Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-11
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
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UNANIMOUS oPxIoN.
On the 18th day OF February. A. D.
1881, articles Of incorporation Of the "Ns-
vsda Benevolent Association" vsrs- Alsd
IN the ofios Of The coanty clssk Of Storey
county. The object q ths corporation
bsiur 10 establish and carry On ths
business Of providing for and giving pub
lie sntsrtainmsnts, In the atAts OF Nevada.
Of musicsl and scisndns character. 70
ssll tioksts Of admission 10 snoh sntsrtain.
ments, and 10 purchase. hold and dis
tribute among The holdsrs Of such tSoksta
personal property, real estate. chooses In
sction and othsr valuable thing. upon
suoh terms and conditions and In such
manner and at such tmes - may b do
tsrnlnsd By Board of Aanasers 70 b
seleotsd for that parposs By The Board OF
Trustses Of this company" Il 10 pro.
yidsd that 20 much of the procseds OF aid
sntsrtsinmsnts ..as may b deemed proper
hy the Board Of Trustees, bat not lees than
SoV.ouos IRON 80.
b placed In me onss Iheoety W "
6tass Of Nevada 70 b ussd only ior suon
charitable and bensvolsnt purPoses y msy
Be- ds.srminsd by the Legislature OF the
State Of Nevada"
The "Aet 70 Aid the Nevaaa Deoevoasns
Association In aiding IN providins me.ns
for the care and maintensnee 0, tne IN
sane Of Nevada, ana tot o,nes 'AS'e ,oam a.
purposes tapprovod lve ee' AZ
clsres that '.is shall bs la.fui Tor the Ne.
vada Bsnsvoisns Assooianon o. tne os,s
Of Nevada 70 give NOT exceeding nve Pupuo
entertainmsnts or concerts; 70 Sail uokeh
Of admission 70 the same " distribute
among tho holders Of such tickets personal
property. real estats. things In action. de-
msnds or other valuables. and 70 regulate
the distribution Of all such propsrty or
Rifts By rsitie or other schemes OF like char
sctsr." (Stat. 1881. i66, Sec. ~
The information fled By the Attorney
General alleges that respondents. - Trus-
tses Of said association. are. without war.
rant Of Law. advertising. printing
circulating and selling tickets for public
entertainments . ." and that they
.. h,ss tbeir right 10 advertise, print. cir.
oulsts and ssli tickets for the said public
sshibitions or entertain msnts, and TO pur.
ohsss' use. hold snd dis,ributs amongst
he holdsrs Of such tickets personal pro-
perty. real eststs. chooses In action and
other valuable things," upon the Act OF
ths Lseisl.ture above referred 10.
The iscts set forth in the information
are admitted By respondents 70 Be true.
Are The scts Of rsspondents without war.
rant Of lsvf
Il the Act Of the Legislature. approved
March Q, 1881, constitutionalf
First-Is the scheme or enterprise In
which fhs "NsvsdA Benevolent Assooia'
ton /" IL engaged . lottsryf
This question II answered In the afnrmA-
tive BY the decision Of this Court In sr
parts Blanchard. Q New. l04. L. that de-
cision corrsctf II certainly Il. IL 10 sus'
taired BY every dscisionsthat has Deem
rendered By the various courts In the
United States upon this question.
Notwithstanding this fact' We are NO.
earnestly asked to declare that the musical
entertainment which the Nevada bsnsvo-
lsns Association proposes 70 give 70 NOT .
lottery. Why notl what y Ioctely
Every scheme ior tne dist[ioetlon o. Ps'.ss -
Iim.honss Of Nav York N. American Art
IInion IN v 2ss: Dunn M. The Pso.
pie. 40 Ills.. 4s7; State W. shert.. 50 N.
J.; L.. 40i; Randls ". stats. ~ Tsx..
68s Chavannah W. shts' " Ala. sse
Commonwealth W. Aanoernsia' tnt;'
Iss United satss ". olnsy. Abb. U.
g., 27s.)
4 lottery II game OF hazard IN wnicn
small sums are vsntursd for the chance Of
obtaining greater. tbsl W. staS' o
aneed.. 609.l =.
"a contrivance for the. distribution OF
prisss BY chance; . reliance upon the
results Of hazard . decision Of the values
Of the advsnturer's investment Of the
favors OF fortune" IL lottery. twsodsn
W. shotvell. Zab., 7ss)
"whsrs Q pscuniary consideration 10
paid, and IL 10 determined BY lot or chance.
according to some scheme held out 70 the
public vhat the party who pays the money
10 TO have for It, or whether he 10 10 have
anything, 10 IL q lottery" (Stats W.
Clsrks. s. n, a., SIS; Hull W. Rugsles.
So N, Y, ALL
Il makes NO difference what name 10
given 70 the scheme.
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ross Y aus osnsr n.@s ~oS,I u,S ns,ct ~ Sssn
'as'' " ny ''as' nA@' "'11 '
When the element Of chance snters Into
,he distribution Of prises Il II Q lottery.
without r,i.rsncs 70 the name BY which II
n called.
"He NAV choose 70 call his business .
sift nj" aid the Court in Dunn W. Peo-
uls. suprs, "but IL 10 none the less lot.
tsry. ma we cannot permit him to evsde
Nh. nan nslties Of the Law By 20 transparent
4 dsvics a. . mere change Of name. II II
difisr, from ordiusry lotteries the diner.
.nce lies chiefly In the fact that IL II more
srtfully contrived TO impose upon the ig'
uorsnt and credulous, and b, therefore,
moro thoroughly dishonest and injurious
10 society,""
"Ths name given 70 the Proosss Is .nd s,,;ns ;ns :
form Of the machinery used 70 soconpisn . .
The object arc not material. provided the
substancs Of the transaction y . distribu.
tion or disposition Of property BY lot"
lstats W. CLARKE, suprs.l
"Courts will not inquire into the nsme'
but will determine the charsster Of the
scheme BY the nature OF the transaction
mr. bnsinesa In which the parties are en-