may be denominated or known; or if <br />any person shall, by such way and means, expose or set to sale any house, real estate, goods, chattels, cash, <br />written evidence of debt, certificates of claims or any other thing of value whatsoever, every person so <br />offending shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not to exceed two thousand <br />dollars ($2,000). Any person who engages in disposing of any species of property whatsoever, including <br />money and evidences of debt, or in any manner distributes gifts or prizes upon tickets, bottle crowns, bottle <br />caps, seals on containers, other devices or certificates sold for that purpose, sllaIl be held liable to prosecution <br />under this section. Any person who shall have in his possession any tickets, certificates or orders used in the <br />operation of any lottery shall be held liable under this section, and the mere possession of such tickets shall be <br />prima facie evidence of the violation of this section. This section shall not a _ j tothe possession of a lottery <br />.. __ _ I--...,. t.,,<, MAY """Airrrtr?rl in snnthnr state." <br />SECTION 3.(c) G.S. 14-291 reads as rewritten: <br />14-291. Selling lottery tickets and acting as agent for lotteries. <br />Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle w <br />provided in Part 2 of this Article, if any person shall sell, barter or otherwise dispose of any lottery ticket of <br />order for any number of shares in any lottery, or shall in anywise be concerned in such lottery, by acting aE <br />_ ___L :.....1,- c+-fo -P„,. ^r T Pl,alf of ,,n-,, c„nh lottery to be drawn or paid either out of or within the State,