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§  134. Fraudulent use of the name or title of secret fraternity.  Any  person, firm,  association,  society,  order  or  organization,  or  any  officer,  agent, representative or employee thereof, or person acting or  pretending to act  on  behalf  thereof  who  in  a  newspaper  or  other  publication  published  in  this  state,  or  in  any  letter,  writing,  circular, paper, pamphlet or other written or printed notice, matter  or  device  without  authority  of  the  grand  lodge  hereinafter mentioned  fraudulently uses, or in any manner directly or indirectly aids  in  the  use  of  the name or title of any secret fraternal association, society,  order or organization which has had a grand lodge in this state for  ten  years,  or  any  imitation of such name or title or any name or title so  nearly resembling it as to be calculated  to  deceive,  or  who  without  authority publishes, sells, lends, gives away, circulates or distributes  any  letter,  writing,  circular,  paper,  pamphlet  or other written or  printed notice, matter or device directly or indirectly advertising  for  or  soliciting  members  or  applications  for membership in such secret  fraternal association, society, order or organization, or in any alleged  or pretended association,  society,  order  or  organization,  using  or  designated  or  claimed  to  be  known  by  such  title  or imitation or  resemblance thereof or who therein or thereby  offers  to  sell,  or  to  confer  or  to communicate or to give information directly or indirectly  where, how, of whom, or by what means any alleged or pretended degree or  any alleged or pretended secret work or any alleged or pretended secrets  of such secret fraternal association, society, order or organization  or  any  alleged  or  pretended  association, society, order or organization  designated or claimed  to  be  known  by  such  title  or  imitation  or  resemblance  thereof  can or may be obtained, conferred or communicated,  is guilty of a misdemeanor.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Gbs > Article-9-b > 134

§  134. Fraudulent use of the name or title of secret fraternity.  Any  person, firm,  association,  society,  order  or  organization,  or  any  officer,  agent, representative or employee thereof, or person acting or  pretending to act  on  behalf  thereof  who  in  a  newspaper  or  other  publication  published  in  this  state,  or  in  any  letter,  writing,  circular, paper, pamphlet or other written or printed notice, matter  or  device  without  authority  of  the  grand  lodge  hereinafter mentioned  fraudulently uses, or in any manner directly or indirectly aids  in  the  use  of  the name or title of any secret fraternal association, society,  order or organization which has had a grand lodge in this state for  ten  years,  or  any  imitation of such name or title or any name or title so  nearly resembling it as to be calculated  to  deceive,  or  who  without  authority publishes, sells, lends, gives away, circulates or distributes  any  letter,  writing,  circular,  paper,  pamphlet  or other written or  printed notice, matter or device directly or indirectly advertising  for  or  soliciting  members  or  applications  for membership in such secret  fraternal association, society, order or organization, or in any alleged  or pretended association,  society,  order  or  organization,  using  or  designated  or  claimed  to  be  known  by  such  title  or imitation or  resemblance thereof or who therein or thereby  offers  to  sell,  or  to  confer  or  to communicate or to give information directly or indirectly  where, how, of whom, or by what means any alleged or pretended degree or  any alleged or pretended secret work or any alleged or pretended secrets  of such secret fraternal association, society, order or organization  or  any  alleged  or  pretended  association, society, order or organization  designated or claimed  to  be  known  by  such  title  or  imitation  or  resemblance  thereof  can or may be obtained, conferred or communicated,  is guilty of a misdemeanor.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Gbs > Article-9-b > 134

§  134. Fraudulent use of the name or title of secret fraternity.  Any  person, firm,  association,  society,  order  or  organization,  or  any  officer,  agent, representative or employee thereof, or person acting or  pretending to act  on  behalf  thereof  who  in  a  newspaper  or  other  publication  published  in  this  state,  or  in  any  letter,  writing,  circular, paper, pamphlet or other written or printed notice, matter  or  device  without  authority  of  the  grand  lodge  hereinafter mentioned  fraudulently uses, or in any manner directly or indirectly aids  in  the  use  of  the name or title of any secret fraternal association, society,  order or organization which has had a grand lodge in this state for  ten  years,  or  any  imitation of such name or title or any name or title so  nearly resembling it as to be calculated  to  deceive,  or  who  without  authority publishes, sells, lends, gives away, circulates or distributes  any  letter,  writing,  circular,  paper,  pamphlet  or other written or  printed notice, matter or device directly or indirectly advertising  for  or  soliciting  members  or  applications  for membership in such secret  fraternal association, society, order or organization, or in any alleged  or pretended association,  society,  order  or  organization,  using  or  designated  or  claimed  to  be  known  by  such  title  or imitation or  resemblance thereof or who therein or thereby  offers  to  sell,  or  to  confer  or  to communicate or to give information directly or indirectly  where, how, of whom, or by what means any alleged or pretended degree or  any alleged or pretended secret work or any alleged or pretended secrets  of such secret fraternal association, society, order or organization  or  any  alleged  or  pretended  association, society, order or organization  designated or claimed  to  be  known  by  such  title  or  imitation  or  resemblance  thereof  can or may be obtained, conferred or communicated,  is guilty of a misdemeanor.