Section 4. Political year and legislative term

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Political year and legislative term

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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