The following words, terms and phrases used in this act shall, for the purpose of this act, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:

"Article" means any picture, drawing, photograph, article or instrument. It does not include any of these articles used in or by any recognized religious, scientific or educational institution.

"Filthy" means morally foul, polluted, nasty, dirty, vulgar, debasing, having tendency to corrupt or debauch.

"Indecent" means morally offensive or depraving.

"Lascivious" means wanton or lustful.

"Lewd" means licentious, lecherous, dissolute, debauched, impure, salacious or pornographic.

"Mailable matter" means (a) printed matter or material having second class mailing privileges under the laws of the United States; or (b) any other printed or written matter or material which has not been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be nonmailable under the laws of the United States.

"Obscene" means that to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or other legal entity.

"Printed or written matter or material" means any book, pamphlet, magazine, periodical, newspaper, comic book, story, paper or other printed or written matter. It does not include written or printed matter or material used by or in any recognized religious, scientific or educational institution.

"Unfit" means obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent.

Laws 1968, SB 185, c. 121, § 2, emerg. eff. April 4, 1968.