This Charter shall take effect on the tenth day following the date of the municipal election of November, 1971, that is November 12, 1971, except that the provisions of Article
V concerning Elected Boards and Article
VIII concerning Elected Officers shall become effective with respect to the municipal election of November, 1971.
Any provisions contained in the Charter Amendment of 1992 shall
take effect the thirtieth day following the date of the State Election
of November 3, 1992, that is on December 3, 1992.
Any provisions contained in the Charter Amendment of 2017 shall
take effect the first day of January 2018.
The following special acts applicable to the Town remain unaffected
by this Charter:
(a) Resolution of the Assembly incorporating the Town of Woodbridge,
Records of the State of Connecticut, Volume 5, Page 304.
(b) Special Act passed October, 1804, I Special Acts 550, incorporating
the Society of North Milford.
(c) Resolution of the Assemble, May, 1822, incorporating the Town of
Orange, II Special Acts 1173.
(d) Special Act passed May, 1836, II Special Acts 1174, amending the
Resolution of May, 1822 with respect to the location of Town Meetings.
(e) Special Act approved April 3, 1884, IX Special Acts 1020, relative
to the division line between Derby and Orange.
(f) Special Act approved June 24, 1921, XVIII Special Acts 1067, dividing
the Town of Orange and creating the Town of West Haven.
(g) Special Act approved April 26, 1933, XXI Special Acts 884, relative
to the licensing of certain concessions by the Selectmen.
(h) Special Act approved May 28, 1935, XXII Special Acts 202, relative
to the use of highways in the Town.
(i) Special Act approved June 29, 1951, XXVI Special Acts 146, relative
to the division between Derby and Orange.
(j) Special Act approved May 7, 1953, XXVI Special Acts 771, validating
certain action in establishing Regional School District Number 5.
The following Special Acts are no longer applicable:
(a) Special Act passed May 1823, II Special Acts 1174, relative to the
support of the poor formerly residing in New Haven.
(b) Special Act passed in 1848, IV Special Acts 1256, relative to the
division line between New Haven and Orange.
(c) Special Act approved March 31, 1887, X Special Acts 578, relative
to the division line between New Haven and Orange.
(d) Special Act approved August 1, 1911 XVI Special Acts 386, relative
to bond issues by school districts now part of West Haven.
(e) Special Act approved March 24, 1915, XVII Special Acts, 58, relative
to rules and regulations now pertinent to West Haven.
(f) Special Act approved May 10, 1917, XVII Special Acts, 995, relative
to the terms of certain Town officers now pertinent to West Haven.
(g) Special Act approved May 21, 1925, XIX Special Acts, 778, relative
to the issuance of bonds by Center School District.
(h) Special Act approved June 18, 1929, XX Special Acts 983, authorizing
the Board of Selectmen to establish building lines and conferring
other powers on said board.
(i) Special Act approved June 18, 1929, XX Special Acts 989;
Special Act approved April 4, 1935, XXII Special Acts 74;
Special Act approved June 20, 1939, XXIII Special Acts 635;
Special Act approved June 24, 1941, XXIII Special Acts 1107;
Special Act approved July 9, 1947, XXV Special Acts 606;
Special Act approved June 7, 1957, XXVIII Special Acts 780;
all relative to the Town Court of Orange.
(j) Special Act approved April 5, 1933, XXI Special Acts 800, relative
to the admission of electors.
(k) Special Act approved May 1, 1943, XXIV Special Acts 134, and Special
Act approved July 22, 1945, XXIV Special Acts 652, relative to the
Town Plan and Zoning Commission.
(l) Special Act approved June 14, 1961, XXX Special Acts 154, relative
to the establishment of a funded pension and retirement plan.
(m) Special Act approved May 22, 1969, XXXIV Special Acts 100, concerning the terms of certain elective offices, except to the extent set forth in Section
5.2 of this Charter.
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(Note) Special acts which are now effective as stated in Charter Section 11.2 subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), and (i) are not here published in full as the only provisions thereof now effective deal with boundaries of present Town of Orange. The act referred to in subparagraph (d) is not here published in full as it merely repeals a section of a former act relative to location of town meetings. The act referred to in sub-paragraph (j) is not here published in full as it merely validates certain procedural acts of the Town.
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Parts of the present boundaries of the present Town of Orange
date back to Colonial days and were established pursuant to acts of
the Colonial court. Other parts were created by the following acts
of the legislature:
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(1)
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Act Incorporating the Town of Woodbridge. (January Session,
General Assembly 1784), Records of State of Connecticut, Volume V,
Pages 304-305.
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(2)
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Act Incorporating The Society of North Milford (October 1804),
Special Acts, Volume 1, page 550.
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(3)
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Act incorporating original Town of Orange (May 1822), Special
Acts, Volume 1 Page 1173.
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(4)
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Act Changing Boundary Line between Town of Derby and Orange.
(April 3, 1984), Special Acts, Volume 9, page 1020.
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(5)
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See also Judgment of Superior Court dated October 1, 1924 in
action entitled, "Town of West Haven vs. Town of Orange" recorded
in Orange Land Records, Volume 141, pages 266-270.
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(6)
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Act relative to division line between Derby and Orange, June
29, 1951, Special Acts, Volume XXVI, page 146.
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