Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-26
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
The Lottery scheme or she Ne
vsds osa~veless Associates De.
Glazed Unoonstisusioual.
UNANIMOUS oprsIos.l

On the 10th day OF February, A. d.
1881, articles Of incorporation Of the me.
vsdA Benevolent Association" were filed
In the ofioe OF the County Clerk OF Storey
county. The object OF the corporation
being "to establish and carry on the
business Of providing for and giving pub
lie entertainments, In the State OF Nevada,
Of musical and scientific character. to
sell tickets Of admission to such entertain.
ments, and 70 purchase, hold and dis
tribute among the holders Of such tickets
personal property, real estate, chooses In
action and other valuable things, upon
such terms and conditions and In such
manner and ct such times - may DO do.
tsrmined BY . Board Of Managers TO be
selected for that purpose BY the Board OF
Trustees Of this company" II 10 pro.
vided that 20 much Of the proceeds Of said
entertainments 'as may be deemed proper
by the Board Of Trustees, but not less than
$30.000, from each entertainment, are 70
be placed In the State Treasury Of the
STATE Of Nevada to be used only for such
charitable and benevolent purposes a. may
bs determined BY the Legislature Of the
State Of Nevada"
The "Act 70 Aid the Nevada Benevolent
Association In aiding In providing means
for the care and maintenance Of the In.
sane Of Nevada. aud for other charitable
purposes approved March 8, 1881, de-
clsres that "it shall be lawful for the Ne.
vsda Benevolent Association Of the State
Of Nevada 70 give not exceeding 1--WE public
entertainments or concerts; to sell tickets
Of admission 70 the same |; to distribute
among the holders Of such tickets personal
property, real estate, things in action, de-
msnds or other vAluables, and to regulate
the distribution Of all such property or
gifts by rsfie or other schemes Of like char.
acter." (Stat. 1881. i66, Seo. ~
The information filed BY the Attorney.
General alleges that respondents, % Trus-
tees Of said association, arc, without war.
rant OF law, advertising, printing,
circulating and selling tickets for public
entertainments O." and that they
I" base their rights 10 advertise, print, cir.
culste and soli tickets for the ssid public
s.bibitons or ent.rtainments and IN nur.
ob.ss. mas. hold and distribnte smongst
th, holder Of suob ti,Lets nsrson.I npo.
nsrtv. rs.i sststa. cbosss IN .ctioo and
athsr vsIr.bIs hing. I" rnon ,ba Ao, of
Mn. I.acisl.tnrs .bovs ressrrsd N.
The facts set forth In The information
are .dmitted by r-vspondent. 70 be true.
Are the so,s Of r-ssnondsnts ri,hout war.
rant of lsvP
Il the Act OF the Legislature. approved
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by chance 10 . lottery. Governor VI the
Almshouss Of New York vs.. American Art
Union, = y. L., zssi Dunn W.. Inc req y
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90, ~, sot nAnuio w.. o's.' oas
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Comm9nwesit Vs. msnaernsid' 2 LhiI;'
500 oniso e'ases w. oinsy' Aop'' "
o., Iis.l
lottery ms game OF ns.aru ~ winch
smail sums are ven1urea LOT tne CHANCE u
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roao.Sin. 20 800 ..h.o. Ia ort ~ ,hs
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= TO S,vs for n. or xhstb,r he i, to hsy.
.nyth,ny. n il :. io,terv." State VA.
CIsrks. IS N. H.. ss5 Hull va. Rugsl.s,
o8 N. Y. I27.j ss.ses
II makes M diff.rencs what name II
oivsn q, The .obsms
a rose BY any other name would smell - Sweet;
thorn oy any otner name would prieks q deep
When the element Of chance enters into
the d~istribution Of prizes IL Ia a LOTTERY,
without reference TO the namo by which /,
"a called.
"Hs may choose to call his business a
Gift SALE" said tho Court In Dunn vs.. PEG.
Die, supra, "but II 10 none the less q lot.
tsry, and We cannot permit him to evado
the penalties Of the law BY 30 transparent
. device as Q mere change Of name. II II
differs from ordinary lotteries the differ.
snce lies chiefly In tho fact that IL 10 more
srtfully contrived TO impose upon the Ia.
norant and credulous, and IL, therefore,
moro thoroughly dishonest and injurious