General Assembly Raised Bill No. 87
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1060
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
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General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 87
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 1060
*01060_______PD_*
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPALITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 7-88 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
Each person elected to the office of constable in any town shall, before the commencement of his or her term of office, or within thirty days thereafter, take the oath of office before some proper officer, who shall certify in writing to that fact and deliver the certificate to the person by whom the oath was taken; and such person shall, without delay, lodge such certificate for record in the office of the town clerk of the town in which [he] such person was elected constable, and such clerk shall record the same. If any person elected to the office of constable does not comply with the requirements of this section, [his] such office shall be vacant and shall be filled in the manner provided in section 9-220.
Sec. 2. Section 7-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
Any constable, when necessary, may command any person to assist him or her in the execution of the duties of his or her office.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2016 7-88
Sec. 2 October 1, 2016 7-90
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2016
7-88
Sec. 2
October 1, 2016
7-90
Statement of Purpose:
To make technical changes to the statutes regarding municipal constables.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]