OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

, LB QUOt4 6 8S 

ro1xorr I 

hold that ohaaoo8 rt 8 prisa 4rrlgn+od aa Vroo* 

aad drra 4th porohrw ir not la trot ‘fror’ althou* rrtlrla purrhrred la worth full prlrr m 

nrp*etr rhothor trmsrrt1on l onatltater lottery, 

b ut p a p a nt ror o h a nor 1 8 l braoea in part or pulohwr prloa. .I u la8t won4eriry if the holding 

in the mm. rotall not k l lloablo to t&w helding or th i8 l a 84 ~84 ~ a m30 Pdrratioa. p Xa the 

state o f ta c tr oubmltted bcr e in o ur CSBC the 
Eonorable Clint Earham, Pa@ 2 

the urohaarr 0r thr art1418 4000 aot get thr hnarit P n 4Oa4 04444 or tha purob4a4 l 1 n0h. b g ir .0 

hi8 toter to 40~4 other p4raoA. I 81 usable to 

?in(, thla pnrls4 quratlon anawor4d la tha a4448 

or l ll7 or our OplaiOM. vo era 1orr l arlou4 to 

hato aa op I nisa on this as soon ad poasibl4 in or44~ th4t UC 414~ lafora thr &r 

2 

rtora mianapr a8 

to whothor or not ha 1s riolot nu the 14% f? bt 

a11 Doaaiblc p14444 lrt a4 ham an spitioa is tiia 

nast two or threr 44~8. In y opialoll thlr rtsto 

o? trots baa ronatltuto lottery 4ven thou tha 

purah4arr boar rrarira thr ko4rlt in l M oaaea.N 

Lkotloa 47 o? Art~ola ) o? the Conrtltotlon of T4rra 

nauat 

"The L4&rlstum ah411 psrr lrwa prohibitln# 

the l atabliahmoat o? lottorloa 8n4 gift ontarprlaar ia this Statr, as well aa tha aala o? 

tlakota in lottarlos, &St ratrrprlror or other 

4raalons l~rolti~ the lottarr prinolpla, rat4blinhod or l r la tlng, in other l ta to s.î 

In 4ooordenco with this provision of th4 Conatitutlon 

o? the 6tata, th4~kgial.rtur4 parred ArtloIr 6% o? tha P4n41 

Oodo, eLi6h naaa a* to11owar 

.It rn~ pa?4OB ~h811 l rtrbliah l lOtta r T Or 

dlrgos4 or 4ny satata, ~441 or paraoaal br Xottrry, 

ha ah411 br iin EC& 14a8 th4n On0 Ihtdrti (@OO) 

Dellara nor ma th4n Ona Thoussall (#l,OOO) Dollrrs; 

l r t? l 4 por so a l hsll l oil, ottor tar a418 or k409 

ror sale l nr tiokata or part tiakets in my lottery, 

Lb ah411 k flnad not laaa th4a Ton (#LO) Dollars 

aor mom than Flttr ($50) Dollars.w 

Inoit erwlakt. urWla&aam4at~4nJ, loo 

6. If. (24) 695, fTe& Bup. Ot.) the 8-t aria: 

%4 State PIA Cod0 61~8 AOt d4riAO 8 lottorr, but our owta hm intarprated it ia areorb 

SM. with 

whleh s 

ubllo ua4gr to 8I4A s ashma Or plas 

pror doa ror a dfatrlbutlon o? prlua br 

ahmoo uona thoaa who harr ~414, or 4-d to pay, 

705 
8 oon8ldrratioa for the right to part&&pate tharolm. 

26 Tar. JUF. P. bO9, &o. 2, ud t& l saaa l ltad in 

the 8otu.* 

hd l8 8 later *au 8dth v. Iftrto, 127 8. W. (24) 

297, our Oowt of Orlalnsl Apmsls has tha tollada to ray8 

WA fair aOrinltia or 0 ltt0rf la tam4 In 

the holdin@ thst lt la aawasuy b order to l atabllah 8 lettow, that thrw thblp oonou: 

(11 tAor0 mat ba 8 pi80 

aurh prim must k snlvs i 

(2) the orurahlp or 

at br @hawe, ud 

(31 tharamuatba ama aoaaldontlamrPtlng?ra 

the nsiplont of bush prim to ths (Lono; of swh 

Mu. All than thraa waraarry l matltwats 

muat k 

t 

ruut kforo the l stabllahmat of a 

lottery a ahou8.* 

On aamroua eaasslons thla departmat haa 

m lott*,r qusstlons. c 

asrd 

?ho ills awnben oi aow~o? t as oplnlona are O-428 O-967 O-ll74, O-1202 0429, 0436. O-1729. 

shoad you d&a l 0pLs 0r ul oic alt 0r thaw oglaloab this 

doputdn4nt will k &ad to iurniah smam at roar nqwst. 

Our aouts btr hold thmt ans l ohosa for tha dlstrlAF # l ohsw woo tmld to k 8 lottarr. 

purebaas, tha rate8 tU hein8 brat ‘br the ?UbhOS@F of the 

mrohanaiaa ?OF an& la ?-OF 0r sny ooat8ats8t ln whOaa khalf 
$ha purohssu 0h00808 to oaat suoh tok and prlua king 

smrdod at tha mid s? l l tatod tirr to thr aoataatant or 

eontaatuats havln# $W gresteat number of rat40 the prlnalpal prlrs boln& l mrdod to the l anteatsat hs~ly tha gustrat AM~F of totas, tko l eaond moat lmportaat prlsa golly 

tooths l onkatrat haring th4 l eroad loreoat numbor or votoa, 

,,.n thIak olorrlr ha0 tuo of th* l lounta ur4saar~ to 

mks lt~a aotter 

r 

First, t&a p&n raqnlna the pamnt oi 

a l onaldaration d OFUOF iOr the pUTOhOOOF t0 ~~ttiOlpho i8 

the l oate8t br noelr~ tots0 in that ha must 8ako a ptuah888 st thIe drud storm la order to ~esslw th4 totoo, and 

the ?Sbt that th. PFiOO Of the m4FSh8RdlO4 I4 no p&OF 

thSA it woulb k It a0 reka won glvms riti ths parahsao 

4oea aOt altar the ?#@t that It 1 8 l O~ldrFstItW as aan8ldaFOtlOn 10 dotlaod in thr 0~InIona. Msond, th4 prim 

l lsesnt 18 0~00 l oatalor( in thI0 plm, k88a80 prlws ax-8 

swardod to l onteatanta in l ooordaaaa rith tb aakr o? 

totes 8a8t la Wwir khJr. B0~v4?, wa do 8ot kusro thst 

ths third l larnt l ohaaoe. ia pma4at in this plan.aa so to 

bring it With&&t the dO?hittOA Of th4 Oph4iOn hOi4ine that 

srlrotly tJia nslplont of the prlsa or prima by oh4noe 14 

411 88sentl41 414m4at to aonatltutr a lottorr ala00 th4 nuakr of rotw rasaltrd br l aah rmtwtuit aroma to deprau 

llF@lr OF 0AtiF.l~ 0 B hi8 

l loquwoo ~4 por8urr 

1~” ~pularit~, u~~mh;h$l~d 

ve l bil tl iB parror 

aoat their +otaa to? him cm hla rismalsl l bl tt to bw 

rrohandlso ontltlk4 A$8 to rotas. mraron, m bra or 

t&a ogInIea t&t tk *totfry wataatm 4rasrlkd br tea la 

la4Us.g ia oao of the aa8antlsl l lamanta naausu~ to make 

1t 8 lOtt.Ff ua ia t 

& 

S@eh 8 .lOtkFr 00 is sad. pualahl b la UdOF AF usle ;r w Pus1 o o do . 

A 'h rn oublo to riad la the ropotiod da8Iaiona or 

blr-ptb~.bny $uH bwrlnd dlrvotly upoa ex 6eSOFlhla~ swh 

ho$ist&hatuts~ w bhot dbssrtkd b PT 

rurcrhik(i :eh &oioiwb Of Ot&eF bar 

latter But Epon 

nnrrl- UHS la whloh Sh8h GtOk 

atlons, w hmn iorrad 

l cmtaatam wan ha14 aot 

tohal+sttiMwradAousuin aueh aontrats -8% held 

tu ha ktto&~Iei. Vhlk thaaa l aaaa m othor.statoa wmld 

aoo ~ooonrIdomd sm soat?olUn8, wa thlak thw arm porsus8Ivo 

ur l3usrntlsn wo quote th4 sppllasblr psrta or *us& 

08808 be I" ow, tog4thrr with tkolr oltatlonar 

*A rotlad aonteat in a atom 81th 8 piano 

and sIlv0~ 88 prima to h rnrdrd to th4 aoatestoats hating st the on4 of the l onte8t th4 mod 

707 
lfhloh 

ëT%o o ~r & idr o f l g o p ídtilty o o a k st u8A.r 

mrahontr lsrumd bsllotl to l ustea usoa- , 

tit1lnlg mlst#rr to rot. tar rq potson not on8qdl la spoBmQrlry or proaotlq tbo eontwt the 

dnnera of rdrfoh nn l ntlt1.A to l wtrln priua, 

vas not 8ulltr of oporatlnt a 'lottorp prohibited 

b y statute, l lllal lo mmnt ot 'ekma. yas 1rokiaA. 

P. 1. 8683. state T. LlnAm~, Pt.‘, 2 A. 24 201. 

"A #ohoar bf rhloh l nrohrnt or l ssoeistlon 

on selli- mrebmdfro at r~ l r prloss issues 

to puroibarors ballots thq to l xpnsr 

tluir lto ln l a er to irn, umb u o i uns, sooor a ng 

to the prioo or rrtioles bought in rator ef may 

person omapethg tor ptlros to ia given to tlm 

persons noslrlag OT holding the stoat number 

of votes, 1s not a mlotkry* 

P. L. ,8663. 

proh f" blted by statuto. Etote v. LinAsar, Pt., 2 A. 

2A 201. 

“A sohasu by which a nrahsnt, on srlltng 

rorohuidfra at nplm priaos, lsiuor to .gurohanrr 

kllotr wtlUln8 thorn to oxpress their ~oholoo a 

l utsla ~\rrkr.o?~tlmos, l aaording to tho ptloe 

o f rrtielei b o @ t la imror or q .p uum l 08p a tiy rorpiiks to L ghoa to tho persona rooolrlng'or kolAltt# the grertost numbr. at votwa lr 

not 8 *loWor& aot lnrolting l n l lesmnt ot 

ohmoo. xstlonsl sales ao. T* xsnol*t, 162 P. 

1055, 1056, 83 Or. 34, L. R. A* 19170, b'& 

.me toot that thorb al&t haie kea inPr ,$.;,, 

or, ahrrp pm&loo (Luring populsritr oontest unbap:~. 

rh;i* ;perahtg&s %m~eA bsllots to ons~onmrs l at$+i~ 

tr$hg ~wiatoar8 to .rote for enr pereon not ws ged 

In l poasorlng or promotin tJx* l oateat. the WEllOH 

of rhloh re?o editleA te oertsln prires, did not 

menbor the oontost a 'lotterf, shoe u.17 sooh 

t-u6 or sharp pmotln, if ahorn, uoul4 not tond 

to inhloste that blh4 tste uas the 4eolAl~ hotor 

ia the l ontest. P. L. 8683. Stat. v. Llnaw, 

vt., 2 A. 2A 201." 

708 
709 

nonorsblo Ollnt mrhrr;'Pa~ 6 

of thlr b 

ëlOU l O rO8&WOtt~t s6vlraA that in tlu Opi8iOE 

rtltuto l P 

l tmnt tho plan AorarlkA br ~00 6oos lo t l o~lr 

ottory snb ia lot prohiBitod or puulahsU0 ruder 

tko p?orialon8 or our Panal cd,. 

Tkir plan Uf to 91 & St l ntm 

1 

doe* rash on thst 

Aororlbe6 br the prorlsloa8 o? tke Const trtied a? hx40 

huolnsbovo sat out. I? it i8 th a R lnA or g il rntmprlso- t 

AesorlkA in saLA oonrtltutlonrl 

publlr pollor being ia aontrrreat r 

orlsloa than it la sgslast 

on o? tho ConstitutiaA o? 

tho atsto or Tou8. lion~or, tho to&lmlrtpn hrr'tkor bar 

not ssoa tit to l ttrotuatr this prorlrloa or our Uonstitutloa sob has net prohlbitoA or 

s 

roridob mnotlonr to? the 

punl8hmant ot thorn* epustlag it l ntorprireo it, %a teat, 

tho 

teap P 

lm AosorlkA br 0 

stsA by the Clout r 

1 8 tke k inor d #iit l ntarprisa 008. 

tutioa. 

Wo trust that vo ham su??ioiontIf and rrtirirotorllr l nmmroA tho inqalrr oonkind in rour lottor.