Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-24
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
UNANIMOUS o~ssros.l

l66ls articles OF incorporation OF the NE
ysda Benevolent Association" were filed
In the Office OF the County Clerk Of Storey
county. The object Of the corporation
being Ito establish a3d carry on the
business OF providing fG and giving pub
lie entertainments, In thp State Of Nevada,
Of . musical and scientific character, TO
sell tickets OF sdmission TO such entertain
ments, and TO 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 ut such times - may DO do.
termined by . Board d Managers 70 DO
selected for that purposc by the Board Of
Trustees Of this company" It IL pro.
vided that % much Of the proceeds OF said
entertainments "as may be deemed proper
by the Board Of Trustees, but not less than
$780, from each entertainment. are 70
be placed In the State Treasury Of the
Stats Of Nevada 70 bs used only for such
charitable and Acknowledgements - may
b determined BY the Legislature Of the
State Of Nsvsda."
The "Aet to Aid the Nevada Benevolent
Association 10 aiding In providing means
for the care and maintenance Of the In
sane Of Nevada. and for other charitable
purpose approved March. 9, 1881, de-
clsres that 'it shall be lawful for the Ne.
vadA Benevolent Association Of the State
Of Nevada to give not exceeding Ave public
entertainments or concerts; 70 sell tickets
Of admission TO the same ; ~ distribute
among the holders Of such tickets personal
property, real estate, things In action, de-
mands or other vAluables, and to regulate
the distribution Of all such property or
gifts BY rattie or other schemes Of like char-
acter." tStat. 1851, i66' Bee. III
The Information MED by the Attorney
General alleges tnat respondenu' - True
tses OF ssia essoeisuon, ars, Wi'nou, nsI'
rant Oh Jaw, "nover.s,ng PfihNns,
circu!snng Ano selins uV,ou ~. pupno
enkrtAinment ano InAs 'ney
1ase tneir Iisnu e aavert,se' PRINT, cil.
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March .. issi' eonstitutionsi3 pp
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.h,.h AZ. .'Nov.S. ponovo,an. A..ooia.
,;or - - sr,.seS ! Iot,sr.p
\ nn.s,ion "a 1885, 4, ,ho .esrm..
At. =. A. Saa;s,o, - All. Corr, a. :.
49,. R,snchsrd N.x n To tb.t ds.
p,s,"n "o.ra.,p !, osnI. Z. 7, r. .us.
tsired BY every decision that has been
rendered BY the various courts in the
United Ststes upon this question.
ELECTROMAGNETIC This TACT. we arc now
e.rnestly aaked 10 declare that the musical
entertsinment wbisb The Nsysds Bensyo.
LIANT Issocistion nronosos ~ Give n mot |.
%iottsrv' Wbv not what 10 . lotterv ,
Every scbsmo for the d~istribution OF prizes
by chance IL a LOTTERY. iG~oyernor's Of the
Almshouse OF New York W. American Art
Union, Z N. ", $50; Dunn vs. The Poo
pie, 40 Ills, 467 State vs.. Shorts, 80 N.
j.; L., 40l ; Randle va. State, AZ Tex,
585 ; Chayannah vs.. State, 40 Ala, $50
Commonwealth vs.. Manderfeld. 8 Phil,
459 ; United States W. 0lney, I Abb, u.
B., 279)
A lottery Is . game Of hazard In which
small sums arc ventured for tho chance Of
obtaining greater. BELL W. State, 3
Sneed.. 609.l
"a continuance for tho distribution Of
prizes by chance . reliance upon the
results Of hazard !; . decision Of the values
Of the adventurer's investment Of tho
iavors OF fortune Is lottery. tWooden
VI. shotwei' . Aao'' 1vo')
"Where . pecuniary consideration 10
according TO some scheme held QUITO tho
public what the party who paws The money
IL to have for It, or whether be IL TO have
anything, u Is . lottery" (Stato VS..
Clarke, So N. H., 1856; Hull W.. Ruggles,
66 N. Y, 427.) $50 =
Il makes no difference what name 10
given 10 the scheme.
wh.r IN. o,smor, ., oh.r.o .,,.r. into
,bs d%ist,;hntion n rri,es I, "a . Latter
-i,hn,. .ssa~snao a. =, .I;.h 4.
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sn ~ % ' H.. =. !" AZ. "
pse, 'aps. .nn smaS, III. iess .,.So
tbc penalties ~ tbo law by 40 trsnsnsrent
a dcyice AZ 4 marc eb.nuo Of nsmo. n a
diffsrs from ordInsrv Iotter;es tbe diffsr.
snca iiss ch,sSv In tbo Ssct thst n n mora
srtSniiv contrIyed An jmnoso nnon tba To-.
norsnt and crednlons. and a. tberefore.
moro tborouebiy dishonest and Injurious
To society."
town ~ .ha m,sh I'M, r.sd ~ c.omu,;s
.S. as ~, sae ua. assI ,so.SaaS AZ
snS Uo!eos a,e nos mi prot dia,u,S tm
don a. d,sno.it,on ~ nronsrtv NV lot |"
Is..ta 10 6,srls ANNA.
"corr,. Ill not i[por;,o into ,bo mama
h,, Iii ao.srr;re ,ha ohsrso,ar ~ tbs
sch.r,a ~ nv n.ture q, ,ha srsn,sc,ion
~ h=rsin..s n -hicb an. n.,,;ss ora an.
o.a.d "p.ndia ~ s..ts ann.
ssV w. ,h.~sc.sr ~ ,he .nhoma !. q, mn
v,.o nS.nraJ he sha ohsr,,shio nrrro.o
o,n,.ssad % ,,s ttIs. nor bv %cs,I,ng tho
dravines .sntert.inmsnts or o;S. con.
eerts''S fEI nsrte BIsncbard. snnrs.J
"Tbo fart M no nI,n N Attenuation has
been -aatermined mon does NOT |rsiieve tbe
scheme Of its Character AZ lottery"
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moi IL IL mkteIlAlp bhlQ tue OOurt OF