Justices of the Peace

WHEREAS, Section 9-183a of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Revisions of 1958, as amended, authorizes a municipality by ordinance to provide for the selection of a lesser number of justices of the peace than the number provided under Section 51-220 and 51-219c; and

 

WHEREAS, the Town of Stonington, by ordinance, presently has authorized the number of justices of the peace to be (44) forty-four; and

 

WHEREAS, Public Act 94-230 enacted by the Connecticut Legislature has, notwithstanding the Town ordinance, increased the number of justices of the peace for the Town of Stonington by one-half, for an additional (22) twenty-two justices of the peace for a total of (66) sixty-six; and

 

WHEREAS, Public Act 94-230 was effective only for the election year of 1994; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 9-183a(b) of the General Statutes of Connecticut provides that a Town may amend its ordinance and charter provisions to provide for a number of justices to be selected in 1996 and quadrennially thereafter; and

 

WHEREAS, (66) sixty-six justices of the peace is consistent with Section 9-183a(b) of the General Statutes of Connecticut.

 

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGAL VOTERS OF THE TOWN IN    LAWFUL TOWN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED THAT THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE BE ESTABLISHED BY THE TOWN OF STONINGTON:

 

Adopted July 2, 1984 (44 JP's)

Repealed May 13, 1996 (44 JP's)

Adopted May 13, 1996 (66 JP's)

Effective June 2, 1996