§ 134 — Fraudulent use of the name or title of secret fraternity

New York § 134

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law GBS: General Business
• Art. 9-B: Use of Names and Symbols

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§ 134. Fraudulent use of the name or title of secret fraternity. Any\nperson, firm, association, society, order or organization, or any\nofficer, agent, representative or employee thereof, or person acting or\npretending to act on behalf thereof who in a newspaper or other\npublication published in this state, or in any letter, writing,\ncircular, paper, pamphlet or other written or printed notice, matter or\ndevice without authority of the grand lodge hereinafter mentioned\nfraudulently uses, or in any manner directly or indirectly aids in the\nuse of the name or title of any secret fraternal association, society,\norder or organization which has had a grand lodge in this state for ten\nyears, or any imitation of such name or title or any name or title so\nnearly resembling it as to be calculated to deceive, or who without\nauthority publishes, sells, lends, gives away, circulates or distributes\nany letter, writing, circular, paper, pamphlet or other written or\nprinted notice, matter or device directly or indirectly advertising for\nor soliciting members or applications for membership in such secret\nfraternal association, society, order or organization, or in any alleged\nor pretended association, society, order or organization, using or\ndesignated or claimed to be known by such title or imitation or\nresemblance thereof or who therein or thereby offers to sell, or to\nconfer or to communicate or to give information directly or indirectly\nwhere, how, of whom, or by what means any alleged or pretended degree or\nany alleged or pretended secret work or any alleged or pretended secrets\nof such secret fraternal association, society, order or organization or\nany alleged or pretended association, society, order or organization\ndesignated or claimed to be known by such title or imitation or\nresemblance thereof can or may be obtained, conferred or communicated,\nis guilty of a misdemeanor.\n