Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-30

butes Of lottery; the distribution Of prize
BY chance. II 10 lottery within the dshn
ition given In the dictionaries IL 10 . lot
terry according 70 the ordinary acceptatiol
Of that word IL II . lottery within th
terms specified BY the Legislature Of thi
State In the "Act 10 prohibit lotteries
fStat., 1873, 1861; IL II . lottery within th
meaning Of that word - used In the Con
stitution.
second-Is the Act approved March Q
1881. constitutional
This question 10 - clear and plain 4
our minds - the one already decided. I
will not admit Of any reasonable doubt
The language Of the Consultation 10 sus
csptible Of but one meaning. There IL NJ
room for construction. Nothing upor
which any real or substantial argumen
can be based.
"No lottery shsll BE- authorised BY thii
State, nor shall the sale Of lottery ticket,
bs allowed" [Const.. Art. ~. Sec. "a.
The Act In question attempts 10 author
iss Q lottery. and 10 allow the sale Of lot
tory tickets In this State In direct viola
ton Of the plain letter and spirit Of thii
provision OF the Constitution. II would
bea perversion OF the language Of the Con.
stitution 10 say that the Act 10 valid.
Respondents. however. contend that the
,. Sou.suaou ~ NV p'o.,s ;p.as"S pssss
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Say ~ pss'sa ST.. ' =; ~ ..,"r - nrh,;s
,o,..ns .ue os1 ~ M s y. psvas sas
.osseries ~ ms,ns .. lA'ns ~oney .ot
.ne ser,lcs VI me oue VI ~ o'neI
Worus. tnas .n,s oonsu.auonM Pl..lon
W. ooiy .n.enSso - nw,auon S y. Possf
70 prevent the Sssse, ~ SuH' iIom gu
gsging IN puoiio io1series ior tne purpose
OF raising means Tor the general revenue
OF the state. Hence they Claim tnat the
State has the right TO authorize private
parues 70 conouot ana carry on iottsry
OF tns character speeinso IN tne intosms'
uon.
IN supper. Q, tnis Pos,uon .ney ,eIer W
tne aeoses oi tne oonsu.uuona Sonvsn'
uon 10 oaiioinis upon tuo sooPuon VI
provision 10 the Consutnuon OF tnat Stsss
iaenucal win ours; ~ NO. claimed
th.t these debates nave tue weight OF .
yooleil ueelslon' ous .us ~ proper 20
Examine 'nsm IN cAse oi 9o.o' 70 .ns
intention OF tns trainers Oh se ConsuIu'
uon. tne rsmaiLs Of ,ns alnsren' mem
oets snea ous h'"e nSns uPon .ne ~
=. issuo, Aney so nuen ~
isvor OF tne Posiuon taxen oy ths Attorney
tenern ns tney are 10 favor OF tne respon'
aenu. Inc oepates snow tnat tue Vonsu'
tution OF New York was referred TO In
discussing the provision that was adopted
ln California. MI. Halleck, who was IN
lavor Of the adoption OF the lottery pro.
vision, IN the course OF his argument.
'sid "In nearly all the new Constitu-
hons you VIII nnd tnis clause. u was NOT
contained IN the oid consultation, put IN
most cases. where they have been
10 has been introduced. In ihe
Did Constitution Of New York. to which
reference has been made In the course OF
debate. no prohibition was inserted.
Many gentlemen present would remember
The famous case OF fstes and Mcintyre.
which involved not only Individuals Of the
state 10 ruin. but was the o,ossion OF Sc
rious embsrrassment 70 the State Govern.
ment itself. The result 30 clearly estab.
lished the evils Of the lottery system that
The Convention Of New York. In lsie, in.
'srsed clause IN tne very nrst atucie Q,
me nsw oon.u.uuon see eevnou ~
prohibiting iottsfiss and the sale Of lot.
cry seket.. ~ appeared 70 MIN
hat this prohibition was ono OF the best
nss couIo % insetseo IN me srucie iini'-
ng .ne powers o. tne Lssiss.uI si.
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,,i..h,.,on. nr.c,,c. m r.i.ing . rey.nns
~ nnhi,o iat,eries' vhioh bsa been for
y ~ .nv yesrs In fuli visor both In England
"a T. ,h;. .onn,rv and ,bst tba nrobibi.
,soa. ~ ,hs Con,,itn,ion vere onIv dirscted
's",,s. ,h;. :. r,;cnlsr .vii Ne rsferred
~ ,hs fact .s 40 oonnsel hare. that .from
y 7oa I m isIt publio lotteries were author.
"a A. svsrv .ession of Psrli.ment'6 He
.lso referred 10 the debates of the Copsti.
,',;on.i Convsn,ion of is2i. for ths pur.
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