Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-16

Respondents, however, contend that the
Constitution does not prohibit private
lotteries, and was by its trainers intended
only to prevent the Legislature from In.
volving the State in Q system Of public
lotteries as o means Of raising money for
the service Of tho State" Or, In other
words, that this constitutional provision
was only intended as Q limitation Of power
to prevent tho State, as o State, from en-
gazing In public lotteries for tho purpose
OF raising means for the general revenue
Of tho State. Hence they claim that the
State has tho right to authorize private
parties to conduct and carry on o lottery
Of tho character specified in tho informa-
ton.
In support Of this position they refer 10
the debates Of the Constitutional Conven-
ton In California upon tho adoption OF o
provision In the Constitution OF that State
Identical with ours. II IL not claimed
that these debates have the weight OF 3
judicial decision, but that IL 10 proper TO
examine them in case OF doubt as to tho
intention OF the trainers Of the Constitu.
ton. The remarks Of the different mem.
beers shed but little light upon the real
question at issue. They are as much In
favor OF the position taken by the Attorney
General as they are In favor OF tho respon.
dents. The debates show that the Consti.
tuition OF New York was referred to In
discussing the provision that was adopted
In California. Mr.. Halleck, who was in
favor Of tho adoption Of the lottery pro.
vision, in tho course Of his argument,
said "In nearly all tho new Constitu-
tions you will find this clause. 1t was not
contained In the old Constitution, but In
most cases, where they have been
amended, IL has been introduced. In tho
old Constitution Of New York, to which
reference has been made in the course Of
debate, no prohibition was inserted.
Many gentlemen present would remember
the famous case Of Yates and Mcintyre,
which involved not only individuals Of the
State in ruin, but was the occasion OF So
rious embarrassment to tho State Govern
ment itself. The result 80 clearly estab-
lished tho evils OF the lottery system that
tho Convention OF New York, in 1916, in
serted o clause In tho very first article OF
tho new Constitution lseo Section lOl
prohibiting lotteries and the sale Of lot.
WY ',vAoto' ePPeaieu w niu
that this prohibition was one OF the best
That could DO inserted ~ ihe article limit
ing the powers Oh the Legisis,ure.
ticle l Of tho Constitution Of 1916, refer
red to by Mr.. Halleck is as follows "Nor
shall any lottery hereafter DO authorized
or any sale Of lottery tickets allowed with.
in this State"
IN .ho ocvcrnofs Vi .no Aiansnouso w.
nnsri'an n,. Shion, supra, was n.
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s,;,r,;on Wv n,IS ;n,ordaS ~ nroxent Tho
~is.tin.or nr.,oa ~ ra; rasanno
Nv nnb,;c Idt,sries which haS heen for
,.ny ,oars In s,ii ,igor 10th In EncIand
al /, ,his co,n,rv and thst tho nrohibi
,;ons ~ h Cons,i;r,;o, wore oniv airectcd
scairst hi. narticnIar eviI. Uc referred
tn tbo fact IA do counsel hero. that "irom
Inn IN 1874 nnblic batteries were autbor.
ized NJ every session of Parliament" He
sIso rotorroj ~ ,bo deb.tos M tho Cops,i.
,r,;onai convo,,jo, M 1901 Tor Tho nnr.
nose ~ shoSing that :. nnbiic lotteries for
pocrn;arv nr;sss "a n means nj RATING
revsnna yero aIono within the contcmnia.
t;on of that body
Tbo Constitution OF 1921 Ia In these
words. "No lottery shall hereafter BIO
authorized in tbis State. and the Lepis.
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