Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The following order was passed by the House of Representatives on February 26, 1877, and on February 28 transmitted by the Speaker to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, who on March 7 returned the answer which is subjoined.
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The following order was passed by the House of Representatives on February 26, 1877, and on February 28 transmitted by the Speaker to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, who on March 7 returned the answer which is subjoined. Ordered, that the opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court be required upon the following questions of law, viz.: 1. What is the meaning of the word “inhabitant,” as used in Article 21 of the amendments to the Constitution of Massachusetts, in the provisions relating to the qualifications of representatives ? 2. Is a person, otherwise qualified,…
1Opinion of the Court
The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, having considered the questions proposed by the Honorable House of Representatives, respectfully submit the following opinion:
The general principles and the rules of construction, which must guide us in answering these questions, are clearly set forth *595in an opinion submitted to the Honorable House in 1811 by Chief Justice Parsons and Justices Sewall and Parker (each afterwards Chief Justice), printed in full as a supplement to the seventh volume of the Massachusetts Reports, and in the Reports of Controverted Elections, published in pursuance of a…
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