Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-1 (2026)
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The supreme executive power of the state shall be vested in the Governor. He may, personally or through any authorized agent, investigate into, and take any proper action concerning, any matter involving the enforcement of the laws of the state and the protection of its citizens. He may appoint any officer of the state whose office is provided for by law but for whose appointment no other provision is made by the Constitution or the statutes. He may demand in writing from any officer, department, board, commission, council or other agency of the state a report on any matter relating to the official duties of such agency.
(1949 Rev., S. 78.)
Cited. 133 C. 49. Did not empower Governor to fill vacancy in office of judge of city and police court of Hartford. 144 C. 612.
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: Town of Cheshire v. McKenney, 438 A.2d 88 (Conn. 1980).
Town of Cheshire v. McKenney, 438 A.2d 88 (Conn. 1980). “” Charter of the town of Cheshire § 3-1. 2 The plaintiffs claimed that the defendant’s teaching position in the town school system was a “position of profit under the government of the Town of Cheshire” and that, therefore, the charter prohibited the defendant from holding the…”
R. B. Kent & Son, Inc. v. Plan. Comm'n, 573 A.2d 760 (Conn. App. Ct. 1990). “The court, sustaining their appeal, concluded (1) that the plan did not comply with § 5-3A of the town subdivision regulations and § 4 of the town’s drainage ordinance, and (2) that the plan did not comply with §§3-1, 5-3 and 4-4 of the subdivision regulations regarding flood…”
Thalheim v. Town of Greenwich, 775 A.2d 947 (Conn. 2001). “This section shall not apply to appearances entered pursuant to Section 3-1.” Practice Book § 3-4 provides: “Filing Appearance with the Clerk—Copies “Appearances shall be filed with the clerk of the court location where the matter is pending.”
Sadlowski v. Town of Manchester, 538 A.2d 1052 (Conn. 1988). “” If voter approval by way of referendum were to constitute a town meeting, then, under § 7-193, such voter approval would be required to enact the Manchester town budget.”
Cnty. Fire Door Corp. v. C. F. Wooding Co., 520 A.2d 1028 (Conn. 1987). “Summers, supra, §§ 3-1 through 3-9. It is entirely consistent with this article 2 policy to provide, as does § 42a-l-207, a statutory methodology for the effective communication of objections.”
State v. Honsch, 349 Conn. 783 (Conn. 2024). “§ 3-1 (presumptions are governed by principles of common law except as otherwise required by federal and Con- necticut constitutions or any rule of practice adopted before June 18, 2014).”
Haigh v. Haigh, 717 A.2d 837 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). “See Practice Book §§ 3-1 and 3-2. Although the defendant’s motion of January 21, 1997, does not so state, the defendant’s brief in this court maintains that the plaintiffs appeal was ‘'defective” because of (1) failure to assign a proper return date, (2) insufficiency of process…”
Rosado v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp., 825 A.2d 153 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). “) § 3-1, comments, p. 269. The court file indicates the following: the Times filed an appearance on March 26,2002, in the See case; Jonathan M.”
Casey v. Lamont (Conn. 2021). “, General Statutes § 3-1 (governor shall ‘‘take any proper action concerning .”
Casey v. Lamont, 338 Conn. 479 (Conn. 2021). “, General Statutes § 3-1 (governor shall ‘‘take any proper action concerning .”
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