In re Interrogatories of the Senate
Supreme Court of Colorado
The opinion of' the court is in response to- the following communication from the senate: “To the Honorable Supreme Court of the State of Colorado•: Pursuant to the provisions of the constitution of the state of Colorado in that behalf made and provided, the senate, one of the houses of the nineteenth general assembly, now in session, does hereby respectfully submit certain questions hereinafter propounded, and does respectfully request that you furnish and deliver your…
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The opinion of' the court is in response to- the following communication from the senate: “To the Honorable Supreme Court of the State of Colorado•: Pursuant to the provisions of the constitution of the state of Colorado in that behalf made and provided, the senate, one of the houses of the nineteenth general assembly, now in session, does hereby respectfully submit certain questions hereinafter propounded, and does respectfully request that you furnish and deliver your opinion thereon at the earliest possible moment; and the court is hereby advised of the following facts necessary to be…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
In considering interrogatories propounded under section 3 of article VI of the constitution, this court, soon after the adoption of the constitutional provision, established certain rules governing the practice to be observed in the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred. As the authority conferred and duty imposed upon'the court to give its opinion is “upon important questions, upon solemn occasions,” and not whensoever required by the governor, the senate or the house of representatives, it was held that the duty rested finally upon the court to determine for itself as to the solemnity of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re Appropriations by General AssemblySupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
- Wilson v. VoightSupreme Court of Colorado · 1886
- In re Speakership of the House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1890
- In re the Constitutionality of Senate Bill No. 65Supreme Court of Colorado · 1889
- In re Fire & Excise CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State ex inf. Danforth v. CasonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Heyward v. LongSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935
- In re Interrogatories of the House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1916
- In re Opinion of the JudgesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914
- González v. Corte de Distrito de San JuanSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1943
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