Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court Given Under the Provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of the Constitution

*1293STATE OF MAINE

In House January 30, 1996

Joint Order Propounding Questions to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court

WHEREAS, it appears to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 117th Legislature that the following are important questions of law and that this is a solemn occasion; and

WHEREAS, the Constitution of Maine, Article VI, Section 3, provides for the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to render their opinion on these questions; and

WHEREAS, L.D. 1003 from the First Regular Session of the 117th Legislature proposed amending the Constitution of Maine to provide a…