State Act
Section 652
Art. 652 – Every five years, in city of Panjim, on 2nd Sunday of January, a meeting shall be held of the delegates of all the comunidades to deal with matters of general interest to them to foster its progress and propose to the Governor-General, some measures in this connection. § 1. In the first fortnight of November, the Governor-General shall appoint a commission comprising of five members chosen from among the members of the managing committee of the comunidades, in order to make arrangements for the meeting referred to in this article. § 2. In the first fortnight of December, the comunidades, or in their absent, the respective managing committee, shall chose the delegates to represent them at that meeting and shall approved the necessary expenses for such representation within the funds available in the respective budgets. § 3. The first meeting shall be held in 1962.