Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
On November 7, 1883, the Governor and Council adopted an order requiring the opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court upon the following important questions of law % 1. Whether, under thé provisions of chapter 291 of the Acts of 1879, entitled “An act to create a state hoard of health, lunacy, and charity,” section 2, which empowers the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council, to appoint nine persons, who shall constitute a “state board of health,…
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On November 7, 1883, the Governor and Council adopted an order requiring the opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court upon the following important questions of law % 1. Whether, under thé provisions of chapter 291 of the Acts of 1879, entitled “An act to create a state hoard of health, lunacy, and charity,” section 2, which empowers the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council, to appoint nine persons, who shall constitute a “state board of health, lunacy, and charity,” it is competent for the Governor, with the advmv • : ni consent of the Council, to appoint a woman…
1Opinion of the Court
On November 19, 1883, the Justices- of the Supreme Judicial Court returned the following opinion :
To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, having considered the questions upon which their opinion has been required by his Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council, respectfully submit the following opinion:
The statute of 1879, chapter 291, in the second section, provides that “the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council, shall appoint nine persons, who shall constitute a state…
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