Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, each person appointed or nominated for appointment by the Governor, with or without the advice and consent of the General Assembly or either house thereof, and each person appointed or elected by the General Assembly or either house thereof, shall be sworn and shall hold office for the term prescribed by law and until his successor is appointed and has qualified. Such persons shall receive no compensation for services unless the same is prescribed by law, but shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(1949 Rev., S. 260.)
See Sec. 4-16 re payment of expenses by state.
See Sec. 4-40 re determination of salaries not prescribed by law.
Section is effective amendment of statutes not specifically providing for extension of term in case of failure of appointment of successor, and incumbent will hold over de jure. 133 C. 40. See 133 C. 50. Can be interpreted only as effective to fix a term of office ab initio. 135 C. 639. Is a remedial statute which should receive as liberal a construction as can reasonably be given to effectuate its beneficial purpose. 136 C. 312. The term of office of a municipal court judge is “otherwise specifically provided by law” by the twentieth amendment; doubtful that statute was intended to apply to judicial offices. 138 C. 153. Cited. 200 C. 91.
Declaratory judgment not appropriate to try title to office. 13 CS 430. Where General Assembly did not appoint a county commissioner, the incumbent held over and an interim appointment was invalid. 14 CS 225.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers
Section 4-1. - Appointed officers; term; compensation and expenses.
Section 4-1a. - Appointed officers, unspecified terms.
Section 4-2. - When nominations are to be made.
Section 4-2a. - Fingerprinting and criminal history records checks of appointees and nominees.
Section 4-3. - Term of office of legislative appointees.
Section 4-4. - Term of office of executive appointees.
Section 4-6. - Appointment and term of department heads.
Section 4-8. - Qualifications, powers and duties of department heads.
Section 4-9. - Governor to commission officers.
Section 4-10. - Appointments to state boards and commissions; lists.
Section 4-11. - Suspension of administrative officers.
Section 4-12. - Removal of officer, commissioner or deputy.
Section 4-13a. - Appearance of assistant on subpoena of state officer.
Section 4-15. - Expenses of state officers and employees.
Section 4-16. - Expenses paid by the state.
Section 4-16a. - Indemnification of commissioners.
Section 4-17. - Meeting attendance of trustees or directors of state-aided institutions.
Section 4-18. - Resignations of state officers.
Section 4-19. - Appointments to fill vacancies.
Section 4-20. - Bonding of state officers and employees.