Legal Opinion
Lincoln v. Secretary of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 4, 1950PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The petitioners, registered voters, seek a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent Secretary of the Commonwealth to' refrain from certain acts having to do with the submission to the .people at the next State election of a proposed law, the subject of an initiative petition, on the ground that there has not been compliance with art. 48 of the Amendments to the Constitution. The proposed law, entitled “An Act providing that classifications of risks and premium charges under the compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance law shall be uniform throughout the commonwealth,” has been the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. SpragueSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by27 opinions
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