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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9)
Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317)
IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49)
Section 97-33-37 - Lotteries; advertising prohibited; sale of newspapers; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law
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MS Code § 97-33-37 (2023)
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If any newsdealer or other person shall, directly or indirectly, sell or offer for sale any newspaper or other publication containing a lottery advertisement, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) or imprisoned not less than ten (10) days, or both.
This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
Codes, 1892, § 1204; 1906, § 1282; Hemingway's 1917, § 1014; 1930, § 1043; 1942, § 2275.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 61, eff. 9/1/2018.
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