Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-09
II h.s The esssuti.l elements and aslri

II has the essential elements and attri.
butes Of Q lottery; the distribution Of prizes
by chance. Il 10 lottery within the dsan.
ition given in the dictionaries; IL 10 lot.
terry according 70 tho Ordinary sooeptation
Of that word u 10 . lottery within the
terms specified BY the Legislsturs Of thia
State In tho "Act TO prohibit lotteries I"
lStat.. 1878, 1881; Il 10 lottery within the
meaning Of that word - used In the Con-
sutution. -1
seeond-Is the Act approved March Q.
1881. eonstitutionslf
This question u - clear and plain 70
our minds a the one already decided. It
will not admit Of any rsasonabls doubt.
The Language Of the Consultation II sus.
osptlbls Of but one meaning. There 10 no
room for construction. Nothing upon
which any real or substantial argument
oan be based.
"No lo.tsry shall b authorised BY this
Stats. nor shall the sale Of lottsry uokso
b allowed" (Const.. Ara, Nv. Sso. aS.l
The Act In question attempts 70 author
In lottery, and 10 allow the sale Of lot
tsrv tiokets n this Stats IN direct viola
ton Of the plain lsttsr and spirit Of this
provision Of the Qonstituuon. u would
, nsrv,rsion Of the Ian ruaee Of the Don.
.si,rs;on IN s.y thst tbe Act n valid.
R.snondsnts bovsysr. contend that the
nons,;,r,ion |" doss moi prohibit private
So,,.r,.s ana vss bv its frsmsrs intsnded
80 =. v..,.,s AZ. I.vj.I.tnre from In.
voiy,n. III ~ ~. s.... IN 4 syst.m Of public
,e.,.r,s. =. . ms.n. ~ rsisine monev for
th. ssr,ios N ths ants." or. In other
-r.a. ~ sht. con.,itntionsi prov,sion
o. .,. ;.,..dsa :. = iir,i,s ,ion of novsr
- .s".S,. ~. r,s,. =. . Ststs. from en-.
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f. f 80 ~. esn.r.i rsvsrns
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S.' -, - .r,ho,i,. n,Ivst,
.S .s. - =. ~ - s.,,, On . Iottsr,
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=, .as oos's'"' sP'''A'S - ''
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uon 70 Osiuo,n's upoa w t a. V
PROVISION 70 ,ne oon'asa'ioa " s,.ISS
iaenucA VAN oe" w. "
thst tnese aeoates nav |e We'sas"
Judicial deoision' oot tnss M proper ~
examine tnem IN case ot 9osos " .no
Intention OF tne tIamsrs o' ~ oonsuu'
non. Inc Ism III, 9, us sus a,ns.e.s @ ~ m
oen ,neo oas l'a. usa' W.. -.
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tsvor =, .us ou s.a s"s " s.e - ss.
yenssu ~. y. ~ ~ NsrsJ.
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,uuon OF ns. toin VI" u ss W
discussing tns P,oV"'vn 'nss W. saoPsse
70 CaliIosni.. NJ. ns,'sSs' ~ ,o Sao va III ~
tavor OF me soopuon oa 'ps Ao.ssIy Ply
vision. 10 the course OF mis- argumsnt
saio IN nesI'y ~ 'ns no" Sou.Aa
aons you WI! nno .a's n,.,. cisuse. "M s,s nT'
oontaineo IN me ola eons''ouou, S W. -
moss Ss %
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MAny genusmeu ps1e.vsus v.,. "oG'S W.Tn,.sa
s .no is%ous 1s, 80 ~ " ~. ,.d;.,an.S I nj,h.
n,on Insoised as ss no. o.,y ."o o,.".tnn ~ -
o.ss .. 20 tu.a, oas W u ..s Ss... no..,n.
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lsnee tne eshs oi sns 'yus,y sys,,sea |
tne Convsnnon o. Ms" .o's, s..s 20 ,;o; ,o;S, ~ =,
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irrv tioists. n sppeared 10 him D
NY NY IT.s ,S;. n,.h;h,,,pn w.' ans ma ., Tho be,,
,I.s . aon,t @ % =. ;n.sr.sd IN ,bs srtiols iimit.
I've ,us' ~. Ss.,o 49,. S 80 - ,ha fs,isi,tr,s
An H,ss ,ln.n.ss ~ ,hs in,h Section NJ Ar.
49,. - ~ C.r.,i,n,inn ~ 'iaie rss.r.
sNd va. =. ~. " " = T"i,.os !. :. so,,o-s. ..Nor
.s.n. Io,,.,. h.r..s,s, ha snthori rad
- 1o,,sr, ,ioLs,. .i,ovsd MIR.
$500
=. az oo..,,or, ~ tbs AIm,bouss ".
...,ssn Az fInion. anna. IN vss CON.
tsnS.d hv Ch.rles U'oonnor. counsel for
,Ss A., iInion. ss n n hsre. that The Con.
s,;,r,;on ~ onIv iotsndsl 10 preyept the
,,isch;s,on. % nr.ctioe Of rsi.ins 4 revenue
hv nnbIio lotteries. which had been for
n,.nr ss.rs In fnii yisor both In England
~ H. hi. oopn,rv. and that the prohibi.
% ,,ons ~ m. Oon,iitutiou were only directed
sS.inss ,his nsrticulsr evil. he referred
- ,hs s.c, ~ do council here. that "from
,1no 10 iali nubiio Iottsries we're author.
ia ~ .vs,v .rs.ion Of Psrlismeut." He
L. - .s,srrsS 40 he dsbatss Of ths Consti.
,n,;on.i Con,sntion Of 1871. for tbs pur.
no.s n .hovine thst " public lottsries for
rps.un;.r, nris.s A = means Of raising
rsssnr. x.re Alone within the contsmpls.
Hon N ,hat body."
% T.. n.n.,i,n,ion Of 1921 a IN thsss
~. INC iot,srv sh,li hefesitsr BE-
.n,hn.,,.d IN tbis s..t1. and he Lssis.
,s,nS. .S'i, n..s laws 10 prsvept 10 .sle Of
III in,,.r, ,,rLst. vi,hin this Ststs sIoept
- io,ssr;ss sirssi,y proyidsd FOR by law"
Ths oonrs Of App.sls In referring 70 this
c.u,tItution. Which IL declared to b sub
stsutislly The sams a. the Constitution Of
Isis. s.id: "This prohibition 10 general.
II must BE- held TO embrace all lotteries,
unl.ss thsre be soms very clever and salts.
s"as~., r...on so, rnd.rst.n ndins A In n