Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-05
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
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yada uss ysiess Assessasasa Dc
o,.. I'd aeosssisasiesal.
luxAxxous opINIox.l

buntpea0 OF provtolnG Tor ana klvlnB pup
lie entsrtsinmsnts, In the Stats Of Nevada.
Of musical and scientific character. to
sell ticket. Of admission 70 such entertain.
m.nu. and 10 purchase, hold and dis.
tributs among the holders Of such tickets
nsrsonL property, real estate, chooses In
sc,ion and other valuable thinEs, upon
.nch terms and conditions and In such
msnnsr md N such timss q may bs do.
t.rmined by . Board Of Managers TO be
.rl,cted for that purpose By ths Board OF
Trustecs Of this company" II 10 pro-
vid.d that 90 much Of the proceeds Of said
.,,.,t.ir mania ..ss NAV bo deemed proper
y. S ,hs nn.rd N Trus,ess. but mot lsss than
Sso Nn sror, ..eh ..t rtainmvnt. are 10
Il. rI-c.d m ths stats Treasury Of th.
49, ~ N...as 10 h. mad onIy for such
sh.r,,.his .nd Lsns volsnt puruosss A NAV
=. d.,.,,,,r..d hv ths I,ssi.isture of The
Ss.,s - N...d.
S'1ss NJ. =. w. Is, ~ I,a m. Nsv,d. Banevolent
~ AZ " a.. Al r. 'r.o.;din, M ns.n.
-. ~. sss. :. ~ % ms;n,.n.nee of the in.
- N..,ds .nd for other chsritable
...,o...s. ,.,n,o,ad March o. 1881. de.
pc,pos1ss pp.U,,h paS.,, h. % lsvfui for th. Ne.
-. R-ns,olsnt A..ooist zion of the Stste
70 49," ~ ,,;,. M, a , csadinv Avo publio
s..s.''ia,~,,. or conc.r,.. IN .elI t,ckstu
- .dr,,..,nn An ,hs ..m,. a, oistributs
- 80 "a. - .,,h t,cL.ts p..r.on.l
s.N.'. se sas III % ss,.,s ,h,nys i'm sot,on' d..
Pops.y 49,. ..,u. ~ .rd N r,,nI.,.
.s s.us s,.ssn.;e. =. o'o, - ~, s,oh nronsr,, mr.
.,s,s =" :. -. or osb.r sebsmss Of lits char.
Co. ,srst. isoi. l66. SEQ. ~
The Information alsd By tho Attorney.
General alleges that respondents, Is Trus-
te.s OF ssid sssocistion, are, without war.
ran, Of law. .ndyertising, printing,
circr,.,ipg md .eII,ns tickets for public
sn,Sr,.inS Ssnts . e" and that they
:. b.ss their right. TO advertise, print, cir.
epl.,s and ali tieksts for the said public
s.hib,uon, or entertain ments, ana ~ pur.
eh.se. us,. hold and ds,ribu,e amongst
tb, holders of such tickets personal pro.
perty, real estate, choses In action and
other valuable things," upon the Act OF
ths Legislature above referred TO.
The facts set forth In the information
are admitted by respondents 70 be true.
Are the se.s Of rsspoudents without war
rant Of lsw7
Il the Act Of the Legislature, approved
March .. 1851, constitutionAif
First-Is tho scheme or enterprise In
which the "Nsvada Benevolent Associs-
ton +" 10 engaged . iottsry2
This question 10 answered In the afdrma-
tive By tne decision Of this Court 10 sr
Parts Blanchard. y New ioA: - tnas de-
cision cvrrect? II certainly 10. II 10 sus.
tairsd by every decision that has been
rendered By the various courts IN tne
United States upon this question.
Notwithstanding this fact. We are now
earnestly asked to declare that the musical
entertainment which the Nevada Bsnsvo-
lsnt Association proposes TO give II not .
lvttsry. Why notr What 10 lottery =
Every scheme for the distribution of prizes
by chance 10 . lottery. tdovsrnorso VI the
Almshouse Of New York W. American Art
Union, Z N. Y... 2ss; Dunn ". The Peo'
pie, ~ Ills, 467 StAte W. Shorts, " n.
j.; L., 4Ul +; Rsrdis W. State, ~ Tex.
SsS Cbavsnpah W.. State, 40 Ala. Ssd ;
Commonwealth W.. Manderfisld. y Pull,
4Sy; Uuitsd states W. Olnsy, 1 Abb, U.
T., 27y.)
A lottery In game Of hazard In which
smnll sums are ysu,urrd for the chance Of
obt.ininI greater. BELL W. State, s
sn.--d 400
"a con,riysnos for the distribution OF
nrir.. by chance \ reliance upon the
r-.ui,, Of b,r.rd a decision Of the values
~ ,hs .a,.ntnr.r's iny.stmspt of the
f.,ors of for,nns" IA a lottery. Wooden
Va. shu,v.ll. a Z.b.. 7o5.)
"Wn.re q p,cunisry consideration 10
Maid. and i, IN ds,srmin.d by Iot or chance,
ps. ps.S, s - ~ . .'.n,s 49, ~. ~. ia an, 10 ths
.s.,s',s 80 ~ 81. -. ,.ho 80 ,b., mon.,
puens ~" W .",S.r y. - 70 h...
s,s.. r.,,.r. I" ,s,.sa =,
.Is,s. =, ~ n sss un,i 90 Rnyyl,s
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~ m..ss .s .s..u ~ uans''A'' "A' '
gwen W VIZ '0usne'
A rose By auy other name would smell asswes';
.ta.rn BY any other lame would prick - deep
When tina element OF chance enters into
N. s;.,ribu,ion of nrirss IL 4, a lottery.
.,,bou, r,i,rsnc. TO The name by which it
IA called.
"ns may choose to call his business .
gift ssls." .aid the Court in Dunn W. P-o.
Ma sunr,. "but II i, none the l.ss q lot.
,ns "a =. c.nno, nrrmit him 10 eyade
,n.. r.n.i,,.s ~ ,hs l.r by no tr.n,psrsnt
a d.yic. a. = mere change Of name. II /,
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