Opinion of the Justices

To the House of Representatives:

The undersigned justices of the supreme court submit the following reply to the inquiries contained in your resolution adopted on May 26, 1976, and filed with this court on May 27, 1976.

Your first inquiry is whether the sections of Senate bill 62 “which would impose direct taxes on pari-mutuel pools” may lawfully be enacted in view of the provision of the New Hampshire *354constitution pt. II, art. 18 requiring “money bills” to originate in the house of representatives. The answer to this question is “Yes”, since the proposed “taxes”, or required payments “in lieu…