Article XIII.
Public officers

Section 9. Political year

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1939189518471822

Political year

The political year and legislative term shall begin on the first day of January ; and the legislature shall, every year, assemble on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January.

1939189518471822

Political year

The political year and legislative term shall begin on the first day of January; and the Legislature shall, every year, assemble on the first Wednesday in January.

1939189518471822

Political year and legislative term; opening of legislature

The political year and legislative term shall begin on the first day of January, and the legislature shall, every year, assemble on the first Tuesday in January, unless a different day shall be appointed by law.

1939189518471822

Political year; meeting of legislature

The political year shall begin on the first day of January; and the legislature shall every year assemble on the first Tuesday of January, unless a different day shall be appointed by law.

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