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NH Rev Stat § 41:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:15 - Property Tax Rates.

    41:15 Property Tax Rates. –||The property tax rates of cities and towns shall be set in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-J:34-37.|||Source. 1878, 73:4. GL 61:4. PS 43:14. PL 47:19. RL 59:19. 1951, 37:1. RSA 41:15. 1955, 155:1. 1963, 120:1. 1973, 544:8. 1983, 80:1. 1987, 285:3, eff. July 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:15-a - Repealed by 1987, 285:6, I, eff. July 1, 1987.

    41:15-a Repealed by 1987, 285:6, I, eff. July 1, 1987. –|
NH Rev Stat § 41:15-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:15-b - Repealed by 1987, 285:6, II, eff. July 1, 1987.

    41:15-b Repealed by 1987, 285:6, II, eff. July 1, 1987. –|
NH Rev Stat § 41:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:16 - Election and Bond.

    41:16 Election and Bond. –||Every town at the annual meeting shall choose, by ballot, a town clerk, who shall record all votes passed by the town while he remains in office, and discharge all the duties of the office according to law.|||Source. RS 34:1. CS 36:1. GS 37:1. GL 40:1. PS 43:1. 1921, 18:1. PL 47:1. RL 59:1. RSA 41:16. 1979, 376:9, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:16-a - Repealed by 1993, 68:5, III, eff. June 22, 1993.

    41:16-a Repealed by 1993, 68:5, III, eff. June 22, 1993. –|
NH Rev Stat § 41:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:16-b - Three-Year Term; Town Clerk.

    41:16-b Three-Year Term;  Town Clerk. –||I. At any annual town meeting under an article in the warrant, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of having a 3-year term for town clerk. The governing body will determine whether the vote will be by official ballot or by special ballot. If the town has adopted an official ballot and the governing body decides such vote will be by official ballot, the clerk shall cause the following question to be printed on said ballot: "Are you in favor of changing the term of the town clerk from one year to 3 years, beginning with the term of the town clerk to be elected at next year's regular town meeting?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 656:13. If the town has not adopted an official ballot or the governing body decides the vote will be by special ballot, the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots which shall be used to determine the vote of the town. If a majority of those voting on the question vote in favor of a 3-year term, at the next annual meeting after the vote of approval, the town shall elect a town clerk, for the 3-year term. The duties and bond of the town clerk for a 3-year term are the same as for a one-year term under RSA 41:16.||II. After a 3-year term for town clerk has been established, at any subsequent annual town meeting, under an article in the warrant, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of continuing to have a 3-year term for the town clerk. The governing body shall determine whether the vote will be by official ballot or by special ballot. If the town has adopted an official ballot and the governing body decides such vote will be by official ballot, the clerk shall cause the following question to be printed on said ballot: "Are you in favor of changing the term of the town clerk from 3 years to one year, beginning at the end of the 3-year term of the town clerk elected this year (last year or 2 years ago)?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 656:13. If the town has not adopted an official ballot or the governing body decides the vote will be by special ballot, the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots which shall be used during the open, business session of the town meeting to determine the vote of the town. If a majority of those voting on the question do not vote in favor of continuing the 3-year term, then at the subsequent annual town meeting occurring at the completion of the most recently elected town clerk's 3-year term, the voters shall elect a clerk for a one-year term.||III. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1969, 257:2. 1979, 410:9. 1993, 68:2, 5, IV, eff. June 22, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:17 - Clerk Pro Tem.

    41:17 Clerk Pro Tem. –||If the town clerk shall be absent from any town business meeting and there is no deputy clerk to act in his stead, the town shall choose by unofficial ballot by majority vote a town clerk pro tempore who shall be sworn and shall perform all the duties of the town clerk for that business meeting.|||Source. GS 39:13. GL 42:13. PS 43:2. PL 47:2. RL 59:2. RSA 41:17. 1979, 410:11, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:18 - Deputy Town Clerk.

    41:18 Deputy Town Clerk. –||Each town may have a deputy town clerk who shall be qualified in the same manner as the town clerk and who shall perform all the duties of the town clerk in case of his or her absence by sickness, resignation, or otherwise subject to the provisions of RSA 669:65. A deputy town clerk appointed hereunder shall be appointed by the elected town clerk with the approval of the selectmen.|||Source. 1899, 90:1. PL 47:3. RL 59:3. RSA 41:18. 1991, 71:1. 2000, 308:1. 2002, 97:1, eff. July 2, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:19 - Report to Commissioner of Revenue Administration.

    41:19 Report to Commissioner of Revenue Administration. –||Every town clerk, after the annual elections, shall report the names and post office addresses of each town officer required to be reported to the commissioner of revenue administration. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A stating the title of each town officer to be reported and the form and content of each report. If any town officer required to be reported has not been chosen or appointed at that time the town clerk shall promptly make a like report when such officer is chosen or appointed so that the commissioner of revenue administration shall at all times be informed of the names and mailing addresses of all such town officers.|||Source. 1889, 17:1. 1891, 7:10. PS 43:3. PL 47:4. RL 59:4. RSA 41:19. 1965, 34:1. 1973, 544:8. 1991, 269:8, eff. July 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:20 - Reports on Public Libraries.

    41:20 Reports on Public Libraries. –||He shall, within 30 days after the annual town meeting, report to the assistant state librarian the name of any public library within the city or town; the names and post-office addresses of all the officers of each; the town, person or persons in whom the ownership of said library is vested; for whom the use is provided; and the number of volumes owned by said library. He shall make like report of the names of officers elected or appointed at any other time, immediately after their election or appointment; and, if there is no public library within the town, he shall annually, within said time, notify the assistant state librarian of the fact.|||Source. 1893, 31:1. PL 47:5. 1933, 69:1. RL 59:5. 1943, 90:4, eff. Mar. 30, 1943.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:21 - Library Defined.

    41:21 Library Defined. –||For the purposes of this chapter, every library regularly open to the public, or to some portion of the public, with or without limitations, shall be considered a public library, whether its ownership is vested in the town, in a corporation, in an organized association, or in individuals.|||Source. 1893, 31:1. PL 47:7. PL 59:6.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:22 - Reports for State Library.

    41:22 Reports for State Library. –||The chairmen of boards of selectmen, of school boards, village commissioners, and all other public officers of a town organization shall promptly supply the town clerk of their respective places of office with 2 copies of any report made by them and printed, and such city or town clerk shall, without delay, forward 2 copies of the same to the state library.|||Source. 1893, 31:4. PL 47:8. RL 59:7. RSA 41:22. 1977, 220:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:23 - Penalty for Failure to Make or Supply.

    41:23 Penalty for Failure to Make or Supply. –||Any town clerk or other public officer, or the officer or owner of any public library, failing to comply with the foregoing provisions of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1893, 31:5. PL 47:9. RL 59:8. RSA 41:23. 1973, 531:11, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:24 - Copies of Records.

    41:24 Copies of Records. –||The town clerk shall furnish, to any person requesting it and tendering pay therefor, an attested copy of any public record in his custody; and for neglect or refusal to do so he shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. PS 43:46. PL 47:11. RL 59:9. RSA 41:24. 1973, 531:12, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:25 - Fees.

    41:25 Fees. –||I. Town clerks shall be entitled to a minimum fee of $2 for recording a bill of conditional sale, a personal property mortgage or for a copy of any public records in his or her custody except copies of vital statistics, for recording writs of attachment, discharging a mortgage on the margin of a record or for recording an assignment thereof, provided, however, that each town, at the annual town meeting, may determine the rate and amount of compensation, in lieu of statutory fees, in combination with a portion of statutory fees or just statutory fees, to be allowed to the town clerk for his or her services.||II. Town clerks shall deposit all fees received with the town treasurer or in a municipal account controlled by the town treasurer at least monthly, or as directed by the selectmen, for the use of the town. In the event that any portion of the town clerk's compensation consists of statutory fees, the clerk shall submit an invoice for the amount of those fees to the treasurer, who shall pay out that amount to the clerk, notwithstanding RSA 32.|||Source. 1953, 230:1. RSA 41:25. 1971, 512:4. 1973, 199:1. 2003, 100:1, eff. Aug. 5, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:26 - Elected Town Treasurer.

    41:26 Elected Town Treasurer. –||Every town, except those towns that have voted to appoint a town treasurer under RSA 41:26-e, shall choose a treasurer by ballot at the annual meeting.|||Source. CS 36:4. GS 37:4. GL 40:5. PS 43:17. PL 47:21. RL 59:21. 2007, 35:1, eff. July 13, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:26-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:26-a - Repealed by 1993, 68:5, V, eff. June 22, 1993.

    41:26-a Repealed by 1993, 68:5, V, eff. June 22, 1993. –|
NH Rev Stat § 41:26-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:26-b - Three-Year Term; Elected Town Treasurer.

    41:26-b Three-Year Term;  Elected Town Treasurer. –||I. At any annual town meeting under an article in the warrant, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of having a 3-year term for the elected town treasurer. The governing body shall determine whether the vote will be by official ballot or by special ballot. If the town has adopted an official ballot and the governing body decides such vote will be by official ballot, the clerk shall cause the following question to be printed on said ballot: "Are you in favor of changing the term of the elected town treasurer from one year to 3 years, beginning with the term of the town treasurer to be elected at next year's regular town meeting?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 656:13. If the town has not adopted an official ballot or the governing body decides such vote will be by special ballot, the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots which shall be used to determine the vote of the town. If a majority of those voting on the question vote in favor of a 3-year term at the next annual meeting after the vote of approval, the town shall elect a town treasurer for the 3-year term.||II. After a 3-year term for town treasurer has been established, at any subsequent annual town meeting, under an article in the warrant, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of continuing to have a 3-year term for the elected town treasurer. The governing body shall determine whether the vote will be by official ballot or by special ballot. If the town has adopted an official ballot and the governing body decides such vote will be by official ballot, the clerk shall cause the following question to be printed on said ballot: "Are you in favor of changing the term of the elected town treasurer from 3 years to one year, beginning at the end of the 3-year term of the elected town treasurer elected this year (last year or 2 years ago)?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 656:13. If the town has not adopted an official ballot or the governing body decides such vote will be by special ballot, the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots which shall be used during the open, business session of the town meeting to determine the vote of the town. If a majority of those voting on the question do not vote in favor of continuing the 3-year term, then at the subsequent annual town meeting occurring at the completion of the most recently elected town treasurer's 3-year term, the voters shall elect a treasurer for a one-year term.||III. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1969, 257:3. 1979, 410:10. 1993, 68:3, 5, VI. 2007, 35:2, eff. July 13, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:26-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:26-c - Repealed by 1979, 410:2, VI, eff. July 1, 1979.

    41:26-c Repealed by 1979, 410:2, VI, eff. July 1, 1979. –|
NH Rev Stat § 41:26-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:26-e - Appointed Town Treasurer.

    41:26-e Appointed Town Treasurer. –||Any town may, under an article in the warrant for the annual town meeting, vote to authorize the appointment rather than the election of a town treasurer. Such appointment shall be made in accordance with RSA 669:17-d by either the board of selectmen, or in the case of a town operating under RSA 37 upon recommendation of the town manager with approval of the board of selectmen. Whenever the selectmen or manager appoint the treasurer, such appointment shall be made in writing and shall include the compensation to be paid. Any town may rescind the vote to appoint a town treasurer under an article in the warrant for the annual town meeting. If such article to rescind the appointment of a treasurer is approved, then the town shall reinstate the office of elected treasurer and shall fill the vacancy in accordance with RSA 669:69.|||Source. 2007, 35:4, eff. July 13, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:27 - Other Appointment.

    41:27 Other Appointment. –||If any town, at the annual meeting, shall fail to elect a treasurer and fail to adopt the provisions of RSA 41:26-e, it shall be the duty of the selectmen to appoint a treasurer within 6 days thereafter, to hold office during their pleasure or until another is chosen or appointed and qualified in his or her stead; and they shall fix the appointed treasurer's compensation and make a written contract with him or her in relation to it.|||Source. 1850, 993:2. CS 36:6. GS 37:6. 1868, 1:9. GL 40:5; 42:8. PS 43:18. PL 47:22. RL 59:22. 2007, 35:5, eff. July 13, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:28 - Repealed by 1979, 376:10, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

    41:28 Repealed by 1979, 376:10, eff. Aug. 22, 1979. –|
NH Rev Stat § 41:29-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:29-a - Deputy Treasurer.

    41:29-a Deputy Treasurer. –||Each town may have a deputy treasurer who shall be qualified in the same manner as the town treasurer and who shall perform all the duties of the town treasurer in case of the treasurer's absence by sickness, resignation, or otherwise. A deputy treasurer shall be appointed by the town treasurer with the approval of the board of selectmen.|||Source. 1969, 61:1. 1979, 376:11. 1994, 70:1, eff. July 5, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:30 - Town Notes.

    41:30 Town Notes. –||Town notes shall be signed by a majority of the selectmen and countersigned by the treasurer.|||Source. 1869, 26:1. GL 40:7. PS 43:22. PL 47:25. RL 59:25.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:31 - Repealed by 2010, 262:9, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.

    41:31 Repealed by 2010, 262:9, eff. Sept. 4, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 41:31-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:31-a - Purpose.

    41:31-a Purpose. –||Financial audits play a fundamentally vital role in helping to preserve the integrity of the public finance functions and by maintaining citizens' confidence in their elected leaders. Properly performed audits provide independent assurance that financial information presented is reliable.|||Source. 2010, 262:1, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:31-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:31-b - Choice; Election.

    41:31-b Choice;  Election. –||Any municipality that has not hired an auditor under RSA 21-J:19 shall, at the annual meeting, under an article in the warrant, choose one or more auditors. The terms of office shall be staggered so that after the year of adoption one auditor shall be chosen for a term of office for the same number of years as there are auditors on the board, provided however that in the year of adoption the members of the board shall be chosen for varying terms so that the term of one member shall expire in the next succeeding year, the term of the second member, the next year, and so on for the number of years as there are members of the board. The auditor or board of auditors shall perform the duties under RSA 41:31-c and RSA 41:31-d. If a municipality has adopted an official ballot for the election of its officers, the election of an auditor or board of auditors shall not take place until the annual meeting following the meeting at which the provisions of this section are adopted.|||Source. 2010, 262:1, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:31-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:31-c - Duties.

    41:31-c Duties. –||I. All municipalities shall annually, or more often as necessary, conduct an audit of the accounts of any officer or agent handling funds of the municipality. Elected auditors conducting such audits shall follow audit procedures in rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A.||II. Any municipality, or any political subdivision exclusively within a municipality, with a population of fewer than 750 as of the most recent federal census, provided a financial statement audit is not required by another law, regulation, or contract, may, not less than 45 days before the end of the fiscal year, petition the commissioner to waive the annual audit requirement for that fiscal year and provide an alternative plan for reviewing the municipality's financial accounts. If the commissioner approves the scope of services as proposed by the municipality, such services shall be completed by either the locally elected auditor or a CPA. If the commissioner does not approve or no alternative procedures or scope of services is provided by the municipality, then the commissioner shall determine the appropriate scope of services.|||Source. 2010, 262:1, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 41:31-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers|Section 41:31-d - Reports.

    41:31-d Reports. –||I. A complete report of any audit or procedure conducted under RSA 41:31-c shall, upon completion, be made available to the public in accordance with RSA 21-J:19.||II. Unless otherwise required by law, within 10 days of the acceptance by the governing body of any completed audit, a complete copy of the audit and any accompanying management letter shall be submitted to the commissioner by the governing body. If the governing body has not accepted the audit and any applicable adjustments within 45 days of its receipt, the audit as received or adjusted and any accompanying management letter shall be submitted to the commissioner by the governing body with an explanation for non-acceptance. The governing body may, for good cause, petition the commissioner for an extension of time for submittal.|||Source. 2010, 262:1, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|