Federal Penal Code.
Every obscene, lewd, or lascivious, and every filthy book, pamphlet,
picture, paper, letter, writing, print, or other publication of an
indecent character, and every article or thing designed, adapted, or
intended for [preventing conception or] producing abortion, or for 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, of whom, or by what means any
of the hereinbefore-mentioned matters, articles, or things may be
obtained or made, or where or by whom any act or operation of any kind
for the procuring or producing of abortion will be done or performed,
or how or by what means [conception may be prevented or] abortion may
be produced, whether 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 be, used or applied, for [preventing conception
or] producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral purpose; and
every description calculated to induce or incite a person to so use
or apply any such article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine,
or thing, is hereby declared to be non-mailable matter and shall
not be conveyed in the mails or delivered from any post office or by
any letter carrier. Whoever shall knowingly deposit or cause to be
deposited for mailing or delivery, anything declared by this section
to be non-mailable, 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. _But no book, magazine, pamphlet, paper,
letter, writing or publication is obscene, lewd, or lascivious, or
of an indecent character, or non-mailable by reason of the fact that
it mentions, discusses or recommends prevention of conception, or
gives information concerning methods or means for the prevention of
conception: or tells how, where, or in what manner such information
or such means can be obtained: and no article, instrument, substance
or drug is non-mailable by reason of the fact that it is designed or
adapted for the prevention of conception, or is advertised or otherwise
represented to be so designed or adapted._
(Matter in brackets omitted; matter in italics new.)
II. A Bill to Amend