...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 article, as well as the rest, was referred to the committee of detail, without debate or consideration...

...of the Legislature and the Governor and Council — "to require the opinions of the Justices of tbe Supreme Judicial Court, upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions." Plainly your joint order presents important questions of law. But it is equally plain that it was not...

...by which "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," is to enable the advice of the judges to be obtained upon any important question of law which the body...

...provides 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 separation of the executive, legislative and judicial departments of the government, established...

...by which "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...questions of law and upon solemn occasions." It has been held that this only applies to questions of law, and therefore the court refused to give an opinion...

...Legislature. II. Each branch of the Legislature, as well as the Governor and Council, shall haye authority to require the opinions of the Justices of the supreme...important questions of law. and upon solemn occasions. IV. The Judges of Probate of Wills, and for granting letters of administration, shall hold their courts...

...declares that " each branch of the legislature, as well as the governor and counsel, shall have authority to require the opinions of the justices of the supreme...important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions." Maine and New Hampshire adopted similar constitutional provisions shortly after, Rhode Island in 1843,...

....... 18 may require the attendance of secretary of the commonwealth in person or by deputy, 26 may require the opinions of the justices of the supreme...important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions, 26 meeting for election to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday of November, ...... 41...

...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," which was referred to the Committee, was smothered. The first assault upon the Report of the Committee,...

...the Houses, in his way going or returning; or who shall rescue any person arrested by their order. : the 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...