If any person shall in any way advertise any lottery whatever, no matter where located, or shall knowingly have in his possession any posters or other lottery advertisements of any kind, save a regularly issued newspaper containing such an advertisement without intent to circulate the same as an advertisement, he shall, on conviction, be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding three (3) months, or both.This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.Codes, 1892, § 1202; 1906, § 1280; Hemingway's 1917, § 1012; 1930, § 1041; 1942, § 2273.Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 59, eff. 9/1/2018.
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