The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-30
THE GIFT CONCERTS AND LOTTERIES.
Court or Common Pleas.


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Court or Common Pleas.
THE GOVERNORS OF THE ALMsHoUsH OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK va. JOSIAH PEKHAM.
The following is the complaint =
NE com plant tf the named plaintiffs respect
fully shows this that the said plaintiffs
board Of governors consisting of ten persona duly elected
and ar pointed and that the Almshouse department OF
the city and county OF New York. including the support
ard RELIEF of the POOR Of raid county under the exclu
i,s eoDtr, and nansgernsat Of plaintiffs and that
IL, plaintiffs the Of the poor Of said city and
county and sys the power and authority and
subject to the duties therein tbs Of ths
poor Of the respective towns Of this 5 TO- And hs plain
tins further show upon .oformaton and besf that ths
abovs named cesDdAnt a. the city and county Of New
York. Oh or about ts lst day Of December 1853 and
oteer sys and tn,s before the commencement Of this
action cid set s7d propose the following goods, chat
certia series Of paintings, known A. the sssvon Nile
Mirror"
certain farm and y Nrtena Burlington county,
in the Stats ef New JeT1ey fronting the Delaware r.
ver and te5 miles from Philadelphia.
certain tro,tiDg horse, called or known as " Tee
grfPh"
Ten certain planofortes.
Fifty gold Watches,
One bundre gold pens and cases.
One hundred orders for hats on GeEin.
Five thousAri I gold pens.
Forty Thousand epgrayipgs
Fifty three thousand hundred and thirty
hand books describing the Sevsn Nile Mirror to be raj
fed for or distributed by lot @ chsncs sgnst the prov
entitled I" Of Rsfiing and LOTTERIES"
And the said plaintiffs further show and state upon In
formation ard belief that the ntores,id property is Of
the value Of ninety i've hou four hundred and nine
ty Rine dollars And the said plaintiffs further show and
state that by of the premises the said defendant
became and and s justly be to forfeit and pay to
the sad plaintiffs three times the value Of the aforesaid
properly with the Of ten dollars according to
FORE the said plaintiffs demand Judgment sinst thu said
cefendaot for the sum OF two hundred and eghtysix
thousand hve hundred and dollars beside the costa
JOHN B. HAsKIN, Att. for Plaintiffs.
Annexed ia the affidavit Of me Of the Ten Governors -
City and county of New York, ss-EiwariC. West. Of
rse city, the PREF dvnt Of the Board of Governors Of the
Almshouse Of the city and county Of New York, (he
above named PLAINTIFF being swotn ssys that tho fore
to the matters therein stated upon information A belief
and that a. TO those matters he believes It to be
Sw I'm to before me- this Goth day Of Decs nber 1863
GEORGE p NMsoS, Commissioner Of Deeds
subjoned ia the section OF the revised statutes the
2 REV. Stat, page rs, "of Rafting an d Lo.terios.p
GODS aon aD b R Go ::
# t. g n NJ aiSs %
The chance of obtaining such money goods things
isis three times tie moosy value articles
by and in ao name The hs poor Of S town
where the ) oaense as a was t,sN committed.
ruf:-
ORDER or ARrssT
NeD York aganst Jsioh Perham the saerif City
s IL this o @ % 1 S ss
h su% thousand dollars and return this order
ard a.,y5sar WSobRGrF, judge Of Con. Pleas
Now We give IN opinion and the law from the District
CtrIcE or THE Drsraror ATTORNEY rrE)
CITY AND County or NEW YoRK, I
crNrIyarN-The rectlops from Il. S. p 665 and &C.,
g. cs W srs 70 a
20 e exssg stat OF these speculative sn'ssnri,ss ssSh
Pasrlovs; TIE Am. can at Union
TIE iclesins sections d. however, srply =
sood, ch.tssor thss sotioa. to b rasd G o. 70 s;
psid er to pay Any ,usolo eonsideraaa ior
&
,si three tn .s tie sg money yss, the articles
by ans IN he Of The of the of the
town where the ofenee wss oomraittei
Pesr "a geIresoHsa y The cPrOe.aon who
25 Any rerson Who shall paid v.lu
o sss sn is e. m prsssns m "S G m
ard the OF the 10 whom such or
sEss The a the passs iass.sss'd
Sec q Every ots,y cams or dSyio Of essno in ho
nature is,t,rs Ssa ssSs;
ugswts ~ s Md common S, And L. sSbS nusasss
other way Publish an account any such Illegal
or r. dMi,s M whn On sr wSsss tho M Is to %
ticket share therein where ,ick,t be aimed
therein, aiding Ill tie
oends this provision ea be dsered guilty
demeInr, and conviction be subject y
eeedng hundred and Atty dollars to imprisonme
not ceee ing tnres calendar months.
This section falls within rovince to enforce, and
oper complaint being made shall be touud wanting
in my duty. Very truly, N. R0WDITCH BLUNT.
The following section Of the statute shows how
e ctuay Perhnrn Co. may mango thsir brsinesa:
Fec g. All contracts, agreements and eccurities kivon
executed Icr account of ras dibri
button Of MONEY gsSd Or apgs II action fs. the psymssn.
chance in such rae distribution, for the delivery Of
any money tba in action rallied for agreed
to be distributed as Aforesaid shall be utterly void
Tho next section provides that any parson who she
have paid a.y money! &c may for and recover the
Bsae.