Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court Given Under the Provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of the Constitution

*235ANSWER OF THE JUSTICES

TO THE HONORABLE KENNETH M. CURTIS, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE:

In compliance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of the Constitution of Maine, the undersigned Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, having considered the questions submitted by Your Excellency, answer as follows:

QUESTION 1

Since the two questions are closely related and our answer to Question 2 will resolve the relevant issues raised by both questions, we deem it unnecessary to discuss Question 1 separately.

QUESTION 2

We answer Question 2 by fixing the expiration date as December 31, 1971.

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