Article III. Executive Department

Article III, Section 9

Constitution of the State of Tennessee

Official text

He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene the General Assembly by proclamation, in which he shall state specifically the purposes for which they are to convene; but they shall enter on no legislative business except that for which they were specifically called together.

Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)

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