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Article VI, § 19 — Convening of Legislature by governor

West Virginia Const. art. VI, § 19

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W. Va. Const. art. VI, § 19.

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The governor may convene the Legislature by proclamation whenever, in his opinion, the public safety or welfare shall require it. It shall be his duty to convene it, on application in writing, of three fifths of the members elected to each house.

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