Legal Opinion

Advisory Opinion to the Governor

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 21, 1915PublishedCited by 3 opinions

To the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court of Florida: Gentlemen— Park Trammell, Governor. Be It Enacted hy the Legislature of the State of Florida: Sec. 2. The Fourth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida shall be composed of the Counties of St. Johns, Clay and Putnam. Sec. 3. The Eighth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida shall be composed of the Counties of Alachua, Bradford, Levy and Baker. STATE OF FLORIDA, [ Ofiiice of Secretary of State. J SS.

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1Opinion of the Court

Advisory Opinion to the Governor.

1. Where the constitutionality of An Act of the Legislature is necessarily involved in the consideration of a question affecting the Executive powers and duties, the Justices of the Supreme Court will not give to the Governor at his request an opinion upon such question.

2. Section 13 of Article IV of the Constitution does not authorize the Justices of the Supreme Court to give to the Governor at his request an opinion upon statutory enactments affecting his Executive powers and duties.

State of Florida, Executive Chamber, Tallahassee, May 18, 1915.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

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Advisory Opinion to the GovernorSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
In re Advisory Opinion to BrowardSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
In re Advisory Opinion to the GovernorSupreme Court of Florida · 1911

3Cited by3 opinions

In Re Advisory Opinion to GovernorSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
In re Advisory Opinion to Governor Request of August 28, 1980Supreme Court of Florida · 1980
In re Advisory Opinion to the GovernorSupreme Court of Florida · 1931