In re Advisory Opinion to the Senate

ORDER

To the Honorable, the Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations:

On June 22, 2006, the Honorable Senate as then constituted introduced Senate Resolution 2006-S 3198, which requested from the justices of this Court an advisory opinion, in accordance with article 10, section 3, of the Rhode Island Constitution, on the following question:

“(1) Does [ajrticle [9], [sjection 5[,] of the Rhode Island Constitution require that the [Governor's next appointments to the board of directors of Beacon Mutual Insurance Company be made by and with the advice and consent of the…