The legislature shall meet at the seat of government, in regular session, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of January, in the year A.D. 1971, and every year thereafter, unless sooner convened by the governor; and should a quorum of either house not be present, each house shall be adjourned from day to day, after taking the necessary steps to compel the attendance of absent members until a quorum appears.Codes, 1892, § 2648; 1906, § 3008; Hemingway's 1917, § 5396; 1930, § 5331; 1942, § 3328; Laws, 1912, ch. 231; Laws, 1970, ch. 463, § 1, eff. 2/18/1970.
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