N.Y. General Business Law § 134: Fraudulent use of the name or title of secret fraternity

§ 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.