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The law of Connecticut is the system of law and legal precedent of the
Legal history
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The
, setting its structure and powers. They wanted the government to have access to the open ocean for trading.The Orders have the features of a written
Colonial law
Originally, the first revision of the early laws and orders of Connecticut (the Code of 1650) was not printed.
Since 1818
Since the famous constitution of 1818 was adopted, revisions to the Connecticut General Statutes have occurred at intervals of a few years; although the first, that of 1821, was in force for a quarter of a century.[7] In 1835, references to judicial decisions were printed for the first time; and some years afterwards, the Secretary began to publish separately the Private Acts, which in 1870 had accumulated to six volumes.[7]
The districts were rearranged in 1842; and in 1847, a commission consisting of Governor Dutton, Judge Waldo, and Francis Fellowes, was appointed to make a new revision, known as that of 1849; Dutton and Waldo, with David B. Booth, served again in the same way in 1864. This revision was known as that of 1865.[7]
Before many years had passed, the need of another revision was felt, and another commission was appointed to make a new revision, with the view to classifying, consolidating, and supplying omissions and giving notes and references according to its judgment.[7] Many ancient titles which had become obsolete, as Concerning Slavery Taverners, and the like, were left out; many penalties and fines were changed because inadequate or expressed in antiquated terms; and by careful condensation, the whole mass of statues was abridged to a volume little larger than the previous one. This was the revision of 1875.[7]
Sources of law
Constitution
The Constitution of the State of Connecticut is the basic governing document of the
This constitution replaced the earlier constitution of 1818. It is the state's second constitution since the establishment of the United States. An earlier constitution dating from colonial times, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, remained the basis of government even as Connecticut gained its independence from Great Britain, existed as an independent polity, and joined the United States.
General Statutes
The Connecticut General Statutes are official General Statutes of the U.S. state of
Local ordinances
Locally elected representatives also develop Local ordinances to govern cities and towns.[9] The town ordinances often include noise control and zoning guidelines.[10] However, the State of Connecticut does also provide statewide ordinances for noise control as well.[11]
Climate change policy
The state of Connecticut passed a number of bills on global warming in the early to mid 1990s, including—in 1990—the first state global warming law to require specific actions for reducing CO2.
Connecticut is one of the states that agreed, under the auspices of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP), to a voluntary short-term goal of reducing regional greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2010 and by 10 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The NEG/ECP long-term goal is to reduce emissions to a level thatRelations with Indian tribes
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References
- Gregorian Calendar. See Old Style and New Style datesfor an explanation of the date adjustment.
- ^ "The Columbia Encyclopedia" (Sixth ed.). Columbia University Press. 2005. Retrieved 2006-09-13.
- ISBN 0-945612-19-2.
- State of Connecticut. Archived from the originalon 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ a b c d The Code of 1650, pg. 5 (Hartford: S. Andrus and Son, 1821; Facsimile reprint, Storrs, CT: Bibliopola Press, UConn Co-op, 1999)
- ^ Once Strict 'Blue Laws' Have Largely Faded, Hartford Courant 25 Feb 2015, accessed 11 Jan 2018
- ^ a b c d e Connecticut as a Colony and as a State, or One of the Original Fourteen, by Forrest Morgan, Editor in Chief, Volume Four (Hartford: The Publishing Society of Connecticut, 1904), pg. 143
- ^ GENERAL STATUTES OF CONNECTICUT: Revised to January 1, 2017, accessed 9 January 2018
- ^ "Connecticut Ordinances and Charters by Town". Judicial Branch Law Libraries. State of Connecticut. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ "Newtown Noise Control Ordinance". Town of Newtown. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ "Sec. 22a-69-1 to 22a-69-7.4: Control of Noise" (PDF). Department of Environmental Protection. State of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Executive Summary of Connecticut Climate Change Action Plan". Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Executive Summary CCCAP 2005" (PDF). Accessed 2011-05-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009.
External links
- GENERAL STATUTES OF CONNECTICUT: Revised to January 1, 2017
- About the General Statutes, Legislative Commissioners' Office of the Connecticut General Assembly
- Variations from the Age of Majority in Connecticut
- Office of Legislative Research, Connecticut General Assembly
- Connecticut Online Law Reference
- General Statutes, 2001
- General Statutes, 2009
- General Statutes, 2010 Supplement
- General Statutes, 2015
- Connecticut Law Search Engine, Historical Connecticut Statutes and Practice Books from the Internet Archive, HathiTrust, and Other Sources
- Case law: "Connecticut", Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School, Harvard Law Library