Case Title: In Re Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10

Citation: 328 P.2d 103

Docket Number: 

State: colorado

Court: Colorado Supreme Court

Date: 1958-06-19T00:00:00Z

Document:
328 P.2d 103 (1958) In re SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10 OF The FORTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY of The State of Colorado. No. 18721. Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc. June 19, 1958. Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., for the State. MOORE, Justice. June 18, 1958, there were filed in this court certain interrogatories propounded by the Governor under section 3, article VI of the Constitution which authorizes the court to "give its opinion upon important questions *104 upon solemn occasions when required by the governor." The request of the Governor is in the following form: We find that the facts set forth in the foregoing request are such as to warrant exercise of the jurisdiction conferred upon this court by the constitution. Since there is no constitutional requirement that reasons be given in answering these questions, we deem it advisable in the promotion of expedition to do no more than repeat the questions and give the answers. Question 1. Does the entire phrase "officers, administrative and department heads, and curators in the State Historical Society" apply only to the State Historical Society? The answer is "Yes." Question 2. If the answer to question Numbered 1 is "No," does the General Assembly have the authority under Article XIX Section 2 to change and amend Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10 in special session prior to submission of said proposed amendment to the people? We note that this question is so framed as to request a response only in the event that question 1 above is decided in the negative. Since that question has been determined in the affirmative we are not necessarily called upon to answer the second question, but in view of other matters now being considered by the current special session of the legislature we have elected to answer it. The answer is "Yes."