Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-06

II has the essential elements and attri.
butes Of Q lottery; the distribution Of prizes
by chance. It 10 lottery within the dsHn-
ition given In the dictionaries; IL 10 . lot
tery according 10 the ordinary acceptation
Of that word IL 10 . lottery within the
terms specified by the Legislature OF this
State In the "Act to prohibit lotteries !"
IStat., 1873, 1861; IL 10 Q lottery within the
meaning Of that word - used In the Con.
stitution.
Second is the Act approved March Q.
1881. constitutionalf
This question IL - clear and plain 70
our minds - the ono already decided. 1t
will not admit Of any reasonable doubt.
The language Of the Constitution 10 sus'
c~ptible Of but one meaning. There 10 no
room for construction. Nothing upon
which any real or substantial argument
can be based.
"No lottery shall be authorized BY this
State, nor shall the sale Of lottery tickets
be allowed" tConst.. Art, ~. seo. N.l
The Act In question attempts 70 author'
ize lottery. and to allow the sale Of lot
terry tickets In this State In direct viola
ton Of the plain letter and spirit OF this
provision OF tho Constitution. II would
be perversion Of the language OF the Con-
stitution to say that the Act 10 valid.
Respondents, however, contend that the
Constitution "does not prohibit private
lotteries, and was by its trainers intsnded
only TO prevent the Legislature from 10.
volving the State In . system OF public
lotteries a. means Of raising money Tor
the service Of the State" or. In other
words. that this constitutional provision
va oa.y ..s ~. 9,s,. =. . S,sts from an.
s.dp;no p,v,i IN nnSlio io,tsries for the purpose
skis sis :. P.s .ns Sor ,hs osnsr,i rsvsnue
" " AZ s S,s,. T W.nca shsv claim thst the
q, S,..a 'u' Sss ~ .ho r,sht IN authorize private
ss,S .s..;.. 80 ,ordrn, and carry on a iottsry
psss ,ss .s.s.n,ss ~ u snsciasS In the informs.
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IN supper, oi su'S np..;,u.,on.i p;., Cor - ,.r.
.no aeoS.ou n<ns y, suo o. 49,. .don,ion NJ !.
uon ~ oa,no,niS upou e ~ ~. a,.,s
provision ~ tuo ooususauou VI ,.ss
identcai WIN ours, nos o..0
thst these aeoa'es nsvo 'Ie ..,sus1' a.. -
luoiciA oscision' ous W." sah, rot ~. w
examine snem IN csse VI v'sU sss co.s,,sn s ~ W.
intenuon OF .he I.sms's VI 49,. a.. Svas ~.
tion' Tne rsmains ! ol ,ne on u,no.e.s ~. ~
oers sneo out hsue nsns uPou WV %
question at issue, They arc muon ~
favor Of the position taken oy tne Attorney
General A. they arc IN iavor OF tne fssPon'
dents. the debates snow 'nat tne Sons,,.
tuition OF new iofk was teierieu 70 ~
discnssing tne pr9visi9n .ns' va vs. AaoP'iu
IN oaIiolns. mt. hSiiees sSs ,,,.,. W. n ~ -
favor Oh tne Adopuon ol 'ae 'o,sery p.v'
vision, IN the course OF MS afgumsn''
said IN nesIiy ~ .ne no" eonsue
aons you viii nnd teis cisuse. ~ W. uo'
contained 10 tne oio Soos.'uuon, oss ~
most cases, rnsre ,ney ns'' o.sn
AMENDED, ~ nss oeen in"y1uoeu. s sue
OLD ConSutuuon oi ss~ IoIk, Mu'os
reference mas oeen mace ~ 'ne Gours. - "
DEBATE, no pronlpl'ion va insettu.
Many gentlemen present Wouie ,smemue'
the famous case OF Yates ana Aciny,e.
which involved not only inoiviouais os .ne
State In ruin, but was the OCCASION OF Sc
rious em6.rrassmentto tns otate oo.srn'
ment itsen. ING rssuT 20 eieAy 49,
nsnea 'ne e.Is " sao 'yy ,sIn in'
tue Sonssnuon VI No" .o'a, 49, ~ ,;s, ,v;s,
ssr'eo : e'ru.o n.t ~ .uo y ~. A us,,;nn mi
the new Consutution seo oevuou ~
prohibiting io'series sae inc . sAs VI ''
terry tickets. It appeared TO him
that I'M, Pronioinon vas ~. one oi .ny ,,,, Ut
nna' Sou,e - :. ..S1 - ~ ra,;s,.,n..
inH sn1 p pow " - 'I ~ ye,h ss.,,or =, Az.
49,. - ~ 1Son.,;,n,;on ~ Iass r.isr.
ue,e ~ NJ w a G"i,..S :. " So,,or.. ..Nor
Isu " " 49,. ~. % hn...s,ss Sa .r,ho,i,sd
suAh sny o'sey n.s. 49,, " sy,s-s '.,,h-
VI nuy 81. S VI 'o''''' "SA''' ~N
IN tni, o.oN. :, u ,,u..,,
~ .no uo,etnois to, " ~. a. ..s go
amsr9sa cn.I.. n,nonnor ,orn..i yor
.enusa ~ Sa q, ~ S.-s ,,s, ,hs Con.
sa,.,is. W. az ~ nni1 IN r,snJsS N nravsnt the
sas. su.auon Wa n.:,oa W.. , ~ rs;.;ne = ,svsnns
hx nnh,,c Iatteries, which hsd been for
mani NJ @ Years in fnii yieor both In England
snd In mi. countrv. and that the prohibi.
,,ors ~ ,hs Con,titntion were only directed
sSsinst % This narticulsr evil. He referred
~ the fact .s do counsel here, that "from
i7oa n m isot pnblio lotteries were author.
;,sd a. sverv .sssion Of Psrlisment." He
Lac rs,srrsa m tbe debstes of the Consti.
,r ,;on.i Convsntion Of is2I. for the pur-
ross r os .hoviue that " public lotteries for
pscnni,rv prisss "A n means Of raising
revsnue were Alone within the contsmpls-
tion Of ,h,t BODY"
Tba Con,titntiou of 1871 IL In these
vords. "No Iottarv sball hereafter be
.n,ho.;,.d "viu in tbis S,,te. and the Leeis.
i.,nrs hall Mas laws To prevent the sale Of
al io,,srv tieks,s within This State except
- ,n,,srja. sirssav nroyided for by law"
Ths Corrs ~ nns.,s In ref.rrin9 10 this
6uu.,,,n,,on rhich 4, dselsred 10 be sub.
.a s,sn,i.iI. The s.me AZ the Constitution Of
issc aid. .Tbis prohibition 10 general.
n ,nn,, bs held 10 embrace all lotteries,
nnlsss ,bsre bs ,omo yery clever and salts.
s.o,or, rs..on for ,rasrstsndlpR IL In q