Any person having in his possession any cigarettes with respect to the storage or use of which a tax is imposed herein shall, within twenty-four hours after coming into possession of such cigarettes, file a return with the Commissioner of Revenue Services in such form as he may prescribe. The return shall be accompanied by a payment of the amount of the tax shown to be due thereon.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-317
(1949 Rev., S. 1999; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610.)