Bill Text: NY A07864 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes a lottery game for the support and assistance of wartime veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-19 - held for consideration in ways and means [A07864 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A07864-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7864
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 19, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the constitution, in
relation to authorizing a lottery game for the support and assistance
of wartime veterans
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That subdivision 1 of
2 section 9 of article 1 of the constitution be amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably
5 to assemble and to petition the government, or any department thereof;
6 nor shall any divorce be granted otherwise than by due judicial
7 proceedings; except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the sale of
8 lottery tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambl-
9 ing, except lotteries operated by the state and the sale of lottery
10 tickets in connection therewith as may be authorized and prescribed by
11 the legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied exclusively
12 to or in aid or support of education in this state as the legislature
13 may prescribe, EXCEPT THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY ENACT LEGISLATION AUTHOR-
14 IZING THE CREATION OF A SEPARATE LOTTERY GAME THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH
15 SHALL BE APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY TO SUCH SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OF WARTIME
16 VETERANS IN THIS STATE AS THE LEGISLATURE MAY PRESCRIBE, and except
17 pari-mutuel betting on horse races as may be prescribed by the legisla-
18 ture and from which the state shall derive a reasonable revenue for the
19 support of government, shall hereafter be authorized or allowed within
20 this state; and the legislature shall pass appropriate laws to prevent
21 offenses against any of the provisions of this section.
22 S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
23 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
24 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
25 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
26 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89127-01-1
