Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-08

II has the essential elements and sttri.
butes Of Q lottery; the distribution Of prizes
by chance. u 10 . lottery within the ds6n-
ition given In the dictionaries; u 10 lot.
tsry according 70 tho ordinary scoeptahon
Of that word I; Il 10 lottery within the
terms specified By the Legislature Of this
State In the "Act 10 prohibit lsttsrise"
Istat.. 1878. 1881; % u lottsry within the
meaning Of that word - used In the Con-
stitution.
ssooad -Is tie Aet approved March 8.
1881. constitutionLf
This question 10 - clear and plain 70
our minds a. the one already decided. It
will not admit Of any reasonable doubt.
The Language Of the Consultation is sus-
osptibls Of bot one meaning. There u 10
room for construction. Nothing upon
which any real or substantial argument
can bs based.
"No lottery shsll bs authorized BY this
Sats, nor shall the sale Of lottery tickets
b allowed" (Const.. Art. Nv. Seo. aA.I
The Act IN question attsmph 70 suthor-
ixe lottery, and 10 allow the sale OF lot.
tery Tickets In this State IN direct viola
tion Of the plain letter and spirit OF this
proyision OF the Copstltution. Il would
be perversiou Of the language Of the oon.
sstntisn to aav that the Act ID valid. Il
.Rsspondsuts, however. contend that the
con.,itntion % does not prohibit private
iot,sriss and vss by IL frsmers intsnded
crI, A. rrs,.na thc Lesislsture from In.
voiying ths ststs IN a systsm OF public
ios,.ries .s a mesna Of rsisipg money for
tbe servics Of ths ststs." or. IN other
vords. that This ooustitutional provision
vss onIy intended n 4 Limitation Of power
m nrsysnt ths Gtate. A a State, from en-
Sss;nv m nrhiio Iottsries for the purpose
~ ,.,s,ne ms.n. for The general revenue
~ AZ Sat. Hsnoe tbsy claim that the
s,.s. hs. .h. r,sht 10 suthoriss private
n.,,;.s n condnot and carry on lottery
- The oh,rsatsr spsoiasd In the iniorms-
tion. ....-r
In support OF this position they refer 10
the debates Of the Constit tionsi convsu.
dou In Cslifornis upon the adoption Of .
proyisiou 10 the Oonstl tuition Of that State
identical With ours. Il II not claimed
,b,t 49, Sebstes have tie weiRht Of
i.dici.l dsolsion. but that Il ID proper TO
sY.mins them IN case Of doubt a 70 the
in,sntion Of the frsmsrs Of the Constitu.
.ion. Ths remsrks Of the different nom
bSr, ,hed but littls iieht upon the real
o,s.tion A issus. Tbey are A much In
s'ror @ ~ tbs nositIon taisn Nv The Attorney
n.ns,si :. tbsv are in favor Of tbs respor.
49,. mr. S.h., -. No. th.t ths Const.
ss s.,s - ~ w. ~. ..s.-,sS ~ In
S,ss, sunoa W. ~. ~ .,-o.i.,or ,h.t -.s sdont.d
G'1u.s ~ T.,,sosn; ~ P ~, Hs,lsct who vss IN
t.,os - ~ ~. saontion of tbs iottsrv pro.
n;s,n .y, " ~ | az v. a"rr.. ~ nj. .srenment.
vision, 10 .ns Soo.,S -, ~. ~ M ~ yI n"n..I,n'
.o @ az ~. si.r.. a. -" "a - No,
aous ~ T 49, ~. "a a. Co.ss,,,,,or hnt IN
oon.a'neo ~ W. S'e SvSsSV az 49,. h.sr
moes cases, Wet. ,ue | T. a.
smenoeo. i ~ ~. NJ Vn.I :, .h;ch
oIe Nonsr'aavn " N - ~. S.,rss ~
references nas S,,1,,ss zen ILL., ~ .a' IU..s,.S
aeosts, NO plon,o.Noa -I"..S.
nany genusmen P,e.ru. "ou'S WlTu.
the famous case OF 1A9s ana AS.ny
which involved mos oniy inoisiouAIs 9i .ns
btate IN RUIN, out W. .ns oSsA.on =.
rious emoefrassmehtt .ns cn1 uo.s
ment itssu. Tne resui, 20 oissly 49,
nsnea ., tns es,'. =, y, IN. W. Wei. VII ,sis IN.
s.e,S .e SYs !. ",.n.n IN ths ,.rx srst sr,icis OF
~. nsv Con.titu,ion isse Section i0l
nrobibi,ins Io,tsries and the ssls Of lot.
,.rv ticts,s m snne,red 10 him . .
Mly nI.ss ,n,. .h;h;ppn psu ~ " nns u =, The be.t
sh.. sa,,f ho ;ns.r,.a n ,hs srtiols limit.
a.' ,ns ~. - no.s,s - ~ ,bs isgisI.tnre."
''H Ths E ,.nyn.ss Of sbe io.h Section Of Ar
Hcls Of tbe Conititution Of l8i0, refer.
red 10 bv N. Hslleck n q follows "Nor
.h.,i .ny io,t.ry bsrssftsr be Authorized
or sny csls Of lottery tickets allowed with.
In this ststs,"
In ths 0oysrnors Of the Almshouse ".
American Art Union, supra, 10 was con.
tsndsd by Charles U'Connor, counsel for
ths Arr Union, a 10 10 here, that the Con.
sutution vss only intended to prevent tho
mi,chieyous prscties.oi raising revenue
by public lotteries, which had been for
m.ny yesrs In full vigor both In England
and In this country, and that the prohibi.
tious Of he Consti tu, ,ion were only directed
sesipst this particular evil. He referred
IN ths fact. ~ do counsel here, that "from
i7os 10 lsli public lotteries were author.
izsd A. eysry session OF Parliament" He
siso rsserrsd 10 the debates Of the Consti.
tntionsI Convention Of 1921, for the pur.
ro... ~ .ho-ino thst " public lottsries for
pscnni.r, nrisss A \ means Of raising
ssnn. y.ss .ions within the contempls.
t;on ~ ,h.t bodv."
Ths Cons,itstion Of 1871 is In these
words. "No lottery shall hereafter be
snthorixed in this State, and the Legis.
isture shall pass laws 70 prevent the sale Of
Ali lottery tickets within this Stats except
in iottsries already provided for BY law"
Ths Court Of Appeals In referring 70 this
c.n,,I,ution. vhich n declared 10 bs sub
Sss - A.. O.,.,,,r,io,, ~