The statement is simply this: There is a statute against raffling. The managers of the fair have decided to permit raffling, as one source of income, and have appointed a committee to regulate it.

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The women of the Sanitary Commission also raised large sums of money to support their efforts. They organized fundraising fairs that lasted for weeks and produced thousands of dollars for supplies ...