Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court February 25, 1897 (Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives)

To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The undersigned, Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, respectfully submit the following answer to the question proposed by the Honorable House, by its order of January 27, 1897, a copy of which is annexed.

In the Constitution, c. 1, § 2, art.