Answer of the Justices to the Council

To the Honorable Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit this reply to the questions posed in an order of the Honorable Council adopted on December 27, 1972, and transmitted to us on January 2, 1973. A copy of the order is all that was transmitted.

The order reads as follows:

“WHEREAS, the ballot at the State election on November 7, 1972 contained the following proposed amendment to the Constitution (Question #1) : Full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the general court to prescribe, for the purpose of…