reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NH Rev Stat § 47:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:15 - Police Uniform.

    47:15 Police Uniform. –||It shall be the duty of the mayor and aldermen to fix and determine a suitable and appropriate uniform for the marshal, assistant marshal and police officers by them appointed, and to designate such badges and other marks of their official character as they may deem expedient.|||Source. 1872, 20:1. GL 46:16. PS 48:16. PL 52:13. RL 64:13.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:16 - General Meeting.

    47:16 General Meeting. –||The mayor and aldermen shall issue their warrant for a general meeting of the voters, for any constitutional or legal purpose, whenever requested to do so, in writing, by 100 legal voters.|||Source. 1846, 384:12. GS 42:17. GL 46:18. PS 48:17. PL 52:14. RL 64:14. 2003, 289:8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:17-a - Ordinances Affecting Forestry Activities.

    47:17-a Ordinances Affecting Forestry Activities. –||I. In this section, "forestry activities" means developing, caring for, or cultivating forests; timber harvesting; silviculture; and customary management and supporting activities.||II. Before enacting any ordinance, bylaw, rule, or other regulatory provision that is likely to affect forestry activities, a municipality shall consider the possible adverse effects on forestry activities and take any steps that are reasonably available to minimize such effects.||III. No municipality shall enact any ordinance, bylaw, rule, or other regulatory provision that applies only to forestry activities which adversely affects such activities. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit a municipality's authority to regulate forestry activities under duly adopted land use ordinances and regulations, subject to the protections of RSA 672:1, III-c, RSA 674:1, VI, and RSA 674:32-a through 674:32-d.|||Source. 2018, 179:1, eff. June 8, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:17-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:17-b - Enforcement of Bylaws and Ordinances.

[There is no RSA 47:17-a.]|    47:17-b Enforcement of Bylaws and Ordinances. –||In addition to any other enforcement procedure authorized by law, any city code, ordinance, bylaw, or regulation may be enforced pursuant to the procedures established in RSA 31:39-c, RSA 31:39-d, or both, subject to the provisions and limitations thereof.|||Source. 2009, 270:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:18 - Notice and Publication of Ordinances.

    47:18 Notice and Publication of Ordinances. –||All proposed city bylaws and ordinances and all adopted city bylaws and ordinances shall be kept on file at the office of the city clerk and at such other public place as the city council may designate. Notice of proposal and of adoption of a bylaw or an ordinance shall be made by publishing the title and brief description of the bylaw or ordinance in such newspaper or newspapers as the city council shall direct. The sufficiency of the published notice shall not affect the validity of the ordinance.|||Source. 1846, 384:17. GS 44:12. 1877, 72:1. GL 48:11. PS 50:11. 1925, 41:1. PL 54:13. RL 66:14. RSA 47:18. 1985, 183:1, eff. July 26, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:19 - Fines and Forfeitures for Violation of Ordinances.

    47:19 Fines and Forfeitures for Violation of Ordinances. –||All fines and forfeitures for the violation of any bylaw or ordinance of a city shall be recovered by complaint before the municipal court of said city, and shall enure to such uses as the city councils may direct.|||Source. 1846, 384:17. GS 44:13. GL 48:12. PS 50:12. PL 54:14. RL 66:15.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:20 - Form of Complaints.

    47:20 Form of Complaints. –||It shall be sufficient in any such complaint to set out the offense plainly and substantially; but the bylaw or ordinance upon which the complaint is founded need not be recited or set out.|||Source. 1846, 384:17. GS 44:15. GL 48:14. PS 50:14. PL 54:16. RL 66:17.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:21 - Appeal From.

    47:21 Appeal From. –||Any party so prosecuted shall have the right to appeal to the superior court in the same manner and on the same terms and conditions as are provided by law for appeals from the judgments of municipal or district courts in other criminal prosecutions.|||Source. 1846, 384:17. GS 44:14. GL 48:13. PS 50:13. PL 54:15. RL 66:16.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:22 - Grant of Power.

    47:22 Grant of Power. –||The board of mayor and aldermen, or the corresponding governmental body of any city, is hereby empowered and authorized in the passing and adopting of ordinances, establishing codes, rules and regulations for the construction of buildings, relating to the installation of plumbing, the use of concrete, masonry, metal, iron and wood, and other building material, the installation of electric wiring, and fire protection incident thereto or for the prevention of fires to adopt any additional regulations provided that the regulations are not less stringent than the requirements of the state building code under RSA 155-A or the state fire code under RSA 153; provided, that upon adoption of such ordinance wherein such code, rules and regulations or portions thereof have been incorporated by reference, there shall be filed 3 copies of such codes, rules and regulations in the main office of the municipal department or agency administering the same and 3 copies in the office of the city clerk. All copies of any code, rules and regulations filed as provided herein, shall be for use and examination by the public.|||Source. 1945, 105:1, par. 18. RSA 47:22. 1963, 232:1. 1965, 255:1. 2002, 8:2, eff. Sept. 14, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:22-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:22-a - Manufactured Housing.

    47:22-a Manufactured Housing. –||The board of mayor and aldermen, or the corresponding governmental body of any city or the local legislative body of any town is hereby empowered and authorized to establish minimum construction standards for manufactured housing used as dwellings in the city or town, by adopting by reference any nationally recognized code for manufactured housing that has been printed as a code or any portions thereof, or any amendments to such code, to apply to all manufactured housing manufactured on or after January 1, 1964; provided that upon adoption of such ordinance wherein such code or portions thereof have been incorporated by reference, there shall be filed 3 copies of such code in the office of the building inspector, if any, and 3 copies in the office of the city or town clerk. All copies of any code filed as provided herein shall be for the use and examination by the public.|||Source. 1963, 137:1. 1983, 230:18, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:22-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:22-b - Manufactured Housing Foundations.

    47:22-b Manufactured Housing Foundations. –||The authority granted under RSA 47:22-a to establish minimum construction standards for manufactured housing, as defined by RSA 674:31, shall not extend to imposing requirements that manufactured housing which is located in parks be placed on other than the structural carriers designed for that purpose.|||Source. 1977, 481:2. 1983, 230:6, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:23 - Amendment.

    47:23 Amendment. –||Any such ordinance may be amended or supplemented in like manner, provided, that 3 copies of such ordinance, as amended or supplemented, shall be filed, as provided in RSA 47:22, in the office of the building inspector and 3 copies filed in the office of the city clerk for use and examination by the public.|||Source. 1945, 105:1, par. 19, eff. April 10, 1945.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:24 - Exception.

    47:24 Exception. –||The provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to permit the adoption by reference of penalty clauses which may be part of any nationally recognized code, rules and regulations. The said city councils shall have power to annex penalties deemed necessary, not exceeding $1000, for the breach of any violation of any such ordinance.|||Source. 1945, 105:1, par. 20, eff. April 10, 1945.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:25 - Examination by Public.

    47:25 Examination by Public. –||At least 30 days prior to the adoption of any such ordinance or any amendment or supplement thereto, not less than 3 copies of such code or regulation referred to shall have been filed in the office of the building inspector, and 3 copies in the office of the city clerk for the use and examination of the public.|||Source. 1945, 105:1, par. 21, eff. April 10, 1945.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:26 - Public Hearing; Notice.

    47:26 Public Hearing;  Notice. –||No such ordinance or amendments or supplements thereto, as hereinbefore set forth, shall become effective or be altered until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. Notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the state at least 15 days before the holding of said hearing.|||Source. 1945, 105:1, par. 22, eff. April 10, 1945.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:27 - Local Option for Oil Refinery Siting in Cities.

    47:27 Local Option for Oil Refinery Siting in Cities. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, an oil refinery shall not be located in any city without a vote of approval by one of the procedures specified in paragraphs I, II or III.||I. A site plan for an oil refinery may be approved by a 2/3 vote of the entire governing body of any city.||II. If the governing body of a city should vote to place the question of whether or not to approve the location of an oil refinery in said city on the ballot for referendum, it may place said question on the ballot to be voted upon at any regular municipal or biennial election, or at a special election called for the purpose of voting on said question. Such special election shall be held at the usual ward polling places by the regular city election officers. Should a referendum be held, the following question shall be placed on the ballot: "Shall an oil refinery be permitted within the city of ( ?)" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 59:12-a. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the affirmative, then such approval shall be deemed granted and the governing body of the city shall be bound by the outcome. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the negative, such approval shall be deemed not granted and no oil refinery may be located in such city unless approval is subsequently granted in accordance with this paragraph or paragraph III.||III. Upon submission to the governing body of a city of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of said city requesting a referendum on the question of whether or not an oil refinery should be located in said city, the governing body shall direct that such question appear on the ballot at the next regular municipal or biennial election. If said petition is submitted at any time prior to 2 months before the next regular municipal or biennial election, the governing body shall direct that a special election be called. The election procedure and the form of the question shall be as provided in paragraph II. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the affirmative, then such approval shall be deemed granted and the governing body of the city shall be bound by the outcome. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the negative, such approval shall be deemed not granted and no oil refinery may be located in such city unless approval is subsequently granted in accordance with this paragraph or paragraph II.||IV. Nothing in this section shall be construed as changing, modifying or affecting in any way the provisions of RSA 31 and RSA 36 relating to zoning regulations.|||Source. 1974, 36:2, eff. April 5, 1974.|
NH Rev Stat § 47:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 47 - Powers of City Councils|Section 47:28 - Woodstoves.

    47:28 Woodstoves. –||The board of mayor and aldermen, or the corresponding governmental body of any city, is hereby empowered and authorized, in the passing and adopting of ordinances, to adopt the model code, promulgated by the state fire marshal pursuant to RSA 153:14, IV, relative to the installation and operation of solid fuel heating appliances and, further, to provide for the inspection of such appliances. A reasonable fee for such inspection may be charged to the owner of the property where such appliance is installed.|||Source. 1979, 449:3, eff. Aug. 24, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:1 - Disqualification for Employment by City.

    48:1 Disqualification for Employment by City. –||No publicly elected official of a city, except school district officers, who as such official is authorized to appropriate or expend public funds shall be employed during the term for which he is elected by any department, board or commission of the city in any other capacity or in any other position of employment by the city where compensation is allowed, except as justice or clerk of the municipal court, or call firemen, or special police officers; provided that in case any city charter, at the time this section takes effect, provides specifically that certain elected officials may be employed in other specified employments, or positions, contrary to the provisions of this section, the provisions of said charter shall prevail. Upon the acceptance of any such prohibited employment by a publicly elected official, as prohibited herein, the elective office shall forthwith become vacant and shall be filled as provided by law. The provisions of this section shall not affect the rights of cities or towns to make such consolidation of official functions as may have been heretofore authorized by statute.|||Source. 1941, 159:1. RL 66:3. RSA 48:1. 1955, 17:1. 1959, 64:1, eff. June 20, 1959.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:1-a - Certification.

    48:1-a Certification. –||Any report, form or assurance required to be submitted to the state by a city officer which requires the submitting officer to certify to the accuracy of information it contains shall use a statement for the certification in a form substantially similar to the following: "The information submitted on this form is a true and accurate statement to the best of my personal knowledge and belief based on the information available to me at the time entered hereon and no information is presently known by me to exist which leads me to believe or suspect otherwise."|||Source. 1977, 278:2, eff. Aug. 21, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:2 - Election.

    48:2 Election. –||The city councils, being met in convention upon the day appointed by law or ordinance, shall by joint ballot elect a city clerk, who shall hold his office for the term fixed by law or ordinance, and until another is chosen and qualified, removable, however, at the pleasure of the city councils.|||Source. 1846, 384:22. 1855, 1699:21. GS 43:1. GL 47:1. PS 49:1. PL 53:1. RL 65:1.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:3 - Clerk of Mayor and Aldermen.

    48:3 Clerk of Mayor and Aldermen. –||The city clerk shall be ex officio clerk of the board of mayor and aldermen, shall keep a journal of all the acts, votes and proceedings of the mayor and aldermen, and also of the city councils when sitting in convention, and shall perform such other services as the mayor and aldermen or city councils may prescribe.|||Source. 1846, 384:22. 1855, 1699:21. GS 43:2. GL 47:2. PS 49:2. PL 53:2. RL 65:2.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:4 - General Duties.

    48:4 General Duties. –||He shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers incumbent upon or vested in the town clerks of towns, except where it is otherwise provided by law. He shall deliver to his successor in office, as soon as chosen and qualified, all journals, records, record books, papers, files and other things whatsoever held by him in his capacity of city clerk.|||Source. 1846, 384:22. 1855, 1699:21. GS 43:3. GL 47:3. PS 49:3. PL 53:3. RL 65:3.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:5 - Invoices and Assessments.

    48:5 Invoices and Assessments. –||The city clerk shall receive the invoice and assessments made, or a copy thereof required by law to be returned to his office, and keep the same there, open to public inspection, but need not record the same.|||Source. 1849, 837:3. GS 43:4. GL 47:4. PS 49:4. PL 53:4. RL 65:4.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:6 - Deputy.

    48:6 Deputy. –||The city councils may elect a deputy city clerk, who shall qualify in the same manner as city clerks, and who shall perform all the duties of the city clerk in case of absence by sickness, resignation or otherwise of the city clerk.|||Source. 1899, 90:1. PL 53:5. RL 65:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:7 - Clerk Pro Tem.

    48:7 Clerk Pro Tem. –||Whenever the city clerk shall become unable, by reason of sickness or otherwise, to discharge his duties, and there is no deputy clerk, the mayor and aldermen may appoint a clerk pro tempore, who shall perform all the duties of a clerk during such time as the incapacity may continue.|||Source. GS 43:5. GL 47:5. PS 49:6. PL 53:6. RL 65:6.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:8 - Vacancy.

    48:8 Vacancy. –||In case the office of city clerk shall become vacant from any cause the mayor and aldermen shall forthwith appoint a clerk pro tempore, who shall hold the office and perform the duties until a clerk shall be elected by the city councils at a convention which may be held at any time for that purpose.|||Source. GS 43:6. GL 47:6. PS 49:7. PL 53:7. RL 65:7.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:9 - Public Records.

    48:9 Public Records. –||All records, books, papers, vouchers and documents of every kind which shall be in the hands of any officer, committee or board of officers of the city, not their individual property, which shall not be needed for their present use, shall be properly filed and deposited in the office of the city clerk, and shall be kept and preserved there by him as public records of the city.|||Source. GS 43:13. GL 47:13. PS 49:14. PL 53:8. RL 65:8.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:10 - Duties.

    48:10 Duties. –||The city marshal shall, under the mayor, have the control and direction of the police of the city; shall attend upon the mayor and aldermen when required; shall be, by virtue of his office, constable and conservator of the peace; and in the absence or disability of the mayor shall have the same powers for the preservation of the peace as the mayor.|||Source. 1846, 384:15. GS 43:7. GL 47:7. PS 49:8. PL 53:9. RL 65:9.|
NH Rev Stat § 48:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 48 - City Officers|Section 48:11 - Jurisdiction.

    48:11 Jurisdiction. –||The authority of the marshal, assistant marshals, collector, constables, police officers and watchmen shall extend through any ward and to every part of the city.|||Source. 1860, 2359:1. GS 43:8. GL 47:8. PS 49:9. PL 53:10. RL 65:10.|