Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-22
SUPREME couRr 0rclsIus.

SUPREME COURT 0EclsiuM.
rSs lssssry scheme sf shs Ne
vsaa asn-vslsss Assssiasiso D..
slsssa unsssssisasASasl
UNANIMOUS osnuoS.l
On the 18th day OF February. 4. D.
issi articles ef in6orporatLea oG he .Hs-
vsda Dsusvolsnt Association" vsre dlsd
IN tie once Of ths County Clark Of Storey
county, Ths object of ths corporstion
bSlng % 70 sstsblish and -carfy S66 ms
business Of providing fpr spd gtving pub
Ia sn,sr,sinmsnki, "a N StalSot Nevada.
Of q musical and soisnthe .chiractsr. 70
al ticksn Of admission 70 purh aetartAln-
msnn, and 70 purchase. hold and dis
tribute among the holdsrs Of such tickets
psrsonl propefty, real ests1e. choees In
sosioa and other valuable thlpu. upon
puoh 'jrms and conditions and In suoh
msnne. and o. such unseas nay.be do.
ssrmiasd by . Board Of Aansssfs 70 b
.slsctsd for that parpose By ths Board OF
Tvustess OF thls ooopany." IL b pss-
vided that % much Of the peoossds Of said
sn,sr rtsinmeun ..ss may b deemed propsr
by the board Of Tcustses. bat POI lss than
"a. 600. from. sssk snlsrtsiins3t. are 10
Be- placed In tbs 0tsss sxrsasuEy OF The
etass Of Nevada 70 b ussd oaly Tor seeh
Charitable and bsusvolsnt purpoeo q may
b dsssrmined by ths LssiAAsars OF ne
State Of Nevada" .,ta.
Ths "Aet 70 Aid the Nevada Benevolent
Assoeission In aiding In providing means
for The caro- and maintenAnce o. he ~.
ssns Of Nevada, and for other charitable
purposss'. (approved March, 3. 1851, Do
siarss fhat t"it shill b lS9fuf for ~ ~.
vads Bsnssolsnt Association Of The 6tats
Of Hsssda ss-givs ootssessdiag Avepebaie
sntsrrziurmeuts>o conctfHSW Sell uoksss
Of Admiration 70 the same ~ distribute
amour The hoids1 Of susk ktiskstspsrsonal
pI Iopsrty, real estate, things In action. de-
masds or othsr valuahlss. and 10 regulate
ths distribution Of I'll suohr propsrty or
sifts by rsfis or other schemes Of lie Char
setsr." tHtat. 1881. 100. Sso. Ia
The iuior nation alsd b.. ths Attorney
General alleges that rsspondsnus q. Trus-
tses Of said association. ere. without war
rant Of law, =. sdyerttstng, printing.
sirerhHng and sailing Gokss Tor public
sntsrtsinmsnu . -" and that thay
:. base thsfr rights 10 advsrtiss. pfiut. Dir.
eulats and sell tickets for the said public
exhibitions or entertainments. and to pur-
chase, use, hold and distributs amougst
The holders Of such tickets personal pro.
psrty, real estats, chooses In action and
other valuable things," upon the Act Of
the Lsgislssars above rsfsrred.to ,.
The fsets set forth In the Information
are admitted BY respondents 70 30 true.
Are the acts Of respondents without war.
rant Of lawf
Il the Act Of the Legislature, approved
March Q. 1881. oonsututionalf
Hint-ls The scheme or sntsrprhs in
who'll The "NsssdA BehsSolsht AssooiA-
ton" Il engaged lottsryf
This question y ansWsred In the smrmt-
tive By the decision Of this Court in sx
,orss blanchard. Q New, l0A. II that de-
aision oorrsotf Il certainty is.' ltts sus@
tairsd By every decision that has bean
rendered By the vafisus courts In the
United States upon this question.
Notvithstandipg this taot..ye are. now
earnestly asked 70 declare that the musical
entertainment which the Nevada Bensvo-
lsns Association proposes 10 give V pot
lottery. Why not2 What II . lottsry
Ivsry scheme for the distribution Of prizes
by chance u . lottery. tGovsfnor's Of the
Almhouss Of New York W. American Art
Union. 2 N. Y... 2ss; Dunn ". The Peo.
pie. 20 Ills. 467 stAts ~. Shorts. 50 N.
j.; L., 40i; handle W. stats. a Tex
SIS /; Chavannsh ". 6tats. 40 Ala. Ss6
Commonvealth W. 4andsrfsld, Phil,
45s Unitsd states ". olney. Abb.' U.
a 279 4
4 lo,tsry IL game Of hazard In which
small sums are ventursd for the chance ot
obtaining greater. tBsll ". sass' D
Hnssd., oQ9.l
"A conuivanos for The distribution Of
rssults oi hazard Q dseision Of thsvslues
Of The adventursr's invsstmsnt Of the
fAvors OF fortune" 10 lottery. (Weoden
". shotvsli. q zab. 1861 .
"Whsrs . pscuniary considerstion 10
paid. and Il h dstsrmined By lot or chance.
according 10 some scheme held ont 70 the
public what the party who pays the money
10 70 have for 10. or whsthsr hs 10 10 have
anything. IL 10 . lot.sry." (stats ~.
Clsrks. IS N. H., SIS; Hall ~. Rugsies.
60 N. T., ALL 80
Il makes no difference what name II
given 70 ne ecneme.
rose By su, other name would smell - sweet;
thorn b. any other name would prick - dssp.
when the element Of chance snters into
the distribution Of prizes Il = lottery.
without rsfsrsnes 70 The name by which u
"Hs may choose 70 call his business .
giit sale. said the Court In Dunn ". Peo-
ole, supra, "but 10 10 none the less lot.
tsry, ana We cannot permit himAe sssds
The penalties Of the Law BY % transparent
. device - . mere change OF nsrns. " u
difIers from ordinary lottsries the diner.
encs Lies chiefly In the fact that II u more
srsfully contrived to impose upon the ig.
norant and crsdulous. And 10, thsrsfors.
more Thoroughly dishonss and injurioas
70 socisty." : l,fs .fAs
"Ths name given 70 the process and the
form Of the machinery used 70 accomplish
the object are mot mstsrial. provided The
substanos Of the transaction is distsibu.
tion or disposition Of propsrty By lot"
lstats W. Clarke. supra.)
..Courts will not inquire into the name.
bat will Determine the character Of tho
scheme By The nature ef the transeetiou
or businsss In which the parties are en-.
russd." tRandls ". State. suprA.)
"Ths charastsr Of the scheme II 10 no
wise changed b. the charitable purpose
expressed In Its title, nor By calling the
drawings entertainments OF gift CON-
certs.'" (Ex psrts Blanchard. supra.l
"Ths fact that no plan Of distribution has
bssn determined upon does not relieve the
scheme Of IL character - lottery"
tThomas ". People. 50 Ills. 1851
"Nor 10 u maserial." said the Court Of
Appeals In the American Ayt Unioa eaae.
"to the question In hand that the PRIZES
were not known and designated whom the
tickets or chances were subscribed and
paid for. The scheme In this respect 10
more Questionable than scheme In which
| The prizes are prsviously nxsd. beosuse Il
Affords les security 70 the subscribers that
the chance psroAAssd ID worth sasnonsy
We are Of opinion that the facts stated
in the articles Of incorporation. In the
\ statutes, and In the information. shov that
he scheme u one whsrsby the Lsgislsturs