Part the Second.

The Frame of Government

Article IX.

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A majority of the members of each branch of the general court shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members. All the provisions of the existing constitution inconsistent with the provisions herein contained are hereby annulled.

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1788 — Part the Second. Article IX

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Not less than sixty members of the house of representatives, shall constitute a quorum for doing business.

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