Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-16
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
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lio sutsrtainmsnts. In the ssas, o. Nsvsaa,
OF musical and seienuno cnsIsen., y
ssu tickets Of sdmission 70 eacn sneert,an'
msnts, and to purehass. hcid sna dis'
tribute amopg the hoidsrs Of snch uoketi
personal property, real esaee, cnoses ID
action and other valuable things, upon
such tsrms and conditions and In sueh
manner and at sueh umss = NAY % %.
tsrminsd BY Board o. AansseTa 70 oe
selsotsd Tor tnst pefpoee ~ .ns c9e ~
Trustees Of tnis oonPeay ~
vided thas % muan o. sos pso ps @ =. ~
ensertainmsnta "ss NAY . os Psvp.s
b ths Board OF Trustees. ous nos - nsn
Sso. 900. from oaeh snkrssanmsat - ~ y
- placed In tns os.ss 1 " -
etase q hevsds " p useo ooy ios -
charitable and esssvoss1speL
b dstermined ~ sns Lsgisassufs ot 'ne
State OF Nevada"
The "Aot 70 AID the NsvAaa beoesoisn'
Association In aiding IN provioing means
for the care and maintsnanoe Q, sne IN
sane OF Nevada. and ior osnes Sna9'e aa,
purposes lapprovod Larcn =: .oesl' "
olarss that "is shall Be lawful ior me ne.
vada Bsnevoient AssoeiAuon Oh tne cS.e
OF Nevada 70 give nos osexoeeoins nse Poono
entertainments or concerts; 70 ssi uoxea
Of admission 70 the same " oisuiou.e
among the holders OF eucn uessu personal
property. real estate. things In sction' 90
mands or other valuablss, and 70 requisite
ths distribution OF al suon ptvPety OF
gifts By rafiie or other schemes Of Ike CHAR
aotsr." tStat. 1881, l6e, Sec. IL
The information filed BY the Attorney
General alleges that respoudeus, - Trus-
tees Of said association. are. without war
rant Of Law. advertising. printing.
circulating and selling tickets for public
entertainments . o" and that they
!. base their rights 10 advertise, print. cir.
eulats aud sell ticksts for the said public
exhibitions or entertainments. and 70 pur-
chase, use, hold and distribute amongst
the holders Of such tickets personal pro.
perty, real estate. chooses In action and
other valuable things" upon the Act Of
the Legislxtuts above referred 70.
The fsots set forth in the Information
are admitted BY respondents TO be true.
Are The acts Of respondents without war.
rant of Law?
Il the Act Of the Legislature. approved
March Q, 1881, constitutional3
First-Is the scheme or enterprise In
which the "Nevada Benevolent Associa.
ton " h engaged lottery3
This ouestion IL snswered In the afariha-
tive by the decision OF this Court in e<
parts blanchard. . New, i04. Il that do
cision ovrrectf Il certainly 10. II II sus.
taired By every decision that has been
rendered BY the various courts In the
United States upon this question.
Notwithstanding this fact. we are nov
earnestly asked to declare that the musical
sntsrtainmsn which the Nevada Benevo-
lens Association proposes 10 give 10 not .
lottery. Why noti What II . lottery .
Every scheme for the distribution OF prizes
ys.s - ~ ~ Im.r;c.n Az,
nnogy nn " Ne~ eso s NJ. :. Tn. p.o'
pie, 90 Ills., ls7 State W. Shorts. 81 N.
j.; L., I0l Randls ". Stats, a Tex.
oSs Chavannah 70. State, 20 Ala. $50 |;
Common wealth W. Nandsrdsld. y Phil.
Sss T;nissd s,s,ss Va. Olnsy. Abb, U.
A. a7s.j :
A lottsry In q game Of hazard In which
smsll sums are ysutured for the chance Of
obtainins greater. BELL ". Stats, 8
Hnssd., 60o.l
"a contrivancs for the distribution OF
prixss By chance; . reliance upon the
results Of hazard dscision Of the values
Of the adventurer's investment Of the
fAvors OF fortune" IL lottery. twsodsn
". Shotwsll. Z Zab.. 1851
"Whsre . pscuniary consideration Il
paid, and 10 II detsrminsd BY lot or chance,
according 10 some scheme held out 70 the
public what the party who pays the money
is 70 have for IL. or whsihsr he IL 10 have
anything, IL 10 . lottery" (5tats W.
Clarke, IS N. H.. SIS Hull N. Rugsles.
Sc N. Y, l27.) .
Il makes no difference what name 10
given 70 the scheme.
,..r...,.
ross y any otnsr namS Woo.1 on,S % ns,cs !. 49,
. 'a''A " ny ''As' A-
When the element Of chance sntsrs into
the distribution Of prizes IL u lottery.
without reference 70 the name By which II
II called.
He may choose 70 call his business
gift sale" said the Court IN Dunn W. feo'
pie, supra, "but II u none me less lot'
tery, and we cannot permit him 70 evsoe
the penalties Of the Law BY % transparent
. device - mere change Of name. II II
differs from ordinary lottsries the diner
snos lee chiefly In the fset that IL u more
artfully eontrived TO impose upon the ig'
norant and crsdulous. and 10. therefore,
more thoroughly dishonest and injurioui
70 society"
"Ths name given 70 The process e .a and ,,sa tns I
form Of the machinery used 10 accomplish
the object are not matsrisl. provided the
substance Of the transaction II distribu.
tion or disposition Of property BY lot
tstats W. CLARKE. supra-)
"Courts will NOT inquire into the name,
but will determine the character Of the
scbens by the nature Of the transsction
or business In which the parties are en-
RACED %. fRandls 70. State, suprs.)
Ths Character Of the scheme ID In nc
v;.s ch,need by The charitable purpose
s,n,ssssd in its title. nor by calling the
drs-,nss .sntertainmenn or Gift CON.
esr,. 80 fE. psrts Blsnohard, suprs.)
"Ths fac, thst no Dian Of fdis,ribution hs,
bean determined upon does not relieve th.
scheme Of in character - lottery
tThom,, y,. People. So Ills., 1881
"Nor 10 /, material" said the Court o.
Appeals In the American Art Union case
81 10 he ousstiou In hand that the priss'
| .srs not tnovp and dssigna TAD when III,