Section 134. Fraudulent use of the name or title of secret fraternity  


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  • 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.