Advisory Opinion to the Governor

Supreme Court of Florida

Glenn Terrell, Chief Justice

Tallahassee

July 9, 1957

Honorable LeRoy Collins,

Governor of Florida,

State Capitol,

Tallahassee, Florida.

Dear Sir:

We have your letter of June 21, 1957, which, omitting formal parts, reads as follows:

“The State Constitution authorizes me, as Governor, to request the written opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Court as to the interpretation of any portion of the State Constitution upon any question affecting my executive duties and powers (Section 13, Article IV, State Constitution [F.S.A.]). Under Section 14, Article IV, of the said…