In re House Bill No. 165
Supreme Court of Colorado
The opinion of the court is in response to the following communication from the honorable the house of representatives : ££ Whereas, there has been introduced in this body a bill known as £ House Bill Ho. 165,’ entitled £ A bill for an act to provide for the creation of districts to be benefited by certain public improvements, and of a bonded indebtedness for the purpose of making such improvements,’ a copy of which is hereto attached: “ Therefore be it resolved by the house…
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The opinion of the court is in response to the following communication from the honorable the house of representatives : ££ Whereas, there has been introduced in this body a bill known as £ House Bill Ho. 165,’ entitled £ A bill for an act to provide for the creation of districts to be benefited by certain public improvements, and of a bonded indebtedness for the purpose of making such improvements,’ a copy of which is hereto attached: “ Therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives, that the supreme court of this state be requested to give its opinion of the constitutionality of…
1Per curiam
The bill of which the opinion of the court is requested contains eighteen sections, several of which are quite lengthy and much involved. Its provisions are novel, and out of the ordinary channel of legislation in this *594state. If the bill should be adopted by the general assembly it would doubtless give rise to controversies involving various constitutional questions. The request for the opinion of this court by the vote of the house implies the existence of doubt in the minds of members as to the constitutionality of the proposed measure, and yet neither the preamble nor resolution gives any…
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