Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-24

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condueteo ~ ~. o~ " sne Snaloa
oy privsn inoi.oIsn ~ Isrevoisns sao
enafissois s'soSsASAs' sna " eosPo's'
tons.
NO lottsry On my kina can % sutnor.
ised oy the Les,sissue unosf tne pfsssn.
oonsutolon.
We assin p.s Mns~ ~ s ~
must 3e e,losns y Wy ra ~ .l' .I
Parual mino tnAs tne ihutus8e y, ~
oonsntutonn provision y VOC pam iet
argument. Tnas unoer u tne Leeinsture
cannot authorifs eny lottsry 10 tnis s,se'
and that the Aot spPreSso aaron " Aooi'
10 null and void.
We are conscious OF the faot that u va
unnecessary 70 add anything 70 the reason
Ing OF this Court In 80 parts biancnafo'
which 10. Of itself, aosoiutsiy oonolnnvs
upon both Of the points We nave discussed
Bat u has been stempted' by dsaire
upon our part. 70 show that no autnority
could bs found 10 any OF tns sdluoicateo
cases 10 the United States 70 sustain the
position oontended for By respondents
aud that no argument has bsen advanced
BY respondents, upon either of these
points. that has not hsrstofors bsen Dc.
oided adversely 70 them By the Courts OF
other States, where the constitutional
provisions arc substantially the same -
our own. u-.
Il II proper 10 add that We have arrived
n the conciusiop stated without consider
inr The question Of the morality, or I'm.
morality Of this particular scheme. Il
makes no difference whether 10 was set on
foot purely for the purpose Of raising rev.
enue for the benefit Of the "Insans and
Cbsritable FUND.- Of this STATE. or whether
n bsloneed 10 that clsss Of lotteries that
are msde mn Of peouniary prizes and min.
ister 10 the love Of gain whose schemes
sddrsss tbemselyes In the Rrossest and
most revolving form directly 70 that sordid
n.,,ion. and 70 no other sentiment where
Ina msnaeera reosiye a pecuuisry proht
and .nIist " a corps OF active seducers 70
drsv ths v.st ana unvsry into the pur.
ob.sa of tioiets |" bv extsnsiye sdyertise.
mani. contsinine Brilliant pictures OF the
fsyorabls chances TO acquire sudden
wealth.
II may be admitted for the purposes Of
this decision. - was argued BY respon.
denh' counsel, that the people Of this State
are essentially . gambling people. ready
At all times 70 taks the desperate chances
which lotteries afford, and that no In.
furious effects upon the morals Of the peo.
pie would result II this game Of chance
was allowed TO proceed.
This question 10 one that must bs con.
sidered q settled BY the sdoption OF the
constitutional provision OK parte Darling,
recently decided.
In the Art Union case, 70 which We have
frequently referred, IL vas claimed that
the enterprise wes really OF . m6itorious
Character and ust IL ainereo, 10 snis TO-
spect, from the lotterie: wnsre the mana:
ayers were 70 receive zoe hons sosrc OF
toe pronu' Inc SouFN IN Ans"sr !" 'n''
argument said;
NO Io..erie, nso eAu .s 'SpI ,ns
sucn q - oontsined IA ,ns Als onIv1
scheme, u 70 no, probable snat .ney wouIo
have peen ioroioaen ~ toe ,,a Vonsuiauon
or py law. Az misonisis ~. ~ e'ss.uty u1s
90 apparent y " I~ pr,,e, W ~ " aa a
IN money OF Iouiu osn m.a ~,
the purpose OF enuoing tne neoessisous nc
improvident into ~ nasaros. . Ius 'n,s
case cannot DO decided soooroine 70
the views We may enhrtain OF the probable
good or evil coneequent upon tne exeeu'
ton OF the scheme. Inc Vonsu1uuon
TOOK away the power OF aeermlning
wnetner tni, OF any o'ner iosN.y ~
good OF e'n nnosnoy. ..a osa~'ny ysu
no. intsna W vonior ,us PHeI " w
luoioin HiounAs. n " "sIe 70 y -
mitteo tnas tns eoneme - enuy ns'
less In ih consequences, ~ wouia iorm no
ground for making IL by Judicial con.
struetion an exception 70 ne general AND
absolute constitutional prohibition."
Courts cannot make any distinction, IN
this respect. - 70 the nature Of the trans.
action or the character Of persons engaged
In IL. II u their houndsn duty 70 declare
the law. ..i.-
1.-THE law knows NO person IL 70 not
made for the individual man. but Tor men.
Al the dew, OF heaven falls. 20 IL bears
alike upon the Just and unjust" shte
". Pierce, 8 New, S0A. :.
Il smiles and frowns upon al Alike. II
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