All regular sessions of the General Assembly shall commence on the first Monday of January biennially. The first session, under this Constitution, shall commence on the first Monday of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.
The first session of the General Assembly shall commence on the first Tuesday of March next; and, forever after, the General Assembly shall meet on the first Monday of December, in every year, and at no other period, unless, directed, by law, or provided for by this constitution.