Petition of Turner

The action of the State Tax Commission in certifying the foregoing question to this court presents a preliminary question of the authority of the court to determine the question transferred. The 74th Article of the Constitution (Part Second) provides that each branch of the Legislature as well as the Governor and Council shall have authority upon important questions of law and upon solemn occasions to require advisory opinions of the Justices of the court. The constitutional authority to give advice is limited to the cases enumerated in the article and cannot be extended by legislative…