Legal Opinion
Election of Officers by the Senate
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 21, 1908PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE following opinion was delivered to the Honorable Senate by the Justices of the Supreme Court, April 21, 1908, in the matter of
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS BY THE SENATE. SUPREME COURT, April 21, 1908.
To the Honorable, the Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations:
We have received from your honorable body a resolution requesting our opinion upon the following question:
"Are the provisions of law respecting the election of officers by the Senate contained in sections 62 and 63 of Chapter 809 of the Public Laws, passed at the January Session, 1901, constitutional?"
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Ogden v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Sturgis v. . SpoffordNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Bridges v. ShallcrossWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1873
- People Ex Rel. Burrows v. Supervisors of Orange CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
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3Cited by5 opinions
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