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…
1DissentJustice Hill
I cannot concur in the conclusion reached- by the majority. As I read the resolution from the senate it discloses, that the- candidate who received the highest number of votes .for the-office of lieutenant governor at the. election held in November, 1912, departed, this life -after the election; that he never qualified as such officer; that the present senate, pur*177suant to the provisions of section 10 of article V of the constitution, elected one of their number as president pro tempore; that the lieutenant governor elected in November, 1910, claims the right to the office for the present…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re Speakership of the House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1890
- In re Fire & Excise CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
- In re Senate Resolution No. 10Supreme Court of Colorado · 1905