Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Court

Supreme Court, March 29, 1921.

To His Excellency Emery J. San Souci, Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations:

We have received from Your Excellency a request for our written opinion upon the following questions, viz. :h

1. Is Chapter 1989 of the Public Laws, passed at the January session, A. D. 1920, and approved April 9, 1920, constitutional?(1) 2. Is Section 8 of said Chapter 1989 retroactive in its provisions that, "No person shall be entitled to vote or take part in the caucus of any political party who within twenty-six calendar months has voted or taken part in the…