Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court May 14, 1877 (Answer of the Justices to the House of Representatives)

The undersigned, Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, having taken into consideration the order passed by the Honorable House of Representatives on the eighth, and transmitted to them on the tenth day of the present month, respectfully submit the following answer:

The eighth article of amendment of the Constitution of the Commonwealth declares that “no judge of any court of this Commonwealth