Time and Place of Meetings

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The meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as prescribed in Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia. The Senate shall convene daily at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwise ordered by the Senate. The House shall convene daily at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwise ordered by the House. The General Assembly shall meet at the state capitol.

(Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 258, § 1; Code 1863, § 172; Ga. L. 1863-64, p. 30, § 1; Code 1868, § 167; Ga. L. 1870, p. 419, § 1; Code 1873, § 178; Code 1882, § 178; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 55, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 289; Ga. L. 1902, p. 66, §§ 1, 2; Civil Code 1910, § 331; Ga. L. 1924, p. 31, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1931, p. 1053; Code 1933, § 47-103; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 54; Ga. L. 1984, p. 602, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Convening of special sessions of General Assembly, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. II, Para. VII.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, §§ 28, 37.

C.J.S.

- 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 85 et seq., 109 et seq.

ALR.

- Power of legislature or branch thereof as to time of assembling, and length of session, 56 A.L.R. 721.

Application of constitutional "compactness requirement" to redistricting, 114 A.L.R.5th 311.

State court jurisdiction over congressional redistricting disputes, 114 A.L.R.5th 387.


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