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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Honorablr Tbom88 A. What 

Count7 Attorn8y 

Liberty Coun8y 

Llbertr', T II 11.8 8 

Dmr Blrr 

tlnont faota from your ra 

"I hav8 a Qua8tlo 

aertaln adrrrtl8 

th8r ornot a 

888 for 8V8T7 t8ll QIld8, 

OOklrt, until tha bO0kl.t 

a booklet 18 turned 011r to tha 

t@lra 84ni# it t0 th8 rdfnr 

r8i8 M15taiIW4 a M8tW rho8 

(I for .8Oh~OOrra8pOllbi~ mabar i8- 

4t,8lld th8 prita8 -0 trorP68OQUFt8 

of oil to $20.00 in o48haencrOh4ndi84 or pmalums. 

In other word8, tb holder o f l 8oh number who bppon8to fill out his book and 88n48 ltln gear 8W8- 

thing r'rngbg from two quart8 of oil up to $20.00, 

8houl4 ho h8ppW to h8T8 th8 nuabrr thst WOuid 88% 

l lth4r the $20.00 orrarohandi44 a8 rsr44144 b7 thr 

mn8ter 8hmt. 
Honorable Thorn44 A. 

"*.* Ill 

8 oonrlQ4rstIon 

Whal;.t -peg.4 2 

thI8 pErtiOUl4r 

anb it scula be 

'Tha pUrOh484r, it 18 trur @It8 hi8 MUOh8noaaa, m hmo (1) 

88 fOllOW81 

4188 fbrhi8 mOna7 andin844itiOn thOrat0, ha g8t8 

th4 8kmp ad Ifh8 grt8 enough rtamp8 it will 8~ 

tit14 tit0 8all4 h%8 booklet ill 8nd 

hairy the luok7 numbor torln tha k 

Oglt;;ip888 in 

It. 18 

tru8 that ha. gat8 miroh8ndl8o In addlkoi to the 

8kmpr bat 08 7ou dll raaall, in th bank night 

4eol8lon th@Oourt ha14 that tha iaot that th8 perOh888rOf8 tiokatto th8 piOtUre 8hOW 8nd @Ot the 

PriVihgI Of 8441~~ the 8hOW, 414 not XWBOT8 it 

fkOa a gam8 Of OhanO8, baoau80 at th4 88418 tirr8 

hr obtained 8 ohaao8towln tha prls8 glronb7bhr 

piotur8 8ha to the hOld8r of tha 1~04 nurbu. 

=+ 4 + Thi8 0480 18 8Ola8Wh8t dif?arO!lt, but 

in thlr 0688 8tbar, wa 8ti11 hare the Opportllaltf 

oonf8rrd upon the holdrr of 8aoh nuabrr to grt 

(20.00,lthr happrnr to hold a number, whloh aaOOrdin# to thr m88tU 8h88t, WO ~14 8IbtitlO hlr t0 

(1o;m. It8 $!I18 OppOr8Unity thath8h88Ordght 

&Ta th8 numbu oalllqiorthr (aO.00 On th8 M8- 

tU 8h88t t&It •nOOkU8lJ8~tt48 8a188. Thr pUrOb8ar 

4048 not &OW hi8 aunbrr or et it sight l a ti8l8 

hip to , until h8 88d8 it into tha Hfin8T7, an4 

nObO6y know8 but th8 m?inary What nUPbar8 8rO anfitlad to $20.00. Th8 WbOl88al8 daalOrOrth@ r8- 

88118r or th8 hOld8rOfth8 booklrt dO8a not know 

whath8r hal8rntltlr4 ta tb #2O.OOornot, until 

altar 8h.y 8m4 th8 booklet. into th8 X'OfiMr 

J* 

8n4 

th8n in turn notle tha holdu of tlia boo 8$. 

ì+ 8 + l î 

w8 h8T8 08rafUlly 0058id8r8d thr faOt8 4atuph~~~~ 

in 70&r r Oq Ua 8t 4a8oribiag tb Op Ua tiOn Of thr l d+UtiaiISg 

878ta amlnt8lns4 an4 oprmtad b7 tha rotlaing an4 88l88 maP-Y* 

Art1018 III, S~otlon 47ofthr OoMtltutlon of thr 

stat* Of T8X88 read81 

"Tha L4gi8lhtPr4 8h8llpa88 prohlbitin& th8 

l 8t4bli8h!a4nt Of lOtt4rIO8 and &Ift 4Ut4rprI888 
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Honorablm Thoass A. Wheat - p",g 3 

in thi8 Itate, 44 vail fl4 the 41114 Of tlOkat8 in 

lottedoe, gift antarprisco Or othar 4Ta8iUl8 in- 

~01~ing the lottar prlnolpel, sslxb!i8he4 or l =- 

i8tiIIg. in othrr 8tate8." 

hr8Uant thanto, tha LOgi8btUr8 O? thi8 Stata ha8 

Wl8Otr4 Artlolr 654 of the Panal Coda whloh maka8 It unlaw- 

?ulto88tabli8h 6 lOtter7 or d18908a Oran 88t888, r.81 or 

prr8on81 by lottary, an4 furthrr 1~8kar if unlawtul for any 

pu8on to8*11, offer for ralr or kmp ?or 8818 any tickat 

or put tlokrtr In an7 lottu7. 

A8 rtatad inour Opinion lo* O-1819 an4 rearrirnrd 

in Oplnictn No. 0-2063, the l lamank s88antl81 to00n8titUtO 

8 lottar am: (1) a prlu; (2) ttm~lmi~nto?oh8nor; (3) a 

oon8l4rratlon. 

Th8 CITY OI WR?K T. ORIFTIm A'mSE'!ERT C:"'FANT (Tar. 

sop. ct.) loo 8.~. (24) 695; 

FRFIPITH AWJSEKZNT CO'FANY T. MOROAli, 98 S.W. (24) 

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Appl7luq tbr80 Wl188 t0 tha f6Ot8 giTWl in 7OUr l’OqU.88, it 

i8 Olear that ths film8 ohmant 18 Frront iOr th rma80n 

th8t tb. OU8tOEtOr, Up011 pUrOha8iq 8 dr8i&ll8tOd WOWIt Of 

MrOh8ndi88, ?Of whloh ti ir giT0i.l 8tq8, b8 8 ;3"t~l~ 

rao*lra 8omo a-n* of rurolmadl8o or promlum8. 

tharr i8 no doubt that the d~mant~o?Vh8nOa 18 pM8ant in 

the 8Oh8m8 for t ha r888on t&t ttrr bu8tom8r may raooivr a 

prim, 48pondlng upon 6 partloular prw4rr*nat*4 ambar, 

hoa tw quartr of 011 ap to 820.00 lnoa8h or mOrOhanbl88 

Or prelip1, th8 aXaQt 8UWUllt Of MI187 Or othu prig8 drpaad+ 

in8 Upon whrthor or not th8 OU8tOaU 18 luok7 8nOqlh t0 ho14 

a number l ppaarlng upon tlm u8tor 1188 l ntltllng him to th8 

larger 8aPOUZIt8 8proltl84. fn other wordr, A an4 B dght 

ptIrOh88. tha 88W 8EOUEt O? mclrohandi88 ?raP 8 488lW aLd 

MOeiT. th8 88ma numbor Of 888lP98 an4 78t A, b7 CIN89n O? 

holdlw 8 aortain nturbar on thr ma8t8r ll8t, WOUld on17 Ireoalt8 two quart8 o? all., wbrrrar 1). b7raa8on o? hol4lng 

anOth8r number on tha martar lirt, woulb b8 antiClad to thr 

mmximua prim of #20.00 in o88h or mUOh8adl88 or p~ium8. 

Wo, llk8wls8, ballova thrrr 1s no doubt but what th l lomant 

Of 8On8id8r8tiOll 18 JW8Ult in that the WhOlO88l~r 

Eer8 01 p8tmSh8gS i88titiql ?roP the U8a Ot tha 8mtr& ?@ 

think it aould not ba danlad that the real purpo8a of th8 
Honornbla Thoms A. Whartt - psgr L 

8g8tsm Is to lnorsas4 ou8toa4n add patrO!UqW and tharrbr 

lnor48ao business and prOfit8. 

Thi8 dapartnsnt ha8 writtrn many opinlor.4 aomtrulng th8 lottary law8 or tA4 mata of Tazas and It h4m round 

ra~atdl7 that 8OhWi88 Or 878tOm8 O? thl8 tJp4 TiO1at.e th4 

lottery lawa or tbl8 8tak. Yor the rmeona 4lr0a8sod, and 

bar.4 upon tha authorltlra oitad and thr additiOn8l authorltlw oitad in opinion8 WO. O-1.819 and NO. o-2063 and WO. 0-1174, 

OOp1.8 Of ukloh wa BM 8JllOlO8bg for your COMid~MtiOn, ~8 

8ra of thr opinion, alld vu ar8 80 4dT144d, thnt the CtyIta 

or 8Oh8mU dsscribad in pour ropua8t la a lOttOry, in riolatlon of Artlola 654 of tb8 Penal Code a? th8 Stat8 of Taxam. 

Tour8 vary truu 

ATTOFaENERAL OF TEXAS