{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-5-1-7","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 5-1-7","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 5-1-7","body":"The legislature shall meet at the seat of government, in regular session, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of January, in the year A.D. 1971, and every year thereafter, unless sooner convened by the governor; and should a quorum of either house not be present, each house shall be adjourned from day to day, after taking the necessary steps to compel the attendance of absent members until a quorum appears.","path":["MS Code","Title 5"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"fe5199b65970d6fdba60d6228009575398d728f328b1a0f603cffd9c4300be84","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-5-1-55","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-5-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}