EACH branch of the legislature, as well as the governor and Council, shall have authority to require the opinions of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions. Albany Law Journal - Page 1581890Full view - About this book
| Isaac Fletcher Redfield - Railroad law - 1867 - 930 pages
...of the legislature, as well as the governor and council, shall have authority to require the opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court upon important questions of law and upon solemn occasions, there would seem to be no great doubt that the present case presents both of the contingencies, in... | |
| Massachusetts - Session laws - 1869 - 1060 pages
...legislature. II. Each branch of the legislature, as well as the governor and council, shall have authority to require the opinions of the justices of the supreme...important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions. III. In order that the people may not suffer from the long continuance in place of any justice of the... | |
| John Bouvier - Law - 1870 - 900 pages
...a. 1. The governor and council, and either branch of the legislature, may rei|iiiro the opiuion of the justices of the supreme judicial court upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions. C. 3, a. 2. 11. Jmlijet <>f Probate anil Inimlrency are appointed to hold office according to the tenor... | |
| Isaac Fletcher Redfield - Leading cases - 1870 - 708 pages
...of the legislature, as well as the governor and council, shall have authority to require the opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court upon important questions of law and upon solemn occasions, there would seem to be no great doubt that the present case presents both of the contingencies, in... | |
| John Alexander Jameson - History - 1867 - 582 pages
...considerable doubt. The fifth Article of that Constitution provides, that " the Congress, whenauthority to require the opinions of the Justices of the Supreme...important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions." l For the whole opinion of the judges, see Appendix C, post. This opinion, it will be observed, was... | |
| Law - 1876 - 860 pages
...of the Legislature, as well as the supreme executive, shall have authority to require the opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions." This project was referred to the committee on detail, and never afterward heard of. The plan for associating... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - Constitutional law - 1876 - 678 pages
...legislature, as well as the supreme executive, shall have authority to require ths opinions of ihe Supreme Judicial Court upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions " The privileges and benefit of the writ of habeas corpus shall be enjoyed in this government in the... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - Hoosac Tunnel - 1877 - 90 pages
...of the Legislature, as well as the governor and council, shall have authority to require the opinion of the supreme judicial court upon important questions of law and upon solemn occasions, there would seem to be no great doubt that the present case presents both of the contingencies, in... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1878 - 1110 pages
...the Constitution, each branch of the Legislature, as well as the Governor and Council, have authority to require the opinions of the Justices of the Supreme...important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions." Both tho question and the occasion are doubtless within this provision ; and although the request of... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - Massachusetts - 1878 - 570 pages
...declares that each branch of the Legislature, as well as the Governor and Council, shall have authority to require the opinions of the Justices of the Supreme...important questions of law and upon solemn occasions. The opinions of the Justices can be required only " upon important questions of law," not upon questions... | |
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