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Show "WAS GROSS USURP ATX02T. Taylor Had No Right to Declare leg- .islature Adjourned. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 1. At a conference con-ference of ex-Governor McCreary, Judge W. S. Pryor, Louis McQuown and other prominent attorneys, the questioa of Mr. Taylor's legal right to adjourn the legislature to meet in London waa formally discussed. The unanimous opinion of the attorneys was announced an-nounced by McCreary, who said: "There is nothing in the constitution of Kentucky to authorize the governor at this hour and under existing circumstances cir-cumstances to adjourn the general assembly. as-sembly. And every lawyer that I have heard express an opinion, regards hia procla.mmation as a gross usurpation. The constitution of Kentucky fixes the date for the regular sessions of the E"pnp,ral asspmblv and savs: " 'Its sessions shall be held at the ; seat of government except in case of war, insurrection or pestilence, when it may, by proclamation of the governor gov-ernor assemble for the time being elsewhere.' else-where.' . "The general assembly is now in session ses-sion and under tha constitution caa remain in session sixty days. Being in regular session the governor does not have to convene the senators and representatives rep-resentatives and fix the places of their mooting and there is no war, insurrection insurrec-tion or pestilence. In case of disagreement dis-agreement between the two houses with regard to adjournment, the governor gov-ernor may adjourn them for not exceeding ex-ceeding four months, but there must be a disagreement between the two t houses, and the power to convene the general assembly is not the power to adjourn it when in session." |