Neither house shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, Sundays excepted; nor to any other place than that where the two houses are sitting; and on the day of the final adjournment they shall adjourn at twelve o'clock, noon.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For computation of time, see 12-2A-7 NMSA 1978.

Comparable provisions. — Iowa Const., art. III, § 14.

Montana Const., art. V, § 10.

Utah Const., art. VI, § 15.

Wyoming Const., art. III, § 15.

Length of adjournment proper. — An adjournment from Saturday, January 17th, until Thursday, January 22nd, is not a violation of this section. 1925 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 25-3793.

Longer adjournment authorized by concurrence. — Since neither house shall adjourn for more than three days without the other's consent under this section, it appears that if both houses concur, an adjournment for a longer period may be effected. 1943 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 43-4207.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 72 Am. Jur. 2d States, Territories and Dependencies § 58.

Committee created by joint or concurrent resolution to function after adjournment of legislature, 28 A.L.R. 1158.

81A C.J.S. States § 50.