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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- 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 a community grant fund,
  which fund shall be dedicated to certain community groups

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate  concur),  That  subdivision  1  of
section  9  of  article  1  of  the  constitution  be amended to read as
follows:
  1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably
to assemble and to petition the government, or any  department  thereof;
nor  shall  any  divorce  be  granted  otherwise  than  by  due judicial
proceedings; except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the  sale  of
lottery  tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambl-
ing, except lotteries operated by the state  and  the  sale  of  lottery
tickets  in  connection therewith as may be authorized and prescribed by
the legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied  exclusively
to  or  in  aid or support of education in this state as the legislature
may prescribe, EXCEPT THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY ENACT LEGISLATION AUTHOR-
IZING THE CREATION OF A SEPARATE LOTTERY  GAME  THE  PROCEEDS  OF  WHICH
SHALL  BE APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY TO A COMMUNITY GRANT FUND TO BE CREATED BY
SUCH LEGISLATION, WHICH FUND SHALL  BE  DEDICATED  TO  COMMUNITY  GROUPS
ORGANIZED  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  THREE  OR FOUR OF SUBDIVISION (C) OF
SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ONE  OF  THE  INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE  OF  NINETEEN
HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX, AS AMENDED, ADMINISTERING EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL,
CULTURAL,  SENIOR,  VETERANS  OR  SOCIAL  SERVICES PROGRAMS OR PROVIDING
VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES, AS  THE  LEGISLATURE  MAY  PRESCRIBE,  and
except  pari-mutuel  betting  on horse races as may be prescribed by the
legislature and from which the state shall derive a  reasonable  revenue
for  the support of government, shall hereafter be authorized or allowed
within this state; and the legislature shall pass  appropriate  laws  to
prevent offenses against any of the provisions of this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.