Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-26

II has the essential elements and sttri.
butes OF . lottery; the distribution Of prizes
BY chance. II 10 lottery within tbs dsfin-
ition given In the dictionaries; 10 10 lot.
terry according 10 the ordinary aocsptation
Of that word II 10 . lottery within the
tsrms specified BY the Legislature Of this
State In the "Act 10 prohibit Lotteries !"
Istat., 1873, 1851; IL IL . lottery within the
meaning Of that word q used In the Con.
sttution.
sscond-Is the Act approved March Q.
1881. constitutionalf
This question Il - clear and plain %
our minds - the one already decided. 1t
will not admit Of any reasonable doubt.
The language Of the Consultation 10 sus.
csptibls Of but one meaning. There 10 no
room for construction. Nothing upon
which any real or substantial argument
can be based.
"No lottery shall bs authorized BY this
State. nor shall the sale Of lottery tickets
bs allowed" Const.. Art. Nv. Seo. 2A.l
The Act In question attempts 10 author.
ixe lottery. and 10 allow the sale Of lot.
terry tickets In this State In direct viola
ton Of the plain letter and spirit Of this
provision Of the Constitution. IL would
b pervsrsion Of tho language Of the Con-
stitution to say that the Act 10 valid.
Recpoudents, however, sssteud that The
Constitution does not prohibit private
lotteries, and was BY its trainers intsnded
only to prevent the Legisiaturs from In
volving the State iu . system OF public
lotteries ~ Q means Of raising money for
tho service Of the state" or, In other
vorda. th.t This constitutional provision
vss onlv intsndsd a 4 Limitation Of pswsr
N nrsvsnt tbs ststs. A. a STATE, from en-.
s.s;n. an nnh,io lottsries for ths purpose
% sr.;s,no mssns for the general revenue
~ ~. s,s,a E.nos ,hsv claim that The
S,.,s ss. a.. S,.ht ~ snthoriss nrivsts
| nsr,;.. 70 a. .ondrn. snS ssrry on a iottsry
N the ohsrsotsr speciasd in lie inform..
tion.
In support Of this position they refer 10
ths debstss Of the Oopstitut tionsi Conyen-
tiop in California upon the adoption Of Q
nrovi,ion I'm tbe Constitutiop Of that State
idsntioal with ours. II II not claimed
tb,t these debatea hsye the weight Of q
i,dic,.I daci.ion' but that Il n proper 10
Examine tbem in cs,s of doubt A 10 the
in,en,ion of the frsmsrs Of the Copstitu.
tion. The remsrks of the different mem.
bsrs ,hed but little light upon the real
question At issue. They are a. much In
fsyor M tbs nosition taien by tbe ATTORNEY
a.na,.i =. AZ, ara In favor n m. ramon.
49,. rrns S:h.,ss no. th., ths Constj.
s.,s;a. :, NJ W. ~. r.,.r,sd 40 In
S;s.n..,n. 49,. ~. r,o.i.ior ,h.t w.s saon.ed
in Csi,Sosnis Mr H.,,sck vho M In
ssxor ~ ,hs saon,ion Of Tho iottsrv pro.
.;.,nn a. ,hs conrs. q, bis sronmsnt.
.;S , Ill A.. - rons,i,n'
49, III al .hi. 49,. r. "a. M,
aous you M.. - au "a a. Cn.ss;..,.,a -. ~
oon.s'neu ~ 'ue Su Ssu .Lss s 49,
oss snss.S SsI hsan ,n.rcar,ad ,uey Tn ,hs
senusu, s,s Tusu,,..i.. - H. - NJ ~ VIZ - .h;cb
o.e Sous'suSn nS 49, ~ S ~ a., a.. n,nrsa ~
n's Ie,ei.u'e uA' ueS,.,,;a. oeeS su ' ;Oss...S
SsoAe, NJ p.on,o.o ~ -S.hs.
ANY son'ismsu pse.vus va, "ouI , % WaTn.nS
tne famous oase VI Is'es nna a,.uys
which involved nos oniy inoIsIouAs =, .ne
oAte IN rum, ou' wa "e oSsson y. %
r,oa: % s,s Thn ..s,'i, W. 49, o,s.e,s % s.,.h.
ment itseii. Ine resui, 20 ciesriy esno
,n snes G,,nn .ns su ~ y, Nay ns 'y VET s ,sis in'
.us,S .us 09a ",.n.a ,hs nv ,srr a,st .r,;sis ~
,Sa nsv Cons.itu.ion fsse Section lOi
nroh;h;,;rs rS Io,,sriss and The ssls of lot.
% ~ ,;.ss,s 7. snrssrsJ n him
!sry nGke.. ! au Appeared 70 Nun 49,,
shss . I'LL, su na ;pssr..a H. ,he @ srt,c,s i,mi,.
;.a ,Ss ,,avs,. u ~ M I.soi.I.tnra
Tbs ,.ngu.os Of tbs iotb Section Of Ar.
,,cis ~ he Cons,itn,ion Of Isi0. refer.
.sJ I 20 Nv NJ H.ilscL II a, follow. "Nor
shsii .ny lottery hereafter be Authorized
=. a.. ~ ~ io,.srv tieLst. Allowed with.
a., .h;, a,.,s'
" Tn T .hs Govsrnors OF the Alm,hou,s ".
Amsricsn Art Union. suprs. h was CON.
,sndsd hx Cb,rl,s O'Connor. counsel for
,hs A., Union. A n IA here. that the Con.
s,,,r,;on v.. onlv intsndsd 10 preyept the
mi.ch,syons nr,ctice Of raising 4 revenue
- ,rhi,o iatteriss. vbioh had been for
,'.nv sesr. In fniI yipor both In England
snd n ,hi. copntrv. and tbst the prohibi.
,,ons M ,hs Con,,itntion were only directed
.s.;ns, ,hi. n.r,ieulsr syii. He referred
=. ,ha g., .s Az counsel bsre. tbst ufrom
~ ,1oo o. 20 isSi nnb,ie Io,tsriea we're author.
;,sJ ~ .vsrv ss..ion of Psrii.ment." He
.iso rs,srrsa ,o tbs debated Of The Cousti.
tn,ion.i Convention Of 1891. for the pur.
80, ~ .hovino th.t " public lotteriss for
ps.u;.-. p rr;,.s "a . m.sns M r,i,iug
~pesuy ~ .Io,. v,th;n ths eontsmnis.
.s.e.s .s" ~. sS.,s
acr mo Of Han.,,T,;o, wa. DGuy q, 100, 4. IN thea.
ao. No Iot,srx sb,Ii hereafter be
su.hor,,.d MIN" in tbis st.te. and The Leeis.
is,nrs .h,il mas laws to prevent The ssls Of
III ia,,srv ,,rLsts within tbis Htats sIcspt
- io,,s.;.. .irs.av nrovid.d FOR bv isv."
Mss ~ $780, CeaS, - Inns.,r IN ref.rrinc 10 thi,
o.s,a,,on ns Nous Stch 4, d.c,.rsa 40 bs ,nb-
Ssu s,.n,;.,In ~. ..ms =. th. Cons,itution Of
% ,a.a IA. !. rh;s nroh;bi,ion is General.
ts te,o, ~, ~ =. ,.ia ,o smhr.os ali lotteries.
nnI.s. ~ @ ,hsrs M he hs .oms ysry clever and ,sti,.
t.c,nr, % rss.on for nnderst.nding a In 4
- mors limited .sn,s. n was urged upon