The number of Justices of the Peace to be selected in accordance with C.G.S. § 9-183a et seq. (P.A. No. 94-230), as amended, shall not exceed 15.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Harwinton 5-21-1996 by Ord. No. 95, effective 6-14-1996. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No more than five candidates shall belong to the same political party. Each Justice of the Peace shall be an elector of the Town, and if not, shall be deemed to have resigned on ceasing to be an elector and such office shall be deemed vacant.
Each Justice of the Peace shall serve for a term of four years commencing on the first Monday in January 1997, and quadrennially to said day thereafter, and until a successor is selected and duly qualified.
Vacancies occurring in the office of Justice of the Peace shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of C.G.S. § 9-184 or 9-184c, as applicable, for the remainder of the four-year term.