OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
,LB QUOt4 6
8S
ro1xorr I
hold that ohaaoo8 rt 8 prisa 4rrlgn+od aa Vroo*
aad drra 4th porohrw ir not la trot ‘fror’ al-
thou* rrtlrla purrhrred la worth full prlrr m
nrp*etr rhothor trmsrrt1onlonatltater lottery,
b utp a p a nt lbraoea in part or pul-
r o r o h a no1r 8
ohwr prloa. .I u la8twon4eriry if the holding
in the mm. rotall not k l lloabloto t&w held-
ing o r th i8 la 84 ~84 ~ a m30 Pdrratioa.
p Xa th e
state o f ta c tr oubmltted b c r e in o ur CSBC th e
705
Eonorable Clint Earham, Pa@ 2
the urohaarr 0r thr art1418 4000 aot get thr hna-
rit Pn 4Oa404444or tha purob4a4 l1 n0. h b g ir .0
hi8 toter to 40~4 other p4raoA. I 81 usable to
?in(, thla pnrls4 quratlon anawor4d la tha a4448
o r lll7 or our OplaiOM. vo era 1orr larlou4 to
hato aa op Inisa on thisas soonad poasibl4 in or-
44~ th4t UC 414~ lafora thr &r rtora mianapr a8
to whothor or not ha 1s riolot2 nu the 14% f? bt
a11 Doaaiblc p14444 lrt a4 ham an spitioa is tiia
nast two or threr 44~8. In y opialoll thlr rtsto
o? trots baa ronatltuto lottery 4ven thou tha
purah4arr boar rrarira thr ko4rlt in lM oaaea.N
Lkotloa 47 o? Art~ola ) o? the Conrtltotlon of T4rra
nauat
"The L4&rlstum ah411 psrr lrwa prohibitln#
the latabliahmoat o? lottorloa 8n4 gift ontar-
prlaaria this Statr,as well aa tha aala o?
tlakota in lottarlos, &St ratrrprlror or other
4raalons l~rolti~ the lottarr prinolpla, rat4b-
linhod or lr la tlng, in other lta to s.”
In 4ooordenco with this provision of th4 Conatitutlon
o? the 6tata, th4~kgial.rtur4 parred ArtloIr 6% o? tha P4n41
Oodo, eLi6h naaa a* to11owar
.It rn~ pa?4OB ~h811lrtrbliahl lOtta r T Or
dlrgos4 or 4ny satata, ~441 or paraoaal br Xottrry,
ha ah411 br iin EC& 14a8 th4n On0 Ihtdrti (@OO)
Dellara nor ma th4n Ona Thoussall (#l,OOO) Dollrrs;
lr t? l4 p o r so alhsll loil, ottor tar a418 or k409
ror sale lnr tiokata or part tiakets in my lottery,
Lb ah411 k flnad not laaa th4a Ton (#LO) Dollars
aor mom than Flttr ($50) Dollars.w
Inoit erwlakt. urWla&aam4at~4nJ, loo
6. If. (24) 695, fTe& Bup. Ot.) the 8-t aria:
%4 State PIA
Cod0 61~8 AOt d4riAO 8 lot-
torr, but our owta
hm intarprated it ia areorb
SM. with ubllo ua4gr to 8I4A s ashma Or plas
whleh prors doa ror a dfatrlbutlon o? prlua br
ahmoo uona thoaa who harr ~414, or 4-d to pay,
8 oon8ldrratioafor the rightto part&&patetharolm.
26 Tar. JUF.P. bO9,&o. 2, ud t& lsa a alltadin
the 8otu.*
hd l8 8 later *au 8dth v. Iftrto,127 8. W. (24)
297, our Oowt of Orlalnsl Apmsls has tha tollada to ray8
WA fair aOrinltia or 0 ltt0rf la tam4 In
the holdin@ thst lt la aawasuy b order to la-
tabllah8 lettow, that thrw thblp oonou:
(11 tAor0mat ba 8 pi80 (2) the orurahlpor
aurh prim must k snlvs i at br @hawe, ud
(31 tharamuatba ama aoaaldontlamrPtlng?ra
the nsiplont of bushprim to ths (Lono;
of swh
Mu. All than thraawaraarry lmatltwats
muat k ruut kforo the lstabllahmat of a
lottery t a ahou8.*
On aamroua eaasslons thla departmat haa asrd
m lott*,rqusstlons. ?ho ills awnben oi aow~o? t c as opln-
lona are O-428 O-967 O-ll74, O-1202 0429, 0436.
l
O-1729.
shoad you d&a 0pLs 0r ul oic alt 0r thaw oglaloab this
doputdn4nt will k &ad to iurniahsmam at roarnqwst.
Our aouts btr hold thmt ans lohosa fortha dlstrl-
AF #lohsw woo tmldto k 8 lottarr.
purebaas,tha rate8 tU hein8 brat ‘br the ?UbhOS@F of the
mrohanaiaa ?OF an& la ?-OF 0r sny ooat8ats8t ln whOaa khalf
707
$ha purohssu 0h00808to oaatsuohtok and prlua king
smrdod at tha mid s? l ltatodtirrto thr aoataatant
or
eontaatuatshavln#$W gresteatnumberof rat40 the prln-
alpal prlrsboln&lmrdod to the lanteatsat hs~ly tha gust-
rat AM~F of totas, tko leaondmoatlmportaat prlsa golly
toothslonkatrat haring th4 leroad loreoatnumbor or votoa,
,,.n thIakolorrlr ha0 tuo of th* llounta ur4saar~ to
mks lt~aaotter First,t&a p&n raqnlna the pamnt oi
a lonaldaration rd OFUOFiOr the pUTOhOOOF t0 ~~ttiOlpho i8
the loate8t br noelr~ tots0 in that ha must 8ako a ptu-
ah888 st thIe drudstormla orderto ~esslw th4 totoo, and
the ?Sbt that th. PFiOO Of the m4FSh8RdlO4 I4 no p&OF
thSA it woulb k It a0 reka won glvms riti ths parahsao
4oea aOt altarthe ?#@t that It 1 8 lO~ldrFstItW as aan-
8ldaFOtlOn 10 dotlaod in thr 0~InIona.Msond, th4 prim
llsesnt 18 0~00 loatalor( in thI0plm, k88a80 prlws ax-8
swardodto lonteatanta in looordaaaa rith tb aakr o?
totes8a8t la Wwir khJr. B0~v4?, wado 8ot kusro thst
ths thirdllarnt lohaaoe. ia pma4at in this plan.aa so to
bring it With&&tthe dO?hittOA Of th4 Oph4iOn
hOi4ine that
srlrotly tJianslplont of the prlsa or prima by oh4noe 14
41188sentl41 414m4at to aonatltutr a lottorr ala00 th4 nua-
kr of rotw rasaltrd br laah rmtwtuit aroma to deprau
llF@lr OF 0AtiF.l~ 01~”B hi8 ~pularit~, u~~mh;h$l~d
lloquwoo ~4 por8urr velbil tl iB parror
aoat their +otaa to? him cmhla rismalsl lbl tt to bw
rrohandlso ontltlk4 A$8 to rotas. mraron, m bra or
t&a ogInIeat&t tk *totfry wataatm 4rasrlkd br tea la
la4Us.g llamanta
ia oao of the aa8antlsl naausu~ to make
1t 8 lOtt.Ff ua ia t S@eh 8 .lOtkFr 00 is sad. pualah-
lb la UdOF AF usle& ;r w Pus1 o o do .
A 'h rn oublo to riad la the ropotiod da8Iaiona or
blr-ptb~.bny $uH bwrlnd dlrvotly upoa ex 6eSOFlhla~ swh
ho$ist&hatuts~ w bhot dbssrtkd b PT latter But Epon
rurcrhik(i :eh &oioiwb Of Ot&eF bar atlons,w hmn iorrad
nnrrl- UHS la whloh Sh8h GtOk lcmtaatam wan ha14 aot
tohal+sttiMwradAousuin aueh aontrats -8% held
tu ha ktto&~Iei.Vhlk thaaala a a am othor.statoawmld
aoo ~ooonrIdomd sm soat?olUn8,wa thlakthw arm porsus8Ivo
ur l3usrntlsn wo quote th4 sppllasblr psrta or *us&
08808 ow, tog4thrr
beI" with tkolr oltatlonar
*A rotlad aonteat in a atom 81th 8 piano
and sIlv0~ 88 prima to h rnrdrd to th4 aoa-
testoats hating st the on4 of the lonte8t th4 mod
708
‘T%o o ~r & idr o f l g o p ’dtiltyo o a k st u8A.r
lfhloh
mrahontr lsrumdbsllotl to lustea us,
oa-
tit1lnlgmlst#rr to rot. tar rq potsonnot on-
8qdl la spoBmQrlryor proaotlq tboeontwt the
dnnera of rdrfohnn lntlt1.Ato lwtrln priua,
vas not 8ulltr of oporatlnt a 'lottorp prohibited
b ystatute, llllallmmnt
o ot 'ekma. yas 1rokiaA.
P. 1. 8683. state T. LlnAm~, Pt.‘, 2 A. 24 201.
"A #ohoar bf rhloh l nrohrnt or lssoeistlon
on selli- mrebmdfro at r~ lr prloss issues
to puroibarorsballots thq to lxpnsr
tluirlto ln l a er to irnumb
, u oi uns, so o o r a ng
to the prioo or rrtiolesbought in rator ef may
person omapethg tor ptlros to ia givento tlm
persons noslrlag OT holdingthe stoat number
of votes,1s not a mlotkry*prohf" blted by stat-
uto. P. L. ,8663.Etote v. LinAsar, Pt., 2 A.
2A 201.
“A sohasu by which a nrahsnt, on srlltng
rorohuidfra at nplm priaos, lsiuor to .gurohanrr
kllotr wtlUln8 thornto oxpress their~oholoo a
lutsla ~\rrkr.o?~tlmos,
laaording to tho ptloe
o frrtielei ‘b o @ t la imror or q .p uuml08p a t-
iy rorpiiks to L
to tho persona
rooolr-
ghoa
lng'orkolAltt#the grertostnumbr.at votwa lr
not 8 *loWor& aot lnrolting ln llesmnt
ot
ohmoo. xstlonsl sales ao. T* xsnol*t, 162 P.
1055, 1056, 83 Or. 34, L. R. A* 19170,b'&
.me toot that thorb al&t haie kea inPr ,$.;,,
or,ahrrp pm&loo (Luringpopulsritr oontest unbap:~.
rh;i* ;perahtg&s %m~eA bsllots to ons~onmrs l at$+i~
tr$hg ~wiatoar8 to .rote for enr pereon not ws ged
In lpoasorlng or promotin tJx* l oateat.the WEllOH
of rhlohre?o editleA te oertslnprires, did not
menborthe oontost a 'lotterf, shoe u.17 sooh
t-u6 or sharp pmotln, if ahorn, uoul4 not tond
to inhloste blh4 tste uas the 4eolAl~ hotor
that
ia the lontest. P. L. 8683. Stat. v. Llnaw,
vt., 2 A. 2A 201."
709
nonorsblo Ollntmrhrr;'Pa~ 6
‘lOUlO rO8&WOtt~t s6vlraAthat in tlu Opi8iOE
of thlr b ltmnt tho planAorarlkA br ~00 6oos lo t lo~lr
rtltuto l Pottorysnb ia lot prohiBitod
or puulahsU0ruder
tko p?orialon8 or ourPanalcd,.
Tkir plan Uf to 91 & St lntm doe* rashon thst
Aororlbe6br the prorlsloa8 o? tke Const
1 trtieda? hx40
huolnsbovosat out. I?iti8th a R lnA
o r ‘g ir
lntmprlso-
t
AesorlkA in saLA oonrtltutlonrl orlsloathanit la sgslast
publlr pollor being ia aontrrreatr on o? tho ConstitutiaA o?
tho atsto or Tou8. lion~or, tho to&lmlrtpn hrr'tkor bar
not ssoa tit to lttrotuatr thisprorlrloa or our Uonstitu-
tloa sob has net prohlbitoA or roridobmnotlonr to? the
punl8hmant ot thorn*
epustlag s it lntorprireo it, %a teat,
tho AosorlkA br
lm 01 8
tke k indo r #iitlntarprisa 008.
teapPstsA by the Cloutr tutioa.
Wo trustthat vo ham su??ioiontIfand rrtirirotorl-
lr lnmmroA tho inqalrr oonkind in rour lottor.