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An apostille is an international certification comparable to a notarisation, and may supplement a local notarisation of the document. If the convention applies between two states, an apostille issued by the state of origin is sufficient to certify the document, and removes the need for further certification by the destination state.
Towns traditionally have a town meeting form of government; under the Home Rule Act, however, towns are free to choose their own government structure. Nineteen of the towns in Connecticut are consolidated city-towns, and one is a consolidated borough-town. City incorporation requires a Special Act by the Connecticut General Assembly. All cities ...
Map of the counties of colonial Connecticut, 1766. There are eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Four of the counties – Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and New London – were created in 1666, shortly after the Connecticut Colony and the New Haven Colony combined. Windham and Litchfield counties were created later in the colonial ...
Connecticut (/ k ə ˈ n ɛ t ɪ k ə t / ⓘ kə-NET-ih-kət) [10] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south.
The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature. [2] Unusual among governors, the governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon. [3] The governor of Connecticut is automatically a member of the state's Bonding Commission.
Homologation (Greek homologeo, ὁμολογέω, "to agree") is the granting of approval by an official authority.This may be a court of law, a government department, or an academic or professional body, any of which would normally work from a set of rules or standards to determine whether such approval should be given.
Cedes Pequot Indian lands to Connecticut River towns and outlaws Pequot settlement and the use of the Pequot language. 1639 Treaty of Berwick (1639) [note 56] Ends the First Bishops' War between Charles I of England and the Scots. Treaty of Zuhab [note 57] Ends the war between Safavid Persia and the Ottoman Turkey. The borderline drawn by the ...
All cities in Connecticut are dependent municipalities, meaning they are located within and subordinate to a town. However, except for one, all currently existing cities in Connecticut are consolidated with their parent town. Towns in Connecticut are allowed to adopt a city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as a city.