Opinion of the Court to the Governor in the Matter of the Constitutional Convention

To His Excellency, Theodore Francis Green, Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations:

We have received from Your Excellency a request for our written opinion upon a question of law in accordance with the following section of Article XII of amendments to the constitution of this state: “Sec. 2. The judges of the supreme court shall give their written opinion upon any question of law whenever requested by the governor or by either house of the general assembly. ” The question is as follows:

“Would it be a valid exercise of the legislative power if the General Assembly…