Sec. 12-82. Exemptions of veterans of allied services of First World War.
Sec. 12-82. Exemptions of veterans of allied services of First World War. Any
person who is a citizen of the United States, was in the military or naval service of a
government allied or associated with that of the United States during the First World
War, was a resident of the United States at the time of enlistment or enrollment in such
service, was a member of such service between April 6, 1917, and July 2, 1921, and
received an honorable discharge therefrom, and who has furnished proof of his military
or naval service by having had his honorable discharge certificate or a certified copy
thereof recorded by the town clerk of the town of which he is a resident shall be entitled
to the property exemption provided for in subdivision (19) of section 12-81.
(1949 Rev., S. 1768; 1961, P.A. 342.)
History: 1961 act removed minimum service requirement.
See Sec. 12-90 re limitation on number of exemptions allowed.
Held valid as promotion of public welfare by rewards to those who fought together in a common cause. 135 C. 210.