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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
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1969, 61:1. 1979, 376:11. 1994, 70:1, eff. July 5, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
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2010, 262:1, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 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.
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2010, 262:1, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:32 - Repealed by 1979, 410:2, VII, eff. July 1, 1979.

41:32 Repealed by 1979, 410:2, VII, eff. July 1, 1979. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:32-a - Election.

41:32-a Election. –
Any town may, under an article in the warrant for the annual town meeting vote to elect a board of 2 or more auditors for the terms as herein provided. 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 on the board. If a town has adopted an official ballot for the election of its officers the election of a board of auditors shall not take place until the annual town meeting following the town meeting at which the provisions of this section are adopted.
Source.
1959, 82:1. 2011, 4:1, eff. April 25, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:33 - Compensation of Collectors.

41:33 Compensation of Collectors. –
Each town, at the annual meeting, may determine the rate or amount of compensation to be allowed the collector of taxes for his services. Such compensation may be based upon statutory fees, a fixed compensation in lieu of statutory fees, a fixed compensation and statutory fees, or a fixed compensation and a portion of statutory fees. In the event that the collector of taxes is paid a compensation in lieu of statutory fees or a percentage of statutory fees, all remaining statutory fees shall be paid to the town treasurer at least monthly, or as directed by the selectmen, for the use of the town. Whenever the selectmen appoint the collector, such appointment shall be made prior to April 1 and they shall make a written contract with him in relation to to his compensation.
Source.
RS 36:5. CS 38:5. GS 39:5. GL 42:5. PS 43:26. PL 47:28. RL 59:28. 1945, 2:1. RSA 41:33. 1973, 200:1. 1977, 46:1, eff. June 11, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:34 - Repealed by 1979, 376:12, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

41:34 Repealed by 1979, 376:12, eff. Aug. 22, 1979. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:35 - Duties of Collector.

41:35 Duties of Collector. –
I. Every collector of taxes shall keep in suitable books a fair and correct account in detail of the taxes due, collected, and abated, and of all property sold for nonpayment of taxes, which books shall be public records. A tax collector shall remit all money collected to the town treasurer, or to the town treasurer's designee as provided by RSA 41:29, VI, at least on a weekly basis, or daily whenever tax receipts total $1,500 or more. The collector shall make final payment to the town treasurer of all moneys collected within 10 days after the close of the town's fiscal year. Failure to remit collections on a timely basis as required by this paragraph shall be cause for immediate removal from office under RSA 41:40. He or she shall submit the tax books and lists to the treasurer and selectmen for inspection and computation when requested so to do and if they discover any errors therein they shall immediately notify the town auditors thereof; and the auditors shall promptly examine the collector's records and make a written report to the selectmen and the department of revenue administration of their findings, conclusions, and recommendations. The collector shall be at a usual place of business, or any other place, at least one day each month for at least 2 hours continuously for the transaction of tax business, which time and place shall be printed upon the tax bills sent out by the collector. The collector shall make a written report to the town at the end of each fiscal year which shall contain the amount of the taxes committed to him or her to collect; the amount of taxes collected, together with interest thereon; the amount of discounts allowed; the amount of taxes abated; the total amount of uncollected taxes; and an account of all sales of real estate to collect taxes. Upon written request therefor the collector shall provide the selectmen with an itemized list of the uncollected taxes at the end of the fiscal year.
II. A tax collector may use automatic or electronic data processing equipment in performing his duty to keep fair and correct tax accounts. The commissioner of revenue administration shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the use of such equipment and the form for such accounts.
Source.
1869, 26:3, 4. 1874, 85:1. GL 40:9. PS 43:28. PL 47:30. 1935, 79:1. RL 59:31. 1951, 173:1. RSA 41:35. 1965, 27:1. 1967, 111:1. 1969, 138:1. 1973, 544:8. 1975, 418:1. 1977, 56:1. 1981, 128:5. 2007, 246:5. 2011, 19:1, eff. June 24, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:36 - Succession in Office.

41:36 Succession in Office. –
Whenever the term of office of a collector of taxes shall end, from whatever cause, his powers and authority shall cease and terminate and devolve upon his successor whenever he is elected or appointed. The selectmen shall cause an audit of his accounts to be made promptly and they shall make and commit to his successor new warrants directing him to collect the taxes therein committed to him. All books, records and papers of the outgoing collector shall be delivered to the selectmen by every person having possession thereof, and the selectmen shall deliver those needed for his work to the successor collector, and those not needed by the successor collector to the town clerk for care and preservation. The successor collector, whether appointed or elected, shall comply with all the requirements for a collector of taxes, and shall have full power and authority to perform all the acts and do all the things that his predecessor could have done had he remained in office, or that by law are given and granted to collectors of taxes.
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1866, 4223:1. GS 39:8. GL 42:7. PS 43:29. PL 47:31. RL 59:32. 1943, 132:1. RSA 41:36. 1965, 22:1, eff. May 24, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:37 - Repealed by 1979, 410:2, VIII, eff. July 1, 1979.

41:37 Repealed by 1979, 410:2, VIII, eff. July 1, 1979. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:38 - Deputy; Temporary Incapacity of Tax Collector.

41:38 Deputy;  Temporary Incapacity of Tax Collector. –
I. The tax collector shall appoint a deputy, with the approval of the selectmen, who shall be sworn, give bond, have the powers of tax collectors and may be removed at the pleasure of the tax collector. The deputy shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by the tax collector.
II. Provided, however, if the tax collector is temporarily incapacitated before completing the collection of the taxes committed to him, or if any necessity may arise for such action, the deputy tax collector shall serve during such incapacity. Said deputy shall possess the powers, perform the duties and be paid as the selectmen or town meeting shall decide.
Source.
RS 45:19. CS 48:19. GS 54:19. GL 58:19. PS 60:20. 1925, 61:1. PL 66:41. RL 80:42. 1945, 7:2. RSA 41:38. 1979, 376:14. 1983, 30:1, eff. July 11, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:39 - Supervision by Commissioner of Revenue Administration.

41:39 Supervision by Commissioner of Revenue Administration. –
The commissioner of revenue administration shall have and exercise general supervision over all tax collectors in the performance of their duties to the end that the laws relating to the collection of taxes may be properly administered.
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1935, 56:1. RL 59:33. RSA 41:39. 1973, 544:8, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:41 - Unsettled Lists.

41:41 Unsettled Lists. –
In case of removal from town or office or the death of a collector, he, his executors or administrators, and all other persons into whose hands any of his unsettled tax lists may come, shall forthwith deliver the same to the selectmen.
Source.
1866, 4223:3. GS 39:10. GL 42:10. PS 43:30. PL 47:32. RL 59:35.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:42 - Repealed by 1983, 30:2, eff. July 11, 1983.

41:42 Repealed by 1983, 30:2, eff. July 11, 1983. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:43 - Repealed by 1979, 376:16, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

41:43 Repealed by 1979, 376:16, eff. Aug. 22, 1979. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:44 - Completing Distress.

41:44 Completing Distress. –
Any distress begun by a deceased or removed collector, or one who vacates his office by removal from town or otherwise, may be completed by his successor in the same manner as it could have been by him who began it.
Source.
1866, 4223:5. GS 39:12. GL 42:12. PS 43:32. PL 47:34. RL 59:38.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:45 - Duration of Powers.

41:45 Duration of Powers. –
Every collector of taxes shall collect all taxes set down upon the lists committed to him for that purpose except such as are abated, and shall possess all the powers of the office until they are collected, unless he is sooner removed as provided in this chapter.
Source.
PS 43:33. PL 47:35. RL 59:39.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:45-a - Approval by Town.

41:45-a Approval by Town. –
I. At any annual town meeting under an article in the warrant placed there by petition, the voters may, whether or not the terms of office for town clerk and tax collector for said town are coterminous, vote, by ballot, to determine if they are in favor of having the office of town clerk combined with the office of tax collector, thereby creating a new office of town clerk-tax collector to be held by one individual. If the town has adopted an official ballot for election of its officers the town clerk shall insert the question relative to this matter on said official ballot, or if the town does not have an official ballot the town clerk shall prepare a special ballot for the same purpose. If a majority of those persons voting on the question vote in favor of creating the combined office of town clerk-tax collector, at the next annual meeting, occurring after the vote of approval, the town shall choose by ballot one individual as town clerk-tax collector, and such individual shall serve for a term of one year, or a term of 3 years as the petition may set forth. The term of any individual then in office as town clerk or tax collector shall cease and the newly elected town clerk-tax collector shall take office.
II. At any annual town meeting held at least 2 years after the office of town clerk-tax collector has been created, under an article in the warrant, the voters may vote, by ballot, to determine if they are in favor of continuing the combined office. If a majority of those voting on the question do not vote in favor of continuing such combined office, at the next annual meeting, in which an election for town clerk-tax collector is to be held the voters shall choose one individual as town clerk and another individual as town tax collector.
Source.
1969, 450:1. 1973, 396:1. 1993, 68:4, eff. June 22, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:45-b - Requirements and Duties.

41:45-b Requirements and Duties. –
Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, all laws of this state pertaining to town clerks and town tax collectors shall apply in full to the office of town clerk-tax collector.
Source.
1969, 450:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:45-c - Deputy; Temporary Incapacity of Town Clerk-Tax Collector.

41:45-c Deputy;  Temporary Incapacity of Town Clerk-Tax Collector. –
I. The town clerk-tax collector shall appoint a deputy, with the approval of the selectmen, who shall be sworn, give bond, have the powers of town clerk-tax collectors and may be removed at the pleasure of the town clerk-tax collector. The deputy shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by the town clerk-tax collector.
II. Provided, however, if the town clerk-tax collector is temporarily incapacitated before completing the collection of the taxes committed to him, or if any necessity may arise for such action, the deputy town clerk-tax collector shall serve during such incapacity. Said deputy shall possess the powers, perform the duties and be paid as the selectmen or town meeting shall decide.
Source.
1969, 450:1. 1979, 410:12. 1983, 30:4, eff. July 11, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:46 - Duties.

41:46 Duties. –
Overseers of public welfare shall keep full and accurate records of the assisted persons fully supported, the persons relieved and partially supported, and the travelers and vagrants lodged at the expense of their respective towns, together with the amounts paid by them for such support and relief, and shall make an annual return of the number of said persons supported and relieved, with the cost of such support and relief, to the department of health and human services, on or before July 1 in each year, on blanks furnished by said department. The commissioner of the department of health and human services may designate an overseer of public welfare to act on his behalf in the administration of old age assistance, aid to families with dependent children and aid to the permanently and totally disabled. Actions of such overseers shall be limited to assisting applicants to complete applications, verifying statements on applications and recertifying recipients as required by law.
Source.
1901, 26:2. PL 47:20. RL 59:20. RSA 41:46. 1957, 198:2. 1975, 315:1. 1983, 291:1. 1995, 310:175, 181, 182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:46-a - Election of Supervisors of the Checklist.

41:46-a Election of Supervisors of the Checklist. –
The board of supervisors of the checklist shall consist of 3 legal voters of the town. At the annual town election held in every even numbered year, the voters of each town shall elect, by ballot, one supervisor for a term of 6 years, provided that the supervisor elected at the state general election in 1974 shall serve until the annual town election in 1980, and that the supervisor elected at the state general election in 1976 shall serve until the annual town election in 1982.
Source.
1979, 410:18, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:47 - Election.

41:47 Election. –
Any town at any annual meeting, under an article in the warrant for said meeting, may vote to elect by ballot one or more permanent constables or police chiefs or other police officers for full-time duty in said town and may rescind such action in like manner. No election of such permanent constable or police chief or police officer shall be held until the next succeeding annual meeting after the vote of the town. Any police chief or police officer or constable elected at an annual meeting may serve a one-year, 2-year, or 3-year term, as determined by the town at such annual meeting.
Source.
1945, 147:1. RSA 41:47. 1995, 11:2, eff. June 11, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:48 - Tenure of Office.

41:48 Tenure of Office. –
Any permanent constable or police officer who is either elected under the provisions of RSA 41:47 or appointed for full-time duty under the provisions of RSA 105:1, and who is in compliance with the requirements of RSA 106-L:6, shall continue to hold such office during good behavior, unless sooner removed for cause by the selectmen, after notice and hearing, or unless the town has rescinded its action as provided in RSA 41:47. Any such elected permanent constable or police officer shall be deemed to be a permanent policeman, and entitled to benefits under the provisions of RSA 103 if otherwise qualified.
Source.
1945, 147:1. RSA 41:48. 1961, 153:1. 1983, 14:1, eff. June 5, 1983. 2017, 206:7, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:49 - Day of Rest.

41:49 Day of Rest. –
In any town which has full-time permanent police officer or officers, the selectmen, or other governing body, shall allow said officer or officers one day of rest in 8, without loss of pay.
Source.
1945, 123:1, eff. May 19, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:50 - Application of Provision.

41:50 Application of Provision. –
The provisions of RSA 41:49 shall not affect the provisions of any city charter.
Source.
1945, 123:2, eff. May 19, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:51 - Repealed by 1979, 410:2, IX, eff. July 1, 1979.

41:51 Repealed by 1979, 410:2, IX, eff. July 1, 1979. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:52 - Repealed by 1979, 410:2, X, eff. July 1, 1979.

41:52 Repealed by 1979, 410:2, X, eff. July 1, 1979. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:53 - Repealed by 1979, 410:2, XI, eff. July 1, 1979.

41:53 Repealed by 1979, 410:2, XI, eff. July 1, 1979. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:54 - Repealed by 1979, 410:2, XII, eff. July 1, 1979.

41:54 Repealed by 1979, 410:2, XII, eff. July 1, 1979. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:55 - Town Treasurer.

41:55 Town Treasurer. –
If any person holding the office of town treasurer shall, by reason of illness, accident, absence from the state or other cause, become temporarily incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of his office, the selectmen may, unless the town has voted to adopt the provisions of RSA 41:29-a, declare a temporary vacancy and appoint an acting town treasurer to perform the duties of the office for a limited period of time, and fix his compensation and the amount of his bond. Said appointee shall be subject to the requirements and liabilities of such office during his term.
Source.
1939, 160:1. RL 59:52. RSA 41:55. 1969, 61:2, eff. April 4, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:56 - Powers of Selectmen During Vacancy.

41:56 Powers of Selectmen During Vacancy. –
If any town fails to choose agents, overseers of the public welfare, firewards or any of them, or there is a vacancy in any of such offices, the selectmen shall discharge the duties and have the powers of such offices until the same are filled by election or appointment, as provided by law.
Source.
RS 34:4. CS 36:4. GS 37:4. GL 40:4. PS 43:40. PL 47:44. RL 59:50. RSA 41:56. 1957, 198:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:57 - Powers of Appointee.

41:57 Powers of Appointee. –
A person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in an office, or because there was no election at the annual meeting, shall qualify and succeed his immediate predecessor in the office, and possess the same powers, perform the same duties and be subject to the same liabilities as if he had been elected at an annual meeting.
Source.
RS 36:2. CS 38:2. GS 39:2. 1868, 1:8. GL 42:2. PS 43:41. PL 47:45. RL 59:51.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:57-a - Term of Office.

41:57-a Term of Office. –
Except as otherwise provided, the term of office of any appointed town officer shall begin upon his or her appointment and qualification for office and shall end upon the appointment and qualification of his or her successor.
Source.
2010, 226:1, eff. Aug. 27, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:58 - Deposit With Clerk.

41:58 Deposit With Clerk. –
All books, records, papers, vouchers, and documents which shall be in the possession of any officer, committee, or board of officers of the town, and which are not needed elsewhere by them in the discharge of official duty, shall be deposited in the office of the town clerk, and shall be there kept and preserved by him as public records of the town. Provided that, if the office of the clerk is not equipped for the safe keeping of the said public records, the clerk may, with the approval of the selectmen, deposit such records in some other safe and suitable place.
Source.
PS 43:42. PL 47:46. 1931, 107:1. RL 59:53.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:59 - Care and Preservation.

41:59 Care and Preservation. –
The selectmen shall cause all books of public record belonging to the town to be well and strongly bound, and all papers and documents to be filed and arranged in an orderly manner convenient for reference and examination, and shall provide suitable fireproof safes or other means for their care and preservation, all at the expense of the town.
Source.
1885, 74:1. PS 43:43. PL 47:47. RL 59:54.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:60 - Copying Records.

41:60 Copying Records. –
The selectmen may authorize and direct the town clerk to make, in suitable books, true copies of any of the public records of the town which have become so faded, worn out or otherwise defaced that in their judgment it is necessary they should be copied in order to insure the preservation of a proper record of the facts or instruments recorded. The town clerk shall attach thereto certificates of their correctness, and showing when, by whom and under what authority they were made, and shall also preserve the originals. Such copies shall have the same force and effect as the originals, and copies made therefrom may be used in evidence the same as if made from the originals, without showing the loss of the originals.
Source.
1885, 59:1. PS 43:44. PL 47:48. RL 59:55.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:61 - Inspection.

41:61 Inspection. –
No town officer having the custody of its public records or documents shall loan the same or permit them to be taken from the place where they are usually kept except when necessary for the discharge of official duty or upon the summons of a court of competent authority; and they shall be open at all proper times for public inspection and examination.
Source.
1885, 74:2. PS 43:45. PL 47:49. RL 59:56.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:62 - Books and Pamphlets.

41:62 Books and Pamphlets. –
The selectmen shall provide, at the expense of the town, suitable cases for the preservation of the laws, reports and other books and pamphlets received by the town from the state or others; and the town clerk shall arrange and keep them therein in such manner that they will be accessible and convenient for use.
Source.
PS 43:47. PL 47:50. RL 59:57.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:63 - Delivery by Clerk.

41:63 Delivery by Clerk. –
Whenever a town officer goes out of office he shall deliver to his successor all records, books, pamphlets, papers and other things in his possession pertaining to the office.
Source.
PS 43:48. PL 47:51. RL 59:58.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:64 - Old Records Copied by State.

41:64 Old Records Copied by State. –
The secretary of state shall require town clerks or other town officials having the custody of town or parish records, plans, documents or public papers, prior to the year 1825, to deposit the same in his office in the state house at Concord, for the purpose of being copied and indexed. Such records shall be known as Ancient Records of Towns, Parishes and other Divisions of the State of New Hampshire. The expense of transportation thereof to and from the secretary's office, and the expense of copying and indexing the same, shall be borne by the state, and paid upon the warrant of the governor, from any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. After the same have been copied they shall be returned to the officials of the towns from which they were received.
Source.
1913, 137:1. PL 47:52. RL 59:59.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:65 - Unrecorded Documents.

41:65 Unrecorded Documents. –
Any person having an unrecorded document pertaining to the affairs of public importance of any town, parish or division of the state, prior to the year 1825, may submit the same to the secretary of state, with his affidavit of the source from which it was received, and, if it be found to come within such classification, the secretary of state may cause the same to be recorded and indexed with the Ancient Records of Towns, Parishes and other Divisions of the State of New Hampshire, pertaining to such subdivision of the state, and shall record said affidavit therewith, and file the original affidavit in his office.
Source.
1913, 137:2. PL 47:53. RL 59:60.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:66 - Copies Evidence.

41:66 Copies Evidence. –
Copies of such records, duly attested and certified by the secretary of state over the state's seal, shall be as competent evidence in any court within this state as the original record or document would be if produced by the legal custodian thereof.
Source.
1913, 137:3. PL 47:54. RL 59:61.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:67 - Certification.

41:67 Certification. –
Any report, form or assurance required to be submitted to the state by a town 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, 278:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 41 - Choice and Duties of Town Officers › Section 41:68 - Unauthorized Destruction; Penalty.

41:68 Unauthorized Destruction;  Penalty. –
All municipal records as defined in RSA 33-A:1, IV belong to the public in perpetuity and shall not be destroyed, maliciously damaged or retained by any person not entitled to keep them. Municipal records shall be destroyed only with the approval of the municipal records board established under RSA 33-A:4-a. Any natural person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and any other person shall be guilty of a felony.
Source.
1977, 358:6, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:1 - Oath Required.

42:1 Oath Required. –
Every town officer shall make and subscribe the oath or declaration as prescribed by part 2, article 84 of the constitution of New Hampshire and any such person who violates said oath after taking the same shall be forthwith dismissed from the office involved.
Source.
RS 35:1. CS 37:1. GS 38:1. GL 41:1. PS 44:1. PL 48:1. RL 60:1. RSA 42:1. 1969, 372:4, eff. Aug. 31, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:1-a - Manner of Dismissal; Breach of Confidentiality.

42:1-a Manner of Dismissal;  Breach of Confidentiality. –
I. The manner of dismissing a town officer who violates the oath as set forth in RSA 42:1 shall be by petition to the superior court for the county in which the town is located.
II. Without limiting other causes for such a dismissal, it shall be considered a violation of a town officer's oath for the officer to divulge to the public any information which that officer learned by virtue of his official position, or in the course of his official duties, if:
(a) A public body properly voted to withhold that information from the public by a vote of 2/3, as required by RSA 91-A:3, III, and if divulgence of such information would constitute an invasion of privacy, or would adversely affect the reputation of some person other than a member of the public body or would render proposed municipal action ineffective; or
(b) The officer knew or reasonably should have known that the information was exempt from disclosure pursuant to RSA 91-A:5, and that its divulgence would constitute an invasion of privacy, or would adversely affect the reputation of some person other than a member of the public body or agency, or would render proposed municipal action ineffective.
III. No town officer who is required by an order of a court to divulge information outlined in paragraph II in a legal proceeding under oath shall be guilty of a violation under this section.
Source.
1994, 249:1. 2008, 303:7, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:2 - Before Whom.

42:2 Before Whom. –
The moderator, town clerk, one of the selectmen or a justice of the peace are authorized to administer the oath required by this chapter.
Source.
RS 35:2. CS 37:2. GS 38:2. GL 41:2. PS 44:2. PL 48:2. RL 60:2. RSA 42:2. 1969, 372:5, eff. Aug. 31, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:3 - Swearing in of Officers.

42:3 Swearing in of Officers. –
Any person elected to an office where no other person was a candidate on the ballot for that office and no write-in candidate received 5 percent or more of the votes cast for that office, may be sworn in after the results are declared from the election and the annual business meeting has ended or at any time thereafter provided the oath is taken by the deadline established by RSA 42:6. If no recount of the office is requested, any person elected to an office that was contested or for which a write-in candidate received 5 percent or more of the votes cast may be sworn in upon the expiration of the period for requesting a recount provided in RSA 669:30.
Source.
RS 35:3. CS 37:3. GS 38:3. GL 41:3. PS 44:3. PL 48:3. RL 60:3. 1994, 70:2. 2008, 280:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.