Constitution · Connecticut

Conn. Const. art. fifth, § 5

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Constitution of Connecticut
Text as of
October 2026

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Justices of the peace for the several towns in the state shall be elected by the electors in such towns; and the time and manner of their election, the number for each town, the period for which they shall hold their offices and their jurisdiction shall be prescribed by law.

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