The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-12

chance Of obtaining ono OF number of valuable
paintings which should be distributed by lot. The
10 be paid, and paid. Tor the chance Of obtaining
one Of these articles, which to be distributed
Nv lot. and the Art Union did propose those articles
TO be distributed by lot chance. This is the Of
fence described ia p Of article 4; Il X. s. Cos
That other considerations were mingled with this
unlawful consideration. docs not make any part OF
the contract good; bat il tins unlawful object of dis
tribniion by chance was one Of the considerations
for the contract il yitaod the whole contract and
was within that section, otherwise the act might
always be cyadcd by combining any lawful object
with enc av0wcdly prohibited by the act. These
pictures were about to be so distributed by lot,
and even by public advertisement announced AMI
offered by the said association to 10 80 distributed
by lot among $4,000 subscribers, when they were
declared by the District Attorney rs forfeited"
(p $50, l5l) lfthere we're any doubt whether tho
offence in section - complete until the articles
were about 10 be distributed, this fact, thus admit
ted, removes that difficulty Section 10 Of article
OF the constitutions H. that 'No lottery shall here
after be authorized, or any sale OF lottery tickets
allowed within This State. The essential evils Of
lotteries aud which caused their prohibition in the
constitution Of 1921, aud again in that Of 1916, IL
thar reTfon. HIs .pJueed 10 spend their money In
mem iiom the hope Of obtaining, by chance, @ far
more valuable return than they ray. Those ere tho
clements Of he offence prohibited by section - Of
tho part Of the Revised Statutes. which we have
just been considering 1. is essential TO that offence
that tie purchase should have been made or valua-
Die consideration given for this chance This is 10
tc inferred a.o from the section Of the constitution
ticl4,i 1, sho,,s ~, ~ ,b1s - "a 'ns,it,J Z
tbat 4, 4 hinb = sole isto 49, ,,l.,s md t,Le,
given q how that the buyer iscnitled to chauce
lie plrchasc then, u mndo for the sake ot the tic-
49,, ~ th ,;,..,,... ls,. ~ $500 W.
- 3l.o ia n,ea,.t,s III ,fs s,,, ,,,,J 'shan -
,i,,,.lx ,.ca - ..,.s t,,,S, - .,, - -,
9"mng iau'ty pictures, Or rare works a art, -
IN, ,3r,i, !, ,ii,,s,n,, ~, .sl I,s ~ bi.h +:
IA sor,. y. W. s,ll b,s ~ - -,
,sgl t.lt 49,, 49, ,ts - ,t -, ~
6,l e,.,. 49,, ~ . 5;.,,I,; ~ ,t ~ 49,,
within any ~ tho An, 'rG;.h n = ~ 80. NJ
-.LiI;t - 800 .. t.. -. y
llo.' SN Il ~ Vho'ee y \,
~ ,he sio'Meht O. senator's or Jn1ses' ~ 'ii"
tNs ~ heltbcf Case j. the chalce hcIi out q IVY
rs 4 motive iot lhe giving 81 anything ~ heither
ease does the chance tempt one 70 inc eNpenai'u,e
~ ls money; bu- chance Is resotttl r. as ne eny
mode OF assigning 70 some ~ unequal snals
whom the law ~ he necessity q the case rae A.
ready made i indspcnsahics the shares
should DO unequal. The lottery i no lees an evil
because "a atge proportion III the Profits il 10 ~ ~
Ili,d lor good purpose. All lotteries wh,h the
Icgisla urc ever sanctioned WAS probably f5r sQme
gislaturcs which sanctioned them Some were rs rrO-
note the cause of charv s,oe la 6,rse ofliterat,re
and some tic cnus. veI M yis ;on yet III wore H.
iisrri,aipotol,, a.r,,9,,l i n H. ~ .-,,4.. MI,
If 1891 ana tlat ~ 49, sr ,hiS Jis..;lr,,;or III.
tie Art nion 3. .,,,stit,t; ,, 4 b,,r.h ri,bt III
bgilt IN lott,,, ,";,h ii non 'taaL,li,,.s M IA
each. each ,f,eS, sL,,ll r,;,n sa,,, l.;,
NJ 49, =, IL s41ena leesl,e s'.i.N IN,
KIN ~ ~, III ~ ~ u'i'ils - s'le So9
:. 900 sp'u - I! i"y '',l's ,","o ~
H., ~ ~ ~, : " ~ = w
H. Mn s,t I+l Il IL ~, III II $50
nv i :, ''i r. - - ~, w. s'nT
i'lo 80 ny .a.A5 aoa,'' -, w
oN'i"si,5 ~ seh"iug tielf hfesy i,enus q
,.nsces ,,,l, IL e,aa i, r. ,-;1n
thc fnn,nate r,,.," r. nr;,as bay;n. IA III yee,s
n -; - go = Il 80 ~, ~ ~ p'i'ieo1
- Se,,n. ssnois 70 ~ .iush' ~
~. u - 'y'', ''ses' 80 iu, my
49, 'ih - ll',e', - IT, ,Oal.'S ~
~ h.se 10y in1a.u1c ~ sAossilNe4 .'ipl"
:, !; 80 III 49, - - 80 ''.s9 ~
- : q afS' IL 'eo1ihcai - 'lfit-
III, -. .i.V ~ o'.''i -. - ~ ~ ~
s $500, III, M ~ 1 - ~ :, II.
iS;;al % Ia IL ~
49, 'si' u"i>' ~ "otu ~ - icrs \" -, II -
i..s,y I",noliaeu y ~. q w 1'aHn ~
= - '2'ue'' "''ei III "isl 'H3,
= . ~ 80, y 49, .o"i.'a r. 49, w.
IL go. TX = ~ tens,2"s IN sl,s.,e'.4 i's
~, IN $50 ~ 49, u''e '0
HI ,s !. ! III 49, Nm Il 4 Ill ,. =. .
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tla, ~ ,,,,, t;;. 4, .: W., - t
,'s',s -, @5 H. - ~, H.; ,ha e
ii,,,., ,c,, ,,,,6,, III !, n ,i,-
~ I'LL AZ l,,. ',ro,,a i; = H. ,, ~ l,i.. l..
,,If, risu,u b11s. l. + 49,. ,,,.,,,
,i.,;,a Il, .,,o ,,,ae,,,, l,i,,,al ,,,n ~ i,spys
md NJ ~ s,i'jo sr,.ad tlcrs .h.b n II. ir1.,
r.tf,tr ,o..,,, ,;L u ~ 80. ~ i y, - .
thc nr KID i,tenprI H. N orabih;tcl w,.,c A..
dorh,, dly ~ r,inciral cnr.n - III ;s.j;.r Ill,
existed 4, i 4, n+i,b. ,ntmral. II, 49,, ,f,, III
the anly oa,i,. II that misrb,,r :. I'M, III 49,
H. sea gambler i regarded ~ Tia pest al soc;cv nv
m,n Of good cbar,.tsr who Il, AL consider II scaa
si,tert with Ihoir rnad character ~ INV ca ycrv
man spms il wbc H. ,on,ive - - I'll, py ya ~ he
scarccly INV ipanerce. Yet in This thav violate =
known law. although tbcy are not influenced ~ n
base pccunary motive 81 making gain. 10 the ruin
Of others
Judge Roosevelt did pos write any opin;op. bnt
concuirea with Judge Mitchell. and the rr.s;l; az
Justice (Edwaris) therefore ANNOUNCED IN II the
majority If the Cotlr, declared that the mode or dis
tllGuton Of the American At Union wa illegal and
unconstitutional
The following decisions were rendered.
SPIES r. .sHgraa.-Ordey appcalsd from without
cost. ana without prejudice to planil right ii hc
succeed in obtaining Judgment 70 move f9r exc
cutiun against the pprson of the defendant There
was not sufficient evidence Of the deb. being frauu-
lently contracted 10 induce The Court to disturb he
order discharging from arrest.
f,t0r rs. Moa--Order appealed from affirmed
with COSTS a 1rfandont ia mn action to forpaiosp n