▁real ▁gold , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁D ahl on ega , ▁Georgia ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁roof ing ▁gives ▁rise ▁to ▁local ▁col lo qu ial isms — for ▁instance , ▁if ▁one ▁knowledge able ▁Georg ian ▁wanted ▁to ▁ask ▁another ▁what ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁was ▁doing , ▁he ▁might ▁ask ▁what ▁was ▁happening ▁" under ▁the ▁gold ▁d ome ." ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁procedure ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁meets ▁in ▁regular ▁session ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁Monday ▁in ▁January ▁for ▁no ▁longer ▁than ▁▁ 4 0 ▁legisl ative ▁( r ather ▁than ▁calendar ) ▁days ▁each ▁year . ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁House ▁nor ▁the ▁Senate ▁can ▁adj ourn ▁during ▁a ▁regular ▁session ▁for ▁longer ▁than ▁three ▁days ▁or ▁meet ▁in ▁any ▁place ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol ▁without ▁the ▁other ▁house ' s ▁consent . ▁ ▁Comm itte es ▁ ▁R ules ▁of ▁procedure , ▁employees ▁and ▁inter im ▁comm itte es ▁Both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁may ▁determine ▁proced ural ▁rules ▁provide ▁for ▁its ▁employees . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁or ▁each ▁house ▁separately , ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁create ▁inter im ▁comm itte es . ▁ ▁O ath ▁of ▁office ▁Before ▁taking ▁office ▁sen ators ▁and ▁represent atives ▁must ▁swe ar ▁( or ▁aff irm ) ▁an ▁o ath — st ip ulated ▁by ▁state ▁law . ▁ ▁Qu orum ▁A ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁to ▁which ▁each ▁house ▁is ▁entitled ▁shall ▁const itute ▁a ▁qu orum ▁to ▁trans