The Connecticut Civil Officer, in Three Parts

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Excerpt from The Connecticut Civil Officer, in Three Parts: Part I. Containing the Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace, Part II. Containing the Powers and Duties of Constables, Part III. Containing the Powers and Duties of Select Men, With Suitable and Approved Forms for EachIt is provided by statute, (a) that the judges Ofthe supreme court of errors, of the superior and county courts, judges of pro bate and justices of the peace, shall be appointed by the concur rent vote of the Senate and House of Representatives, the judg es of the court of errors and the superior court, are required to be chosen by ballot in each house, and hold their Offices during good behakr, removable b impeachment, or by the govern or, ou the address of two thir of the members of each house of the assembly. The judges of the county courts, of probate, and justices Of the peace, are chosen annually, and continue in office until the 20th of June, in the year next following their appoint~ ment, unless sooner removed or suspended by the general assem bly. The mode of proceeding is by bill, as in the case of other bills for public acts, it may originate in either house. A nomination of the judicial officers of each county, is usually made In county meetings, consisting Of the representatives of the seve ral towns in the county. These nominations are introduced into the house of representatives in the form of bills the judge of the county court, the associate judges. And judges of probate, in sep arate bills, but the justices of the peace of each county all in one bill. These bills can be amended by erasing, adding, or substituting names, in either house, but both houses must concur as to each name, or the person is not ap Ointed. After the county bills, as they are called, are passed, otlier bills are usually introduced by members of either house, for the ap pointment Of additional justices of the peace.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.