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A portrait of Roger Sherman, who authored the agreement. The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman Compromise, was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution.
General Provisions – The oath of office, restrictions on salary raises, and other miscellaneous rules. Of Amendments to the Constitution – Establishes the method of amending the state constitution. Of Constitutional Conventions – Creates the method of calling for a special convention to amend or revise the constitution.
Gregory v. Helvering, 293 U.S. 465 (1935), was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court concerned with U.S. income tax law. [1] The case is cited as part of the basis for two legal doctrines: the business purpose doctrine and the doctrine of substance over form.
The coverage formula, contained in Section 4(b) of the Act, determines which states are subject to preclearance. As enacted in 1965, the first element in the formula was whether, on November 1, 1964, the state or a political subdivision of the state maintained a "test or device" restricting the opportunity to register and vote.
A provision excluding clothing under $50 from sales tax was repealed as of July 1, 2011. [181] There are no additional sales taxes imposed by local jurisdictions. In 2001, Connecticut instituted what became an annual sales tax "holiday" each August lasting one week, when retailers do not have to remit sales tax on certain items and quantities ...
SBR, SBS, DD, suppressors are legal, provided they also comply with the assault weapons provisions, unless purchased before October 1, 1993. Machine guns are legal if purchased and registered with the state before January 1, 2014. Non-selective fire machine guns may be transferred to another resident within Connecticut. Peaceable Journey laws ...
Representative José E. Serrano (D-NY) introduced legislation, [32] dubbed the Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992, to extend the provision for 15 years, making its term coterminous with the other special provisions scheduled to expire in 2007. The legislation also expanded the coverage formula and the Section 203(c) bilingual ...
"Personal information, Social Security numbers of 1,100 Access Health CT customers compromised". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020; Carlesso, Jenna (24 February 2020). "Access Health CT sees dip in enrollment". Hartford Courant. The Connecticut Mirror. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020