Opinion of the Justices

*251LETTER PROPOUNDING QUESTIONS

State of Maine Executive Department Augusta, Maine

KENNETH M. CURTIS

GOVERNOR

January 5, 1970

To the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court:

Under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon the Governor by the Constitution of Maine, Article VI, Section 3, being advised and believing that the questions contained herein are important questions of law and that it is a solemn occasion,

I, Kenneth M. Curtis, Governor of Maine, submit the following statement of facts and questions of law and respectfully ask opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Court thereon:

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