Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
On February 13, 1911, the speaker of the house of representatives requested the opinions of the justices of the supreme court upon the question of law propounded in the following resolution, which was adopted by the house of representatives on February 7: “Resolved, that the house of representatives, being in doubt as to its power under the provisions of the constitution of New Hampshire, hereby directs the speaker of said house to obtain the opinion of the supreme court…
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On February 13, 1911, the speaker of the house of representatives requested the opinions of the justices of the supreme court upon the question of law propounded in the following resolution, which was adopted by the house of representatives on February 7: “Resolved, that the house of representatives, being in doubt as to its power under the provisions of the constitution of New Hampshire, hereby directs the speaker of said house to obtain the opinion of the supreme court upon the following important question of law: Has the legislature power under the constitution to provide for the election…
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To the House of Representatives:
Both questions contained in the resolution, which inquires as to the power of the legislature, under the constitution, to provide for the election of delegates to a convention to revise the constitution, should, in the opinion of the undersigned, the justices of the supreme court, be answered in the affirmative.
The constitution provides for taking “the sense of the qualified voters on the subject of a revision of the constitution” at meetings warned for that purpose, and for a return of the votes upon the question to the general court; “and if it shall appear…
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