In re Appropriations by General Assembly
Supreme Court of Colorado
The opinion is in response to the following communication and interrogatories from the governor, to which were attached exhibits coiitaining hundreds of different items: “To the Honorable the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado: •“Sirs: Doubts have been suggested, both among the members of the executive department of this state, whose duty it is to act in relation to the matters hereinafter mentioned, and among many citizens and tax-payers of the state, whether the…
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The opinion is in response to the following communication and interrogatories from the governor, to which were attached exhibits coiitaining hundreds of different items: “To the Honorable the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado: •“Sirs: Doubts have been suggested, both among the members of the executive department of this state, whose duty it is to act in relation to the matters hereinafter mentioned, and among many citizens and tax-payers of the state, whether the aggregate of the appropriations made by the seventh general assembly is in excess of the limitation fixed by the constitution…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott
The determination by this court of the various questions propounded in this case must affect in a large degree many private as well as public interests. We deem it proper, therefore, at the outset, to call attention to the construction already given to section 3, article 6, constitution, in relation to questions submitted by the executive and the general assembly. See opinion, per curiam, in 9 Colo. 620, concerning irrigation; also opinion by Chief Justice Helm, filed April 5, 1889, in response to a resolution requesting a construction of the provisions of senate bill No. 65, 12 Colo. .466.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People ex rel. Seeley v. MaySupreme Court of Colorado · 1885
- Wilson v. VoightSupreme Court of Colorado · 1886
- People ex rel. Seeley v. MaySupreme Court of Colorado · 1886
- People ex rel. Attorney Gen. v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1856
- Williams v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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