Mississippi § 5-1-65 - Joint convention; presiding officers and records.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 5-1-65 — Joint convention; presiding officers and records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-1-65. Joint convention; presiding officers and records.
When the two houses shall be assembled in joint convention the president of the senate shall preside, and the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives shall each keep a perfect and complete record of the proceedings of the convention. On the re-assembling of the two houses in their respective halls, it shall be the duty of the secretary and clerk to report the same to their respective houses, and the same shall be entered at large upon their journals.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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