Pt. 2, c. II, § I, Art. IV
Governor and council
Power
The Governor & Executive
Pt. 2, c. II · Executive Power
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
The governor shall have authority from time to time, at his discretion, to assemble and call together the councillors of this commonwealth for the time being; and the governor with the said councillors, or five of them at least, shall, and may, from time to time, hold and keep a council, for the ordering and directing the affairs of the commonwealth, agreeably to the constitution and the laws of the land.
Simplified explanation
The governor may at his discretion assemble the councillors. The governor with the councillors, or at least five of them, shall hold a council to order and direct the affairs of the commonwealth under the constitution and the laws.