Opinion of the Justices

To the Honorable Senate:

The undersigned justices of the supreme court submit the following reply to the inquiries contained in your resolution dated May 25, 1976, and filed with the supreme court on May 27, 1976.

The first two questions may be summarized as follows: Under what circumstances would a gathering of senators outside the senate chambers at the request of a public official not a member of the senate, without legislative action being proposed or taken, (1) be a meeting subject to part II article 8 of the New Hampshire constitution or (2) be a public proceeding of the general court as…