Town of Burlington v. Labor Relations Commission

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• that judge of adjoining district was cited in by disquali- fied judge, rather than by clerk, did not invalidate subse- quent appointment of trustee
• ‘‘statutes directing the mode of proceeding by public officers are directory, and are not regarded as essential to the validity of the proceedings themselves, unless it be so declared in the statute’’ [emphasis added; internal quotation marks omitted]
• when statute is mandatory, ‘‘the precise mode prescribed must be pursued’’

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