P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4201
The Municipal Legislature shall hold its inaugural session on the second Monday of the month of January of the year following each general election. Said session shall be called under the acting presidency of the outgoing Secretary, or in his absence, by the eldest Legislative member-elect with most seniority as a municipal legislator. At this inaugural session, the Legislature shall elect a President and a Vice President from among its members.
The legislature shall adopt regulations to govern its internal proceedings, which it may begin to consider in its inaugural session. Until the new regulations are approved, those of the former legislature shall rule and apply. The legislature’s regulations shall cover the statutory provisions of this act and of any other act that will allow it to discharge its functions effectively, as well as the administrative provisions issued through memoranda sent by the Commissioner.
The majority of the total number of the legislature’s members shall constitute its quorum.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 5.001; Apr. 13, 1995, No. 36, § 17.