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        2.3  TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
         At ten o'clock a.m. on the second Monday in January of each
      odd-numbered year, the general assembly shall convene.  The president
      of the senate, or in the president's absence some person claiming to
      be a member, shall call the senate to order.  If necessary, a
      temporary president shall be chosen from the persons claiming to be
      elected senators.  Some person claiming to be elected a member of the
      house of representatives shall call the house to order.  The persons
      present claiming to be elected to the senate shall choose a
      secretary, and those of the house of representatives, a clerk on a
      temporary basis.

Section History: Early Form

         [C51, § 5; R60, § 14; C73, § 6; C97, § 6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §
      6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 2.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
      2.3]

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        2.3  TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
         At ten o'clock a.m. on the second Monday in January of each
      odd-numbered year, the general assembly shall convene.  The president
      of the senate, or in the president's absence some person claiming to
      be a member, shall call the senate to order.  If necessary, a
      temporary president shall be chosen from the persons claiming to be
      elected senators.  Some person claiming to be elected a member of the
      house of representatives shall call the house to order.  The persons
      present claiming to be elected to the senate shall choose a
      secretary, and those of the house of representatives, a clerk on a
      temporary basis.

Section History: Early Form

         [C51, § 5; R60, § 14; C73, § 6; C97, § 6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §
      6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 2.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
      2.3]

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        2.3  TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
         At ten o'clock a.m. on the second Monday in January of each
      odd-numbered year, the general assembly shall convene.  The president
      of the senate, or in the president's absence some person claiming to
      be a member, shall call the senate to order.  If necessary, a
      temporary president shall be chosen from the persons claiming to be
      elected senators.  Some person claiming to be elected a member of the
      house of representatives shall call the house to order.  The persons
      present claiming to be elected to the senate shall choose a
      secretary, and those of the house of representatives, a clerk on a
      temporary basis.

Section History: Early Form

         [C51, § 5; R60, § 14; C73, § 6; C97, § 6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §
      6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 2.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
      2.3]