In re Leasing of State Lands
Supreme Court of Colorado
The opinion is in response to the following communication and interrogatories from the governor: “ To the Honorable, the Supreme Court of Colorado :— “ A question of serious import has arisen in the state board of land commissioners, and a resolution was passed at its last meeting, Tuesday, April 11th, 1893, directing me as president of said board, and governor of the state, under article VI, section 3, of the State Constitution, to secure from your Honorable Court, an…
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The opinion is in response to the following communication and interrogatories from the governor: “ To the Honorable, the Supreme Court of Colorado :— “ A question of serious import has arisen in the state board of land commissioners, and a resolution was passed at its last meeting, Tuesday, April 11th, 1893, directing me as president of said board, and governor of the state, under article VI, section 3, of the State Constitution, to secure from your Honorable Court, an opinion at the earliest possible moment, upon the questions herein stated. ■ “ The act creating the present state board of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hayt
We will answer the questions presented by his Excellency, the Governor, in the order in which they are propounded.
1. “ Are the words constituting the first sentence of said section 10 valid, as a regulation of leasing state lands? ”
The sentence referred to in the foregoing interrogatory reads as follows : “ No lease of state lands shall be for a longer term than five years.” In determining the question presented, it must be borne in mind that the statute has received the sanction of the legislative department of the government, and the approval of the executive. It has been repeatedly held by…
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